Women's Basketball

Eastern Connecticut State University

83 Windham Street - Willimantic, CT - 06226
Team Office: Tel: (860) 465-4586 Fax: (860) 465-4696
Team website: www.ecsu.ctstateu.edu/depts/athletics/

Founded in 1889, Eastern Connecticut is the second oldest state university. ECSU offers nearly 30 Bachelor degree programs and Masters in nine. Majors offered include Earth and Planetary Sciences, Sport and Fitness Administration, and Early Childhood Education and Teaching. The Institute for Sustainable Energy was opened in 2001. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Eastern Connecticut in the third tier among universities in the north offering a Master's degree.

The campus is located in the heart of eastern Connecticut, in residential Willimantic (pop. 16k). The university is located midway between New York and Boston, about 100 miles away.

School website
www.ecsu.ctstateu.edu

College Profile

Type:

Public, Co-ed

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

5,100

Getting In:

Moderately difficult. SAT 25/75: 920-1100

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$15,000
Out-of-State: ~$23,000

Most Popular Majors

Psychology - Communication - Business

Misc. Information

Head coach Denise Bierly completed her 14th season at Eastern Connecticut in 2007-08. When Bierly arrived on the scene in 1994-95, the program that had come off a 3-22 season but had a history of great success. From 1985-86 through 1991-92, the program averaged 20 wins per season. Though Bierly struggled her first season, she has returned the Warriors to their accustomed spot as one of the top programs in New England. In the past seven years, Bierly has engineered four trips to the NCAA tournament. Bierly was a former standout at Defiance (D3) where in her senior season was named conference player of the year. Prior to accepting her first head coaching position at ECSU, Bierly was an assistant coach at D3 powerhouse Capital for three seasons. In 2002-03, Bierly's team advanced to the final round of the NCAA tourney. The Warriors finished with a 24-5 mark in 2007-08 and lost in the first round of the NCAA tourney to Rochester.

Team Name	Warriors
Colors	Blue and White
Division	NCAA Division III
All-Time Record	630-303 (.675)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	24-5	16-11	21-7	118-28 (.802)
Conference	11-3	7-7	9-5	58-10 (.852)
Conf. Finish	2	4	2	2, 2, 1, 1, 1
Post Appear.	1st Rnd	n/a	n/a	NCAA 3x
Final 25 Rank	NR	NR	NR	1x

Coaches

Head Coach	Denise Bierly
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Eastern Connecticut	1994-95
Contract Expires	tbp
Record as Head Coach	273-115 (.703)
Record at Eastern Connecticut	273-115 (.703)
Coaching Awards	New England COTY (03)

Asst. Coaches	Angela Mitchell

Recruiting Coordinator

Denise Bierly, (860) 465-4586, bierly@easternct.edu

Conference and Schedule

Eastern Connecticut plays in the Little East Conference which is comprised of eight teams from six New England states. Conference play can usually commence in early December. There is a 2-3 week winter break before league play resumes in January. League games are typically played on Tuesday and/or Thursday evening and Saturday afternoons and are piggybacked with the men's. ECSU plays each team twice, home and away, for a total of 14 games. The farthest conference away game is at Southern Maine some 180 miles from campus. The season concludes with the LEC tourney which takes includes all eight teams with the top four receiving first round byes. The winner receives an automatic NCAA berth.

Conference Opponents

Southern Maine, Plymouth State, Keene State, UMASS-Boston, Western Connecticut, Rhode Island College, and UMASS-Dartmouth

Facilities

Geissler Gym
Capacity: 3,000, Average attendance: ?