Shelly Pennefather
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Born | c. 1966 | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
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College | Forward | ||||||||||||||
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1987–1990 | Nippon Express | ||||||||||||||
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Mary Michelle Pennefather (born c. 1966), now known as Sister Rose Marie of the Queen of Angels,[1] is a former professional basketball player. Winner of the Wade Trophy in 1987, she went on to play premier league basketball in Japan before retiring to a monastic life.
High school
Pennefather spent three years at
Pennefather was named to the
College
Pennefather played her college basketball for the
Villanova statistics
Source[10]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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1984 | Villanova | 26 | 504 | 53.5% | 78.0% | 9.7 | NA | NA | NA | 19.4 |
1985 | Villanova | 29 | 544 | 53.4% | 74.0% | 10.9 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 18.8 |
1986 | Villanova | 31 | 685 | 57.3% | 81.8% | 9.5 | 5.1 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 22.1 |
1987 | Villanova | 31 | 675 | 58.5% | 76.8% | 9.9 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 21.8 |
Career | 117 | 2408 | 55.9% | 78.0% | 10.0 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 20.6 |
Professional career
After graduating from Villanova, Pennefather played three seasons of professional basketball for the Nippon Express in Japan.[1][11]
Religious life
On June 8, 1991, Pennefather retired to a monastic life with the Poor Clares order at their monastery in Alexandria, Virginia.[12][11] On June 6, 1997, six years after entering the monastery as a novice, Pennefather, now known as Sister Rose Marie, took her final vows as a nun.[1] On June 9, 2019, Pennefather had her first physical contact with family and friends since becoming a nun; her next opportunity to do so will not happen for another 25 years, per the rule of her religious order.[12]
References
- ^ a b c d "Pennefather heeds her calling". catholiceducation.org. April 6, 2003. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- ^ Latimer, Clay. "Sister of mercy". Associated Press Sports Editors. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Pennefather Keeps Trying To Duck Spotlight". philly.com. January 22, 1986. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- ^ "History made and repeated". Thecatholicsun.com. April 3, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- ^ "Women's All-Time U. S. Olympic Festival Roster by Affiliation". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- ^ "USA Women's R. William Jones Cup". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- ^ "NCAA Basketball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- ^ Jacobs, Jeff (March 7, 2004). "This Sister Could Bring It". philly.com. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- ^ "The Wade Trophy". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. 2016-02-17. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Finest" (PDF). fs.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
- ^ a b Kram, Mark (March 10, 1993). "The World Is Her Cloister". philly.com. Archived from the original on May 13, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ a b Merrill, Elizabeth (August 2, 2019). "Whatever happened to Villanova basketball star Shelly Pennefather? 'So I made this deal with God.'". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
External links
- Profile at the Greater Utica Sports Hall of Fame
- Profile at Machebeuf.org
- The Former Villanova basketball star who gave up hoops to join a monastery | SC Featured via YouTube