Ceremony Pictures

PHILADELPHIA – 33 individuals and one team will have the honor of representing USciences' final-ever Hall of Fame Class when they are officially inducted on Friday, April 29 in a ceremony on campus.

The event will be streamed live on the CACC Network at 7 p.m. 

"It is an honor to have the opportunity to celebrate all of the Hall of Fame inductees' accomplishments," said Dr. Marc Caserio, Ed.D., USciences Athletic Director. "I have been blessed to watch several of them compete throughout their collegiate careers, and I thank them all for everything that they did for this university and department."

University of the Sciences would like to thank Potito's Bakery, located on 1614 West Ritner Street in Philadelphia, for donating pastries for the ceremony.

Sarah Abbonizio | Women's Basketball | 2014-18

Abbonizio was a Dean's List honoree in all eight of her undergraduate semester prior to receiving her Doctor of Physical Therapy in 2020. She is currently working in an outpatient PT clinch in Havertown, Pa., while also serving as a teaching assistant for lab courses in USciences' PT program.

• 2017-18 CACC Player of the Year (one of five in program history)
• 2017-18 D2 CCA East Region First Team
• 2018 NCAA All-East Regional Team
• 2017-18 USciences Female Athlete of the Year
• USciences' 2017-18 NCAAA Woman of the Year nominee
• Despite missing a majority of her sophomore season due to injury, she ranks sixth in program history in 3-pointers (167) and free throw percentage (82.6), eighth in points per game (12.7) and 10th in points (1299)
• Her 540 points in 2017-18 and 86.8 free throw percentage in 2016-17 rank fifth and ninth, respectively, in the program's Division II era
• 2017 CACC Tournament MVP
• 2016-17 All-CACC Second Team

Adewale Adefemi | Men's Basketball | 2007-11

Adewale (Wale) Adefemi earned his Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Marketing & Management. After graduating from USciences, he spent five years working in healthcare advertising and healthcare media purchasing, while also obtaining his MBA at the University of Rochester's Simon Business School. Post-grad school, Adefmi pivoted to healthcare investment banking, where he currently serves as a Vice President in the San Francisco Bay Area. When not working, he enjoys spending his time traveling, attending concerts, kayaking, being outdoors, and still playing basketball.

• Program's single-season record holder (since 1986) with 4.5 offensive rebounds per game in 2010-11. His 112 offensive rebounds that season rank second, while his 3.48 offensive rebounds per game and 94 offensive rebounds in 2009-10 rank eighth
• 2010-11 CoSIDA Academic All-District Team (first in program history)
• Ranks second in program history (since 1986) in offensive rebounds per game (3.46) and offensive rebounds (356), and fifth and tied for fifth in defensive rebounds per game (4.91) and defensive rebounds (506)
  • Also fifth all-time in rebounds per game (8.4) and rebounds (862), 10th in starts (92) and 15th in points (1429)
• One of three three-time All-CACC honorees in program history
  • 2010-11 First Team (first All-CACC First Team selection in program history)
  • 2009-10 Second Team
  • 2008-09 Third Team
• 2010-11 South Jersey Small College Player of the Year
• 2011 CACC All-Tournament Team

Erin Chesnavich | Women's Basketball | 2006-10

Erin Chesnavich graduated Cum Laude with her Bachelor of Science in Biology in 2010. While at USciences she met many lifelong friends, as well as her husband, Joe, who played on the men's basketball team. Following graduation she went on to Physician Assistant School at PCOM, graduating top of her class and receiving the Provost Award. Currently working for Geisinger Health System, Chesnavich has been practicing as a physician assistant for over 10 years, experiencing both the emergency department and urgent care. She and Joe got married in October 2016, and the couple currently resides in Wyoming, Pa. with their three children: three-year-old twins Charlotte and Levi and 10-month-old Lukas.

• Program's all-time leader with a 56.6 field goal percentage, with her 58.7 field goal percentage in 2009-10 ranking first in the program's single-season history
  • She holds four of the top-five single-season field goal percentages in program history
• Second all-time with 139 blocks and 1.36 blocks per game
• One of six three-time All-CACC honorees in program history
  • 2007-08 and 2008-09 First Team (once of six two-time All-CACC First Team selections in program history)
  • 2009-10 Third Team
• Top-six in program history in points (1451), points per game (14.2), field goals made (610), rebounds per game, offensive rebounds (301), offensive rebounds per game (2.95), defensive rebounds (534), defensive rebounds per game (5.24)
  • 10th all-time with a 75.7 free throw percentage
• 102 offensive rebounds and 3.6 offensive rebounds per game in 2007-08 rank eighth and ninth, respectively, in program history

 

Flo Da-Silva | Men's Basketball | 2014-18

Shofolahan (Flo) Da-Silva graduated from USciences in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences. He went on to attend Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, where he founded Tri-State Black Men in Medicine, a community mentorship and outreach program serving the PA/NJ/DE area. Flo currently serves as the president of the organization, and he has plans to pursue a career in Anesthesiology after graduating Medical School in 2023.

• Only two-time CACC Defensive Player of the Year in league history (2016-17, 2017-18)
  • 2017-18 All-CACC Second Team
• Two-time USciences Male Athlete of the Year (2016-17, 2017-18)
• Third in program history with 226 steals and 2.22 steals per game
  • 2.8 steals per game and 80 steals in 2017-18 rank fifth and tied for sixth, respectively, in the program's single-season history, while his 2.7 steals per game in 2016-17 are seventh
• Seventh all-time in offensive rebounds per game (2.166) and assists (341), and eighth in assists per game (3.34)
  • 3.2 offensive rebounds per game and 92 offensive rebounds in 2017-18 rank ninth and tied for 10th, respectively, in the program's single-season history (since 1986)

Sho Da-Silva | Men's Basketball | 2012-16

Shofolarin (Sho) Da-Silva graduated from USciences in 2016 with a Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences. He has gone on to attend the Ross University School of Medicine, where he serves as a school ambassador and mentor to both incoming and first-year students. He has also become the face of the school's social media and advertising campaigns as he has been featured on billboards, commercials and throughout the school's own marketing materials. While in medical school Sho assisted his brother, Flo, in the founding of his local medical mentorship program, serving as the head of community outreach within that organization. Last Spring, he married his longtime girlfriend, Taylor, and the two welcomed their first child in February. Sho looks forward to a long career in medicine and is planning on pursuing a path in gastroenterology.

