USD Women's Basketball 1997-1998

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Head Coach KathyMarpe -18th Season

Kathy Marpe realizes basketball is a game of adjustments. As she embarks on her 18th season at USO and 25th season overall, Marpe continues to redefine her approach to the game. "As a coach, you have to let the players play because they are so much more talented than in the past. It used to be whenever our teams were on the break we would look to setup for the jump shot or power layup inside. Now the key is to be less controlling, to let the players create shots for themselves. " A veteran of the coaching profession for over two decades, Marpe has made changes to the Torero program to utilize the team's speed and athleticism. The past few seasons USO has found success by playing a full-court game which has strengthened their defensive effort. This season, Marpe will imple– ment a more balanced attack that combines the team's shooting ability from the outside with their strength from the inside.

The WCC's "Dean"

As the "dean" ofWest Coast Conference coaches, Marpe knows the league better than anyone. Marpe is the active leader in victories with 198 at USO and ranks third amongst conference coaches in WCC wins. In 1993, Marpe was voted WCC Co-Coach of the Year by her peers after leading the Toreros to the WCC Postseason Tournament title and their only NCAA Tournament appearance. In 11 WCC seasons, Marpe has produced 12 All-WCC per– formers, 12 WCC All-Academic selections and has placed four players on the WCC All-Freshman teams. Prior To San Diego Prior to arriving at USO, Marpe directed the University of New Mexico to seven seasons of success on and off the court. The Lobos were 51-30 in Marpe's last three seasons, having posted wins over two nationally-ranked teams in the same season. Playing in "The Pit", the UNM women drew over 1,000 a game with crowds reaching the 2,000-3,000 mark on occasion - attendance figures unheard of in the mid-70s. By the time she left the Albu– querque campus, Marpe had led the Lobos to consecutive finishes in the AP Top 20 and six AIAW Regional appearances in seven years.

Marpe 's Collegiate Coaching Record

In the Beginning

Marpe broke into the coaching ranks at Spring Lake (MN) High School in 1971 after earning a Bachelor's degree in Physical Education at the University of Min- nesota that same year. Along with heading women's basketball, Marpe was also the head coach for women's volleyball, softball and track. In three basketball sea-

Year

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

School

Rec .

Conf.

Place

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 I996-97

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

9-5

7- 11

5-8 8-5 9-4

9-8

11 -9 15-7

l 1-2

19-10 17-13

9-3 5-5

sons, her teams compiled a 53-1 record.

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

So. Calif. Athletic

5-24

2-10

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

11 -21

Involvement

7-18

13-14 14-13 16-1 3 14-13 13-16 l 0- 17 I7- 10 14- 13 16- 12 I I- I5 I 1-1 5 12- 16 9-17

The Minnesota native strongly emphasizes comrnu- nity involvement and has stressed it to every team she has ever coached. 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 or to Marpe also has served as a voting member of the AP Top 20 Poll, the Kodak All-American selection board and the Western Regional seeding committee. In 1990, she was a member of the gold medal-winning East coach- ing staff at the U.S. Olympic Festival. Kathy's family is also involved in the program. Her father, Roland, serves as the team's administrative as- sistant while her mother, Genevieve, assists in the bas- those who aren't as fortunate."

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

2nd 4th 3rd 4th 3rd 3rd 7th 2nd 5th 4th 6th 8th

4-10

5-22

I- I3

Totals

24 seasons

285-332

75-89

New Mexico

87-63 7 seasons

San Diego

17 seasons

198-269

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1997-98 University of San Diego Toreros Women's Basketball Media Guide