Women's Basketball

University of the Cumberlands

6178 College Station Dr. - Williamsburg, KY - 40769
Team Office: Tel: (606) 539-4478 Fax: (606) 549-4459
Team website: www.ucumberlands.edu/athletics/

Founded in 1889, University of the Cumberlands is a four year liberal arts institution offering a broad curriculum with over 40 programs of undergraduate study. Degrees offered include Biology, Biblical Languages, Psychology, Leisure Studies, Computer Information Systems, and Education (Teaching). A graduate program leading to an MA in Education is also offered. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Cumberland #26 among universities in the south offering a Bachelor's degree.

The 70 acre campus is nestled in the Kentucky mountains and located on four hills in the city of Williamsburg (pop. 5,000).

School website
www.ucumberlands.edu/

College Profile

Type:

Private, Co-ed

Religious Affiliation:

Yes, Baptist

Enrollment:

1,700

Getting In:

Moderately difficult. ACT 25/75: 19-24

Tuition + Room & Board:

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

Most Popular Majors

Business - Education - Biological Sciences

Misc. Information

Head coach Melissa Irvin completed her 11th season at Cumberlands in 2007-08. Taking over a program in 1997-98 that had posted three consecutive losing seasons, Irvin also posted losing seasons her first two years but has since rolled off nine consecutive winning seasons averaging better than 22 wins per year. She has also made six NAIA tournament appearances in the last eight years. A former player at Laurel County HS and at Cumberlands, Irvin served a three-year stint as an assistant coach at the University of Rio Grande prior to her arrival at Cumberlands. In 2007-08, Irvin led the Patriots to a 22-9 record.

Team Name	Patriots
Colors	Maroon and White
Division	NAIA I
All-Time Record

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	22-9	25-6	21-9	112-44 (.718)
Conference	8-2	8-2	8-2	40-20 (.666)
Conf. Finish	1	2	1	3, 1, 5, 3, 2
Post Appear.	1st Rnd	1st Rnd	2nd Rnd	NAIA 3x
Final 25 Rank	NR	NR	#17	2x

Coaches

Head Coach	Melissa Irvin
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Cumberland (KY)	1997-98
Contract Expires
Record as Head Coach	228-114 (.666)
Record at Cumberland (KY)	228-114 (.666)
Coaching Awards

Asst. Coaches	Eddie Mahan, Sacha Santimano

Recruiting Coordinator

Melissa Irvin, (606) 539-4478, mirvin@ucumberlands.edu

Conference and Schedule

Cumberland plays in the MidSouth Conference (www.mid-southconference.org) which is comprised of six teams 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, the Patriots plays a very long pre-season that extends late into January. The 10 games often played on Tuesday and/or Thursday evenings and Saturday afternoons. It is common for the women's games to be piggybacked with the men's. The season concludes with the Mid-South conference which includes all teams with the winner advancing to the NAIA national tourney.

Conference Opponents

Campbellsvile, Georgetown, Pikeville, West Virginia Tech, and Lindsey-Wilson.

Facilities

Rollins Center
Capacity: 1,750

Style/Stats

In 2005-06, Cumberland was ranked #2 in defense among NAIA I programs, limiting opponents to 55.4 ppg. In 2006-07, they were ranked #18 in offense, averaging 75.5 ppg. They were also ranked # 3 in defense, holding opponents to 56 ppg.