|   Front entrance of the Stokes Center.  | |
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| Location | 140 Lakeview Dr Loretto, Pennsylvania 15940 | 
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| Coordinates | 40°30′17″N78°38′27″W / 40.504612°N 78.6409007°W | 
| Owner | Saint Francis University | 
| Capacity | 3,500 | 
| Construction | |
| Built | 1971 | 
| Renovated | 1994 | 
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| Men's and Women's Basketball | |
DeGol Arena is a 3,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Loretto, Pennsylvania. It is home to the Saint Francis University Red Flash men's and women's basketball teams and the men's and women's volleyball teams. [1] It opened in 1972 and The 1991 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was held there. It was renovated in 1994 and again in 2005; it can hold 3500 fans. [1] [2] The building was named after Bruno and Lena DeGol, the lead donors of the facelift project in 2005. [3]
The arena is the centerpiece of the Maurice Stokes Athletic Center, which was named in honor of Maurice Stokes, who played basketball at St Francis 1951-1955 and went on to a career as a pro in the NBA. [4]