Inside Athletics

The following was printed on Sr. Mary Alice Murnen's HOF plaque:

Sr. Mary Alice Murnen can best be described as the “matron Saint” of Siena Heights athletics as a basketball coach and administrator in the early years of athletics at the college.  Murnen became the school’s first-ever women’s basketball coach in 1974 and coached the Saints for nine seasons.  Murnen’s teams won 101 games in those early days of Siena Heights women’s basketball, and her 1978-79 team stills ranks as the school’s most successful ever with a 27-2 record.  She was a pioneer and advocate for women’s athletics at Siena Heights who lived her faith and deftly served as a senior women’s administrator before that position or term existed in collegiate athletics.