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[QUOTE="Dillon77, post: 2681756, member: 6620"]
First time in 6 years that the Great Danes didn't make the NCAA, but they did finish 24-8 and were in the NIT.

Vowelguy pointed out that she primarily was playing with the players that had come in with the previous coach. But it seems like a lot of the reason for hiring her had to do with her recruiting at previous gigs at Maryland and West Virginia.

"She served as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Maryland for four years from 2003-07, and was an integral part of the Terrapins' 2006 National Championship season. Maryland beat Duke 78-75 in overtime for the title  at TD Garden in Boston and finished with a record of 34-4. During her tenure, she brought in four straight nationally ranked recruiting classes, including three in the Top 10.
 
"McNamee spent two years at West Virginia as an assistant coach where she was a scout, position coach and recruiting coordinator.

So, she worked for Brenda Freese and with Jeff Walz at Maryland and for Mike Carey in Morgantown.

On a side note, this is the second straight hyphenated head coach Albany has lost:
Central Florida's Katie Abrahamson-Henderson and now Joanna Bernabei-McNamee. Hmm.....
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