• Second in program history with 186 blocks and 1.70 blocks per game
  • 71 blocks and 2.4 blocks per game rank fifth and sixth, respectively, in the program's single-season history
• Two-time All-CACC (one of six two-time selections in program history)
  • 2015-16 First Team (one of three All-CACC First Team selections in program history)
  • 2014-15 All-CACC Second Team
• 2015-16 NABC All-East District Team
• 2016 CACC All-Tournament Team
• Two-time USciences Male Athlete of the Year
• Ninth all-time with 1598 career points
  • 592 points, 159 free throws, 185 defensive rebounds and 6.4 defensive rebounds per game all rank in the top-eight of the program's single-season history

Kyle Davis | Baseball | 2010-13

Currently the head coach at his alma mater, Kyle Davis received his Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science and Wellness Management before spending one season as assistant coach with USciences. He returned to his alma mater after spending the previous four seasons as head coach of Valley Forge Military Academy & College, where he took over as the program's first-ever head coach prior to its inaugural 2015 season. Tasked with building the program from the ground up, he led Valley Forge to a 19-18 record and a playoff appearance in just its second season. In Davis' first season at the helm in 2019, USciences set a Division II-era program record with 17 victories, more than doubling both its overall and CACC win total from the previous year. After the 2020 season was shortened due to COVID, the Devils appeared in their first CACC Tournament since 2013 in 2021. Davis is certified by the American Baseball Coaches Association. In addition to his role at Valley Forge, he has also served as a head coach and instructor for Tri-State Arsenal Travel Baseball for those four years.   

• Program's all-time leader in hits (170), total bases (222), walks (99), sacrifice flies (9), assists (501) and double plays turned (75)
  • Holds two of the top-five single-season double plays turned totals in recorded program history
  • Five sacrifice flies in 2013 rank tied for second in the program's recorded single-season history
  • Holds three of the program's four-highest recorded single-season walk totals
  • 51 hits and 67 total bases in 2010 rank fourth and tied for seventh in the program's recorded single-season history
• Holds four of the program's top-five recorded single-season assist totals, including a recorded program record 145 in 2013
• One of three two-time All-CACC selections in program history
  • 2011 First Team (one of five in program history)
  • 2013 Second Team
• 2011 Second Team All-East Region
• Third in program history in doubles (32) and games played (144), fourth in runs (97), tied for seventh in stolen bases (25), ninth in RBI (74) and 10th in on-base percentage (.433)
  • 11 doubles in 2010 rank tied for fourth in the program's recorded single-season history
  • 28 runs in 2013 rank tied for eighth in the program's recorded single-season history
  • Appears in the program's recorded single-season top-six in on-base percentage twice
• Four triples in 2012 rank tied for third in the program's recorded single-season history, while his .347 batting average in 2013 is 10th

Will Gregorits | Men's Basketball | 2014-18

Will Gregorits graduated from USciences in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Business. Following graduation, he has gone on to work for AstraZeneca as part of their global operations program at four production sites, including in Philadelphia, San Juan, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C. Gregorits still works for AstraZeneca as an area facilitator and is currently based out of Fishtown in Philadelphia. He is planning on going back to school to get an MBA in the future, but for now he stays busy by being a part of two basketball rec leagues with former teammates Bryan Okolo and Jon McGill.

• 6.6 defensive rebounds per game and 179 defensive rebounds rank fifth and seventh in the program's single-season history, respectively, while his 6.2 defensive rebounds per game and 174 defensive rebounds in 2016-17 both rank eighth
• Top-six in program history in rebounds (847), offensive rebounds (266), offensive rebounds per game (2.31), defensive rebounds (581), defensive rebounds per game (5.05) and games started (112)
  • 10th all-time in rebounds per game (7.4) and 12th in points (1484)
• One of six two-time All-CACC selections in program history
  • 2016-17 Second Team
  • 2017-18 Third Team
• 2017-18 USciences Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year
• 2018 CACC All-Tournament Team

Jackie Hartzell | Head Women's Basketball Coach | 2013-22

Hartzell joined USciences after serving as the head varsity girl's basketball coach at Archbishop Ryan High School for five seasons, where she compiled a 78-49 record from 2008-2013. In her final season at Ryan, she guided her team to the Philadelphia Catholic League (PCL) Semifinals. Archbishop Ryan had its most successful season under Hartzell in 2009-10 when it was crowned the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) District 12 AAAA Champion and reached the PIAA State Finals. The team also qualified for the PIAA State Playoffs in 2008-09, her first year as head coach, and she would go on to be named the Northeast Times Coach of the Year. In 2011, she was named the Athletes Helping Athletes Person of the Year for going above and beyond in her leadership, dedication, and support for the special needs community. She has continued her involvement with Athletes Helping Athletes while at USciences and has also had her team involved with organizations such as Autism Speaks, the Alzheimer's Association, the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation, The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the Play 4Kay Initiative. A four-year letter winner at Delaware Valley College from 2001-05, Hartzell earned Middle Atlantic Conference All-Academic Team honors three times, and she was named to the Lehigh Valley Small Schools All-Academic Team as a senior. She received her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Delaware Valley College in 2005, and her Master of Business Administration from La Salle University in 2013.

