More on 'The Mighty Macs'

Here's some more interesting tidbits on The Mighty Macs — the film made by Penn alums Tim Chambers and Vince Curran about the Immaculata University Mighty Macs' 1972 women's basketball team, which was the first to claim a national title in women's hoops:

Three-time First Team All-American Theresa Shank Grentz led the Mighty Macs to three straight national titles in 1972, 1973 and 1974. Sports Illustrated called her "the Bill Walton of women's basketball." Following her playing career, Grentz went on to a successful coaching career at St. Joe's, Rutgers and Illinois — compiling a 671-309 record from 1974-2007. She was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2001.
Katie Hayek, who plays the part of Grentz in the film (though the character was renamed Trish Sharkey for the movie), was diagnosed with cancer on the same day she was cast for the role. Chambers elected to not to cast a new actress for the part, but he instead worked with Hayek and rearranged the shooting schedule to keep her. Said Chambers: "It was just one of those things where you just go with your gut ... She’s phenomenal in the movie. It was unconventional, but in the end, we felt like she was the right person and I’m glad we did what we did."
In March 2008, ESPN did a segment on the team for SportsCenter
In his review of the movie, Roger Ebert called the film "good-hearted and pleasant" and said it "has an innocence that today's movies have almost lost."
See the trailer here at the movie's official website