2006-07 Media Guide - Washington & Lee - Washington and Lee ...

Washington washington and leeHEAD COACH MANDY KINGMandy King is in her fourth season as headwomen's basketball coach at Washington and Lee.During her first three seasons, King had ledW&L to a 36-48 overall record and three-straightODAC Tournament berths.Her 2005-06 team won seven of its final 11games en route to garnering a bid to the ODACTournament where the Generals fell to eventualODAC Champion Randolph-Macon by a score of79-71. She also mentored junior center JessicaHunsinger to Second Team All-ODAC honors.King's 2004-05 team finished 13-13 overalland tied the school record for wins in a season. Itwas a four-game improvement over the previouscampaign and the Generals again played eventualnational runner-up Randolph-Macon in the ODACTournament, giving the Yellow Jackets one of their best games in the tournament. Additionally,she guided two players to all-conference honors.King's first season resulted in a six-game improvement over the previous season andalso included a bid to the ODAC Postseason Tournament. Under her direction, two playersearned All-ODAC honors and another finished second in the balloting for the conferencerookie of the year award.King came to W&L after serving as the assistant women's basketball coach at BloomsburgUniversity for two seasons. She also was a graduate assistant coach at the Collegeof New Jersey for two seasons following graduation from the University of Southern Mainewhere she earned a bachelor of science in sports medicine in 1998.During her time at Bloomsburg, King helped the Huskies achieve a 36-17 overall recordand two berths to the PennsylvaniaState Athletic Conference Tournament.The 2001-02 squad finishedthe season 21-6 overall and wasranked as high as second nationallyin Division II. As assistant coach, Kingserved as recruiting coordinator andwas responsible for on-court coaching,scouting and game preparation.At the College of New Jersey,King helped the Lions to a NewJersey Athletic Conference title anda Division III "Elite 8" appearance in2001. King earned a master of arts inteaching/health education from TCNJin the spring of 2001.As a player at Southern Maine,King was a four-year starter at pointguard serving as team captain her finaltwo seasons. She helped lead the teamto three Little East Championships andthree appearances in the Division III"Sweet 16". As a senior, USM advancedto the national championshipgame before falling to Washington (Mo.). She received the National Comeback Athlete ofthe Year Award from Training and Conditioning Magazine after suffering her second careerthreatening knee injury in 1995.4