EWC Adds Women’s Basketball Program and Coach
The Eastern Wyoming College Board of Trustees recently voted to add a women’s basketball program and have hired Tom Andersen to Coach the new Lady Lancer program.
Coach Andersen has 20 years of college coaching experience, the last 13 years at Chadron State College in Chadron, NE. During his tenure at CSC, seven of his thirteen teams qualified for the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference playoffs, with 3 teams reaching the RMAC Final Four. The 1994-95 team won the conference championship with a record of 22-8. His 1994-1995 team is the only CSC women’s basketball team to reach the NCAA National Playoffs.
Andersen was named RMAC Coach of the Year in 1995. He coached the only two 20 win seasons in CSC women’s basketball history, including a school record 22 wins. Andersen holds the record for the most wins in CSC women’s basketball history.
“We are very excited to have Tom Andersen to revive our women’s basketball program. His experience and ability speaks for itself,” indicates EWC Athletic Director Verl Petsch.
Andersen looks forward to the challenge of putting together a competitive team. “I am very excited to get this program going again. It is an honor and a privilege to have been selected. It will be exciting and challenging to get team on the floor this fall,” said Anderson.
“I could sense the excitement on campus about the women’s basketball program. I am also very impressed with the level of support and commitment from the EWC administration for this program.”
Persons interested in more information about the EWC women’s basketball program should contact EWC Athletic Director Verl Petsch at 307.532.8248.
PHOTO CAPTION: Tom Anderson, EWC women’s basketball coach
Coach Andersen has 20 years of college coaching experience, the last 13 years at Chadron State College in Chadron, NE. During his tenure at CSC, seven of his thirteen teams qualified for the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference playoffs, with 3 teams reaching the RMAC Final Four. The 1994-95 team won the conference championship with a record of 22-8. His 1994-1995 team is the only CSC women’s basketball team to reach the NCAA National Playoffs.
Andersen was named RMAC Coach of the Year in 1995. He coached the only two 20 win seasons in CSC women’s basketball history, including a school record 22 wins. Andersen holds the record for the most wins in CSC women’s basketball history.
“We are very excited to have Tom Andersen to revive our women’s basketball program. His experience and ability speaks for itself,” indicates EWC Athletic Director Verl Petsch.
Andersen looks forward to the challenge of putting together a competitive team. “I am very excited to get this program going again. It is an honor and a privilege to have been selected. It will be exciting and challenging to get team on the floor this fall,” said Anderson.
“I could sense the excitement on campus about the women’s basketball program. I am also very impressed with the level of support and commitment from the EWC administration for this program.”
Persons interested in more information about the EWC women’s basketball program should contact EWC Athletic Director Verl Petsch at 307.532.8248.
PHOTO CAPTION: Tom Anderson, EWC women’s basketball coach
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