Susan_Robinson_Fruchtl
Susan Robinson Fruchtl is the former athletic director at Saint Francis University.
Susan Robinson Fruchtl | |
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| Education | Master's degree in education |
| Alma mater | Penn State University |
| Occupation | Athletic Director |
| Spouse | Tony Fruchtl |
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
Source[2]
| 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 |
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]
Robinson Fruchtl returned to Saint Francis University as director of athletics.[1]
She married Tony Fruchtl in 1997.[1]
| 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 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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- "Saint Francis University Red Flash Athletics - Staff Directory". Sfuathletics.com. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
- "Women's Basketball Finest" (PDF). fs.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
- "St. Francis' Haigh resigns as head women's basketball coach". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. February 1, 2019. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
- "Saint Francis Women's Basketball 2016-17 Media Guide by Saint Francis Red Flash". issuu. 2017-01-11. p. 85. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
- "NEC Women's Basketball Standings (1997-2016)". Northeast Conference. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
- "History, Records, & Awards" (PDF). Providence Athletics. 2016. pp. 28, 35. Retrieved June 10, 2017.