Villanova Univeristy Athletics

Maria DiBernardi is the winningest coach in Villanova history for any sport. She was the head coach of the Wildcats softball program for 35 seasons and registered a career record of 880-758-12. DiBernardi was 33^rd in all-time coaching victories in NCAA Division I history at the time of her induction to the Hall of Fame. One of her strengths was encouraging her student-athletes in their academic pursuits, and as a result she produced more than 300 selections to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team during her coaching tenure. DiBernardi coached 77 All-BIG EAST honorees and 28 All-Region selections while leading the Wildcats to 17 BIG EAST Tournament berths and three appearances in the conference championship game. Villanova had 12 seasons with 30 or more wins during her career, including three years with at least 40 victories.