Wednesday, August 25, 2010

MORAVIAN’S SPIRK NAMED TO 2010-11 WBCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

LILBURN, GA --- Moravian College head women’s basketball coach Mary Beth Spirk has been named to the 2010-11 Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Board of Directors.

Spirk is one of three NCAA Division III coaches on the WBCA Board of Directors joining Nan Carney-DeBord from Ohio Wesleyan University as an at-large member and Karen Tessmer from Worcester State College, who is the NCAA Division III Legislative Chair.  The current president of the WBCA Board of Directors is University of Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma.

“I am excited to be on the Board of the WBCA and will represent Division III to the best of my abilities,” Spirk stated.  “It is a privilege to serve and a honor to work with Beth Bass, the CEO, Coach Auriemma and the rest of the Board.”

Spirk, who is entering her 24th season as Moravian’s head coach, is one of the most successful coaches in the nation. With a 432-198 record (.686 winning percentage), she ranks 24th among active coaches in victories and 28th among all Division III coaches in victories. Spirk earned her 300th career win in 2004 with a victory versus Muhlenberg College, and she topped the 400-win mark in 2008-09 with a win over Susquehanna University.

Her career has seen Moravian develop into one of the nation’s premier women’s basketball powers. Spirk has directed the Greyhounds to the 2009-10 Landmark Conference championship, seven Middle Atlantic Conference Southeast crowns, seven NCAA Division III Tournament bids including a berth in 2009-10, three NCAA “Sweet 16” appearances, three MAC South titles, a pair of MAC crowns, a spot in the 1992 NCAA championship game and an Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference South Championship in 2006-07.

The 2010-11 Moravian squad will tip of its season on Monday, November 15th in a non-conference game at Muhlenberg College beginning at 6:00 p.m. at Memorial Hall in Allentown.