Rise of the Saints

Spring is just around the corner, yet as Director of Athletics and Recreation Pam Roecker sits in her office above the pristine Jean Yawkey Center gymnasium, she can still hear the all-familiar and repetitive thud of the ball striking the hardwood and the screeching of sneakers across the court.

At this particular moment, the noise she hears coming from the practice below is that of one of the top women's basketball programs in the country, en route to a season that will end with a spot among the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament's "Elite Eight." Since arriving at Emmanuel in 2003, Roecker has learned to expect this - when March rolls around and the vast majority of teams across the country have wrapped up their winter seasons, there's still basketball left to be played for the Saints. Read more.