Women's Basketball

Salem State College

353 Lafayette Street - Salem, MA - 01970
Team Office: Tel: (978) 542-6570 Fax: (978) 542-2926
Team website: www.salemstate.edu/athletics/

Founded in 1854, Salem State originally served as a teacher's college. It currently offers 25 Bachelor degrees and 10 graduate programs. Nearly two-thirds of those enrolled are women. Majors offered include Fire Services Administration, Cartography, Criminal Justice, and Sport Fitness and Leisure Studies. US News 2008 Report on Amercia's Best Colleges ranked Salem State in the 4th tier among universities in the north offering Master's degree.

The campus is located in Salem (pop.40k) on the Atlantic seaboard, about 16 miles north of Boston

School website
www.salemstate.edu

College Profile

Type:

Public, Co-educational

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

8,300

Getting In:

Not Difficult. SAT 25/75: 840-1060

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$13,000
Out-of-State: ~$19,000

Most Popular Majors

Business - Education - Health

Misc. Information

Head coach Tim Shea enters his 27th year at Salem State in 2007-08. Under Shea, the women's program has made 23 NCAA bids. During Shea's tenure, the Vikings have captured 21 conference championships while amassing an incredible .805 winning percentage. In conference play, the Vikings have dominated the opposition, finishing in first place in 14 of the past 17 seasons. In the last eight years, the Vikings have lost only nine league games! Coming off a 23-5 overall record in 2005-06, the Vikings were humbled in 2006-07, going 17-11, breaking a string 13 straight seasons with 20 or more wins.

Team Name	Vikings
Colors	Orange and Blue
Division	NCAA Division III
All-Time Record	642-157 (.803)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	22-7	17-11	23-5	112-98 (.800)
Conference	10-2	8-4	10-2	58-1 (.983)
Conf. Finish	1	1	1	1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Post Appear.	2nd Rnd	n/a	1st Rnd	NCAA 5x
Final 25 Rank	NR	NR	#23	0x

Coaches

Head Coach	Tim Shea
	Birthday: 1950-06-17
Started at Salem State	1981-82
Contract Expires	?
Record as Head Coach	642-157 (.803)
Record at Salem State	642-157 (.803)
Coaching Awards	?

Asst. Coaches	Paul Enfanto, Maggie Fontana

Recruiting Coordinator

Tim Shea, (978) 542-6517, timothy.shea@salemstate.edu

Conference and Schedule

Salem State plays in the Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference (www.masac.com) which is comprised of seven teams from Massachusetts. Among D3 conferences, it is not considered particularly strong. League play commences in January after a two week winter break. Salem State will play each team twice, home and away. Games are usually played on Tuesdays and/or Thursdays and Saturdays are piggybacked with the men's. The farthest conference away game is at Mass College of Liberal Arts some 180 miles from Salem. The season concludes with the MSCAC tourney which includes the top four teams, hosted by the regular season champion. Tourney winner receives automatic NCAA berth.

Conference Opponents

Westfield St, Worcester St, Framingham St, Bridgewater St, Fitchburg St, and Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.

Facilities

O'Keefe Center
Capacity:1800 Average attendance: 250