• Program's all-time leader with a 186-57 record (.765)
• USciences qualified for the CACC Tournament in each of her eight seasons, winning the CACC Tournament in three of her final five (2017, 2018, 2022)
• Five CACC South Division titles, including the program's first in 2014-15
• Nine student-athletes earned a total of 17 All-CACC honors in her tenure, highlighted by three CACC Players of the Year and another Rookie of the Year
• One of two coaches in league history to win multiple CACC Coach of the Year Awards (2015, 2018, 2019, 2019)
  • 2017 Philadelphia Coaches Conference Collegiate Coach of the Year
  • 2018 Hero Sports Division II Women's Basketball Coach of the Year
  • 2019 WBCA East Region Coach of the Year.
• USciences qualified for five straight NCAA Tournaments from 2017-22, one of 12 NCAA Division II teams to do so
  • The Devils are one of five teams to win an NCAA tournament game in each of the previous 64-team tournaments
• Coached USciences to its-ever NCAA Tournament win in 2016-17, before winning two games in 2017-18 Tournament to advance to its first-ever Sweet 16 and East Region Final
  • The 2017-18 team is one of four CACC teams to advance to the East Region Final
• The Devils hosted the first NCAA Regional in the history of the University in 2018-19
• Her teams have set the following program records:
  • 30 wins (2017-18 and 2018-19)
  • 26 regular season victories (2018-19)
  • 18 CACC victories (2018-19 and 2019-20)
  • 20-game win streak (2019-20)
  • No. 4 national ranking (2018-19)
  • No. 1 regional ranking (2018-19)
• USciences led Division II in scoring defense in both 2016-17 and 2021-22
• 18-9 record in 2013-14 is the best record in program history by a first-year head coach
• Off the court, Hartzell's Devils earned a spot in the WBCA Academic Top 25 in each of the last six years they were eligible, one of just four just four Division II schools to do so
• USciences was one of just two Division II teams to finish in both the top 25 of the WBCA Coaches Poll and Academic Top 25 three straight years from 2018-20

Bob Heller | Head Men's and Women's Cross Country Coach | 1998-2015

Bob Heller spent 19 seasons at University of the Sciences from 1996-2015, serving as both a coach and an administrator. Shortly after arriving at the institution, he became the school's first full-time sports information director before later adding the title of assistant athletic director. In 1998 he was asked to take over the reins of the cross country program, a post he held for 18 seasons until his departure in 2015. Heller rebuilt the program from the ground up as the school was making its transition from an NAIA institution to NCAA Division II and the CACC. Through his efforts with the conference and its other schools, cross country soon became a sponsored sport with the CACC holding its first championship in 2000. With Heller as one of the founding fathers of CACC Cross Country, the sport expanded until all schools within the conference fielded a team. He served as host and meet director of the championship meet for nine of the first ten championships, as well chair of the CACC coaches for over a decade. Heller also served as an assistant women's basketball coach on the school's first two CACC Tournament championship teams in 2004 and 2006.

• Led the 2005 women's team to a CACC Championship
• One of two USciences coaches to win multiple CACC Coach of the Year awards (2001, 2005)
• His squads collectively made 22 NCAA Regional appearances
• 17 of his runners earned All-CACC honors, highlighted by the first three-time individual women's champion in CACC cross country history in Chrissy Woodruff (2000-02), as well as the 2013 individual women's champion Brianna Ligotski
• Coached the school's first CoSIDA Academic All American, Eric Soderblom, as well as two CACC Scholar-Athletes of the Year and five Philadelphia Inquirer All-Area Academic Team members, while 28 of his runners were named to the CACC All-Academic Team
• His teams earned a total of 20 USTFCCCA Division II Team Academic Awards and 10 CACC Team Sportsmanship Awards

Garret Kerr | Men's Basketball | 2011-15

After accepting his lone scholarship offer to play basketball at USciences, Garret Kerr played three years of professional basketball in the Czech Republic following graduation. He currently resides in Avalon, N.J. with his wife, Emily, and their eight-month-old son Banks. Day-to-day, Kerr works at his family's real estate brokerage, helping buyers, sellers and renters in the Avalon and Stone Harbor area.

• Ranks sixth in Division II history with 1,391 career rebounds
  • 12.6 rebounds per game rank 10th in Division II history
    • Led Division II in rebounds per game in both 2011-12 (13.0) and 2012-13 (12.4)
• Two-time Division II National Player of the Year
  • 2014-15 D2CCA Men's Basketball National Player of the Year
  • 2013-14 Basketball Times Division II National Player of the year
• Three-time All-America
  • 2013-14 and 2014-15 First Team
  • 2012-13 Second Team
• Two-time D2 CCA East Region Player of the Year (2013-14 & 2014-15)
  • Three-time D2 CCA and NABC All-East Region First Team (2012-13)
• League's only three-time CACC Player of the Year (2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15)
  • One of two four-time All-CACC selections in program history (2011-12 Second Team)
• One of two CACC Rookies of the Year in program history (2011-12)
  • 2011-12 Division II Bulletin All-Freshman Team
• In addition to rebounds and rebounds per game, also the program's all-time leader in points (2,434), field goals made (882), free throws made (580), offensive rebounds (422), defensive rebounds (969), offensive rebounds per game (3.84) and defensive rebounds per game (8.81)
  • Ranks third in program history in points per game (22.1), fifth in steals (157) and steals per game (1.40), sixth in games started (104), eighth in field goal percentage (52.7) and 10th in free throw percentage (77.1)
• Holds the program's single-season records for points (796 in 2014-15), field goals made (296 in 2014-15), rebounds (393 in 2014-15), offensive rebounds (114 in 2014-15), defensive rebounds (279 in 2014-15) and defensive rebounds per game (9.0 in 2013-14 and 2014-15)
  • Also appears in the program's single-season top-10 for points per game, free throws made, rebounds per game, offensive rebounds per game and steals
    • In total, appears in the program's single-season top-10 38 times
• Two-time CACC All-Tournament Team (2014 and 2015)

