One of the finest women’s basketball performers in Millersville history,
Amy Gipprich enjoyed an all-star career with the Black and Gold from 1980-81 to 1983-84.
As a senior, Gipprich helped pace Coach Debra Schegel’s squad to Millersville’s first PSAC title in a 69-54 "State Game" victory over Shippensburg at Hersheypark Arena. That 1983-84 club went on to the Marauders’ initial NCAA Division II tournament berth.
Gipprich contributed to several outstanding Marauder squads in the early ‘80s. The 1981-82 team advanced to the AIAW Division III final four in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and earned the first 20-win campaign (20-11 record) in team history. The 1982-83 club posted a 17-4 record for an exceptional 81 percent win ratio. Then, in ‘83-’84, the Marauders earned conference championship glory.
A Division III Third Team All-America by Fast Break magazine in 1984, Gipprich also earned all-regional, all-district, and All-PSAC East first team honors. She closed her career by scoring 418 points (15.9 ppg average) and finished her four years of service with 1,299 points--sixth on the all-time Marauder scoring chart.
Her most productive season average-wise came in her junior campaign, when she posted a 16.2 points-per-game mark.
To this day, the hard-working forward from Shillington, Pa. remains high among MU career lists in several categories: field goals (No. 4, 527), free throws (No. 5, 245), free throw percentage (No. 6, .720), rebounding, and blocked shots (No. 9, 52).
From 1985 to 1990, Gipprich served as an assistant women’s basketball coach at MU, and she helped guide the 1987 Black and Gold to a second PSAC tournament championship and a subsequent runner-up finish in the NCAA-II East Regional tourney. She also assisted with Franklin and Marshall College’s women’s basketball squad during the 1984-85 season.
The recipient of a bachelor’s degree in psychology, Gipprich has gone on to excel professionally in a family-owned and operated jewelry store, Gipprich Jewelers, in Shillington. Presently, she is company president and chief executive officer. A member of the Berks County Chamber of Commerce, Amy is accredited by the Jewelers Board of Trade as a licensed gemologist.
