Bernadette Laukaitis resigned her position as Cabrini's head women's basketball coach to join her own former head coach at Division I University of Pennsylvania.

Laukaitis took an assistant position under new Penn head coach Mike McLaughlin who coached her as a player at Division II Holy Family. She also served as his assistant for eight years at Holy Family. Laukaitis went 23-5 in her only season at Cabrini, the program's most wins since 1995-1996. She led the Cavaliers to the Colonial States Athletic Conference championship and their sixth trip to the NCAA tournament.

�Bernadette�s accomplishments at Cabrini in one season were remarkable,� Cabrini's Director of Athletics & Recreation Joe Giunta said. �She led our team to the conference title and a return trip to the NCAA Tournament. We wish Bernadette the best in her new position at Penn.�

A national search for Cabrini�s next women�s basketball coach will begin immediately.