Sarina Lavooy | Softball | 2004-07

Sarina Lavooy graduated from University of the Sciences in 2011 with a Doctor of Physical Therapy. Since graduation she has worked in outpatient physical therapy, spending the last 10+ years working with patients with a full spectrum of orthopedic conditions as the clinical director of the facility she works at. In her free time Lavooy has continued to participate in softball leagues recreationally, currently playing on a co-ed league in town.  Additionally, she spent several years involved in weight lifting, both coaching and competing as an athlete, before now enjoying it as a hobby at home in her garage gym. Lavooy also enjoys hiking and biking with her fiancé, and the Adirondacks have become a favorite destination for the two.

• Program's all-time leader with 100 career runs
  • Appears in the top-10 of the program's Division II-era single-season record book in runs three times, including fifth with 28 in 2007
• Second all-time with 165 hits, fourth with 205 total bases and seventh with 41 walks
• 20 stolen bases in 2004 rank second in the program's Division II-era, while her 11 in 2006 are sixth
  • Also appears in the top-10 for on-base percentage twice, including fifth in 2007 at .451
    • .387 batting average in 2007 and three triples in 2005 rank fifth and tied for seventh, respectively
  • 46 hits in 2007 rank tied for seventh in the program's Division II era
• One of three All-CACC First Team selections in program history (2007)
  • One of five Devils with multiple All-CACC selections (2006 Second Team)

Brianna Ligotski | Women's Cross Country | 2012-15

Brianna Ligotski served as a graduate assistant coach for cross country for her last years of school while finishing her Doctor of Physical Therapy. After graduating, she moved to Stockton, Calif. to pursue a neurologic PT residency with Kaiser Permanente. She graduated from the residency in 2019, but stayed on with Kaiser working in hospital-based outpatient PT doing primarily neuro and vestibular rehab. In 2020 Ligotski took and passed the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties Exam in neurologic physical therapy to earn her Board Certification in Neurologic Physical Therapy, becoming the only therapist in her department with that title. Aside from patient care in my specialty field, she has also been working locally and regionally throughout Northern California to help Kaiser grow its neuro specialty care. Ligotski is also an American Physical Therapy Association Certified Clinical Instructor, allowing her to work with students for their clinical rotations, and additionally she is a mentor in Kaiser's Rehabilitation and Fellowship Education Neurologic Physical Therapy Residency, helping to grow and guide the next generation of specialty clinicians. Since competing at USciences, Ligotski have continued running and competing in various races and distances. She has qualified for, but not yet gotten accepted into, the Boston Marathon with a 3:31, so breaking 3:30 in the marathon is her next goal. Besides running, Ligotski enjoys spending time with her friends, cat and plants.

• Only four-time All-CACC performer in USciences cross country history
  • 2012 (third place); 2013 (first); 2014 (fifth); 2015 (eighth)
• One of two CACC champions in program history, capturing the title in 2013
• Holds the program's top-two 6K times, including the record of 23:23.3 at the 2013 NCAA East Regionals
  • Holds nine of the top-18 6K times in program history
• Set the program's Belmont Plateau 6K record of 24:28.27 at the 2013 Jack St. Clair Invitational
  • Holds three of the top-five Belmont Platuea 6K times in program history
• Holds five of the program's top-23 5K times at Belmont Plateau, as well as four of the top-23 5K times at all courses

Ricardo Martins | Men's Tennis | 2006-10

Ricardo Martins received his Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science and Wellness Management in 2012, and would go on to marry 2019 USciences Athletic Hall of Fame inductee Claire (Tauschek) Martins. The couple relocated to Miami, Fla. and have two children, Logan and Camilla.

• Third in program history with 38 career singles victories, with his 11 wins in 2007-08 and 2009-10 ranking tied for sixth in the program's single-season history
  • Also tied for sixth with 12 doubles wins in 2007-08
• One of five All-CACC First Team selections in program history (2009-10), despite only playing in the program's CACC era for two seasons
• Sixth in program history in career singles wins percentage (.644) and doubles win percentage (.632), and seventh in career doubles victories (36)
  • .846 (11-2) singles win percentage ranks seventh all time
• Advanced to the semifinals of the CACC Individual Tournament in 2009-10

Dan McMahon | Baseball | 2010-13

McMahon is currently a pharmacist with Walmart, having worked with the company since prior to receiving his Doctor of Pharmacy in 2015. 

• Only CACC Pitcher of the Year (2012) and two-time All-CACC First Team selection (2011, 2012) in program history
• 2012 All-East Region First Team
• Program's all-time leader in ERA (2.35), innings pitched (275.1)
• Broke the program's recorded single-season records for wins (7), ERA (1.55), strikeouts (77), innings pitched (87.0) and games started (11) in 2011
  • Also had seven wins in 2012, while his 76 strikeouts, 86.2 innings pitched and five complete games that year are second in the program's recorded history, and his 2.18 ERA and 10 starts are fifth
  • Four complete games in 2011 and 2.12 ERA in 2013 both rank fourth
• Ranks second in program history in wins (14) and strikeouts (218), third in games started (34) and shutouts (2), fourth in complete games (12) and fifth in appearances (48)

Breht Mieckowski | Volleyball | 1998-01

Mieckowski received her Master of Physical Therapy from USciences in 2004 before spending three years as a physical therapist in the Crozer-Keystone Health System in Drexel Hill, Pa. She would relocate to Banner Health in Phoenix, Ariz., where she was a physical therapist for 14 years before accepting a position as a clinical liaison at Dignity Health East Valley Rehabilitation Hospital in Nov. 2021. Mieckowski is currently a skilled inpatient care coordinator with NaviHealth in Mesa, Ariz.

