August 16, 2005

LIVONIA, MI. - - Madonna University Athletics Director Bryan Rizzo announced today (Tuesday August 16th) the addition of Scott Marzolino as head women's golf coach for the Crusaders.

Marzolino takes over the women's program from Bill Durham who remains head coach of the men's golf team after serving as dual coach for the past two seasons.

"We are very pleased to bring a person like Scott to Madonna," stated Rizzo.  "Scott is a very organized, detail oriented person with great knowledge of the game and is someone who we believe can take our women's program to the next level."

Marzolino has been a coach at different levels for the better part of a decade working with the Farmington Hills Hoceky Association, Riverview Gabriel Richard baseball and Wyandotte American Legion baseball among other.  This is his first golf coaching position.

His background in the game as a player is impressive, having competed in the Michigan Publinx Golf Association tournament series six times.  He was a MPGA Net1 Division Champion and a finalist at the Deyak Classic.  Marzolino also has two career top-10 finishes at the Michigan Publinx Golf Asssocition golf tournaments to his credit.

A 1990 graduate of Grand Valley State University, Marzolino earned his Master of Science from Wayne State University in 1993 and a MBA certificate from Tulane University in 2003.

He currently works as an Account Manager for Perot Systems Corporation.

In addition to his work with Perot and Madonna, Marzolino is a longtime and highly regarded ice hockey referee, working over 200 games in the last three years including several high profile Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) playoff games including the 2005 division 1 championship game.

The 37-year-old Marzolino and his wife Dina have three daughters, Alyssa, Adrienne and Emily.

Contact: Matt Fancett (734) 432-5610