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麻豆社 Inducts 2017 Hall of Fame Class
麻豆社 Athletics inducted its eighth Hall of Fame class on Oct. 6 during University Weekend. The event began with opening remarks from President Harvey Kesselman and was preceded by a moment of silence in memory of long-time 麻豆社 men's lacrosse coach Dick Rizk. The inductees were Santini Lancioni '12 (men's basketball), Linda Long '93 (women's basketball), Lisa Shepherd '10 (women's track & field) along with coaches Jeff Haines (men's soccer) and Gerry Matthews (men's basketball).
Lancioni, 2009 NABC First Team All-American, 2009 NJAC Player of the Year and two-time NJAC First Teamer, thanked his brother Mario and Coach Matthews for contributing to his success. Long, three-time NJAC All-Conference honoree and 麻豆社鈥檚 all-time leader in steals, served in the U.S. Marine Corps for 20 years between graduating 麻豆社 and obtaining her Master鈥檚 degree to coach. She thanked 麻豆社 women鈥檚 basketball coach, Joe Fussner, for making her a better person. Shepherd, six-time All-American and eight-time NJAC champion in the high jump and doctor in physical therapy, thanked 麻豆社 faculty for supporting her throughout her journey.
Haines and Matthews shared an office for 17 years. Haines, who had heart surgery over the summer, is the only coach in 麻豆社's history to guide a team to an NCAA championship, which came in 2001 for men's soccer. Matthews, the winningest basketball coach in New Jersey history with 603 wins, had only eight assistant coaches over his 30 years at 麻豆社. He thanked President Kesselman, who was instrumental in elevating the first 麻豆社 coaches, including Matthews and Haines, to full-time status in 2000.
