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Michael was the first Tiger to earn National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) All-America recognition, being named honorable mention three times. He also earned the NAIA District 19 and Keystone Athletic Conference (KAC) player of the year awards three times. Michael was named to the NAIA District 19 and KAC first team in each of his four seasons. He led NAIA Division II in rebounding twice. In the 1989-1990 season, Michael hauled in 19 rebounds per game. As a senior, Michael recorded 18.82 rebounds per game, which was over three rebounds per game more than the next player on the list. After graduation, Michael signed a professional contract with USC Freiburg
in Germany, becoming one of the first Holy Family basketball players
to go pro. In 1998, Michael became a member of the Philadelphia Area
Small College Coaches Association Hall of Fame’s inaugural class.
During her tenure, she has served as the National Association of Intercollegiate
Athletics (NAIA) Chairperson for District 19 (1989-1993), president of
the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) (2004-2006), chairperson
of the NCAA Northeast Regional Division II Women’s Basketball Committee
(2004-2006), national chair of the NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball
Committee (2006-2008). Sandy led Holy Family
University in its transition from NAIA to NCAA Division II in 2003. She
is a two-time recipient of the NAIA Female Athletics Administrator of
the Year award. In 2002, the National Association of Collegiate Directors
of Athletics honored Sandy as the Athletic Director of the Year.
In 1990, James was recognized as the top goalkeeper in the NAIA with 14 shutouts and a goal against average (GAA) of 0.44, both school records. As a senior captain, he was named the News Gleaner Small College Player of the Year. In his two years at Holy Family, James compiled a record of 29-5-2 with
a GAA of 0.63 and 21 career shutouts. He garnered All-KAC and NAIA
District 19 team honors in both years. James currently holds the top
two spots for the single season record for shutouts and the first and
fourth spots for single season record for goals against average. He holds
the career records for lowest GAA and most shutouts at Holy Family.
Debbie was awarded All-American honors three times. In her freshman
season, she was named a Kodak All-American. Two seasons later, Debbie
earned National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) All-American
honorable mention accolades. As a senior, she garnered NAIA All-American
third team honors. Debbie was named the Pennsylvania Association of Intercollegiate
Athletics for Women player of the year that same season. In addition
to being a three-time All-American, Debbie was a three-time Keystone
Athletic Conference player of the year during her freshman, sophomore
and senior years. Debbie was the News Gleaner Small College player
of the year in 1990 and 1991.
In his senior season, James became Holy Family’s first National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) All-America first team pick. He was a three-time NAIA District 19 and Keystone Athletic Conference team selection. As a junior, he was a NAIA All-American nominee. In 2003, James was inducted into the 14th class of the Philadelphia
Area Small College Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Four years later,
he was inducted into the North Catholic Hall of Fame.
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