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MissionMattersMen’s and women’s hoops have 20-win seasonsThe first season in the newlyrenovated Leavey Center was asuccessful one for Santa Clara’s basketballteams, both of which won 20games.Also, the future looks bright forSCU’s perennial national-powersoccer teams, which each signed someof the top players in the country.Here are some highlights from thewinter sports season:• The Bronco women’s basketballteam advanced to its fourth-straightseason of postseason action when itwas invited to the Women’sNational Invitation Tournament.In his first year, head coach ChrisDenker led the Broncos to a 20-7record and West Coast Conferenceregular-season co-championshipwith an 11-3 mark. Senior AnnieGarrison was named to the KodakAll-America District Eight team.Four Bronco women were namedto the WCC All-Academic team,while Garrison was an AcademicAll-District selection and was oneof two players nationally to earn apostgraduate scholarship fromthe Women’s Basketball CoachesAssociation.• The Santa Clara men’s basketballteam won 20 games, went 10-4 inleague play, and advanced to thechampionship game of the WCCTournament in San Diego. TheBroncos won nine of their last 12games, with a streak of six,including victories over regularseasonchampion Gonzaga andPepperdine. Senior Brian Jonesbecame the first player in the historyof the WCC as well as the firstever at a Division I institution inthe state of California to recordmore than 1,500 points, 500rebounds, and 500 assists in acareer. He surpassed Steve Nashas the all-time assist leader at SantaClara. The Bronco men have thesecond-best record among WCCschools over the last seven years.• This summer, Santa Clara athleticswill be reviving its youth club witha new name and look. Bronco KidzAnnie Garrison led her team to the NIT.will enable Santa Clara sports fansof all ages to be a part of Broncoathletics. Membership includes aT-shirt, quarterly newsletter,special events with coaches andstudent-athletes, tickets, discountsat local establishments, and otherexciting benefits. For information,contact the athletic departmentat 408-554-4063 or check outthe Bronco Kidz Web site atwww.santaclarabroncos.com.• The nationally recognized Broncomen’s and women’s soccer teamsenjoyed a successful recruiting season,capturing the signatures ofseveral of the top youth players inthe world. Jerry Smith’s Broncowomen’s team signed eight players,four of whom were selected to theprestigious Parade All-AmericanBrian Jones set the Broncos' assist record.squad. They will join sophomoreAly Wagner, who in February wasnamed the 2000 Chevrolet YouthFemale Athlete of the Year bythe U.S. Soccer Federation. Men’scoach Mitch Murray signed twoincoming freshmen: the ParadePlayer of the Year and the ParadeDefender of the Year.DAVID GONZALESSANTA CLARA MAGAZINE/SUMMER 2001 9
MissionMattersFirst African-American woman in spacetouches down at SCUMae C. Jemison, the firstAfrican-American woman inspace, was the keynote speaker ata conference that explored “TheFuture of Science and Technology.”Jemison, an engineer and formermedical officer in the Peace Corps,addressed Bay Area high school studentsat the January event, sponsoredby the School of Engineering as partof the University’s yearlong sesquicentennialcelebration.Jemison was the science missionspecialist on a September 1992 flightof the space shuttle Endeavour, thefirst space flight to include anAfrican-American woman. On thevoyage—a joint mission with Japan—she conducted experiments in lifesciences, material sciences, and bonecell research. The Alabama nativespeaks around the worldon science literacy, sustainabledevelopment,and the importance ofincreased participationof women and minoritiesin science and technologyfields.At the conference,SCU faculty led interactiverobot demonstrationsand discussed with studentsrecent developments in science andtechnology, including satellites,spacecraft and underwater vehicles,advanced computing, wireless communications,environmental awareness,and digital networks.“SCU is committed to increasingdiversity on campus,” said TerryShoup, dean of the engineeringFormer astronaut Mae Jemison met with high school students during"The Future of Science and Technology" conference at SCU in January.school. “With programs such as‘The Future of Science andTechnology,’ we’re proud to offeropportunities for all individualsinterested in current science andengineering topics.” Shoup addedthat it is a priority for the programto invite and include participantsof underrepresented groups in theengineering profession.GREG PIOCHARLES BARRYSanta Clara welcomes dean of American theologiansAvery Dulles, S.J., one of 37 cardinalsdesignated by Pope JohnPaul II and one of three Americantheologians ever appointed to theCollege of Cardinals, gave his firstpublic speech at SCU in his new role.Newly named cardinal Avery Dulles, S.J., (far right) talkedwith students in a class called "History of the Jesuits"taught by Gerald McKevitt, S.J. (second from right).Dulles shared his thoughts on theimportance of Pope John Paul II’stheology, and also discussed socialethics and the identity of theAmerican Catholic Church. TheBannan Institute for Jesuit Educationand ChristianValues sponsored theJan.25 event.“I am most happyto welcome FatherAvery Dulles to campus,”said PaulLocatelli, S.J., presidentof SCU. “It’sanother honor forSCU and a wonderfullycoincidental wayof celebrating 150years of Jesuit,Catholic education in the SiliconValley.”Dulles, 82, the son of JohnFoster Dulles, secretary of stateunder President Dwight Eisenhower,is considered the dean of Americantheologians. A professor of theologyat Fordham University, Dulles hasauthored more than 650 articles ontheological topics and published21 books.“For 40 years, Dulles has been amediator, making sense of theAmerican Catholic Church to Romeand making sense of the Vatican toAmerican Catholics,” said WilliamSpohn, director of the BannanInstitute. “No one in the AmericanCatholic Church has done more tobring the insights of the revolutionarySecond Vatican Council intothe theology and lives of AmericanCatholics.”10SANTA CLARA MAGAZINE/SUMMER 2001
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