Women's Basketball

Georgetown College

400 E. College Street - Georgetown, KY - 40324
Team Office: Tel: (502) 863-8060 Fax: (502) 868-8892
Team website: www.georgetowncollegeathletics.com

Founded in 1829, Georgetown College is a traditional liberal arts institution. It is one of 26 colleges in the nation that has been listed both as a Best College Buy and 'Best Christian College for two consecutive years. Georgetown offers over 40 Bachelor degree programs and a Masters in Education. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Georgetown in the third tier among liberal arts institutions.

The university is located in the residential community of Georgetown (pop.20k) about 12 miles north of Lexington.

School website
www.georgetowncollege.edu

College Profile

Type:

Private, Co-educational

Religious Affiliation:

Yes, Baptist

Enrollment:

1,400

Getting In:

Moderately difficult. ACT 25/75: 21-26

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$28,000
Out-of-State: Same

Most Popular Majors

Business - Social Sciences - Education

Misc. Information

Head coach Susan Johnson completed her 29th season at Georgetown in 2007-08. Since arriving more than two decades ago, Johnson has become one the best college coaches in Kentucky, capturing COTY honors seven times. With 537 career victories, she is a dean among NAIA college coaches. During her tenure, Johnson has made 11 NAIA National Tournament Appearances, 3 NAIA Elite Eight appearances, and garnered 5 Mid-South Conference Championships. Johnson has been on fire of late, posting seven 20+ winning seasons out of the last eight years, averaging 24 victories per year, and making seven NAIA tournament appearances. Johnson was team captain and MVP at Furman University. Prior to arriving at Georgetown, Johnson was a graduate assistant coach at Georgia. In 2007-08, she led the Tigers to a 19-12 mark but lost in the first round of the NAIA tourney to Freed-Hardeman.

Team Name	Tigers
Colors	Orange and Black
Division	NAIA I
All-Time Record

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	23-10	19-12	24-9	127-44 (.742)
Conference	7-3	4-6	7-3	45-15 (.750)
Conf. Finish	2	4	2	1, 3, 3, 2, 2
Post Appear.	1st Rnd	n/a	1st Rnd	NAIA 5x
Final 25 Rank	NR	NR	#19	5x

Coaches

Head Coach	Susan Johnson
	Birthday: 1951-06-23
Started at Georgetown College	1979-80
Contract Expires
Record as Head Coach	537-334 (.616)
Record at Georgetown College	537-334 (.616)
Coaching Awards	Conference COTY 7x

Asst. Coaches	Andrea McCloskey

Recruiting Coordinator

Andrea McCloskey, (502) 863-7020, abdrea_mccloskey@georgetowncollege.edu

Conference and Schedule

Georgetown plays in the MidSouth Conference (www.mid-southconference.org) which is comprised of six schools from Kentucky and Tennessee. Prior to the conference's realignment, the MidSouth was one of the most competitive NAIA conferences. Now, with just a ten game league schedule, Georgetown plays a very long pre-season that extends late into January. The 10 league games are often played on Thursday evenings and Saturday afternoons. The farthest conference away game is at Lambuth (Jackson, TN) some 360 miles from campus. The season concludes with the Mid-South conference which includes all teams with the winner advancing to the NAIA national tourney.

Conference Opponents

Campbellsville, Cumberlands (KY), West Virginia Tech, and Linsey Wilson.

Facilities

Alumni Gym
Capacity: 1,500. Average Attendance: ?

Style/Stats

In 2005-06, Georgetown was ranked #13 in offense among NAIA I programs, averaging 76.3 ppg. In 2006-07, Georgetown was ranked #3 in Free Throw Percentage in NAIA I program with a 75.4%.