Behrend Lions Athletic Hall of Fame
2000 Inductees
WILLIAM HILDENBRAND
William Hildenbrand, a graduate of North
Allegheny High School in Pittsburgh
was a standout for the Behrend Lions soccer team.
Hildenbrand was a member of the 1971 Penn
State Behrend Commonwealth Soccer Championship team that has been
recognized as one of the best teams in college history, and has been
inducted into the Hall of Fame. In 1972, Hildenbrand posted his best
season by contributing four goals and four assists to the Behrend
Lions. He returned to Behrend to continue his career in 1981 and
served as the team captain for longtime head coach Herb Lauffer.
Hildenbrand graduated from Penn State Behrend
in 1982. He is married and teaches at North Allegheny Intermediate
School. Hildenbrand is also the director of
coaching for the North Allegheny Soccer Club in Pittsburgh.
MICHELE (MADISON) GLOVER
Michele (Madison) Glover came to Penn State
Behrend from Bradford Central Christian High School in Bradford,
Pennsylvania, and became the most prolific scorer in women's
basketball history.
She is the all-time leader is numerous offensive categories and totaled more points than any women's player in history with 1,409. Glover also earned a school best 768 career rebounds. In addition, she is all-time leader for 457 points in a season, a 14.4 ppg scoring average for a career, 19.0 ppg scoring average in a season, 607 field goals made, and 205 field goals made in a season.Glover was tabbed as Penn State Behrend's Female Athlete of the Year in 1989-90. She was also a regular on the Eastern College Athletic Conference honor roll that acknowledged outstanding play in Division III basketball.
Glover graduated from Penn State Behrend in
1990. She is married, has one daughter, and is employed by Jones Lang
LaSalle Management Services Incorporated in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania.
MICHAEL POWELL
Michael Powell, a graduate of West Philadelphia High School in Philadelphia was a four-year standout on the basketball floor.
Powell was one of the most athletic guards of
all-time, and did everything well. He scored 1,002 career points
(11th), passed out 395 assists (2nd), and made 398 field goals (11th).
In three of his four seasons he led the team to the NAIA District 18
Playoffs and to 55 wins during the 1978-81 seasons under head coach
Jim Sims.In the 1979-80 season, Powell made 23 consecutive
free-throws. Powell was integral in the Behrend Lions'
"Big 5" Championship in 1981. For his efforts he was named
theBig 5 Player of the Year while averaging 15.3 ppg, 3.9 rpg and 4.8
apg. He went on to play professionally in South America.
Powell graduated from Penn State Behrend in
1982. Powell is married, has two daughters and is the Director of
Youth Sports Ministry in Philadelphia.
PAULA (SKAGGS) WOODYARD
Paula (Skaggs) Woodyard, a graduate of Clear
Creek High School in League City, Texas, was a women's basketball
star for the blue, white and red.
In only two seasons of work on the hardwood,
Woodyard compiled impressive numbers. She collected 420 rebounds
(12th), averaged 10.5 rebounds per game for her career (2nd), and
averaged 11.8 rpg in 1985-86 (3rd). In addition, she totaled 25 boards
in a single-game in 1985-86.
Woodyard is also listed among the all-time
leaders for career steals with 165 (5th), and assists with 128 (17th).
In 1986-87 she worked for 12 steals in a single-game and is still the
leader in this category. Woodyard was named Penn State Behrend's
Female Athlete of the Year in 1986-87.
Woodyard graduated from Penn State Behrend in
1987. She is married, has two children and is a certified public
accountant in Texas.
GARY ZANG
Gary Zang is a 1983 graduate of Sun Valley
High School in Aston, Pennsylvania, and was an impact player for the
Behrend Lions in his two seasons on the hardwood.
Zang served as team captain for hall of famer
Doug Zimmerman. In his first season for the Behrend Lions he blocked
44 shots, and was named team MVP after he averaged 17 ppg and 7 rpg
during his second year. In 1986-87 he scored 432 points. Zang was
named the James Frye Male Athlete of the Year in 1986-87.
For his career he scored 739 points, averaging
15.0 ppg. Zang averaged 6.9 rpg in his career (12th), had 78 career
blocks (3rd), 107 steals in his career (8th), and earned 58 steals in
the 1987-88 season (4th). Throughout his career Zang shot the ball
very well making 52% of his field goals attempts in his career, and
hitting 76% of his shots from the charity-stripe.
Zang graduated from Penn State Behrend in 1988. He is married, has three children, and is owner and president of D.G.S. Landscaping.