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Lady Catamount basketball was added as a varsity sport at Western Carolina University in 1965. Betty Westmoreland started Western Carolina's intercollegiate basketball program and coached the Lady Catamounts for 14 years. The program grew from independent status to NAIAW, NCAA Division II, then NCAA Division I. Her team complied a 190-89 record, never suffering a losing season in 14 years. The Western Carolina women’s basketball team was the Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (CIAW) National Runner-Up in the 1968-69 season and finished fourth the following year in the tournament. In 1971, mainly due to Coach Westmorland's efforts, Western Carolina hosted the National Women’s Intercollegiate Basketball Tournament in Reid Gymnasium. WCU also hosted an Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) Southern Region II Tournament in 1975-76, making a total of three apperances in the AIAW tournament, which was the predecessor of the NCAA for women’s collegiate athletics. Westmoreland was president of the NCAIAW for five years and served on several national and international basketball sports committees. Berry Westmorland was inducted into the Western Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame in 1990.
- Current Head Coach: Kellie Harper
- The all-time leading scorer in Western Carolina women’s basketball history is Jayne Arledge – she is the niece of Roone Arledge.
Western Carolina University
[edit] Western Carolina All-Time Women's Head Coaches
|
Coach |
Years |
Number Years |
| 1 |
BETTY WESTMORELAND |
1965-79 |
13 years |
| 2 |
JUDY MURRAY POUNDS |
1979-81 |
3 years |
| 3 |
JUDY STROUD |
1981-85 |
4 years |
| 4 |
TONY BALDWIN |
1985-1990 |
4 years |
| 5 |
JANET CONE |
1990-93 |
2 years |
| 6 |
GARY PETERS |
1993-97 |
4 years |
| 9 |
MARIA FANTANAROSA |
1997-98 |
1 years |
| 10 |
JILL DUNN |
1998-2000 |
2 years |
| 11 |
BETH DUNKENBERGER |
2000-04 |
2 years |
| 12 |
KELLIE HARPER |
2004 to present |
3 years |
[edit] Records
|
Year |
Win/Loss |
Coach |
Association |
| 1 |
1965-66 |
4-2 |
Westmoreland |
CIAW |
| 2 |
1966-67 |
9-4 |
Westmoreland |
CIAW |
| 3 |
1967-68 |
13-0 |
Westmoreland |
CIAW |
| 4 |
1968-69 |
14-3 |
Westmoreland |
CIAW |
| 5 |
1969-70 |
16-3 |
Westmoreland |
CIAW |
| 6 |
1970-71 |
13-4 |
Westmoreland |
CIAW |
| 7 |
1971-72 |
19-3 |
Westmoreland |
AIAW (Div. II) |
| 8 |
1972-73 |
11-7 |
Westmoreland |
AIAW (Div. II) |
| 9 |
1973-74 |
15-10 |
Westmoreland |
AIAW (Div. II) |
| 10 |
1974-75 |
13-13 |
Westmoreland |
AIAW (Div. II) |
| 11 |
1975-76 |
13-11 |
Westmoreland |
AIAW (Div. II) |
| 12 |
1976-77 |
15-11 |
Westmoreland |
AIAW (Div. II) |
| 13 |
1977-78 |
21-6 |
Westmoreland |
AIAW (Div. II) |
| 14 |
1978-79 |
13-12 |
Westmoreland |
AIAW (Div. II) |
| 15 |
1979-80 |
15-13 |
Murray |
AIAW (Div. II) |
| 16 |
1980-81 |
13-9 |
Murray |
AIAW (Div. II) |
| 17 |
1981-82 |
12-13 |
Stroud |
NCAA (Div. I) |
| 18 |
1982-83 |
17-10 |
Stroud |
NCAA (Div. I) |
| 19 |
1983-84 |
10-16 |
Stroud |
NCAA (Div. I) |
| 20 |
1984-85 |
7-19 |
Stroud |
NCAA (Div. I) |
| 21 |
1985-86 |
8-18 |
Baldwin |
NCAA (Div. I) |
| 22 |
1986-87 |
11-15 |
Baldwin |
NCAA (Div. I) |
| 23 |
1987-88 |
11-16 |
Baldwin |
NCAA (Div. I) |
| 24 |
1988-89 |
13-15 |
Baldwin |
NCAA (Div. I) |
| 25 |
1989-90 |
8-19 |
Baldwin |
NCAA (Div. I) |
| 26 |
1990-91 |
4-23 |
Cone |
NCAA (Div. I) |
| 27 |
1991-92 |
6-22 |
Cone |
NCAA (Div. I) |
| 28 |
1992-93 |
7-20 |
Cone |
NCAA (Div. I) |
| 29 |
1993-94 |
5-22 |
Peters |
NCAA (Div. I) |
| 30 |
1994-95 |
9-18 |
Peters |
NCAA (Div. I) |
| 31 |
1995-96 |
9-18 |
Peters |
NCAA (Div. I) |
| 32 |
1996-97 |
11-16 |
Peters |
NCAA (Div. I) |
| 33 |
1997-98 |
7-20 |
Fantanarosa |
NCAA (Div. I) |
| 34 |
1998-99 |
12-16 |
Dunn |
NCAA (Div. I) |
| 35 |
1999-00 |
11-17 |
Dunn |
NCAA (Div. I) |
| 36 |
2000-01 |
13-15 |
Dunkenberger |
NCAA (Div. I) |
| 37 |
2001-02 |
17-11 |
Dunkenberger |
NCAA (Div. I) |
| 38 |
2002-03 |
21-7 |
Dunkenberger |
NCAA (Div. I) |
| 39 |
2003-04 |
14-17 |
Dunkenberger |
NCAA (Div. I) |
| 40 |
2004-05 |
18-14 |
Harper |
NCAA (Div. I) |
| 41 |
2005-06 |
9-20 |
Harper |
NCAA (Div. I) |
| 42 |
2006-07 |
24-10 |
Harper |
NCAA (Div. I) SoCon Co-Champs |
| 43 |
2007-08 |
27-9 |
Harper |
NCAA (Div. I) |
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