• Program's all-time leader in kills per set (4.0) and attack percentage (.358)
  • Holds the program's three-highest single-season attack percentage numbers, including the record of .437 set in in 2001
  • Also holds four of the top-five single-season kills per set numbers
• Single-season program record 164 blocks, 115 block solos and 2.08 blocks per set in 2000
  • Two of the three-highest single-season block totals, and two of the six-highest block solo and blocks per set totals
• Holds 20 of the program's 26 single-match records in the 15-point format era
  • Also holds the single-match program record for digs in the 30-point format
• Second in program history in kills (1364), service aces (196), blocks (419), blocks per set (1.23) and block solos (269)
  • Three of the seven-highest single-season kill totals in program history
• One of three three-time All-CACC selections in program history
• Third in program history in service aces per set (.575) and sixth in block assists (150)
  • Appears in the top-10 of the program's single season record book for services aces, service aces per set and block assists a total of five times
• 1999 CACC All-Tournament Team

Karla Miletic | Women's Tennis | 2016-19

After finishing up her Bachelor of Science in Physics from University of the Sciences in 2020, Karla Miletic worked global tennis events as part of the organizational team/top management, including at Roland Garros, the Serbia Open and the Adria Tour. In Nov. 2020 she accepted a position in project management of a Croatian-based engineering and construction company in the pharmaceutical industry. Since Dec. 2021 Miletic has been relocated to Switzerland, where she has been working as a project scheduler overseeing the engineering and construction of a new pharmaceutical plant. While she may have swapped her tennis racquet for some hiking boots, tennis and all the memories and people it has brought her will always have a special place in her heart, as will USciences.

• Only CACC Player of the Year (2016, 2017) and CACC Rookie of the Year (2016) in program history
• Only four-time All-CACC First Team selection (2016-19) in program history
• Program's all-time leader in both career singles (50) and doubles (46) victories
  • Ranks fourth in career singles win percentage (.685) and tied for eighth in career doubles win percentage (.561)
• Single-season program record 21 singles victories in 2016-17
  • .913 win percentage that season (21-2) ranks fourth in the program's single season history
• 13 singles victories 2017-18 and 15 doubles victories in 2016-17 both rank third in the program's single-season history
  • 12 doubles victories in both 2017-18 and 2018-19 both rank tied for seventh
• USciences' 2019-20 NCAAA Woman of the Year nominee

Dayna Phillips | Softball | 2008-11

Dayna Phillips majored in biology/pre-medicine, graduating with the distinction of Summa Cum Laude after receiving numerous awards, including CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District 2 First Team, NFCA All-Academic Team and CACC All-Academic Team. She would go on to graduate from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in Newark, N.J., before completing five years of orthopedic surgery residency at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia. Phillips concluded her surgical training with a one-year fellowship at Cincinnati Children's Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio, and she currently a Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon at Summit Health in N.J. When not working she enjoys spending time with her husband and daughter, traveling and shopping.

• Top-five in program history in hits (161), runs (91), walks (46), stolen bases (39), sacrifice hits (22) and games played (152)
  • 11 sacrifice hits in 2010 are second in the program's Division II-era, while her 32 runs and 51 in 2009 hits are second and tied for fourth
  • Two of the top-five single-season stolen base total in program's Division II era
• One of five two-time All-CACC honorees in program history
  • 2008 and 2009 Second Team
• Sixth all-time with 181 total bases and ninth with a .966 field percentage
• .375 batting average, .431 on-base percentage and 14 walks in 2009 all rank in the top-nine of the program's Division II-era

Christine (Puschak) Shulenberger | Volleyball | 2007-10

Christine (Puschak) Shulenberger received her Doctor of Pharmacy in 2013. She spent over five years as an intern with Lancaster General Health during her time at USciences, before completing her pharmacy residency with Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals and her cardiology PGY2 residency at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. Shulenberger accepted a position as a clinical pharmacist at PinnacleHealth System following her residency, and she is currently a clinical pharmacist at the Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey medical Center, a position she has held for five years.

• One of two two-time All-CACC Tournament selections in program history (2007, 2009)
• One of three CACC Rookies of the Year in program history (2007)
• Third in program history with 184 services aces, while her 151 block assists and .236 hitting percentage are fourth
  • 68 services aces in 2007 are second in the program history
    • 64 block assists in 2007 are also second
  • Appears in the program's top-10 for single-season attack percentage twice
• One of five two-time All-CACC selections in program history (2007, 2010)
• Top-seven in program history in kills (1010), kills per set (2.57), service aces per set (.468), blocks (229), block solos (78) and sets played (393)
  • 312 kills and .59 service aces per set both rank ninth in the program's single-season history

Victoria Quang | Women's Tennis | 2012-16

Following her four-year playing career, Victoria Quang transitioned to the role of graduate assistant in 2017, a role she was "ecstatic" about as it allowed her to remain part of the team. Throughout her years with the program, she truly enjoyed leading and guiding the team on and off the court. After graduating in 2018 with her Doctor of Pharmacy, Quang started her career at AstraZeneca, where she has continued to work for the past four years. As a Regulatory Labeling Strategist, she pushes the boundaries of science to achieve key drug approvals for new and innovative medicines.

