Penn State Abington hires former Lady Lion star as new head women's basketball coach
Penn State Abington Director of Athletics Karen Weaver announced today the hiring of Kathy Drysdale as the new head women’s basketball coach. Drysdale comes to the program after serving for the past 13 years with the Philadelphia 76ers organization, most recently as the Director of Basketball Game Operations. She also has coached at Holy Family University, Harriton High School and with the area AAU organization, the Philadelphia Comets.
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Drysdale starred for Penn State in 1988-1992, a time when Penn State’s teams were ranked as high as #1 in the nation. A 1,000 point scorer, she graduated with a degree in Arts and Sciences in 1992. She played professionally for SSC KARLSRUHE in Karlsruhe, Germany in 1992. “I’m excited to be a part of Penn State again through coaching at Penn State Abington,” Drysdale said. “It offers a great opportunity to build on the successes that Abington has already had.” |
Athletics Director Karen Weaver said of the hiring, “We are excited to have Kathy join our staff. She brings passion and knowledge about the game of college basketball that will benefit our student athletes and our overall athletics program.”
Penn State Abington reached the Elite Eight of the Pennsylvania State University Athletic Conference in 2007, and returns 3 starters from that team in 2008. Drysdale takes over for Ed Decker, who coached the team for 8 years. She will begin her duties in August.
Contacts
Chuck Marsh, Director of University Relations, 215-881-7376
Karen Weaver, Director of Athletics, 215-881-7443