Women's Basketball

Tennessee Wesleyan College

204 E. College Street - Athens, TN - 37371
Team Office: Tel: (423) 746-5253 Fax: (423) 746-5293
Team website: www.twcnet.edu/html/athletics/athletics.htm

Founded in 1857 as Athen's Female College, Tennessee Wesleyan is a liberal arts institution affiliated with the Methodist Church. A high percentage of those enrolled are business majors (40%) and nearly two-thirds are women. It offers nearly 20 Bachelor degrees in such majors as Nursing, Music, and Personnel Administration. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Tennesee Wesleyan #45 among universities in the south offering a Bachelor's degree.

The 40 acre campus is located in Athens (pop.140k) about halfway between Chattanooga and Knoxville.

School website
www.twcnet.edu

College Profile

Type:

Private, Co-educational

Religious Affiliation:

Yes, Methodist

Enrollment:

800

Getting In:

Moderately difficult. ACT 25/75:18-23

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$21,000
Out-of-State: Same

Most Popular Majors

Nursing - Education - Accounting

Misc. Information

Head coach Jeff Rice completed his 2nd season in 2007-08. Rice replaced Stan Harrison in 2006-07 whose teams amassed over 400 wins, nine conference championships, and seven NAIA tournament appearances in 25 seasons. Prior to being named head coach, Rice served as Harrison's assistant for 16 seasons. During that time, the program won over 325 games, won six conference championships, and participated in six NAIA national tournaments. In 2006-07, Rice's inaugural season, the Lady Dogs posted a 23-9 record but did not receive an NAIA bid. In 2007-08, Rice went 14-17.

Team Name	Lady Dogs
Colors	Royal Blue and Gold
Division	NAIA II
All-Time Record	?

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	14-17	23-9	19-11	115-46 (.714)
Conference	10-8	13-5	11-9	69-19 (.784)
Conf. Finish	3	2	5	5, 1, 1, ?, ?
Post Appear.	n/a	n/a	n/a	NAIA 4x
Final 25 Rank	NR	?	?	2x

Coaches

Head Coach	Jeff Rice
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Tennessee Wesleyan	2006-07
Contract Expires	tbp
Record as Head Coach	?
Record at Tennessee Wesleyan	37-26 (.587)
Coaching Awards	?

Asst. Coaches	tbp

Recruiting Coordinator

Jeff Rice, (423) 746-5256, Coach_rice@twcnet.edu

Conference and Schedule

Tennessee Wesleyan plays in the Appalachian Athletic Conference (www.accsports.com) which is comprised 14 schools from five states. Most games are played against league opponents, where TWC plays each team twice, home and away. Given the size of the league, conference play can start in late November or early December. A three week break at Xmas is customary. The 26 conference games are often played on Tuesday or Thursday evening and Saturday afternoon with games typically piggybacked with the men's. The season concludes with the AAC conference tourney which takes (describe how the seeding works).

Conference Opponents

Alice Lloyd, Bluefield, Brevard, Bryan, Covenant, King, Milligan, Montreat, Lee, Knoxville, Union, UVA-Wise, and Virginia Intermont

Facilities

Robb Gym
Capacity 1,500. Average attendance: /

Style/Stats

In 2006-07, Tennessee Wesleyan was ranked #19 in offense, averaging 75 ppg.