Jill Sosnak
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Sport:
Basketball |
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Year
Graduated: 1995 |
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Year
Inducted: 2000 |
Jill Sosnak combined the rare talents of being able to handle
the ball like a guard, score from the perimeter likea fowardd
and post up like a center.
"She was a triple threat player," said former Terrier
women's basketball coach Chris Basile, who coached Jill during
her illustrious four-year career. "What made her so special,
though, was her competitiveness and her drive to improve her
game. As a result, with every season, she added something
to her game. She was a very focused athlete, and she played
the game with a deep passion."
"Jill also made everyone around her better," praised
Basile.
Jill made her presence felt from the outset, as she finished
second on the team in scoring (12.7 ppg) and first in rebounding
(8.0 rpg) her freshman year of 1990-91. Her performances earned
her Conference Rookie of the Year and First Team All-Conference
recognition.
She went on to earn First Team All-Conference honors as a
sophomore, as she led the Terriers in scoring (16.0 ppg),
rebounding (8.4 rpg) and field goal percentage (.492).
Jill improved her rebounding average to 8.9 her junior year,
while her scoring remained the same at 16.0, and she earned
a spot as a Second Team All-Conference pick and a Fourth Team
All-American as selected by the American Women's Sports Federation.
After redshirting the 1993-94 season, she came back in 1994-95
to lead the team in rebounding (7.9) for the fourth straight
year. Jill also captained the team, as her leadership was
vital in the team's 18-10 campaign.
Her name figured prominently in the Terrier record books
at the time of her induction as she was second on the all-time
list in both points with 1430 and rebounds with 828, while
she was first in both free throws made (394) and attempted
(534).
