Winter 2013 - Academy of Notre Dame de Namur

Two Senior Basketball Players Attain1,000 Points in Their Notre DameHigh School CareersNotre Dame Junior School BasketballTeam Wins Catholic AcademiesChampionshipMegan McGurkSenior point guard MeganMcGurk was 29 points awayfrom 1,000 points on December8, 2012 when the Academy ofNotre Dame basketball teamfaced the Philadelphia region’s#2 ranked team, Spring-FordHigh School. McGurk scored acareer-high 33 points, tying aNotre Dame record, to lead theIrish to the upset and break1,000 points in her career.In addition to scoring 33 pointsin the game, McGurk hit thewinning foul shots with 3.9seconds left to propel the Irishto victory. She also tallied five assists, six rebounds and six steals inthe game.Amassing 1,000 points during her high school career wassomething McGurk always dreamed of doing. “My freshman year, myfirst goal was to just make the varsity team; then I was lucky enoughto start,” she said. “Once I saw I could be a presence on the team, itwas definitely a goal of mine to break 1,000 points in my career.”McGurk, who is headed to Bucknell University in the fall, is the10th player in school history to reach this milestone.A few weeks later, senior shooting guard Kathleen Fitzpatrickscored her 1,000th career point for the Academy of Notre Dame onDecember 27, 2012 at theSpring-Ford High SchoolHoliday Tournament againstConestoga High School.With 4:08 minutes remainingin the first quarter, she came off ascreen from Nikki Callahan andburied a three-pointer from thewing to reach the 1,000 careerpoint mark. Fitzpatrick finishedthe game with 18 points, givingher 1,016 career points as herteam improved to 8-0 for theseason in a 49-39 win.Fitzpatrick, who is going toSaint Joseph’s University in thefall, is the 11th player in schoolhistory to reach this milestone.Kathleen cheerfully stated,Kathleen Fitzpatrick“Being in the 1,000 point club at Notre Dame is such an honorbecause of the phenomenal reputation of the basketball program.”The Junior School basketball team celebrates their victory over WaldronMercy. Pictured are (back row, left to right) Mary-Kate Miller, JuliaScanlon, Caitlyn Mullen, Claire Nappi, Cami Osborne, Ryleigh McCue,Kelly Boyce and Coach Jen Carlo, and (front row left to right) Erin Bruder,Riley Balitsaris, Mandy McGurk, Meghan Fahey, Brianna Marmorstein.The Academy of Notre Dame’s Junior School varsity basketball teamdefeated Waldron Mercy Academy, 54-42, to win the CatholicAcademies League Girls Championship on Feb. 27, 2013 at La SalleCollege High School.The team had an excellent season, finishing with an overall recordof 18-5, which included a 13-game win streak. “The advantage we hadover our opponents this season was simple: We played as a team.” saidCoach Jen Carlo. “Each member of this team was a major contributor.The support, enthusiasm, camaraderie, dedication, respect and hardwork of each team member won the Catholic AcademiesChampionship for us.”Cami Osborne, team captain who dropped in 10 points last night,had the best game of her Junior School basketball career. Osborne said,“We worked so well together as a team this year and a lot of credit goesto our defense. Most importantly, without our sixth graders, MandyMcGurk and Caitlyn Mullen, we wouldn’t be where we are today.”Point guard Mandy McGurk had eight steals and 15 points in thechampionship game; Caitlyn Mullen had six points and sevenrebounds.Coach Carlo noted that it takes a whole team to win achampionship. “Although five girls predominately was on the floor forthe Irish, every single one of these student-athletes were an asset to theteam,” she said. “The bench players made a huge impact on the teamat practice. They helped support our starting five and provided themwith the confidence they needed to step up and win big. When a teambelieves in themselves and has confidence, the sky is the limit.”VISIONS MAGAZINE . WINTER 2013 . 3