USD Women's Basketball 2004-2005

in 1992 to finish 8-6 and second in the conference stand– ings. The second trip in 2000 came after the Toreros beat number the one seeded Pepperdine Waves 68-51. On February 3, 2001, Marpe became the fourth coach in WCC history to reach 100 conference victories. She now owns 112 WCC wins, which ranks her third all-time for WCC career coaching victories. Marpe's 372 overall career wins places her in an elite class of about 60 NCAA coaches who have won over 300 career games. As "dean" of WCC coaches, Marpe was honored as Coach of the Year in 1993 and 1998. The 1998 honor came as a result of leading the Toreros to one of the largest single-season turnarounds in WCC history - an improvement of eight games. Continuing to embrace change in the 2004-05 season, Marpe hopes to duplicate the Torero success of the past.

KATHY MARPE HAS TWICE BEEN HONORED AS THE WEST COAST CONFERENCE COACH OF THE YEAR AND RANKS 3RD ALL-TIME IN wee COACHING VICTORIES.

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*32nd Season as Division I Head Coach *25th Season as USD Head Coach *372 Career Victories *112 West Coast Conference Victories *NCAA Tournament Berths (2000 & 1993) *West Coast Conference Coach of the Year 0997-98 & 1992-93) *Coaching Stops:

San Diego (1980-present) New Mexico (1973-1980) Spring Lake Park HS (1971-73)

*College Degree:

University of Minnesota, 1971 Physical Educaton