Women's Basketball

St. John Fisher College

3690 East Ave - Rochester, NY - 14618
Team Office: Tel: (716) 385-8311 Fax: (716) 385-7308
Team website: www.sjfc.edu/athletics/

Founded in 1948, St. John Fisher is an independent liberal arts institution offering nearly 30 Bachelor degree programs including pre-professional programs. Majors offered include Nursing, International Relations, Computer and Information Sciences, and Human Resources Management. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked St. John Fisher #57 among universities in the north offering a Master's degree.

The campus is located in Rochester (pop. 212k) about 70 miles from Buffalo.

School website
www.sjfc.edu

College Profile

Type:

Private, Co-educational

Religious Affiliation:

Yes, Catholic

Enrollment:

2,100

Getting In:

Moderately difficult. SAT 25/75: 1010-1190

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$31,000
Out-of-State: Same

Most Popular Majors

Business - Education - Social Sciences

Misc. Information

Head coach Phil Kahler completed his 33rd year at St. John Fisher in 2007-08. Kahler started the program in 1974-75 when only 34 women were enrolled in the entire school. During his tenure, his teams have produced 20 or more wins 27 times. During the decade of the 90s, St. John Fisher was among the top defensive teams eight times while also making eight NCAA tournament appearances. When Kahler moved his program from independent status to the Empire Conference they were still among the top 25 defensive teams in the nation. Following a 25-3 record in 2005-06, the Cardinals have fallen on a rough patch of late, going 13-12 in 2007 and 13-14 in 2008.

Team Name	Cardinals
Colors	Cardinal and Gold
Division	NCAA Division III
All-Time Record	757-171 (.815)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	13-14	13-12	25-3	103-34 (.751)
Conference	8-8	13-12	15-0	53-15 (.779)
Conf. Finish	4	4	1	2, 2, 1, 3, 1
Post Appear.	n/a	n/a	1st Rnd	NCAA 1x
Final 25 Rank	NR	NR	NR	0x

Coaches

Head Coach	Phil Kahler
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at St. John Fisher	1974-75
Contract Expires	?
Record as Head Coach	757-171 (.815)
Record at St. John Fisher	757-171 (.815)
Coaching Awards	Basketball Coaches Assoc of NY Hall of Fame

Asst. Coaches	Marianne O'Connor Ermi, Kathy Baum

Recruiting Coordinator

Marianne O'Connor Ermi, (585) 385-8311, mermi@sjfc.edu

Conference and Schedule

St. John Fisher plays in the Empire 8 (www.empire8.com) which is comprised of eight private schools, all in New York. SJFC joined the Empire Conference in 1998 after playing an independent schedule for 25 years. League play commences in January after a three week winter break. Fisher will play each team twice, home and away. The 14 league games are usually played on Tuesdays or Fridays and Saturdays and are piggybacked with the men's. The farthest conference away game is at Hartwick some 200 miles from campus. The season concludes with the Empire 8 tourney which takes the top four teams. Higher seeds host. Winner receives an automatic NCAA bid.

Conference Opponents

Alfred University, Elmira College, Hartwick College, Ithaca College, Nazareth College, Rochester Institute of Technology, and Utica College

Facilities

Napier Varsity Gym
Capacity: 1,200. Average Attendance: ?