Moran and St Joeseph’s await fate

SUSAN MORAN’S Saint Joseph’s University basketball team face an anxious wait to see if they have qualified for the prestigious NCAA Championships later this month.

The Irish international from Tullamore became a star as a player at the Philadelphia University before graduating in 2002. She was the all-time leading scorer in Saint Joe’s basketball history, helping her school to two trips to the NCAAs before going on to professional basketball with the WNBA’s New York Liberty, and in Spain.

Now coming to the end of her first season as an assistant coach back at Saint Joe’s, her new-found skills as a mentor to the women’s squad have been put to the test this week, following their 53-48 defeat to Philly rivals Temple in their Atlantic 10 Conference final on Sunday.