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Elmhurst names Perez as new Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach

Elmhurst University Head Women’s Basketball coach Jason Pruitt announced the hiring of Clarissa Perez as Assistant Women’s Basketball coach Thursday afternoon. Perez joins the Bluejay women’s basketball staff after spending the past three seasons at the University of La Verne under Pruitt. Perez was a part of the staff that earned Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic

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Hersch elevated to Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Hamline

Hamline University has announced the hiring as Joshua Hersch as its next head women’s basketball coach. Hersch will assume head coaching duties in his sixth season with the Hamline women’s basketball program, as he’s been the assistant coach since 2018-19. He takes over for Alex Focke, who was named Hamline Assistant Vice President / Athletic Director. “I am

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D3 NEWS: Lonning named Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Wisconsin-La Crosse

The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse has named Moran Lonning as its 16th head women’s basketball coach in school history.  She replaces Karen Middleton who joined the women’s basketball staff at Duke University (N.C.). Born in La Crosse, Lonning served as head coach at Central College (Iowa) in 2022-23.  Along her coaching responsibilities with the Dutch, Lonning developed and administrated youth camps as

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Hamline’s Focke steps away from basketball, named AD; Hersch takes over WBB program

Alex Focke, who served the last six years as Head Coach of the Hamline University women’s basketball team, has been named the school’s new Assistant Vice President and Athletic Director.  Focke received an undergraduate degree from the University of Minnesota in Communication Studies, and a master’s degree in Sports Pedagogy from South Dakota State University. He

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Bixby resigns as Head Coach at Johns Hopkins; Becomes Assistant at Loyola Maryland

Katherine Bixby, who has directed nearby Johns Hopkins University to three NCAA Division III Tournaments, has joined the Loyola University Maryland women’s basketball coaching staff as an assistant coach, Greyhounds Head Coach Danielle O’Banion announced today. “Coach Bixby’s transition to Loyola from Johns Hopkins makes sense on so many levels,” O’Banion said. “She is a proven winner

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Rhine steps down as WBB Head Coach at Immaculata

After eight seasons at the helm of the Immaculata Women’s Basketball program, Chrissy Rhine (Esbensen) has stepped down as head coach of the Mighty Macs. Rhine steps down with the fourth most wins in program history with 77 career wins. In eight seasons Rhine led the Macs to the Conference semifinals on three occasions. In 2021-22 Rhine

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