Outlook Coaches Players history Review MIAA Opponents Pittsburg State LANE LORD

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1 LANE LORD Head Coach Fourth Season Tabor 93 PSU 6 The Lord File Fourth Season PSU Record: (.524) Overall Record (all levels): (.680) Coaching Experience Head Girls Coach, Wichita Heights High School, Wichita, Kan (.695) record 2002 & 2003 Kansas Class 6A State Champion City League Champion 2002 & 2003 Kansas Class 6A Coach of the Year 2003 Kansas All-Class Coach of the Year Head Women s Coach, Barton County Community College, Great Bend, Kan (.786) record Region VI Runner-up 2007 Jayhawk West Co- Champion 2008-pres. - Head Women s Coach, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kan Record 2009 MIAA Coach of the Year Lane Lord enters his fourth season as head women s basketball coach at Pittsburg State University. In his first three seasons, Lord has worked to build the Pitt State women s basketball into a fast-paced, fan friendly program. The team has won some exciting games, been involved in the community and worked hard to help the Gorillas move closer to the top of the MIAA. Lord s Gorillas posted the best turnaround in school history in the season. The team improved to a 20-9 overall record and a 14-6 record in league play to finish third in the MIAA, the team s highest finish since taking a share of the league title in Along the way, the team played some thrilling games, including a home, three-overtime upset of No. 9 Washburn. The team also built a strong fan base that went to Kansas City to watch the team defeat Nebraska-Omaha in the first around of the MIAA Tournament. Nicole McCombs became the first Gorillas to earn first-team All-MIAA honors under Lord, and Lord himself was named the MIAA Coach of the Year for engineering the great turnaround. Lord s team struggled a bit in his third season, finishing with a overall record. The team fared well in league play, finishing with a 12-8 record and earning home wins over nationally ranked Washburn and Emporia State. In fact, the Gorillas were thrilling to watch at John Lance Arena, as the team lost only one game in its home venue. Lord s first season at PSU was a transition season. The Lord led Gorillas compiled a record and finished ninth in the MIAA. Great changes took place in the program in that first season that led to the record-breaking sophomore season. Lord, 40, came to Pitt State from Barton County Community College in Great Bend, Kan., where he directed the Cougars women s basketball program for three seasons from Prior to his time at BCCC, he served as head girls basketball coach at Wichita Heights High School for nine years ( ). While at Barton County, he compiled a (.786) overall record, posting 22 or more victories each year. He compiled a (.695) record in nine seasons Education Bachelor s in Physical Education and Special Education, Tabor College, 1993 Master s in School Leadership, Friends University, 2003 Family Wife, Stacy and daughter, Logan (11)

2 Pittsburg STATE Opponents MIAA Review History Players Coaches Outlook at Wichita Heights, including an 89-8 (.918) record and a pair of Kansas Class 6A state titles during his final four years at the post. In his final season at Barton County in 2007, Lord directed the Cougars to a 27-3 overall record and a share of the Jayhawk Conference West regular season championship. His squad won 24 of its last 25 games and finished the season on a 12game winning streak. The Cougars, who posted a 15-1 conference record and shared the Jayhawk Conference West crown with Seward County Community College, posted 15 wins against teams that were either ranked or receiving votes in the NJCAA Top 25 poll. Prior to taking over the BCCC program in 2005, the Cougars compiled a (.372) record in their three previous seasons. In his initial year at BCCC, he led the team to a record, which included an eight-game improvement in the win column from the previous year s campaign. In 2006, his BCCC squad posted a 28-6 record, ranked as high as No. 8 in the NJCAA national poll and finished second in the Jayhawk Conference West standings. During his tenure at Wichita Heights High School, the Falcons won back-to-back Class 6A state titles in and four straight City League championships ( ). In 2003, he was named the Kansas Girls Coach of the Year for all classes by the National Federation of High School Coaches, Lord is married to the former Stacy Shobe from Conway Springs, Kan. The couple have an eightyear-old daughter, Logan. Lord is also building a reputation of being a coaching mentor, as several of his Pitt State assistants have moved forward in the ranks, either as head coaches at the junior college level or assistants with Division I programs. Elena Lovato and Anna Nimz are head coaches at Grayson and Labette Community Colleges, respectively. Andy Majors left this summer to take a job as an assistant coach at Stephen F. Austin University. Lord, a native of Waco, Texas, earned a bachelor s degree in physical education and special education from Tabor College in Hillsboro, Kan., in He earned a master s degree in school leadership from Friends University in Wichita in PSU 7 During his three-year tenure at BCCC, 15 players signed NCAA Division I or Division II scholarships. Seven players from his squad signed Division I scholarships, while three players from his most recent squad signed with Division I programs during the early signing period in November. the Kansas Coaches Association, and the Topeka Capital-Journal. Additionally, Lord twice was named the Class 6A Coach of the Year ( ).

