ERIE, Pa. – Several former stars will be returning to the Hammermill Center to take part in the Gannon women's basketball alumni game. The Lady Knights will take to the court on February 4th at 11:30 a.m. The Gannon women's basketball program would like to invite all fans to come enjoy the game at the 'Mill free of charge.
Former players scheduled to play include:
Tiffany Crocker (07-10)
Casey England (04-07)
Lisa Pfingstler (Fairman) (02-05)
Emily Hennessy (Thornbury) (02-05)
Beth Kraus (03-06)
Monica Olesnanik (Bortz) (99-02)
Melanie Proctor (Duncan) (03-06)
Sandy Ruhlman (Zirkle) (94-97)
Nikki Smith (99-02)
Kelly Sweeney (Irwin) (01-04)
Jen Theissen (Gwin) (02-05)
Expect to see several long-range shots during the game when seven of the top 10 Lady Knights in three-point field goals make their return. England (250), Nolan (221), Irwin (182), Freeman (148), Zirkle (143), Kleber (135) and Crocker (113) will all be firing from behind the arc on Saturday.
Thirteen of the former Lady Knights scheduled to appear are listed on Gannon's all-time scoring list, including Freeman, Nolan and Tabron who all rank in the top 10.
The entire starting line-up from Gannon's 2009-10 NCAA Final Four team of Freeman, Tabron, Vargas, Crocker and Nolan will all be returning to play at the Hammermill Center.
Other stat leaders include Smith, who is Gannon's all-time leader in blocks with 167 and ranks 22nd in scoring with 1,046 points. From the all-time assists list, the top two in Lady Knights history will return in Gwin (835) and Crocker (681).
