USD Women's Basketball 2001-2002

In 1993 San Diego bounced back from a 4-1 O wee record the year before to fin– ish 8-6 and second in the conference standings. Not only was Marpe honored as Coach of the Year, but that team would earn a trip to the NCAA Tournament, the first in school history. Marpe's distinguished coaching ca– reer began in Minnesota at Spring Lake High School in 1971. Along with the duties of coaching women's basketball, Marpe coached the volleyball and softball teams as well, totaling an impressive 53-1 record in the combined three sports. The Minnesota native would find her– self in New Mexico two years later, coach– ing the New Mexico Lobos. Under Marpe's guidance, the Lobos would accumulate a 51-30 record in her final three seasons. Playing in "The Pit," the UNM women drew over 1,000 a game with crowds reaching the 2,000-3,000 mark on occasion- atten– dance figures unheard of in the mid-70's. After leaving the Albuquerque campus af– ter seven seasons, Marpe had led the Lo– bos to consecutive finishes in the Associ– ated Press Top 20 and had made six AIAW Regional appearances in seven years. Academic success and community in– volvement are values that Marpe encour– ages to student-athletes she coaches. Marpe feels that, "It is very important to remember who you are and where you come from, and also to give back to the people around you who are not so fortu– nate." Recently Coach Marpe won a Gold Medal for basketball in the over-50 Senior Olympic Games, held in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She has also been a member of the gold medal winning East Coaching staff at the U.S. Olympic Festival.

Marpe's Coaching File

Place

Rec.

Conf.

Conference

Year

School

9-5

Independent Inter-Mountain Inter-Mountain Inter-Mountain Inter-Mountain Inter-Mountain Inter-Mountain

1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-0 1

New Mexico New Mexico New Mexico New Mexico New Mexico New Mexico New Mexico

5-8 8-5 9-4 9-3 5-5 11-2 2-10

7-11

9-8

11-9 15-7

19-10 17-1 3 5-24 11-21 13-14 14-13 16-13 14-13 13-16 10-17 17-10 14-13 16- 12 11-15 11- 15 12-16 13-1 4 14- 13 17-13 10-16 7- 18 9-17 5-22

So. Cali f. Athletic

San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego

Independent Independent Independent Independent West Coast West Coast West Coast West Coast West Coast West Coast West Coast West Coast West Coast West Coast West Coast West Coast West Coast West Coast West Coast West Coast 28 seasons 7 seasons 21 seasons

2nd 4th 3rd 4th 3rd 3rd 7th 2nd

8-4 6-6 9-5 6-8 7-7 9-5 8-6 6-8 6-8 5-9 8-6 7-7 7-7 5-9

4- 10

5th 4th 6th 8th 5th 4th 4th 4th

1-13

339-388 102-118

Career Record

87-63

New Mexico

252-325

San Diego