The Amherst College Department of Athletics announced the recent hiring of Victoria Stewart as an assistant on the women’s basketball coaching staff.
A native of Amherst, Mass., Stewart brings a wealth of experience to the Purple & White. Captaining the team during her junior and senior seasons, Stewart was a four-year member of the women’s basketball team at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst while acting as a team representative for the Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC) for three years.
Prior to UMass-Amherst, Stewart was a four year letter-winner at Amherst-Pelham Regional High School and was named to the Hampshire Gazette First Team and earned a Franklin-Hampshire County All-Star nod while averaging 11.9 points, 6.3 assists and 3.2 steals per game during her senior season.
In addition to having coached a number of basketball camps in clinics across New England, Stewart is a seasoned coach in the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU); most recently guiding her team to an AAU National Tournament appearance.
“I am excited to join the Amherst women’s basketball program and I look forward to learning the ways Coach Gromacki runs such a successful program, while adding in my knowledge of the game as well,” commented Stewart. “Being a part of such a prestigious college that is strong both academically and athletically is a bonus, and I look forward to coaching players who are driven both on and off the court.”
Stewart graduated in May 2016 from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst with a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology with a minor in Education.
http://athletics.amherst.edu/general/2016-17/releases/20160921l9gn3x
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