• One of two three-time All-CACC selections in program history
  • 2012, 2013 and 2015 Second Team
• Third in program history in history with 36 career singles victories
  • 10 singles victories in both 2013-14 and 2015-16 rank tied for ninth in the program's single-season history
  • .537 singles win percentage ranks eighth in program history
• Sixth in program history with 32 career doubles victories

Elizabeth Sauers |Women's Cross Country | 2016-19

Elizabeth (Liz) Sauers is a fourth-year PharmD candidate and will be graduating this May with Honors from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy at USciences. A track runner since third grade and a cross country runner since fourth grade, she has learned many lessons about teamwork, resilience, and work ethic from distance running, and she has applied these lessons in her USciences academic training. Sauers has accepted a position to pursue pharmacy residency training at Massachusetts General Hospital beginning in June 2022, and she looks forward to running along the Charles River in Boston in her spare time.

• Second-fastest Belmont Plateau 6K, 25:01, in program history
  • Holds three of the eight-fastest Belmont Plateau 6Ks in program history, including winning the 2018 Jack Saint Clair Memorial
    • Also a two-time winner of the Wilmington Invitational
• One of six multi-time All-CACC Honorees
  • 2016 (15th place); 2017 (third place)
• Holds three of the 12-fastest 6Ks in program history
• Appears in the program's top-25 for both the 5K and Belmont Plateau 5K
• Also holds the program's outdoor track & field records in the 800m (2:36.16), 1500m (5:13.44) and 5000m (19:31.89)

Caitlin Shaw | Women's Basketball | 2007-11

Caitlin Shaw attended University of the Sciences from 2007 to 2013, earning her Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences and her Doctor of Physical Therapy. She is currently a physical therapist for Hinge Health, and she lives at home with her wife, Kristen, and their daughter, Lennon.

• Only player in CACC and program history to be named to three separate All-America Teams in one season (2010-11)
• 9.6 rebounds per game, 100 offensive rebounds, 4.0 offensive rebounds per game and 157 free throws in 2010-11 are all Division II-era program records
  • 19.6 points per game rank third in the program's Division II era, while her .540 field goal percentage is ninth all-time
• One of five CACC Players of the Year in program history (2010-11)
  • Also All-CACC Honorable Mention in 2009-10
• 2010-11 All-East Region First Team
  • Runner-up for East Region Player of the Year
• Fifth in program history with 359 free throws and a 49.9 career field goal percentage
  • Eighth all-time with 2.57 offensive rebounds per game and ninth with 252 offensive rebounds and 12.54 points per game
  • 15th all-time with 1229 points

Gabrielle Simms | Softball | 2019-22

The only current student-athlete to be inducted, Simms is a four-time Dean's List Honoree and will graduate next month with a Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences. She plans on continuing her softball career next season, while pursuing a master's in athletic training.  

• First All-American in program's Division II history (2021 Honorable Mention)
• Program's all-time leader with 32 doubles
• Division II-era program record five triples in 2021
  • .484 batting average, .520 on-base percentage, .747 slugging percentage and 32 runs in 2021 all rank second, while her 68 total bases are tied for fourth and nine doubles are tied for sixth
• Currently ranks second all-time with 92 career runs, with her 31 runs this season ranking tied for fourth
• 12 doubles and four triples this season are tied for second in the program's Division II history, while her  52 hits, 29 RBI are 17 walks are third, and her four home runs are tied for fifth
  • She currently ranks tied for third in program history with 10 triples, fourth with 153 hits and tied for sixth with six home runs
• Third All-CACC First Team selection in program history (2021)
• 2021 All-East Region First Team

Julian Snow | Head Men's and Women's Tennis Coach | 1990-2014

Dr. Julian Snow received his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of the Washington and Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of California, Santa Barbara, before going on to complete his postdoctoral at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He joined the Chemistry faculty at the then Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science in 1981, a position he held until he retired Professor Emeritus in 2014. Dr. Snow took over the men's tennis program in 1990, a position he also held until his retirement, guiding the program through the university's transition from NAIA to Division II. He also coached the women's team for six seasons between 2005-09 and 2010-12. Dr. Snow currently resides in Colorado. He is married with two sons and has two granddaughters, with another on the way.

• Head coach for over half of USciences men's tennis' history, winning more matches (157-126) than every other coach combined
• Also coached the women for six seasons, winning the first-ever CACC Women's Tennis Championship in 2005-06 and advancing to the NCAA Tournament
• His men's teams advanced to two NCAA Tournaments, in 2009 and 2011, as well as the first-ever CACC final in 2008-09
  • He qualified for the CACC Semifinals in each of six seasons in the league
• Coached a total of nine All-CACC honorees, highlighted by CACC Rookie of the Year Jake Sosonkin
• His teams also won two CACC Sportsmanship awards

Erik Soderblom | Men's Cross Country | 1998-01

Erik Soderblom received his Ph.D. in Molecular and Structural Biochemistry from North Carolina State University in 2008 after graduating from USciences with a Bachelor of Sciences in Microbiology in 2002. He spent a year as a research technician at Hahnemann University Hospital prior to accepting a position as a graduate assistant in the Department of Biochemistry at NC State. Soderblom has spent that past 13+ years at Duke University, first as a research analyst II. He is currently both a research scientist, as well as an assistant research professor for cell biology.

• First CoSIDA All-American in USciences history (2002 Third Team)
• NAIA Championship qualifier
• One of three multi-time All-CACC performers in program history, including one of three to place in the top-five of the CACC Championship
  • 2000 (5th place); 2001 (10th)

Jake Sosonkin | Men's Tennis | 2012-17

Following graduation Jake Sosonkin moved to Philadelphia and has made the city his home, enjoying it thanks to his family and the friendships that he developed during his time at USciences. He still tries to get out and play as much as possible, usually at least once a week with former teammates.

