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Men's Standings
| Team | Big 5 | All | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Salle | 3-1 | 26-6 | Speedy Morris |
| Temple | 3-1 | 18-12 | John Chaney |
| Villanova | 2-2 | 18-16 | Rollie Massimino |
| Pennsylvania | 1-3 | 13-13 | Tom Schneider |
| St. Joseph’s | 1-3 | 8-21 | Jim Boyle |
| 83-66, 55.7% |
Men's Game Results
| Date / Location | Winner | Loser | Crowd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5 | La Salle 81 | St. Joseph’s 57 | 4,189 |
| Palestra | Widest LS-SJU margin since Tom Gola played | ||
| Dec 6 | Penn 71 | Villanova 70 | 5,760 |
| Palestra | Quakers stun nationally-ranked ‘Cats with FTs | ||
| Dec 9 | La Salle 77 | Penn 61 | 5,921 |
| Palestra | Simmons’ 32 pts leads to Jostens Classic win | ||
| Dec 17 | Villanova 70 | Temple 59 | 6,500 |
| Pavilion | Vreeswyk and Macon combine for just 18 pts | ||
| Dec 22 | La Salle 79 | Villanova 74 | 6,500 |
| Pavilion | Simmons grabs 21 boards in overtime win | ||
| Jan 4 | Temple 67 | La Salle 57 | 8,443 |
| Palestra | Vreeswyk nails 8 threes en route to 26 pts | ||
| Jan 17 | St. Joseph’s 64 | Penn 56 | 4,307 |
| Palestra | St. Joe’s shoots 31% from field – and wins! | ||
| Jan 24 | Villanova 69 | St. Joseph’s 55 | 8,722 |
| Palestra | Hawks again struggle, shooting 37% | ||
| Jan 31 | Temple 77 | Penn 55 | 3,900 |
| McGonigle | All five Temple starters score in double figures | ||
| Feb 2 | Temple 79 | St. Joseph’s 71 | 3,900 |
| McGonigle | St. Joe’s cans 14 of 29 threes – and loses! | ||
Men's Honors
Big 5 First Team:
- Mark Macon (Temple)
- Doug Overton (La Salle)
- Lionel Simmons (La Salle)*
- Mike Vreeswyk (Temple)
- Chris Walker (Villanova)
- Doug West (Villanova)
* Simmons was a first-team All-American according to The Sporting News, averaging 28.4 points and 11.4 rebounds.
Hall of Fame Inductees:
- Bob Bigelow (Pennsylvania)
- Andy Dougherty (St. Joseph’s publicist)
- Jim O’Brien (St. Joseph’s)
- John Pinone (Villanova)
- Bill Taylor (La Salle)
Men's NCAA Tournament
Louisiana Tech 83, La Salle 74 in Nashville, TN
Men's National Invitation Tournament
Villanova 76, St. Peter’s 56, in Philadelphia, PA
Villanova 76, Penn State 67, in Philadelphia, PA
Michigan State 70, Villanova 63, in Philadelphia, PA
Women's Standings
| Team | Big 5 | All | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Salle | 4-0 | 28-3 | John Miller |
| St. Joseph’s | 2-2 | 23-8 | Jim Foster |
| Temple | 2-2 | 22-10 | Linda MacDonald |
| Villanova | 2-2 | 18-12 | Harry Perretta |
| Pennsylvania | 0-4 | 5-21 | Marianne Stanley |
| 96-54, 64.0% |
Women's Game Results
| Date / Location | Winner | Loser |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 5 | St. Joseph’s 69 | La Salle 64 |
| Hawk Hill | Linda Hester’s 22 points is not enough | |
| Nov 29 | Temple 66 | Villanova 46 |
| McGonigle | Kelly Lane (26 pts, 14 rebs) keys victory | |
| Dec 7 | Villanova 77 | Penn 51 |
| Pavilion | Villanova Wildcats spread the points | |
| Dec 10 | La Salle 73 | Temple 71 |
| Hayman | Tracey Sneed’s 27 points is the key to win | |
| Dec 12 | St. Joseph’s 70 | Penn 62 |
| Palestra | Kim Foley scores 26 points, grabs 12 boards | |
| Dec 13 | La Salle 70 | Villanova 58 |
| Pavilion | Explorers outscore ‘Nova, 44-26, after half | |
| Jan 10 | La Salle 61 | Penn 57 |
| Palestra | La Salle rallies to down Quakers | |
| Jan 17 | Temple 80 | Penn 53 |
| McGonigle | Pam Balogh tallies 22 points as Owls cruise | |
| Jan 24 | Villanova 63 | St. Joseph’s 61 |
| Palestra | Helen Koskinen scores 25 in overtime win | |
| Jan 31 | La Salle 75 | St. Joseph’s 68 |
| Hawk Hill | La Salle captures Big Five title outright | |
| Feb 13 | St. Joseph’s 65 | Temple 58 |
| Hawk Hill | Kim Foley’s 24 points leads the way | |
Women's Honors
Big 5 First Team:
- Pam Balogh (Temple)
- Kim Foley (St. Joseph’s)
- Dale Hodges (St. Joseph’s)*
- Helen Koskinen (Villanova)
- Kelly Lane (Temple)
- Tracey Sneed (La Salle)
* Hodges led the Hawks to a 23-win season by averaging 23.4 points a game.
Dale Hodges dominated the Big Five in a way that was unseen previously. In each of her three seasons, her St. Joseph’s Hawks won at least 23 games and she owns the Hawk record book. Hodges holds the standards of most points in a career (2,077), season (855) and a game (42). She averaged 22.1 points a game in her three-year career and scored 40 or more three times. As a senior in 1989-90, she averaged an all-time Big Five-high 27.6 points a game. Not surprisingly she was twice named the player of the year in both the Philadelphia Big Five and the Atlantic 10. The SJU rebound leader with 1,049, Hodgesis the only Hawk to lead the team in scoring, rebounding, steals and blocks in the same season. And she did that twice.
Big 5 Second Team:
- Jen Dorfmeister (Pennsylvania)
- Kelly Greenberg (La Salle)
- Karen Healey (Temple)
- Jen Snyder (La Salle)
- Sheila Wall (La Salle)
Hall of Fame Inductees:
- Mary Sue Garrity (St. Joseph’s)
- Maureen Kramer (La Salle)
- Carol Kuna (Pennsylvania)
- Faye Lawrence (Temple)
- Vivian Machinski (Pennsylvania)
- Ellen Malone (La Salle)
- Chrissy McGoldrick (St. Joseph’s)
- Lisa Ortlip (Villanova)
- Marilyn Stephens (Temple)
- Kathy Straccia (Villanova)
Women's NCAA Tournament
St. Joseph’s 82, Vanderbilt 68
Long Beach State 84, St. Joseph’s 65
La Salle 72, Connecticut 63
Tennessee 91, La Salle 61
Temple 90, Holy Cross 80
Auburn 88, Temple 54
Old Dominion 66, Villanova 41
Women's National Invitation Tournament
No participants