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Celebrating 50 Years of Title IX at Saint Joseph's

Celebrating 50 Years of Title IX at Saint Joseph's


Women's Varsity Athletic Fund

In celebration of our storied tradition of women's sports, the Saint Joseph's University Athletics Department is proud to announce a fundraising initiative to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Title IX. The Women's Varsity Athletic Fund creates an avenue to directly impact women student-athletes on Hawk Hill. Our goal through the Women's Varsity Athletics Fund is to educate, celebrate, and continue elevating our women's varsity programs at St. Joe's.
 
Please consider showing your support to the women at St. Joe’s past, present, and future by making a gift to the Women’s Varsity Athletic Fund. Your generosity provides direct support to our student-athletes and ensures the tradition of competitive excellence that is synonymous with Hawk Hill.

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Saint Joseph's Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2022

Teresa Andreani '02, Softball: Andreani graduated third in program history in hits, fourth in doubles, fourth in runs scored, and fifth in runs batted in.  A three-time Atlantic 10 All-Conference selection, she excelled in the classroom as well; a two-time Academic All-American and three-time Academic All-District honoree, she was named the Atlantic 10 Softball Student-Athlete of the Year in 2001.
 
Nicole Antonini '07, Field Hockey: Antonini, winner of the Class of 1950 Award for most outstanding senior student-athlete, was a four-time First Team All-Atlantic 10 and three-time NFHCA All-Region selection; she graduated as one of the Hawks' all-time leaders in goals, assists, and points.  She still holds a share of the program's single-season assist record, set in 2004.
 
Debbie Bateman '09, Women's Rowing: One of the most decorated rowers in Hawk history, Bateman was part of the Varsity 8 boat that claimed the title at the 2006 Dad Vail Regatta and went on to compete in the Henley Royal Regatta.  She would go on to lead the Varsity 8 to victory at the 2009 Atlantic 10 Championship and would twice be named the conference's Student-Athlete of the Year as well as the recipient of the Class of 1950 Award.
 
Robyne Bostick '93, Women's Basketball: Bostick is a member of both the SJU Women's Basketball and Philadelphia Big 5 Halls of Fame after a standout career in which she helped lead the Hawks to four Big 5 titles.  She earned All-District and First Team All-Atlantic 10 honors in 1994 in addition to being tabbed the Big 5 Player of the Year.
 
Jenna Martino-DiFede '10, Women's Lacrosse: Martino graduated with the Hawks' single-season goals and points records while ranking second all-time in goals and points and fourth in assists.  She earned a pair of First Team All-Atlantic 10 honors and was named to the All-Region First Team in 2009.
 
Casey Robinson '14, Women's Tennis: Robinson's 66 career singles victories were a program record upon her graduation and currently rank third all-time.  She was the first Hawk to earn three Atlantic 10 Women's Tennis All-Conference honors in her career, and her 25 singles victories during the 2012-13 season are tied for the most in a single season in program history.  She would go on to be chosen as a recipient of the Class of 1950 Award.
 
Megan Schutt '07, Women's Soccer: Schutt totaled the third-most goals and points all-time upon her graduation, and in 2003 posted the second-highest single-season goals and points totals in program history while tying for the second-most assists tallied in one season as well.  That same season, she earned Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year honors as she helped lead the Hawks to their first-ever postseason appearance.
 
Sue Yagielski Kavanaugh '96, Women's Cross Country and Track and Field: One of just three Hawks to claim the Atlantic 10 women's cross country individual title, Yagielski Kavanaugh topped the field in 1995 after a third-place finish a year earlier.  She was a member of the Hawks' 1993 A-10 women's cross country champions and was the Atlantic 10 Indoor Track and Field Performer of the Year in 1996 as well as the winner of the Class of 1950 Award.
 

"Tales from 54th and City" Podcast

Megan Schutt '07 and Robyne Bostick '94

Debbie Bateman '09 and Teresa Andreani '02

Casey Robinson '14 and Jenna Martino-DiFede '10

Nicole Antonini '07 and Sue Yagielski '96

 

In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Title IX, Saint Joseph’s Athletics recognizes its impactful teams, student-athletes and administrators who have helped mold women’s athletics on Hawk Hill.
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