• Only major CACC award winner in program history
  • 2012-13 CACC Rookie of the Year
• Also the only three-time All-CACC performer in program history
  • 2015-16 and 2016-17 First Team (one of two two-time First Team All-CACC performers in program history)
  • 2013-14 Second Team
• Program's all-time leader in both doubles (59) and singles wins (48), with his 20 doubles victories and 15 singles victories in 2015-16 also ranking first in the program's single-season history
• n663 (59-30) career doubles win percentage, 13 doubles victories in 2016-17 and 12 singles wins in 2012-13 and all rank third all-time
  • 12 doubles victories in 2012-13 rank tied for sixth

Erin Summers | Softball | 2010-13

Erin Summers was a four-time Dean's List honoree during her three years of PT school. She went on to take her Board Examination prior to graduation, passed, and began worming just weeks after commencement in 2015. After graduation Summers worked as a physical therapist doing home care, before changing settings to a psychiatric hospital two years ago. She met her now husband, Will, at USciences during their freshman year in 2009, remaining close despite him living in Florida after he graduated in 2013. The two began dating four years ago and were married just last month in March. Erin and Will share a home on 3.5 acres in Southern N.J. with their cats, dogs, chickens, rabbit and fish. The two are currently part of a local co-ed slow pitch softball team, and they enjoy spending their free time exploring new breweries and restaurants while spending time with their family and friends.

• Program's all-time leader with 177 hits, 245 total bases and 47 stolen bases, including a Division II-era program record 21 in 2013
  • She ranks second all-time with 161 games played
  • 16 stolen bases in 2012 are tied for third in the program's Division II era
  • Appears in the top-six of for Division II-era single-season total bases twice, while her 48 hits in 2013 are also sixth
• One of two three-time All-CACC performers in program history
  • Second Team (2011, 2012, 2013)
• Ranks third in program history in home runs (11), fourth in runs (83) and sacrifice hits (18) and tied for eighth in triples (9)
  • Four triples in 2012 are tied for second in the program's Division II era, while 10 sacrifices and 31 runs in 2013 are third and tied for fourth, and four home runs in both 2010 and 2013 are tied for fifth
• .386 batting average, .424 on-base percentage and .553 slugging percentage in 2010 are top-nine in the program's Division II era

Alex Thomas | Women's Basketball | 2015-19

Alex Thomas was a three-time Dean's List Honoree, graduating with her Doctor of Occupational Therapy in 2021. She is currently working as a school-based OT in Delaware.

• Program's all-time leader with an 88.7 free throw percentage and 123 games started
  • Holds three of the five-highest single-season free throw percentages in program history
• One of two four-time All-CACC honorees in program history
  • 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19 First Team (one of four three-time First Team honorees in program history)
  • 2015-16 Third Team
• Second all-time with 126 games played
• One of three three-time CACC All-Tournament Team selections in program history (2017, 2018, 2019)
  • 2018 CACC Tournament MVP
• Third in program history in 3-pointers (235), fourth in points (1780) and field goals (627), sixth in points per game (14.1), eighth in free throws made (291) and 10th in 3-point percentage (.365)
  • Holds three of the top-nine single-season 3-point field goal totals in program's single-season history
• 2018-19 WBCA All-America Honorable Mention
• 2x NCAA All-East Regional Team (2017, 2018)
• 2018-19 D2 CCA All-East Region Second Team
• USciences' 2018-19 NCAA Woman of the Year nominee

Brianne Traub | Women's Basketball | 2011-15

Dr. Brianne Traub graduated Cum Laude with her Doctor of Pharmacy in 2017. Following graduation, she completed a PGY1 pharmacy residency at The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, N.J., before becoming a clinical specialty pharmacist and supervisor of retail pharmacy services. Dr. Traub is currently finishing up her Master's in Public Administration at Fairleigh Dickinson University.

• Program's all-time leader with 2069 points and 750 field goals made
  • Holds two of the three-highest single-season field goal totals in the program's Division II history
  • Holds two of the seven-highest single-season point totals in the program's Division II history
• One of two four-time All-CACC honorees in program history
  • 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 First Team (one of three three-time First-Team honorees in program history)
  • 2011-12 Second Team
• Second all-time with 18.6 points per game and 443 free throws
  • Division II-era program record 19.9 points per game in 2014-15
    • Holds three of the five-highest single-season points per game totals in the program's Division II history, the top-two of which rank top-15 in CACC history
  • 150 free throws in 2011-12 are second in the program's Division II history
• One of two CACC Rookies of the Year in program history (2011-12)
• Three-time All-East Region Second Team (2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15)
• Fourth in program history in defensive rebounds per game (5.40), fifth in rebounds (848) and defensive rebounds (597), sixth in rebounds per game (7.6), ninth in steals (178) and 10th in offensive rebounds (251) and offensive rebounds per game (2.30)
  • 6.5 defensive rebounds per game and 181 defensive rebounds in 2014-15 rank third and fourth, respectively, in the program's Division II era
• One of six multi-time CACC All-Tournament Team honorees in program history (2014, 2015)

Jordan Vitelli | Women's Basketball | 2016-20

Jordan Vitelli earned Dean's List Honors in each of her eight semesters prior to graduating with a Bachelor of Sciences in Biomedical Sciences in 2020. She is currently in PA school at PCOM, where will she be graduating in July.

• Program's all-time leader with 282 3-pointers, including the single-season record of 87 in 2019-20
• Third all-time with 125 games played, while 76 3-pointers in 2017-18 are third in program's single-season history
• One of six multi-time CACC All-Tournament Team honorees in program history (2017, 2018)
• Sixth in program history with 1410 points and a 37.9 3-point percentage, while 88.0 free throw percentage in 2017-18 is sixth in program's single-season history
• Two-time All-CACC
  • 2019-20 Second Team
  • 2018-19 Third Team

Nate Ware | Head Women's Basketball Coach |2001-09

A member of the Philadelphia Small College Basketball Hall of Fame, as well as the Eastern University Hall of Fame, this will be Nate Ware's third Hall of Fame induction, in addition to being honored by the Markward Club of Philadelphia in Feb. 2022. His coaching journey began in 1970 as head boys' basketball coach at Devereux High School in Berwyn, Pa., before he moved on to the college level at then Eastern College in 1976. There he won 328 games and was a two-time Coach of the Year, guiding the Eagles to four NAIA Tournament berths. Ware moved on to coach the men at Valley Forge Military College from 1995-2000 prior to taking over at USciences, and he returned to Valley Forge as head women's coach in 2013 after spending time at Wilmington as assistant men's coach and head women's coach from 2010-13. Ware officially retired from coaching in January 2022 after amassing 653 career wins. He coached a total of eight All-Americans, a Rhodes Scholar in Wes Moore, as well as NBA First Round pick Buck Williams and NFL First Round draft choice Julian Peterson.

