Women's Basketball

The College of New Jersey

P.O. Box 7718 - Ewing, NJ - 08628
Team Office: Tel: (609) 771-3030 Fax: (609) 637-5133
Team website: www.tcnjathletics.com

Formerly known as Trenton State College, the College of New Jersey, founded in 1855, is the state's oldest public university offering a liberal arts focus with more than 40 degrees and professional programs. Majors offered include Computer and Information Sciences, Criminal Justice, Teaching for Hearing Impairments, Physical Education Teaching and Coaching, and Women's Studies. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked TCNJ #5 among universities in the north offering a Master's degree.

TCNJ is located in suburban Ewing (pop.35k) on 289 tree-lined acres, five miles from the state capital of Trenton and 60 miles from either New York or Philadelphia.

School website
www.tcnj.edu

College Profile

Type:

Public, Co-educational

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

6,000

Getting In:

Very Difficult. SAT 25/75: 1160-1370

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$19,000
Out-of-State: ~$25,000

Most Popular Majors

Business - Psychology- Education

Misc. Information

Head coach Dawn Henderson completed her 15th season at the College of New Jersey in 2007-08. Henderson continues to improve a program that was a virtual unknown before she arrived in 1993-94. During her 15 years, she has taken the Lions into NCAA post-season play seven times while compiling a .716 winning percentage. TCNJ is now regarded as one of the nation's most successful D3 programs. Since 1995-96, Henderson's teams have averaged nearly 20 wins per season and been a major force in conference play. Prior to her arrival at TCNJ, Henderson served two years as head coach at both Drew University (D3) and Worcester State (D3). In addition to her role as head coach, Henderson also serves as one of TCNJ's senior administrators and associate AD. In 2007-08, the Lions posted a 22-7 record and second round appearance in the NCAA tourney, losing to Mary Washington.

Team Name	Lions
Colors	Blue and Gold
Division	NCAA Division III
All-Time Record	?

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	22-7	13-14	19-9	103-34 (.751)
Conference	11-2	7-6	13-5	70-12 (.853)
Conf. Finish	1	3	3	1, 2, 2, 1, 1
Post Appear.	2nd Rnd	n/a	1st Rnd	NCAA 2x
Final 25 Rank	NR	NR	NR	n/a

Coaches

Head Coach	Dawn Henderson
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at College of New Jersey	1993-94
Contract Expires	Year-to-year
Record as Head Coach	334-164 (.670)
Record at College of New Jersey	288-114 (.716)
Coaching Awards	NJAC COTY 3x, WBCA District COTY

Asst. Coaches	Wendy Collins, Frank Schemerhorn

Recruiting Coordinator

Dawn Henderson, (609) 771-3030, dhenders@tcnj.edu

Conference and Schedule

The College of New Jersey plays in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (www.njac.net), comprised of 10 teams all located in New Jersey. The NJAC is generally regarded as one of the premier D3 conferences in the nation. League play begins in late November or early December, though non-league opponents are scheduled until January. There is a three week break at Christmas. The 18 conference games are often played on Wednesday evenings and Saturday afternoons. The farthest conference away game is at Ramapo, some 80 miles from Ewing. The season concludes with the NJAC tourney which takes the top six teams with the winner receiving an automatic bid to the NCAA tourney.

Conference Opponents

Rowan, Rutgers-Camden, Montclair St., Kean, Ramapo, William Paterson, New Jersey City, Rutgers-Newark, and Richard Stockton.

Facilities

Packer Hall
Capacity 1,500, Average attendance (300)