April 8, 2021
Westmont College Head Women’s Basketball Coach Kirsten Moore has been named as the WHoopDirt.com NAIA Coach of the Year presented by Pivot Analysis for the 2020-21 college basketball season. Moore qualified for the award by being named as the HoopDirt.com/Pivot Analysis Coach of the Week for Week 13 of the college basketball season.
After entering last season’s National Tournament as the No. 1 overall seed for the first time in program history and having the season cut short, Coach Moore’s squad picked up right where they left off, capturing the program’s second-ever NAIA National Championship. The Warriors did not lose to an NAIA team this season, going 15-1 (6-0 GSAC) overall. Their only loss came in their season opener at Division I Pepperdine. 10 of Westmont’s 15 wins came by double-digits, including their National Championship victory over top-seeded Thomas More.
Coach Moore’s squad dominated defensively all season, as no opponent scored more than 68 points against them. The Warriors held their opponents to under 50 points six times on the campaign, including in four of their six conference match-ups.
Dating back to January of 2020, Coach Moore has guided Westmont to 27 consecutive victories over NAIA opponents. Moore’s teams at Westmont have won 20 or more contests in 11 straight seasons, and have gone 42-4 over the last two years. In her 16 seasons with the Warriors, Moore has compiled an overall record of 370-123 (.751).
The complete list of previous Coach of the Year winners as well as this year’s Coach of the Week recipients can be found below.
2019-20 WHoopDirt.com / Pivot Analysis Coach of the Year Award Winners:
Division I
- 2019-20: Dawn Staley – University of South Carolina
Division II
- 2019-20: Molly Miller – Drury University (MO)
Division III
- 2019-20: Jill Pace – Tufts University (MA)
NAIA
- 2020-21: Kirsten Moore – Westmont College (CA)
- 2019-20: Chris Nelson – Bethel University (TN)
JUCO
- 2019-20: Cayla Petree – South Plains College (TX)
2020-21 HoopDirt.com / Just Play Solutions Coach of the Week Winners
NCAA DI: Mike Carey – West Virginia University
NCAA DII: Nate Vogel – Texas A&M International University
NCAA DIII: No week 1 winner awarded
NAIA: Jessie Biggs – Indiana Institute of Technology
JUCO: No week 1 winner awarded
NCAA DI: Adia Barnes – University of Arizona
NCAA DII: Jason Williams – Belmont Abbey College (NC)
NCAA DIII: Blake Arbogast – East Texas Baptist University
NAIA: Krista Van Hauen – St. Ambrose University (IA)
JUCO: No week 2 winner awarded
NCAA DI: Amy Vachon – University of Maine
NCAA DII: Lora Westling – Western Colorado University
NCAA DIII: Polly Thomason – University of Texas Dallas
NAIA: Megan Leuzinger – Evangel University (MO)
JUCO: No week 3 winner awarded
NCAA DI: Aaron Johnston – South Dakota State University
NCAA DII: Tanya Haave – Metropolitan State University of Denver
NCAA DIII: No week 4 winner awarded
NAIA: Ginger High Colvin – Campbellsville University (KY)
JUCO: No week 4 winner awarded
NCAA DI: Tara VanDerveer – Stanford University
NCAA DII: No winner – mandatory DII winter break
NCAA DIII: No week 5 winner awarded
NAIA: Jeff Hans – Thomas More University (KY)
JUCO: No week 5 winner awarded
NCAA DI: Kyra Elzy – University of Kentucky
NCAA DII: No week 6 winner awarded
NCAA DIII: Cassi Rozanski – LeTourneau University (TX)
NAIA: Grady Morrell – Webber International University (FL)
JUCO: No week 6 winner awarded
NCAA DI: Seton Sobolewski – Idaho State University
NCAA DII: Carrie Eighney – University of Nebraska Kearney
NCAA DIII: No week 7 winner awarded
NAIA: Courtney Boyd – Clarke University (IA)
JUCO: No week 7 winner awarded
NCAA DI: Bill Fennelly – Iowa State University
NCAA DII: Meagan Price – Tusculum University (TN)
NCAA DIII: Rodney Rogan – Rhodes College (TN)
NAIA: Jamie Sale – Morningside College (IA)
JUCO: No week 7 winner awarded
NCAA DI: Jeff Walz – University of Louisville
NCAA DII: Kim Stephens – Glenville State College (WVa)
NCAA DIII: Katherine Menendez – Colorado College
NAIA: Katie Gearlds – Marian University (IN)
JUCO: Chad Gibney – Western Nebraska CC
NCAA DI: Lisa Fortier – Gonzaga University
NCAA DII: Kari Hoffman – Cedarville University (OH)
NCAA DIII: Beth Andrews – John Carroll University (OH)
NAIA: Kellie Kennedy – Loyola University – New Orleans
JUCO: Mercedes Corona – Arkansas State University Mid-South
NCAA DI: Jarrod Olson – Cal Baptist University
NCAA DII: Toby Winn – Emporia State University (KS)
NCAA DIII: Brian Morehouse – Hope College (MI)
NAIA: Ericka Stuckman – University of Mobile (AL)
JUCO: Karrie Redeker – Illinois Central College
NCAA DI: Geno Auriemma – UConn
NCAA DII: Jasmina Perazic – Georgian Court University (NJ)
NCAA DIII: Kent Madsen – Wheaton College (IL)
NAIA: K.C. Bassett – Sterling College (KS)
JUCO: Jim Turgeon – Independence College (KS)
NCAA DI: Katie Abrahamson-Henderson – Central Florida
NCAA DII: Emma Andrews – Cameron University (OK)
NCAA DIII: Darrin Travillian – Maryville College (TN)
NAIA: Kirsten Moore – Westmont College (CA)
JUCO: Mike Russell – Snow College (UT)
NCAA DI: Ronald Hughey – University of Houston
NCAA DII: Steve Gomez – Lubbock Christian University
NCAA DIII: Karin Harvey – Montclair State University (NJ)
NAIA: Tim Hays – Southeastern University (FL)
JUCO: Greg Franklin – Chipola College (FL)
NCAA DI: Mark Kellogg – Stephen F. Austin
NCAA DII: Buffie Burson – University of North Georgia
NCAA DIII: Brian Niemuth – Simpson College (IA)
NAIA: Tracy Stewart-Lange – Lyon College (AR)
JUCO: Missy Bilderback – Jones College (MS)
NCAA DI: Gerald Mattinson – University of Wyoming
NCAA DII: Kevin Clifford – Roberts Wesleyan College (NY)
NCAA DIII: Travis Ponton – Bryn Athyn College (PA)
NAIA: Amanda Short – Mount Vernon Nazarene (OH)
JUCO: Taylor Harris – Miles CC (MT)
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