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May 3, 2006
MARS HILL, NC – Jennifer Nance
has been named the new head women’s
basketball coach at Mars Hill College
Athletic Director David Riggins announced
today. Nance will begin her duties immediately.
Click
here to listen to Coach Nance's Interview
with LSN Color Commentator Cam Dowdle
at Thursday's Press Conference...
Nance comes to Mars Hill from Ashland
University where she served as the top
women’s basketball assistant under
Sue Ramsey since June of 2004. During
her stint at Ashland, Nance was involved
in all aspects of the women’s basketball
program. Her responsibilities included
serving as the program’s recruiting
coordinator, strength and conditioning
coach, providing on-court instruction,
developing scouting reports on opposing
teams, individual workout development,
summer camp coordinator and maintaining
the team’s compliance records in
accordance with eligibility rules set
forth by the National Collegiate Athletic
Association (NCAA). While at Ashland,
the Eagles won the GLIAC - South regular
season title in both 2005 and 2006. The
squad set a new mark for wins in the GLIAC
in 2006 and was a NCAA post-season participant.
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Pictured:
Coach Nance being interviewed by
WLOS-TV 13 Sportscaster Jenny Dunn. |
Nance worked at the NCAA before coaching
at Ashland. She served as a staff assistant
for Championships from September 2003
until June of 2004. Her duties in that
position included coordinating and participating
in ranking calls, selections and pre-championship
planning. She was also responsible for
distributing information to selected teams
and host institutions, maintaining the
championship websites, managing travel
and committee meetings and coordinated
the awards and gifts for committee members,
participants and officials.
Nance began her coaching career as a
graduate assistant at Eastern Illinois
University in August of 2001 where she
earned her master’s degree in Athletic
Administration in May of 2003. She then
moved on to Franklin College in 2004 where
she served as an assistant for one year.
She was involved in every aspect of the
program at Franklin. While at Franklin
the team won the HCAC regular season and
tournament titles and made an appearance
in the NCAA Tournament.
Nance’s volunteer activities have
included conducting camps for underprivileged
Girl Scouts, working at the Big 10 men’s
and women’s basketball tournament
and helping with media relations for the
2004 NCAA Men’s National Tournament.
Nance played four seasons for the Baldwin-Wallace
College women’s basketball team.
Her squad won three consecutive Ohio Athletic
Conference (OAC) championships as well
as a pair of trips to the Elite Eight
of the NCAA Division III tournament. She
was a team captain and earned WBCA/Kodak
First Team All-America honors as a senior
in 2001. Nance, a native of Toledo, Ohio,
earned a bachelors degree from Baldwin-Wallace
in 2001 as a double major in Business
and Psychology.
Athletic Director David Riggins stated,
“We are excited over the addition
of Jennifer to the Mars Hill Athletic
Family. With her youth comes unlimited
energy and enthusiasm. With her solid
basketball background comes the ability
to move our program forward. Jennifer’s
potential as a head collegiate coach is
unlimited.”
Nance stated, “I am honored that
Coach Riggins has selected me to lead
the women’s basketball program at
Mars Hill. I welcome the opportunity and
challenge as I begin my career as a head
coach. As soon as I stepped on campus
I knew Mars Hill was a quality institution
comprised of dedicated people. I am anxious
to carry on the high standard set by Coach
Mattox in the classroom and on the court.”
Nance replaces Mandy Mattox who resigned
her position on March 10, 2006. Mattox
held the position for five years posting
an 86-58 record.
Mars Hill College is a NCAA Division
II institution and a member of the South
Atlantic Conference. The league is comprised
of schools in North Carolina, South Carolina,
and Tennessee.
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