Women's Basketball

College of the Ozarks

P.O. Box 17 - Point Lookout, MO - 65726
Team Office: Tel: (417) 334-6411 Fax: (417) 334-6411
Team website: www.cofo.edu/athletics

College of the Ozarks offers a comprehensive Christian-based liberal arts curriculum with over 30 academic majors. All tuition costs for students are covered by a workstudy program. Students put in 15 hours a week throughout the semester at a workstation (e.g, the cafeteria), and one 40-hour work week is required outside of the semester. Majors offered include Agronomy and Crop Science, Apparel and Textiles, Corrections, Forensic Science and Technology, Hotel/Motel and Restaurant Management, and Voice and Opera. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked College of the Ozarks #11 among universities in the midwest offering a Bachelor's degree.

The 1000 acre campus overlooks Lake Taneycomo and is located in southern Missouri at Point Lookout, near Branson (pop. 7k), the country music capital, about 40 miles from Springfield.

School website
www.cofo.edu

College Profile

Type:

Private, Co-ed

Religious Affiliation:

Presbyterian

Enrollment:

1,500

Getting In:

Moderately Difficult. ACT 25/75: 21-26

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$20,000
Out-of-State: Same

Most Popular Majors

Business - Education - Criminal Justice

Misc. Information

Head coach George Wilson completed his 11th season at College of the Ozarks in 2007-08. A perennial contender for post season play, Wilson has taken the Lady Cats to nine out of the last eleven conference championships since taking the reins in 1997-98 and eight NAIA appearances. Wilson inherited a program that had already been on the rise, averaging nearly 20 wins per season over the previous six years. Wilson coached high school boy's basketball for 31 years before entering the collegiate ranks, posting a 559-284 record on the prep scene. Coming off a 34-3 record in 2006-07 and losing in the NAIA II championship game to Indiana Wesleyan, the Bobcats bounced back in 2007-08, going 31-1 and beating Northwestern for the NAIA II championship.

Team Name	Bobcats
Colors	Maroon and White
Division	NAIA II
All-Time Record	588-282 (.675)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	31-1	34-3	33-2	126-32 (.797)
Conference	12-0	12-0	14-0	36-4 (.900)
Conf. Finish	1	1	1	1, 1, 2, 1, 2
Post Appear.	Nat'l Ch	Finals	Finals	NAIA 3x
Final 25 Rank	#1	#2	#2	4x

Coaches

Head Coach	George Wilson
	Birthday: 1941-10-14
Started at College of the Ozarks	1997-98
Contract Expires
Record as Head Coach	294-62 (.825)
Record at College of the Ozarks	294-62 (.825)
Coaching Awards	MCAC COTY 5x, IKON/WBCA Award, Missouri Sports HOF

Asst. Coaches	Becky Vest

Recruiting Coordinator

Becky Vest, (417) 334-6411, bvest@cofo.edu

Conference and Schedule

The College of the Ozarks plays in the Midlands Collegiate Conference (www.mcac-naia.org) which is comprised of eight schools from Nebraska, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri. Conference play starts in January after a three week break at Xmas. League games are typically on Friday and Saturday evenings and are piggybacked with the men's. The Bobcats play each team twice, home and away. The season concludes with the Midland Tournament which is held at the site of the regular season conference champion with all teams competing.

Conference Opponents

Oklahoma Wesleyan, Central Christian, Saint Mary, Haskell, Park, Peru St, and York. (Currently, Park plays an independent schedule and is not a conference opponent.)

Facilities

Keeter Gym
Capacity 3,500, Average attendance:?

Style/Stats

In 2005-06, College of the Ozarks was ranked #7 among NAIA II teams in scoring offense at 77.4 ppg. In 2006-07, they were ranked #3 at 80.1 ppg.