Goldey-Beacom is proud to announce that Cliona Crammond from women's soccer, Sam McDuffie from men's basketball and Stephanie Puentes Robinson from women's tennis have been elected as the seventh class in the College's Athletics Hall of Fame.
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The Goldey-Beacom Athletics Hall of Fame Brunch and Induction Ceremony Presented by NovaCare will take place Sunday, October 6 as part of the College's Homecoming and Lightning Family Weekend. The weekend's events from October 4-6 include opportunities for alums to come back on campus to reunite with many friends and also see the many changes that many who continue to be part of the family help ignite. It also will give an opportunity for parents to come on campus and spend time with their kids as part of an atmosphere filled with festivities and fun.
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"October can't come soon enough to bring these three members of the Lightning Family back to campus and honor their contributions to our history," Director of Athletics Jeremy Benoit said. "I have had the pleasure of watching both Cliona Crammond and Stephanie Puentes Robinson compete, and am delighted that the Committee felt it was their time to be welcomed into our Hall of Fame because they were absolutely exceptional student-athletes. Â And Sam McDuffie's name is all over the record books for the men's basketball program, in both offensive and defensive categories, so I'm very excited to meet and honor his legacy as well. Â The list of potential hall-of-famers is long, but these three certainly are at the top."
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A gifted midfielder with exceptional scoring and passing ability, Crammond was a valuable asset to the program all four seasons and her impact on the team continues to carry. Her solid play on free kicks and overall will to win helped her to be named third team Collegiate Commissioners Association All-America in 2018, becoming the first female student-athlete in the College's history to be named All-America.
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Her bountiful accolades in 2018 also include being tabbed second team CoSIDA Academic All-America, first team CCA All-East Region, first team All-Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference, CoSIDA Academic All-District and a repeat member of the CACC All-Tournament Team.
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Crammond graduated tied for second in team history with 30 goals, third outright with 19 assists and third with 79 points. Â The three-time member of the league's Academic Honor Roll started all 76 of the Lightning's games during her career.
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Her play helped the 2018 squad set school records with 15 wins, 11 CACC victories and 63 goals. Crammond's career was topped in the 2019, when she was picked the College's nominee for NCAA Woman of the Year.
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McDuffie during his four seasons was a versatile player at guard and forward, helping the Lightning to four appearances in the CACC Tournament and two straight trips to the conference final. He was tabbed second team all-conference his senior season in 2011 and Honorable Mention All-CACC his junior campaign in 2010.
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Goldey-Beacom over McDuffie's last two seasons won 20 games each and in 2011 captured the first of what would be two straight CACC South Division titles. GBC also notched a 23-11 record in league games over his last two campaigns.
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McDuffie graduated first in school history with 1,413 points, third with 558 rebounds, eighth with 192 assists, first with 452 field goals, first with 440 free throws, second with 76 blocks and sixth with 125 steals.
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Puentes Robinson could not have had a bigger impact for Goldey-Beacom's women's tennis program, which was looking to make an even bigger impact on the national stage. She was named CACC Player of the Year in each of her first two campaigns (2011-12, 2012-13) and was tabbed the league's 2011-12 Rookie of the Year.
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Graduating first in school history with 59 singles wins and tied for second with 48 doubles triumphs, Puentes Robinson also was tabbed first team All-CACC in 2013-14 and second team in 2014-15.
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Goldey-Beacom went to the CACC Tournament each of her final three seasons, but it was the 2014-15 season that was the team's most successful during her time as a player. Recording 16 singles victories and 15 doubles wins, Puentes Robinson helped the Lightning notch 18 victories that still remain a school record, tie the school record with 10 shutouts, defeat Chestnut Hill for the College's first head-to-head NCAA Tournament victory and close 31st in the country.
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Puentes Robinson finished that season ranked 17th in the East Region, according to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. Two seasons later, she was a manager for the squad the won the first of what would be two consecutive CACC titles.
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