Major: Computer Science
Hometown: Alameda, CA
Career Highlights: Four-time letter winner for Women's Basketball; 1985 Women's Scholar Athlete of the Year
Biography: Goetze played women's basketball on the Hilltop for four years from 1981 to 1985. Goetze played under coach Sue Rojcewicz at a time with no MVP awards were give out. Instead, Coach Rojcewicz created the "Rock Award" - for the person that worked really hard and gave their all to the program. Goetze earned the "Rock Award" in 1983, 1984 and 1985. While she was never the top scorer or the leading rebounder - she was always noticed as the hardest worker on the team.
Why Goetze Chose USF: “I wanted to attend a Catholic college and play basketball, and USF provided me that opportunity.”
Favorite USF Memories: “I remember beating Stanford with our new coach, Sue Rojcewicz, who had just come to USF after being an assistant coach with Stanford. We had only eight healthy players the weekend we played the number one team in the nation (USC - when Cheryl Miller was there), the number three team (Long Beach State - when the McGee twins were on their team) and the top division two team in the country in a single weekend. We lost all three games that weekend and we were thoroughly exhausted, but I still have memories of making a turn around jumper on Cheryl Miller.”
The USF Student-Athlete Experience: “Being part of a team always brings a sense of community. I learned to work hard - I didn't like sitting on the bench my freshman year, so I created a tough workout program for myself and worked really hard to improve.”
Life After USF: Goetze graduated and landed a job working for IBM. She earned the West Coast IBM Rookie of the Year Award in her first year on the job. Goetze met her husband at IBM Sales Training school, got married and they have three boys who have all attended Frank Allocco's Basketball camps at De La Salle High School. She continues to work in High Tech in Management.
