Marquette University Athletics
Marquette to Retire Kathy Andrykowski's Jersey
1/7/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
First retired women's basketball jersey at Marquette
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The no. 21 uniform of Kathy Andrykowski will be retired in a ceremony at halftime of Marquette?s women?s basketball game with DePaul on Sunday, January 9 at 3 p.m. at the Al McGuire Center.
?This is an honor for Kathy and I?m thrilled that she?s being honored with this special day,? head coach Terri Mitchell said. ?She did so much as a player and she accomplished so much for this university. It?s a wonderful tribute that she is having her jersey retired.?
Andrykowski was a letterwinner at Marquette from the 1977 season to the 1980 season. Andrykowski finished her career as the program?s all-time leading scorer. She is currently eighth on Marquette?s all-time scoring list. She led her team in scoring three straight seasons and currently has three of the five best single-season scoring averages in school history.
She was a three-time All-Conference selection in basketball in 1977, 1978 and 1980 and served as captain during the 1978-1980 seasons. She was also selected as an all-region selection in 1980 by the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women.
In addition to her scoring accolades, Andrykowski is fourth all-time at Marquette in rebounding and owns the top single season rebounding mark in the history of the school. She was also a four-time volleyball letterwinner, leading the team to a program best 35 wins in 1980. She was the recipient of the 1980 McCahill Award, presented to the Marquette senior athlete who demonstrated the highest performance in scholarship, leadership and athletics.
Andrykowski was inducted into the Marquette University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1991 as the first female student-athlete inducted to the Hall of Fame.
?It?s a great honor once again,? Andrykowski said. ?There has been talk about retiring my jersey for many years and now that Marquette has a beautiful new facility, it?s a good time to do this. I can?t say enough how honored I am and to be the first one is an even greater honor.?
After her playing days at Marquette were complete, Andrykowski was drafted by the New York Stars of the Women?s Basketball League and played for the New Orleans Pride. She also played professionally in England, Italy and Spain. She served as an assistant volleyball coach at Marquette after her playing days were complete.
?I had a lot of fun being a student-athlete at Marquette and it offered me an opportunity to get a first rate education that I will always value,? Andrykowski added. ?I learned a lot, especially being a two-sport athlete, in terms of values, organizational skills and time management. But I never looked at it as a job. I had a great time at Marquette.?
Andrykowski is currently a senior project coordinator in the Pharmacology department at the University of Illinois-Chicago.
Marquette Hosts DePaul in C-USA Opener
Marquette hotsts its lengthiest rival ? DePaul ? in the Conference USA opener for both teams on Sunday, Jan. 9 at 3 p.m. at the Al McGuire Center. Marquette has won the last two meetings, beating DePaul 62-61 on Feb. 29 in the final game of the regular season. The Golden Eagles prevailed 74-70 in the C-USA Tournament on March 5. Those came after a 61-59 DePaul win on Feb. 8 in Chicago. Prior to Marquette?s two-game win streak, DePaul had owned a five-game win streak in the series, which dates back to 1978.
The two regular season games ended on shots in the final seconds last season. DePaul?s Charlene Smith hit a layup with four seconds left to win the game in Chicago. Smith again hit a layup in the final second in the game in Milwaukee to take what appeared to be a one point lead, but she was called for a charge that gave Marquette the win.
DePaul and Marquette have met 43 times had have shared three conferences. When the two teams head to the BIG EAST next season, it will be the fourth shared conference for the two schools.
Scouting DePaul
DePaul, ranked 18th in the latest WBCA/ESPN/USA Today Top 25, brings an impressive resume to the Al McGuire Center for its game with Marquette on Jan. 9. The Blue Demons are riding a five-game win streak and are 11-2 overall.
Junior center Khara Smith averages a double double with 19.8 points per game (18th in the nation) and 11.5 rebounds per game (eighth in the nation). She scores at a 61.2 percent clip (11th in the nation). Allie Quigley is 12th in the nation with a 49.3 three-point field goal percentage.
DePaul is second in the nation in scoring per game at 86.7 and tops in the nation with a 13.8 per game rebound advantage.
DePaul?s only two loses have come on the road to nationally ranked teams, both of those came in succession and came immediately after the injury to Charlene Smith, who finished her season averaging 11.0 points per game.
DePaul head coach Doug Bruno is in his 19th season and owns a 333-207 record. In his 20th year career, he is 373-273.
On the Air: The Marquette/DePaul game is broadcast on WJYI AM (1310) with Kent Sommerfeld and Katie O?Grady handling the call. That broadcast is available on www.gomarquette.com. The DePaul broadcast is on www.depaulbluedemons.com with Jeff Friedman and Sarah Kustok calling the action. The game airs on national television on ESPN2 with Pam Ward and Nancy Lieberman describing the action.
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