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The Pfeiffer University women’s basketball program celebrated 50 years of its existence last weekend at a ceremony during halftime of a women’s game.

Pfeiffer acknowledged many of the school’s previous coaches and players for their contributions to the program.

It started in the winter of 1975, when North Stanly’s legendary women’s basketball coach, Lonnie Chandler, led the Falcons to a 16-7 record.

Chandler coached Pfeiffer for two seasons before Jack Ingram took over in 1977. Ingram led Pfeiffer to a regular-season conference championship in 1978. He coached the school’s all-time leaders in points (Nancy Scroggins) and assists (Robyn Simpson).

Attending the reunion along with Chandler and Ingram was Angie Morton, who led Pfeiffer to a conference championship in 2003. She coached the school’s all-time leading rebounder, Candace Phifer.

Players, coaches and families celebrated before the game in the Falcon Club area along with returning alumni for the school’s Alumni Day festivities.

“It was awesome seeing so many of our former women’s basketball players and coaches come back this past weekend,” Pfeiffer Director of Athletics Zac Chilton said. “It says a lot about how much they cherished their time at Pfeiffer.”

Regarding the reunion, Morton said, “it was really good to come back to where I started my college career. Pfeiffer is a special place, and it’s an honor to be able to coach after all of those Hall of Famers.”

“It’s always good to see my players; that’s what makes it so special. It’s the relationships you have with people you worked with. They worked so hard and it’s just always good to see them.”

After a 98-91 mark for seven seasons, Morton coached 15 more seasons at Catawba, finishing with an overall record of 336-283.