DeSales University

2755 Station Avenue - Center Valley, PA - 18034
Team Office: Tel: (610) 282-1609 Fax:
Team website: athletics.desales.edu/

DeSales University was founded in 1964 and originally called Allentown College. This catholic, liberal arts institution offers 35 undergraduate and 6 graduate degrees. Programs offered include Television and Film, Law and Society, Sports and Exercise Science, Physician Assistant, Pharmaceutical Marketing, and Nursing. US News 2008 Report on America's Best Colleges ranked DeSales #57 among colleges in the north offering a Master's degree.

The 400 acre campus is located in eastern Pennsylvania (Center Valley) in the Allentown-Bethlehem metro area (pop. 200k).

School website
www.desales.edu

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Most Popular Majors

Business - Visual and Performing Arts - Protective Services

Misc. Information

Head coach Fred Richter completed his 18th season at DeSales in 2007-08. Richter took over a highly successful program in 1990-91 and has done a good job of keeping the winning tradition alive. With only one losing season in 17 years, Richter has averaged 19 wins per season and has produced seven 20+ winning seasons. Over the last eight years, Richter's winning percentage is a sizzling .763. Prior to taking over at DeSales, Richter was a successful high school coach at Quakertown - where he still teaches. Richter played college ball at East Stroudsburg University. In 2007-08, the Bulldogs went 26-4 and advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 before falling to Howard Payne.

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

Coaches

Head Coach	Fred Richter
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at DeSales	1990-91
Contract Expires
Record as Head Coach	347-149 (.699)
Record at DeSales	347-149 (.699)
Coaching Awards	Freedom Conference COTY, WBCA Mid-Atlantic Regional Coach of the Year
Asst. Coaches	Larry Bliss, Megan Dellegrotti

Recruiting Coordinator

Larry Bliss, (610) 282-1609, FMR24ESU@aol.com

Conference and Schedule

DeSales plays in the super-competitive the Middle Atlantic Freedom Conference (www.lvc.edu/mac) which is comprised of eight schools from Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Though conference play can begin in December, non-conference opponents are mixed in until January. DeSales will play each team twice, home and away for a total of 14 games. Games are typically played on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The season concludes with a tourney within each division, with the top four teams in each qualifying. Each winner receives an automatic NCAA berth.

Conference Opponents

MAC Freedon: King's, Scranton, Delaware Valley, Lycoming, Drew, Farleigh-Dickinson, and Wilkes.

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