As part of TigerFest 2023, Holy Family University will induct four individuals — Kevin Comey, Fran Dougherty, Donna (Elliott) Kilpatrick, and William “Mickey” McGroarty — and the 2007-08 women’s basketball team into its Athletics Hall of Fame.

The honorees will be celebrated at a ceremony in the Campus Center in April 2024 at a date to be determined.

“This year’s inductees are some of the most impressive to have ever represented the department,” said Tim Hamill, Holy Family’s Director of Athletics. “While athletic and coaching accolades played a large role in their inductions, they more importantly embodied what it meant to be a Tiger through their actions that were rooted in the university’s core values.”

Kevin Comey | Class of 1991 | Men’s Basketball

Comey is the program’s all-time leader in assists (1,104), free-throw percentage (87.8) and games played (134), while ranking second in assists per game (8.2) and 3-point percentage (54.9). He is also sixth with 250 3-pointers and eighth with 1,530 points. His 70.9 3-point percentage in 1988-89 and 346 assists in 1990-91 are both program records, as he appears in the Top 10 of the single-season record book 15 times. Holy Family went a combined 105-29 during his four seasons, including winning a program record 30 games in 1988-89 as the Tigers won the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) District 19 and advanced to the NAIA National Tournament.

Fran Dougherty | Class of 1999 | Men’s Soccer

Dougherty is the program’s all-time leader with 42 goals, while ranking second with 104 points and tied for fifth with 20 assists. Holy Family won at least 11 matches in all four of his seasons, totaling 54 victories as the Tigers advanced to NAIA Region Tournament all four years.

Donna (Elliott) Kilpatrick | Class of 2000 | Women’s Soccer

Kilpatrick is the program’s all-time leader with .81 goals per match. She also ranks second in goals (68) and points per match (1.94), third in points (163), fifth in assists (27) and seventh in assists per match (.32). Kilpatrick was a member of the first four teams in program history, helping guide Holy Family to a 62-25 record, including three consecutive NAIA Regionals.

William “Mickey” McGroarty | Softball Coach | 1992-2009

McGroarty is the program’s all-time winningest coach with a 412-296-4 record. He coached Holy Family for 18 seasons, leading the Tigers to three NAIA Regionals and the 2003 NAIA Independent Tournament championship. His 1999 team holds the program record with 36 victories, while his 2001 squad received votes in the final NAIA Top 25 poll.

2007-08 Women’s Basketball Team

The 2007-08 women’s basketball becomes the first team inducted into the Athletics Hall of Fame after it completed a perfect regular season and became the first Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) team to advance to the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16. Holy Family was also the first team from the league to earn the No. 1 seed and host the Northeast Regional. The Tigers won the first 32 games of their campaign, which included going 18-0 in conference play and winning the CACC Tournament title. Holy Family finished with a 32-1 record and was ranked No. 4 in the final NCAA Division II poll.

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