WBCA Recognizes 2018 WBCA Victory Club Honorees

ATLANTA (March 30, 2018) — The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association WBCA announced the 2018 WBCA Victory Club honorees today.

Rhonda Farney of Georgetown High School in Texas reached 1,100 wins during the 2017-18 season to lead this year’s Victory Club. She is followed by Geno Auriemma of the University of Connecticut, Sylvia Hatchell of the University of North Carolina, Jeff Jasper of Pascack Valley High School and Barbara Stevens of Bentley University, all of whom won their 1,000th game this season.

The WBCA Victory Club honor is bestowed annually on each WBCA-member head coach who achieves a milestone of 200, 300, 400, 500 or more career victories during the current season on the level of competition (high school, college or pro) at which they currently coach. Victories recorded at differing levels of competition cannot be combined.

Here are the 2018 WBCA Victory Club honorees:

Name

School

Victory Date

Victory Number

Rhonda Farney

Georgetown High School

12/28/2017

1100

Geno Auriemma

University of Connecticut

12/19/2017

1000

Sylvia Hatchell

University of North Carolina

12/19/2017

1000

Jeff Jasper

Pascack Valley High School

01/11/2018

1000

Barbara Stevens

Bentley University

01/17/2018

1000

Jim Foster

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

02/01/2018

900

Kevin Kiernan

Mater Dei High School

01/20/2018

800

Ned Mircetic

Ventura College

12/10/2017

800

David Stricklin

Umpqua Community College

03/03/2017

800

Andy Yosinoff

Emmanuel College

01/27/2018

800

Lisa Bluder

University of Iowa

11/10/2017

700

Doug Bruno

Depaul University

02/09/2018

700

Dixie Jeffers

Capital University

01/10/2018

700

Stephanie Gaitley

Fordham University

01/25/2018

600

Caryn Jarocki

Highlands Ranch High School

12/07/2017

600

Dave Krauth

Augustana University

02/17/2018

600

Carroll LaHaye

Randolph-Macon College

01/20/2018

600

Joanne P. McCallie

Duke University

12/29/2017

600

Mike Miller

Messiah College

11/21/2017

600

Josesph Montano

Red Bank Catholic High School

01/09/2018

600

Lisa Stone

Saint Louis University

12/31/2017

600

Robin Farris

Indiana University Southeast

01/04/2018

500

James Scheible

University of Rochester

01/21/2018

500

Scott Allen

Paul VI Catholic High School

01/26/2018

400

Kim Barnes Arico

University of Michigan

01/28/2018

400

Anthony Bozzella

Seton Hall University

01/14/2018

400

Jina DeRubbo

Washington & Jefferson College

01/06/2018

400

Michele Durand

Ohio Northern University

12/02/2017

400

Tricia Fabbri

Quinnipiac University

02/11/2018

400

Julie Goodenough

Abilene Christian University

12/22/2017

400

Suzanne Helfant

Kenyon College

12/30/2017

400

Jodi Kest

University of Akron

12/05/2017

400

Chris Kielsmeier

Wayne State College

12/08/2017

400

Brian Robinson

Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School

11/24/2017

400

Sue Semrau

Florida State University

02/11/2018

400

Dawn Staley

University of South Carolina

11/30/2017

400

Daphne Thompson

SUNY Oneonta

11/17/2017

400

Paula Buscher

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

02/18/2018

300

Terry Canova

UMS-Wright Preparatory School

12/17/2017

300

Ginger Colvin

Campbellsville University

03/01/2018

300

Christen Ditzler

Lycoming College

01/08/2018

300

Tonja Englund

UW-Eau Claire

11/21/2017

300

Cindy Fisher

University of San Diego

11/27/2018

300

Stephanie Flamini

Guilford College

01/20/2018

300

Susie Gardner

Mercer University

12/19/2017

300

Eric Harrison

Lehman College

01/24/2018

300

Rick Insell

Middle Tennessee State University

11/10/2017

300

Carol Jue

Chapman University

02/03/2018

300

Mark Kellogg

Stephen F. Austin State University

12/16/2017

300

Carl Mattei

REGIS JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL

02/13/2018

300

Chris Mooney

Farmingdale State College

01/28/2018

300

Kirsten Moore

Westmont College

03/05/2018

300

Karen Tessmer

Worcester State University

02/03/2018

300

Brittney Ezell

East Tennessee State University

02/22/2018

200

Nikki Fargas

LSU

02/04/2018

200

Lori Fish

St. Cloud State University

12/16/2017

200

Lindsay Gottlieb

University of California, Berkeley

12/07/2017

200

Scott Hemer

SUNY Geneseo

12/08/2017

200

Roger Hodge

College of Coastal Georgia

01/13/2018

200

Tara Macciocco

Marywood University

01/18/2018

200

Michael Meek

George Fox University

02/17/2018

200

Kate Peterson Abiad

Cleveland State University

01/25/2018

200

James Seward

SUNY New Paltz

01/05/2018

200

Visit www.wbca.org/recognize/ to see lists of past honorees.

About the WBCA
Founded in 1981, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association is the professional association for coaches of women's and girls' basketball at all levels of competition. The WBCA offers educational resources that coaches need to help make themselves better leaders, teachers and mentors to their players; provides opportunities for coaches to connect with peers in the profession; serves as the unifying voice of a diverse community of coaches to the organizations that control the game; and celebrates those coaches, players and other individuals who excel each year and contribute to the advancement of the sport. Visit www.WBCA.org for more details about the Association.

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