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EDINBORO, PA – For four years Edinboro
University women’s basketball coach Stan Swank had the
pleasure of watching Callie Iorfido roam the court at McComb
Fieldhouse. Now after a year’s absence, Swank will once again
be able to enjoy Iorfido’s company.
Only this time, she will be sitting right next
to him on the bench. Iorfido has been named the Edinboro women’s
basketball assistant coach. She replaces Jordie Soto, who left
earlier this year to assume a similar position at Marshall
University.
“I am so excited to have such an
extraordinary person return to our program,” related Swank. “Callie
was a great player during her days at Edinboro and will now return
to impart her knowledge of the game to our players. It is very
exciting that she has an understanding of our system both on and
off the court. She will know first hand about the PSAC and what it
takes to be successful in the Western Division.
“Ultimately, she will be a
spectacular role model as a former great player and as an
excellent student,” Swank continued. “It will be
exciting to have her involved in the recruitment of future
players. She will be a huge asset having played and gone to school
here. She is the prime example of ‘Great Things Happen Here’!”
Iorfido, a native of Ambridge, PA, ranks as one
of the all-time greatest players in Edinboro history. She became
Edinboro’s sixth Kodak/WBCA All-American, and first since
1999-00, as she earned honorable mention All-American honors. That
capped a brilliant senior season in which she was named the PSAC
West Athlete of the Year and was a first team All-PSAC West
selection. In addition, she was selected as the Nancy Acker Award
winner in 2006.
The 5’5” guard finished as Edinboro’s
second-leading scorer at 12.5 ppg. as a senior, and also added 5.1
rpg. More importantly, she set a school record with 249 assists
while turning the ball over just 89 times. She led the PSAC in
both assists and steals, finishing with 95 in the latter category.
Edinboro had had just one triple-double in its
history prior to 2005-06, when Iorfido accomplished the fete
twice. The first came against Seton Hill (20 points, 11 rebounds,
14 assists), followed by 29 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists in
her final home appearance vs. Shippensburg.
As a junior, Iorfido earned second team
All-PSAC West accolades after averaging 10.4 ppg. and handing out
225 assists, along with recording 91 steals. The assists ranks
third all-time. She led the Fighting Scots to a 21-10 record that
season, along with the team’s first berth in the NCAA
Division II Playoffs since 1998.
Iorfido likely ranks at the top in a long line
of standout point guards at Edinboro. While not taking over as the
starter until her junior season, she concluded her career with 682
assists, despite missing the final seven games of the 2003-04
campaign due to an injury. That figure is second all-time in the
PSAC. In addition, Iorfido finished with 283 career steals, a
figure which ranks fourth all-time at Edinboro. She fell just shy
of reaching 1,000 points for her career, finishing with 932.
The Iorfido name has made quite an impact in
Edinboro athletics. Her father Rich was a standout linebacker for
the Edinboro football team from 1970-72, and was inducted into the
Athletic Hall of Fame. Younger sister Mandie is a senior catcher
on the softball team, and is a two-time All-PSAC West performer.
Edinboro’s new women’s assistant
coach received her Bachelor of Science degree in Physical
Education in December 2006, along with a minor in Coaching. She
graduated with a 3.46 GPA.
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