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2008-09 Season
Colleen Cannon

Colleen Cannon
Jersey Number: 42
Height: 5-7
Position: Forward
Year: Sophomore
Major: Scientific Medical Marketing
High School: Shaler High School
Hometown: Allison Park, PA
High School Athletic Awards/Honors: Dean’s List

Melanie Cribbs

Melanie Cribbs
Jersey Number: 11
Height: 5-4
Position: Guard
Year: First Year
Major: Forensic Accounting
High School: Saltsburg Middle/Senior High
Hometown: Saltsburg, PA
High School Athletic Awards/Honors: Basketball All-County Second Team; Marine Athletic Achievement Award; Indiana County Hall of Fame Awardee; Voted “Most Athletic” by Senior Class; All-Tournament Team of Tip-Off Tournament

Erica Holby

Erica Holby
Jersey Number: 32
Height: 5-4
Position: Guard
Year: First Year
Major: Secondary Math Education
High School: Penns Manor High
Hometown: Clymer, PA
High School Athletic Awards/Honors: 1,000 point scorer and holds 3-point record at Penns Manor;  Named to the Heritage Conference All-Conference Team  junior and senior year; All-Gazette First Team freshman and senior year; Second Team All-Gazette junior year

Heidi Hollingsworth

Heidi Hollingsworth
Jersey Number: 10
Height: 5-5
Position: Guard
Year: Sophomore
Major: Nursing
High School: Laurel Valley High
Hometown: Seward, PA
High School Athletic Awards/Honors: 1,000 point scorer at Laurel Valley; Selected for Altoona Mirror Classic; Indiana Gazette First Team three straight years; Team Captain

Kaitlin Marecic

Kaitlin Marecic
Jersey Number: 22
Height: 5-7
Position: Guard
Year: Sophomore
Major: Nursing
High School: Seton La Salle High
Hometown: Bethel Park, PA

Sarah McAteer

Sarah McAteer
Jersey Number: 23
Height: 5-3
Position: Guard
Year: Sophomore
Major: Biology
High School: Ferndale Area High
Hometown: Johnstown, PA
High School Athletic Awards/Honors: Outstanding Female Athlete; 12  time letterman; 8 West-Pac All Conference awards; 1,420 career points at Ferndale; Army Reserve Athlete Awards; Four-time All-Tournament Team Award

Samantha Mobley

Samantha Mobley
Jersey Number: 13
Height: 6-2
Position: Forward
Year: First Year
Major: Art Education
High School: Beaver Local High
Hometown: Negley, OH
High School Athletic Awards/Honors: All-Ohio Associated Press Honorable Mention; Second-Team Eastern Ohio; First Team OVAC; First Team All-Columbiana County; First Team Morning Journal; First Team Tri-State Review; All District 5K All-Star Game; Ohio vs. West Virginia All-Star Game; MVP Senior Year

Joncelyn Peterkin

Joncelyn Peterkin
Jersey Number: 25
Height: 6-0
Position: Forward
Year: First Year
Major: Business Management
High School: West Mifflin High
Hometown: West Mifflin, PA
High School Athletic Awards/Honors: 2007 Wheeling Shootout All-Tournament and Outstanding Rebounder; 2007 Blue Devil Classic All-Tournament; Thompson Run AA High School MVP Award; 2008 WPIAL Section 5 First Team; 2007/08 All Section Team; Daily News Fabulous 15; 3-time letterman

Carly Roscoe

Carly Roscoe
Jersey Number: 12
Height: 5-9
Position: Forward
Year: First Year
Major: Nursing
High School: Mathews
Hometown: Vienna, OH
High School Athletic Awards/Honors: All NAC First Team; All-County Honorable Mention; Coaches and Leadership Award

Lauren Roscoe

Lauren Roscoe
Jersey Number: 15
Height: 5-9
Position: Guard
Year: Junior
Major: Nursing
High School: Mathews High
Hometown: Vienna, OH
High School Athletic Awards/Honors: All-Ohio Honorable Mention
Collegiate Athletic Awards/Honors: Carlow Basketball 2007-08 Hardest Working Player Award

Amanda Szanca

Amanda Szanca
Jersey Number: 24
Height: 5-3
Position: Guard
Year: Sophomore
Major: Elementary Education
High School: Serra Catholic High
Hometown: West Mifflin, PA

Christina Zazzaro

Christina Zazzaro
Jersey Number: 14
Height: 5-9
Position: Forward
Year: First Year
Major: Nursing
High School: Westfield High
Hometown: Westfield, MA

COACHES
John Brown - Head Coach John Brown
Head Coach
Coach Brown begins his 14th season as basketball head coach at Carlow, and he’s very optimistic about the 2008-09 Celtics! Prior to Carlow, Brown spent 12 years on the coaching staff of St. Francis Academy (five as head coach) and led them to three Class A WPIAL Championships. He also coached at McGuffey High School for four years and currently directs the Steal City Club, a girls’ basketball association. In addition, Coach Brown heads the Pennsylvania team at the Kamehameha Tournament in Hawaii and teaches social studies at McGuffey High School. Brown and his wife, Barbara, live in the Brentwood area of Pittsburgh.
Lee ann Lukcic - Assistant Coach

Lee Ann Lukcic
Assistant Coach

Lee Ann, a former stand-out guard for the Celtics, graduated from Carlow in 2007. Her intangible contributions to the Celtics and her exceptional scholarly work in the classroom earned her the 2006-07 Carlow Celtic Student Athlete Award! She served as Carlow’s Sports Information Coordinator during the 2007-08 school year, and she . As she rejoins the basketball team in a new role, Lee Anne looks to contribute to her favorite team in a way she never has before!

Bill Brandstetter - Assistant Coach Bill Brandstetter
Assistant Coach
Bill begins his first year as Celtic assistant coach this fall. Originally from Morningside, Bill not only graduated from Washington and Jefferson University, he coached volleyball and basketball there for two years. After completing his graduate degree at Duquesne University, he began teaching at Avella High School.
Ken Lessig - Assistant Coach

Ken Lessig
Assistant Coach

Ken also enters his first year as assistant coach for the Celtics. Of Natrona Heights, Lessig played basketball at California State University of Pennsylvania before moving into coaching. He coached at Springdale, St. Joe’s and Burrell High Schools, and he’s excited to coach at the collegiate level for the first time!

Melanie Roscoe

Melanie Roscoe
Student-Assistant Coach

Jersey Number: 30
Height: 5-11
Position: Forward
Year: Junior
Major: Nursing and Chemistry
High School: Mathews High
Hometown: Vienna, OH
High School Athletic Awards/Honors: 2002/03 All-Inter-County League; 2004/05 All-Northeast Athletic Conference; 2002/03/04 All-Trumbull County; 2003/04 All-Ohio; 2004 Trumbull/Mahoning County MVP; Three-year Team Captain; Three-Year letterman; Mathews record holder for most rebounds in a game, season and career
Collegiate Athletic Awards/Honors: Ursuline College Arrow Award; 2-year letterman; Dean’s List; Carlow and Ursuline President’s List; Carlow Athletics Spirit Award nominee

 

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