Mighty Mac Musings

Dear Immaculata Community,

“Trust is why teams win.” The Mighty Macs story began in 1970 when Cathy Rush was hired as the Immaculata head women’s basketball coach at a salary of $450 a year. She took the job, knowing there was no gym to play in, no real fan base, hardly any money to support the program and barely enough players to fill out the roster. Despite the obstacles, Rush, a woman way ahead of the curve, believed implicitly she could take the program to the top.

“We brought over weary basketballs from the physical ed. department; we wore hand-me-down uniforms, hot, itchy woolen, blue tunics that had been here for years. The way we traveled to games was, get in your own car and get there; and the players had to buy their own socks and sneakers,” remembered Rush. Trust was the secret ingredient for their success in the early 70s. No obstacle was too much to surmount.

Peace to you!

Sister Antoine