Women's Basketball

Bridgewater College

402 E. College Street - Bridgewater, VA - 22812
Team Office: Tel: (540) 828-5400 Fax: (540) 828-5484
Team website: www.bridgewater.edu/Sports/

Founded in 1880, Bridgewater retains a traditional liberal arts curriculum, offering over 30 Bachelor degree programs including Sports Medicine, Exercise Physiology, Fashion Merchandising, and Nutritional Sciences. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Bridgewater in the 4th tier among liberal arts schools.

The 190 acre campus is located in the Shenandoah Valley, a scenic and historic region in Virginia, in the town of Bridgewater (pop 4k) about 100 miles from Washington D.C.

It has gained some national prominence in the past ten years for its high-ranked Division III football program.

School website
www.bridgewater.edu

College Profile

Type:

Private, Co-ed

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

1,200

Getting In:

Moderately difficult. SAT 25/75: 900-1110

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$30,000
Out-of-State: Same

Most Popular Majors

Business - Biology- Psychology

Misc. Information

Completing her 12th season at Bridgewater in 2007-08 is head coach Jean Willi. Willi has directed the Eagles to nine 20+ winning seasons since taking over the team in 1996-97 after spending 11 seasons as a Bridgewater assistant. In her first season Willi promptly won conference COTY honors after a 22-6 record and took the Eagles to their first NCAA appearance. During her tenure, Willi's teams have averaged nearly 20 wins per season. Willi, a 1980 graduate of Bridgewater, was an All State selection and still ranks among Bridgewater's top 10 rebounders. In 2007-08, the Eagles finished with a 15-14 mark and a first round NCAA tourney appearance, losing to New Jersey.

Team Name	Eagles
Colors	Crimson and Gold
Division	NCAA Division III
All-Time Record	513-292 (.637)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	15-14	17-9	24-7	96-39 (.711)
Conference	10-10	14-6	18-2	75-22 (.773)
Conf. Finish	5	4	2	2, 1, 7, 2, 1
Post Appear.	1st Rnd	n/a	Swt 16	n/a
Final 25 Rank	NR	NR	NR	n/a

Coaches

Head Coach	Jean Willi
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Bridgewater	1996-97
Contract Expires	?
Record as Head Coach	241-91 (.725)
Record at Bridgewater	241-91 (.725)
Coaching Awards	ODAC COTY 2x

Asst. Coaches	Cyndi Justice, David Wade, Mandy Kinder

Recruiting Coordinator

Jean Willi, (540) 828-5400, jwilli@bridgewater.edu

Conference and Schedule

The Eagles play in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (www.odaconline.com), the second largest D3 conference in the nation, and generally regarded as one of the toughest. The ODAC is comprised of 14 members. Due to its large size, the pre-season is relatively short with conference play usually beginning in early December though non-league opponents are scheduled up until January. Bridgewater will play most teams twice, home and away. The season concludes with the ODAC tourney which includes the top eight teams. There are no byes and games are played at neutral sites. The winner receives an automatic NCAA berth.

Conference Opponents

Hollins, Lynchburg, Randolph-Macon, Guilford, Roanoke, Washington and Lee, Eastern Mennonite, Hampton-Sydney, Roanoke, Sweet Briar, Virginia Wesleyan, and Emory and Henry.

Facilities

Nininger Hall
Capacity 2,000. Average attendance (???)