The "Mighty Macs": Women's Basketball in Chester County
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In October 2011 the feature film The Mighty Macs opened nationwide to rave reviews. The movie had already won several awards, including Best Feature and Audience Award at the John Paul II International Film Festival and Best Drama at the International Family Film Festival. The Mighty Macs is based on a true story, one recounted in Julie Byrne's O God of Players: The Story of the Immaculata Mighty Macs. The Chester County college, founded in 1920, was the smallest college to win a national championship, with only about 400 students enrolled in 1972 (and approximately 3,800 in 2012).
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