Doris Saracino, Wilkes University
Field Hockey, Volleyball and W. Basketball Coach – 1960-1994
Doris Saracino, a 34-year member of the Wilkes athletic department, is often referred to on campus as the “mother of Wilkes women’s athletics”. At the time when women’s sports scores were generally reported on the society pages, Saracino put into place the foundation for women’s athletics at Wilkes. In 1960, she became the first full-time coach of the women’s basketball program and led the team for its first ten years of existence. In 1962 Saracino turned her attention to starting a field hockey program at Wilkes and ultimately coached for the programs first eight years. Later, in 1975, Saracino saw the need for yet another fall sport to complement field hockey and started the Wilkes volleyball program. For 15 years she guided the fortunes of the Lady Colonels volleyball team, reaching the MAC tournament in 1982 with a 16-6 record. She was inducted into the Wilkes Hall of Fame in 1995.
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