• 2003-04 team won USciences' first-ever CACC Championship, appearing in the university's first-ever NCAA Tournament
  • Also led the 2005-06 team to the CACC Championship and NCAA Tournament
• Departed USciences as the program's all-time wins leader (137-92)
• One of three CACC Coach of the Years in program history (2003-04)
• Appeared in three straight CACC Championship Games from 2004-06, as well as the CACC Semifinals in 2007
  • All four of those teams finished top three in the CACC regular season standings
• Led USciences to six consecutive CACC Tournaments from 2004-009

Matt Willard | Men's Cross Country | 2006-09

Matt Willard is currently a pharmacy manager at CVS, having worked with the company since prior to receiving his Doctor of Pharmacy at USciences in 2012. He and his wife, Alexis, have two kids, 20-month-old Savannah and three-month-old Matthew.

• Tied for the program record with a fourth place finish at the 2007 CACC Championship
• One of two three-time All-CACC honorees in program history
  • 2006 (8th place); 2007 (4th); 2008 (11th)
• Holds two of the top-three, and nine of the top-24, Belmont Plateau 8K times in program history
• Holds six of the top-18 8K times in program history
• Holds two of the top-17 10K times in program history

Nick Willey | Men's Cross Country | 2005-08

Nick Willey went on to work in both retail and hospital pharmacy following graduation, and he currently works in a grocery store pharmacy. He and his wife, Allison, had their first child, Evangeline, in August 2020. The couple currently resides in Vermont, and while Willey no longer runs competitively, his credits his experience running for taking him on many adventures across the U.S., and to the summits of many mountains.

• Ran the program's fastest-ever 8K at Belmont Plateau, 27:36.90, at the 2006 Belmont Classic
  • Holds eight of the top-18 Belmont Plateau 8K times in program history
• Tied for the program record with a fourth place finish at the 2006 CACC Championship
• One of two three-time All-CACC honorees in program history
  • 2005 (9th place); 2006 (4th); 2008 (8th)
• Holds two of the top-four, and three of the top-15, 10K times in program history
• Holds nine of the top-25 8K times in program history

Irisa Ye | Women's Basketball | 2017-20

Irisa Ye earned Dean's List Honors in each of her eight semesters prior to receiving her Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences in 2021. She is currently enrolled in the Temple School of Podiatric Medicine.

• 565 points and 217 field goals in 2019-20 are Division II-era program records
  • Also holds the second-highest Division II-era single-season point total with 561 in 2018-19, while her 195 field goals that season are fifth
  • 18.8 points per game in 2019-20 are fourth in the program's Division II history
• Ranks second in program history with a 52.9 field goal percentage, third with a 40.0 3-point percentage and fourth with an 83.2 free throw percentage
  • 43.7 3-point percentage and 55.6 field goal percentage in 2018-19 rank second and sixth, respectively, in the program's Division II history
    • 133 free throws in 2018-19 rank fifth
• One of four three-time CACC All-Tournament Team honorees in program history (2018, 2019, 2020)
• One of five CACC Players of the Year in program history (2019-20)
• One of six multi-time All-CACC First Team honorees in program history (2018-19, 2019-20)
• Despite playing just three seasons, also ranks seventh all-time in points per game (14.0), eighth in points (1341) and field goals (486)
• 2018-19 USciences Female Athlete of the YearOne of nine finalist for the 2020-21 NCAA Woman of the Year Award

2017-18 Women's Basketball Team

Micah Morgan; Brigit Coleman; Alyx McKiernan; Molly Greenberg; Marissa Sylvester; Irisa Ye; Colleen Walsh; Haley Helms; Jess Huber; Hadiya Tucker; Laura Trisch; Shannon May; Sarah Abbonizio; Alex Thomas; Jordan Vitelli; Mary Kate Brokans; Mikaela Giuliani; Graduate Assistant Meg Wolf; Assistant Coach Lou Dilonardo; Assistant Coach Jim Ricci; Head Coach Jackie Hartzell

• Only team in USciences history to win multiple NCAA Tournament games
• Is one of four CACC women's basketball teams to advance the East Region Final (Sweet 16), the furthest a CACC women's basketball team has advanced
• Set then program-records for wins (30), regular season victories (25), win-streak (18), CACC victories for a 19-game schedule (17), national ranking (No. 11) and regional ranking (No. 2).
  • The 30 wins are still tied for the program record
• Captured the program's first-ever outright CACC regular season title, as well as the program's third CACC South Division crown
• Won the program's fourth CACC Championship
• Ranked top-five in the NCAA in free throw percentage (80.4), scoring defense (54.2), 3-pointers (335), 3-pointers per game (9.9) and turnovers per game (11.6)
  • The 80.4 free throw percentage and 335 3-pointers are both Division II-era program records
• Featured three eventual CACC Players of the Year (Abbonizio, Ye and Huber), four eventual USciences Hall of Fame members (Abbonizio, Ye, Vitelli, Thomas) and five eventual All-CACC honorees (Abbonizio, Ye, Huber, Thomas and Vitelli)