LAKELAND, Fla. - Florida Southern College Athletics closes their week dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the passing of Title IX with 50 monumental moments in Florida Southern's history of women's athletics in chronological order with assistance and dedication from FSC alumnus and Hall of Famer, Wayne Koehler. Be sure to check out the
Title IX Photo Gallery with flashbacks to many of the important events listed below.
50 CHRONOLOGICAL EVENTS IN FLORIDA SOUTHERN WOMEN'S ATHLETICS
1971-72
Under Athletic Director Hal Smeltzly's leadership, Florida Southern becomes a charter member of the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women, the national governing body for women's intercollegiate sports.
3/06/71
Under coach Kathy Hannie Benn , women's tennis tops Palm Beach Junior College in first-ever varsity match
9/29/76
Under coach Kathy Hannie Benn, volleyball tops Seminole Junior College in two sets for program's first every intercollegiate varsity match. It also marks the first varsity volleyball match in Jenkins Field House
11/11/76
Volleyball competes in its first-ever AIAW State Tournament
1/20/78
Under head coach Lois Webb, Florida Southern plays its first-ever women's basketball intercollegiate game
1/21/78
Women's Basketball downs Eckerd, 90-18, for program's first win. It is also the first women's basketball win in Jenkins Field House.
12/08/78
Volleyball competes in its first-ever AIAW National Championship
6/79
Women's tennis player Betsy Heidenberger becomes Florida Southern's first-ever All-American in any Moccasin women's sport.
9/20/80
Under coach Ed Plowman, women's and men's cross country host their first home event with a race around Lake Hollingsworth
10/25/80
In Florida Southern women's sports' first participation in the Sunshine State Conference, women's cross country wins the inaugural SSC championship
12/03 & 12/18/81
Volleyball is one of just two Division II programs to compete in both the AIAW and NCAA National Tournaments in the same season
3/25/86
Dori Stankewitz strikes out 14 of 15 batters to post the softball team's first-ever perfect game in 15-0, 5-inning win over Saint Leo
9/20/86
Paige Dempsey wins the Monarch Classic at Saint Leo for the first individual win in women's cross country
5/08/87
The softball teams shuts out Central Missouri State, 5-0, in first-ever NCAA postseason game
5/23/93
Softball takes two games from Augustana (SD) to win the NCAA National Championship. It is the first national title for any women's sport at Florida Southern.
3/09/94
Behind Kelly Charron's 24 points and 8 rebounds, the women's basketball team beats Fort Valley State, 81-68, for program's first ever NCAA postseason win
3/11/95
Behind Allison Gerdeman's 18 points, the women's basketball team wins first ever NCAA South Region Championship with a 72-71 win over Valdosta State
9/16/95
Under coach Lois Webb, women's golf debuts as a sport at Florida Southern, competing in the Lady Sunshine Invitational in Orlando
5/18/96
In its first year of competition, women's golf sees Shanna Nagy win a NCAA national Championship as FSC places fourth nationally
5/15/98
Shanna Nagy wins her second NCAA National Championship as women's golf finishes as national runner-up
9/01/98
Under coach Chris Rizzieri, Women's soccer makes its debut at Florida Southern
9/17/98
Women's soccer defeats Embry-Riddle, 4-1, for program's first win
5/15/99
Lisa Cave wins her first NCAA National Championship as women's golf places second nationally
5/19/00
Under Head Coach
Robbie Davis, the women's golf team captures its first NCAA National Championship as Lisa Cave wins her second consecutive NCAA National Title
5/19/01
The women's golf team repeats as NCAA National Champions and Jana Peterkova wins her first NCAA National Title
6/20/01
Lois Webb named the first female Director of Athletics at Florida Southern College.
5/18/02
Jana Peterkova wins second NCAA National Championship to lead FSC to a third straight women's golf NCAA National Championship. The Mocs win by an NCAA record 73 strokes
10/11/03
Under coach Lee Stauffer, women's and men's swimming make their Florida Southern debut in a meet at the Univ. of North Florida
12/08/03
Long-time volleyball coach Lois Webb is inducted into the inaugural class of the American Volleyball Coaches Association Hall of Fame
1/11/04
Women's Swimming notches its first-ever win with a 143-105 victory over visiting Agnes Scott
1/31/05
Behind 29 points and 16 rebounds by Lucresia West, women's basketball tops Nova Southeastern, 68-59, for program's 500th all-time win
3/16/07
Softball coach Chris Bellotto wins her 1000th game as the Mocs down Bryant, 2-0
5/12/07
Women's golf wins its fourth NCAA National Championship as Lindsey Bergeon places third nationally
10/09/07
Lois Webb recognized as NCAA Division II Administrator of the Year by The National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administra- tors (now, Women Leaders in College Sports)
5/03/08
The softball team plays Team USA in front of a crowd of nearly 6,000 fans at Plant City Stadium
2/21/09
Under coach Jamie Moreno, women's and men's track compete in their first full season as a varsity sport
12/10/10
Long-time softball coach Chris Bellotto is inducted into the National Fastpitch Coaches Associational Hall of Fame
3/10/10
Women's swimming competes in its first NCAA national championship meet in Canton, Ohio
3/10/11
Mary O'Sullivan wins FSC's first women's swimming NCAA National Championship in the 200 freestyle with a 1:48.23 time
3/12/11
Two days after winning the Mocs' first NCAA National Championship in women's swimming, Mary O'Sullivan wins a second title with a victory in the 200 backstroke (1:56.90 time)
9/03/11
Volleyball records its 1000th all-time win with a five-set victory over Shippensburg
2/19/12
Under coach
Kara Reber, women's Lacrosse debuts with an 18-17 win over Lindenwood at Bryant Stadium
9/14/12
Women's tennis great Chris Evert is on hand as Florida Southern dedicates the 10-court Wynee Warden Tennis Complex for women's and men's tennis
3/06/13
Women's swimmer Alli Crenshaw wins her first NCAA National Championship in the 1000 freestyle with a 9:57.29 time
3/08/13
Women's swimmer Alli Crenshaw wins a second NCAA National Championship, this time in the 1650 freestyle with a 16:42.58 time
3/12/14
Women's swimmer Alli Crenshaw defends her NCAA National Championship in the 1000 freestyle with a 9:59.65 time
3/14/14
Jensen Blassage scores 24 points to lead the women's basketball team to a 65-56 win over Benedict for the program's second regional championship
5/21/16
Under coach
Kara Reber, Women's lacrosse upsets top-ranked Adelphi, 8-7, to win the NCAA National Championship
10/22/16
Under coach
Shannon Morrell, equestrian debuts as a club sport at Florida Southern
2/16/18
The Barnett Athletic Complex is dedicated with a stadium for women's soccer and women's lacrosse as well as the Chris Bellotto Softball Field
3/02/18
Under head coach Hyrum Keime, beach volleyball debuts on the Judy and Joe P. Ruthven Courts
11/12/19
Longtime volleyball head coach and director of athletics Lois Webb is inducted into the Florida Sports Hall of Fame
