Cathy Rush became a basketball icon when she led Immaculata College, a small Catholic girls school near Philadelphia, to three back-to-back AIAW titles from 1972-1974, continuing to a total of six consecutive Final Four appearances by 1977. The Mighty Macs, as the team is known, lost only 15 of 164 games during that streak, emerging with legendary status and proving a major influence in college athletics. The upcoming film The Mighty Macs is the story leading up to their first championship win in coach Rush’s game changing ’71-’72 season that began with no gym and no budget. I met with the Basketball Hall of Famer to hear firsthand about her phenomenal career and the story that inspired the movie.
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