Women's Basketball

Western Washington University

516 High Street - Bellingham, WA - 98225
Team Office: Tel: (360) 650-7374 Fax: (360) 650-3495
Team website: www.wwuvikings.com/

Founded in 1893, Western Washington is a tradtional liberal arts institution. It offers over 90 Bachelor degree programs and over 40 Master's. Majors offered include Art History, Criticism and Conservation, Community Organization and Advocacy, Physical Education Teaching and Coaching, Drama/Theatre, Child Psychology, Journalism, Marine Biology, and Music. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Western Washington #17 among universities in the west offering a Master's degree.

The campus is located in Bellingham (pop. 68k) about 75 miles north of Seattle.

School website
www.wwu.edu

College Profile

Type:

Public, Co-ed

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

12,000

Getting In:

Moderately Difficult. SAT 25/75: 1010-1220

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$12,000
Out-of-State: ~$22,000

Most Popular Majors

Psychology - General Studies - Human Services

Misc. Information

Head coach Carmen Dolfo enters her 17th season at Western Washington in 2007-08. Dolfo, who took a one-year leave of absence in 2003-04. She surpassed the 300 win plateau in 2004-05 and is recognized as one of the best D2 coaches. Her career record of 347-122 places her among the top 40 D2 active coaches. Dolfo became Western's head coach in 1990 after four seasons as an assistant. During her tenure, the Vikings have posted thirteen 20 win seasons, including eight out of the laat nine, and eight NCAA appearances. Dolfo played college ball at Biola (CA). The 42-year old Canadian led Penticton High School (British Columbia) to the provincial championship. In 2006-07, Western Washington finished with a 18-10 record overall but was beaten in the first round of the NCAA tourney by UC San Diego.

Team Name	Vikings
Colors	Blue, Silver and White
Division	NCAA Division II
All-Time Record	779-255 (.753)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	27-2	24-5	21-8	117-30 (.796)
Conference	10-6	18-0	15-3	75-17 (.815)
Conf. Finish	3	1	2	4, 2, 1, 2, 1
Post Appear.	1st Rnd	2nd Rnd	2nd Rnd	NCAA 5x
Final 25 Rank	NR	#7	#19	NR

Coaches

Head Coach	Carmen Dolfo
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Western Washington	1990-91
Contract Expires	?
Record as Head Coach	347-122 (.739)
Record at Western Washington	347-122 (.739)
Coaching Awards	GNAC COTY (02)

Asst. Coaches	Jennifer Childress

Recruiting Coordinator

Carmen Dolfo, (360) 650-7374, carmen.dolfo@wwu.edu

Conference and Schedule

Western Washington plays in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (www.gnacsports.com) which is currently comprised of 9 schools. Currently, WW plays all schools twice, home and away. League play usually commences in late November or early December. League games are often played on Thursday and Saturday evenings. Currently, the GNAC does not offer a post season tourney. The regular season conference champion receives an automatic NCAA bid.

Conference Opponents

U.Alaska Anchorage, Alaska Fairbanks, Central Washington, Northwest Nazarene, Saint Martin's, Seattle U., Western Oregon, and Seattle Pacific. Montana State-Billings joins in 2007-08.

Facilities

Carver Gym
Capacity 2,500, Average attendance (?)

Style/Stats

In 2005-06, Western Washington was ranked #19 in defense, limiting the opposition to 56.8 ppg. They were also ranked #13 in offense, scoring 78.4 ppg.