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Lycoming College.
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Harry Perretta
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When he was hired in 1978 at the age of 22, he became the youngest coach to ever head a women"s varsity program at Villanova. At the time that Perretta interviewed for the position of head coach, he was one of 65 applicants. He had been out of college only two months at the time, which initially prompted Villanova to drop him from serious consideration.
However, Dutch Burch, the head coach at Lycoming College, sent in a letter of recommendation to Villanova – Perretta had suffered a career-ending injury to his ankle while a freshman at Lycoming, and Burch persuaded Perretta to become a student assistant coach.
Perretta also coached the junior varsity team for two years. Burch"s letter helped persuade Villanova to give Perretta a chance.
The school made it to the Final Four of the 1982 AIAW Tournament, the last year that tournament was held. Teams he has coached have earned invitations to many post-season tournaments.
The 2002-2003 team advanced as far as the Elite Eight.
1995—Philadelphia Big 5.
Achievements
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1995—Philadelphia Big 5 Coach of the Year 1996—Big East Coach of the Year 1996—Philadelphia Big 5 Coach of the Year 2001—Philadelphia Big 5 Coach of the Year 2003—Philadelphia Big 5 Coach of the Year 2004—Philadelphia Big 5 Coach of the Year 2007—Lycoming Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007 2011—Philadelphia Sports Writers Association Special Achievement Award.