3 Amanda Davied Assistant Coach Seventh Season Pittsburg State 03 AMANDA DAVIED is in her seventh season as the assistant women s basketball coach at Pittsburg State University and her 11 th season with the Gorillas overall. PSU 8 The Davied File Seventh Season Coaching Experience Graduate Assistant Women s Coach, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kan pres. - Assistant Women s Coach, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kan. Coached under Lane Lord and Steve High Serves as the team s recruiting coordinator Monitors study hall, coordinates graduate assistants, film exchange and the Lane Lord Summer Camps Coaches guards on the court Assists in all areas of the program In her tenure with the Gorillas as a player and a coach, Davied has worked with two different head coaches and helped build and develop all areas of the program. Her unique perspective as part of the history of the program, with a great sense of where the team needs to be headed is a great asset to PSU. Davied began her coaching career as a graduate assistant for the Gorilla Women s Basketball program in the season. She was hired as a full-time assistant in July 2004 and remained to serve as the top assistant on Lane Lord s staff when Lord took over the program in Davied, a standout player for the Gorillas, earned All-MIAA honors three times in her career. She earned honorable mention honors as a sophomore, second team as a junior and was named first-team All-MIAA in her final season. She completed her outstanding career as Pitt State s all-time assists leader with 553 assists. She also finished ninth on the all-time scoring chart, scoring 1,229 points in her four years as a Gorilla letterwinner. She also excelled in the classroom, earning thirdteam CoSIDA Academic All-District honors her senior season. She was a three-time member of the Commissioner s Academic Honor Roll and the All- MIAA Academic team. Davied, originally from Farlington, Kan., plays an integral role in all aspects of the Gorilla Women s Basketball program. As PSU s top assistant she serves as the team s recruiting coordinator, works with scouting, monitors study hall and tutors, coordinates responsibilities of the graduate assistants, film exchange and the Lane Lord Summer Camps. She works primarily with the guards on the court. She also assists in fundraising, practice prep, faculty relations, game organization, strength and conditioning, campus visits and budget management. She earned her bachelor s degree in physical education from Pittsburg State in December She finished her master s degree in physical education from Pittsburg State in December of Playing Experience Pittsburg State University A three-time All-MIAA honoree PSU s all-time career and single season assists leader 2003 CoSIDA Academic All- District honoree Three-time member of Commissioner s Academic Honor Roll and All-MIAA Academic team Education Bachelor s in Physical Education, Pittsburg State University, 2003 Master s in Physical Education, Pittsburg State University, 2008

4 Pittsburg STATE Opponents MIAA Review History Players Coaches Outlook Caitlin Tisharria Demarest Graduate Assistant Pittsburg State 08 Caitlin Demarest is in her first season as a graduate assistant coach for the Gorillas, though she is no stranger to Pitt State Athletics. Demarest was a two-year letterwinner for the Gorillas from Her senior season, she was the starting point guard for the Gorillas, helping lead the team to a 20-9 record and the best turnaround in school history. She led the squad in assists (81) and assist-to-turnover ratio (81 to 64) while averaging 6.9 points and 2.7 rebounds per game. Demarest spent a year a Dodge City Community College before transferring to Cochise College in Arizona where she averaged 9.0 points and 3.0 assists per game in her one season with the Apaches. The Albuquerque, N.M. native spent last season and as assistant coach at Newman University. In her new role with the Gorillas, Demarest will coordinate all team travel and team meals and all of Pitt State Women s Basketball s community activities. She will also assist with recruiting, scouting, film editing, strength and conditioning and practice and game planning. On the court, she will assist Amanda Davied with the guards. Huggins Graduate Assistant Wichita State 04 Tisharria Huggins is in her first season as a graduate assistant for the Gorilla Women s Basketball Program. Huggins will assists with all areas of the program including recruiting, strength and conditioning, film editing, team travel, community engagements, film exchange and study hall. On the court, she will primarily work with the Gorilla post players. A successful Division I player, Huggins joins the Pitt State staff after teaching high school social studies and coaching basketball at Ruskin High School in Kansas City, Mo. At Ruskin, Huggins coached the Lady Eagles to their first ever district title. Huggins played point guard for Wichita State from She started 95 career games for the Shockers on the way to making the school s career top 10 lists for three-point field goals made (second), free throw percentage (third), assists (fourth) and minutes per game (fourth). Upon graduation she held the school s single season free throw percentage record,.821, which she set in the season. She majored in criminal justice and minored in sociology before earning a bachelor s degree in liberal arts and sciences in A native of Topeka, Kan., Huggins helped the Topeka West Chargers win a Class 5A title in PSU 9 Huggins is currently pursuing a master s degree in physical education at Pittsburg State.

5 Aubrey Jones Student Assistant Aubrey Jones enters her first season as a student assistant for the Gorillas, after spending two years as a post player for Lane Lord s program. The Pittsburg native transferred to Pittsburg State for her junior season after spending two years at Independence Community College. PSU 10 As a senior, Jones played in 27 games with five starts. She averaged 8.1 minutes of playing time a game, as well as 1.8 points and 1.6 rebounds. She finished the season with a.647 shooting percentage. In her junior season, she blocked a career-high five shots and contributed eight rebounds in the threeovertime upset of Washburn on Feb. 21, At Independence Community College, Jones helped the Pirates to a 24-9 record and the Jayhawk East Conference title in Jones is currently working to finish her bachelors degree in commercial graphics.