BONUS EPISODE: Holy Family Women's Hoops Prepares for D2 Elite Eight

BONUS EPISODE: Holy Family Women's Hoops Prepares for D2 Elite Eight

From KYW Newsradio's 1-On-1 with Matt Leon by Audacy

March 23, 2026 · 12 min

About this episode

Matt Leon interviews Holy Family head coach Bernadette Laukaitis about the team's historic advancement to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Division II Tournament.

For the first time in program history, the Holy Family University women's basketball team has advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Division II Tournament. The 30-4 Tigers are the champs of the East Regional after picking up wins over Assumption, Southern Connecticut State and Daemen. In the Elite Eight, Holy Family will take on 29-3 Indiana University of Pennsylvania on Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 in Pittsburgh, PA. In this bonus episode of "1-on-1 with Matt Leon," Matt catches up with Holy Family head coach Bernadette Laukaitis to talk about her team's incredible ride and what she expects on Tuesday. "1-on-1 with Matt Leon” is a KYW Newsradio original podcast. You can follow the show on X @1on1pod and you can follow Matt @Mattleon1060.

People in this episode

Host: Matt Leon

Guest: Bernadette Laukaitis

Topics covered

  • women's basketball
  • NCAA Division II
  • Elite Eight
  • Holy Family University
  • sports
  • coaching

Keywords

  • Holy Family University
  • women's basketball
  • Elite Eight
  • NCAA Tournament
  • Bernadette Laukaitis
  • Indiana University of Pennsylvania
  • sports

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Holy Family University, NCAA Division II Tournament, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Places: Pittsburgh, PA

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