Conshy’s Courtney Colbert to be Inducted into Shippensburg’s Hall of Fame

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September 27th, 2012 | By Marc Garabedian

Conshy resident Courtney Colbert has been selected for induction into the Shippensburg University’s Athletic Hall of Fame.  The induction ceremony will take place on October 5th.  The 1995 graduate was a three-time All-PSAC and four-time IWLCA All-American lacrosse player that holds Shippensburg University’s all-time record for career goals with 210.  As a senior in 1995, Colbert was named the Division II Lacrosse Player of the Year.

In her freshman season (1991), Colbert earned All-America plaudits after leading Shippensburg with 37 goals.  Colbert led SU in scoring during all four of her seasons on the team.  She did not compete in 1992, returning to the squad in 1993.

As a sophomore, Colbert contributed 52 goals and eight assists to achieve the first of her three all-conference citations.  She nearly matched those statistics as a junior in 1994, contributing 53 goals and eight assists.

Her banner year came as a senior. Colbert set a school-record with 68 goals in the 1995 season and also dished out 14 assists to finish with an incredible 82 points.  The single-season scoring record was eventually broken four years later by her sister, Cameron.

The 1995 team was ranked No. 1 in Division II at one point during the season and was the PSAC runner-up to West Chester.  The only other losses during the season came to a pair of Division I opponents and to Trenton State – who won the Division III championship.  Overall, Colbert scored 210 goals and recorded 35 assists. Her goals total ranks fourth in PSAC history.

A native of Newtown Square, Colbert chose Shippensburg after being recruited by several prominent Division I programs. After her graduation from Shippensburg, Colbert went on to earn a master’s degree in sports management from East Stroudsburg University, where she served as an assistant coach.

Colbert briefly worked with the Philadelphia Phillies, before transitioning to the wireless industry. She has worked for several of the nation’s largest wireless carriers and now resides in both Conshohocken, Pa. and Bridgewater, N.J. where she works as a Client Marketing Manager at Asurion supporting Verizon Wireless.