Women's Basketball 5/30/2013 12:31:00 PM

Amy Eagan Returns toTruman as Head Women's Basketball Coach

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – Amy Eagan, one of the most decorated players in the history of Truman State University women's basketball, has been chosen as the program's next head coach. A native of nearby Shelbina, Mo., Eagan spent the past three seasons as the head coach at Ashford (Iowa) University.

“We are excited to bring Amy Eagan back to Truman and the Kirksville community as our next head coach,” said Director of Athletics Jerry Wollmering. “Coach Eagan possesses the qualities that we were looking for as the next leader of our women's basketball program. She has outstanding coaching and playing experience, including NCAA Division II national tournament experience as both a player and coach. She has a great understanding of the opportunities and challenges at Truman and will be committed to the well-being of our players on and off the basketball floor. She will be a great ambassador for the women's basketball program with strong ties to alumni and the northeast Missouri region.”

“I would like to thank President Troy Paino and Athletic Director Jerry Wollmering for this wonderful opportunity to reconnect with Truman State University as the head women's basketball coach,” said Eagan. “I was blessed to be a part of the Bulldog family many years ago and had high hopes of someday returning to such a special place to continue my career. This is truly a great fit for me and I am excited to be able to recruit and work with student-athletes who are dedicated to winning championships, excelling in the classroom, and serving the Kirksville community. We will strive for greatness in everything we do. We want to sign student-athletes who love Truman State University and who will make the alumni and community proud.”

Eagan, who will become the 10^th head coach in Truman women's basketball history, has been a head collegiate coach for five total seasons, beginning with a two-year stint at St. Ambrose (Iowa) before moving to Ashford. In her first season at St. Ambrose, Eagan's team went 21-11 before reaching the NAIA national tournament in year two. The Queen Bees went 27-6 that season, posting a 14-0 record en route to Eagan earning Midwest Collegiate Conference Coach of the Year accolades.

In 2010, she began at Ashford and improved on the Saints' win totals in each of her three seasons at the helm. Her 2011-12 team earned Women's Basketball Coaches Association honors by posting a 3.40 grade-point average, one of the best in the NAIA. This past year, the Saints finished 14-17.

Eagan previously served as a four year assistant coach for Larry Just at Quincy (Ill.) University. During her time with the Lady Hawks, Quincy went 96-32 and made three straight trips to the NCAA Division II National Tournament. The Lady Hawks won back-to-back GLVC regular season and tournament titles in 2003-04 and 2004-05, with the 2003-04 squad winning a school record 29 games and advancing the NCAA-II Elite Eight.

Eagan was inducted into the Truman Athletics Hall of Fame in 2012 and was a four-time all-conference standout for the Bulldogs from 1996-1999. She was the starting point guard and earned honorable mention all-America honors for the Bulldogs in 1999 when the program set a school record with 22 wins and advanced to the NCAA-II “Sweet Sixteen”.

She tallied double-figures in 76 collegiate games and started 98 of her 100 games played for the Bulldogs. Eagan finished her Truman career with 1,527 points, currently fourth all-time. She is the career record holder in both assists and steals and also holds the Bulldog single-game point record, having scored 46 against Southern Indiana in 1998.

She worked as a student assistant coach for Karin Nicholls following her playing career and played professionally in Asker, Norway. Eagan earned her Bachelor's degree in Exercise Science from Truman and her Master's degree in Organizational Management from Ashford. She was a MSHSAA class 2 all-state guard at South Shelby High School.

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