Marianne Crawford Stanley

Class of 2002

  • Venerable coaching veteran who posted a 415-224 ledger in 21 seasons on the collegiate level
  • Won a pair of AIAW championships (1979 and 1980) as well as an NCAA crown (1985) as the head coach at Old Dominion University
  • Coaching vita also includes stints as the head coach at the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Southern California, and the University of California as well as an assistant with the Los Angeles Sparks and the Washington Mystics in the WNBA
  • Garnered Kodak All-America distinction during her playing days in both her junior and senior years at Immaculata in 1975 and 1976 after leading the Mighty Macs to AIAW national championship titles in 1973 and 1974
  • International coaching experience includes serving as head coach of USA squad that competed in the 1985 Women’s Junior World Championships as well as assisting with the USA team that captured the gold medal in both the World Championships and Goodwill Games in 1986 and the bronze medal in the 1991 Pan American Games
  • Named head coach of the WNBA’s Washington Mystics in April 2002