Susan Robinson Fruchtl

Susan Robinson Fruchtl
Personal information
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Career information
CollegePenn State (1988–1993)
PositionForward
Career highlights and awards

Susan Robinson Fruchtl is the former athletic director at Saint Francis University.

College

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Susan Robinson graduated in 1992 from Penn State University with a B.S. in exercise and sports science. In 1992, she was named a consensus All-American and won the Wade Trophy as the best women's college basketball player in NCAA Division I, after previously winning Atlantic 10 Freshman-of-the-Year honors, twice being named to the All-Atlantic 10 Conference team, and chosen as the conference Player of the Year in 1991. Her 2,253 career points stood as a school record, until eclipsed in 2004.[1]

Robinson Fruchtl holds a master's degree in higher education from Penn State.[1]

Penn State statistics

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Source[2]

Legend
  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% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1989 Penn State 28 503 51.6% 0.0% 82.2% 9.3 1.4 2.0 0.6 18.0
1990 Penn State 32 633 50.1% 33.3% 88.5% 9.4 1.7 1.3 0.3 19.8
1991 Penn State 31 560 54.7% 41.9% 88.6% 8.4 1.9 1.4 0.3 18.1
1992 Penn State 31 557 51.2% 40.4% 90.7% 7.9 1.5 1.3 0.2 18.0
Career 122 2253 51.8% 40.0% 87.4% 8.8 1.6 1.5 0.3 18.5

Coaching

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Robinson Fruchtl served as an assistant coach at Penn State from 1993 to 1998, later rejoining the staff in May 2004.[1] In June 2000, she became head girls' basketball coach at Beaver Area High School, ultimately leading the team to the PIAA Class AAA playoffs in her final two seasons.[1]

Robinson Fruchtl was coach at Saint Francis from 2007 to 2012 with her 74 career wins tied for third on the school's list.[1] She was named the 2011 NEC Coach of the Year.[1] She then served as the head women's basketball coach at Providence for four seasons.[1]

Robinson Fruchtl returned to coaching the Red Flash during the 2018–19 season when Joe Haigh took a leave of absence on November 13, 2018, and continued in that role for the rest of the season following Haigh's resignation on February 1, 2019.[3]

Administration

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Robinson Fruchtl returned to Saint Francis University as director of athletics.[1]

Family

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She married Tony Fruchtl in 1997.[1]

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Saint Francis (Northeast Conference) (2007–2012[4][5])
2007–08 Saint Francis 6–23 3–15 T–10th
2008–09 Saint Francis 15–17 11–7 T–3rd
2009–10 Saint Francis 17–15 11–7 T–4th NCAA round of 64
2010–11 Saint Francis 22–12 14–4 1st NCAA round of 64
2011–12 Saint Francis 14–16 11–7 T–4th
Saint Francis: 74–83 50–40
Providence (Big East Conference) (2012–2016[6])
2012–13 Providence 7–23 2–14 14th
2013–14 Providence 7–23 2–16 10th
2014–15 Providence 6–24 3–15 9th
2015–16 Providence 5–24 1–17 10th
Providence: 25–94 8–62
Saint Francis (Northeast Conference) (2018–2019)
2018–19 Saint Francis 16–17 11–7 4th
Saint Francis: 90–100 61–47
Total: 115–194

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Saint Francis University Red Flash Athletics - Staff Directory". Sfuathletics.com. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball Finest" (PDF). fs.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
  3. ^ "St. Francis' Haigh resigns as head women's basketball coach". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. February 1, 2019. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  4. ^ "Saint Francis Women's Basketball 2016-17 Media Guide by Saint Francis Red Flash". issuu. 2017-01-11. p. 85. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
  5. ^ "NEC Women's Basketball Standings (1997-2016)". Northeast Conference. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
  6. ^ "History, Records, & Awards" (PDF). Providence Athletics. 2016. pp. 28, 35. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
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