Women's Basketball

Philadelphia University

School House Lane - Philadelphia, PA - 19144
Team Office: Tel: (215) 951-2720 Fax: (215) 951-2775
Team website: www.philau.edu/athletics

Founded in 1884 as a formal education center for textile workers and managers, Philadelphia University (formerly known as Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science) is a private university offering more than 30 Bachelor degree programs and 14 Master's. Nearly two-thirds of those enrolled are women. Its school of textiles and materials technology is world-class. Majors offered include Fashion and Design, Commerical and Advertising Art, and Architecture. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Philadelphia University #70 among universities in the north offering a Master's degree.

The campus is located 15 minutes from downtown Philadelphia (pop.1.5M)

School website
www.philau.edu

College Profile

Type:

Private, Co-educational

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

3,400

Getting In:

Moderately Difficult. SAT 25/75 : 970-1150

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$33,000
Out-of-State: Same

Most Popular Majors

Fashion Merchandising - Architecture- Graphic Design

Misc. Information

Head coach Tom Shirley enters his 19th season at Philadelphia in 2007-08. Shirley is among the winningest active top 10 D2 coaches. Prior to arriving at Philadelphia in 1989-90, Shirley coached at Allentown College for eight seasons where he compiled at 149-73 record. Over the last 18 seasons, Shirley's teams have compiled a 388-163 record, averaging nearly 22 wins per year while making five NCAA appearances. In the last 12 seasons, the Lady Rams have won 20 or more games nine times and placed either first or second in league play eight times. In 2006-07, the Lady Rams went 21-10 but did not earn an NCAA bid.

Team Name	Lady Rams
Colors	Maroon and Grey
Division	NCAA Division II
All-Time Record	?

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	21-10	22-7	20-13	103-52
Conference	16-6	14-6	17-7	82-30 (.732)
Conf. Finish	2	2	3	2, 5, 3, 1, 2
Post Appear.	1st Rnd	n/a	n/a	NCAA 1x
Final 25 Rank	NR	NR	NR	?

Coaches

Head Coach	Tom Shirley
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Philadelphia University	1989-90
Contract Expires	?
Record as Head Coach	537-236 (.694)
Record at Philadelphia University	388-163 (.704)
Coaching Awards	AWSF D2 COTY

Asst. Coaches	Paul Stadelberger, Melissa Kelly, Jim Munn

Recruiting Coordinator

Tom Shirley, (215) 951-2720, shirleyt@philau.edu

Conference and Schedule

Philadelphia University now plays in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (www.ccacathletics.org) which is comprised of 12 schools. The 22 game league schedule can start in late November or early December though non-conference opponents are scheduled up unti January 1. League games are usually played on Tuesday or Thursday and Saturday and often piggybacked with the men's. Philadelphia will play each team twice, home and away. The season concludes with the CACC tourney which takes . . .(explain seeding)

Conference Opponents

University of the Sciences, Bloomfield, Holy Family, Caldwell, Nyack, Felician, Dominican, NJIT, Goldey-Beacom, Post, and Wilmington

Facilities

Athletic and Recreation Ctr
Capacity: 1000, Average attendance: 412