2011-12 Women's Basketball
Record: 21-7 Home: 10-3 Away: 9-3 Neutral: 2-1 GLIAC: 14-5
2011-12 Women's Basketball Coaches
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Pam Oswald - Head Coach - 5th Season

Phone: 419-448-3260
Email: oswaldpf@tiffin.edu

 

Pam Oswald is entering her fifth season as the head coach of the Dragons women's basketball team for the upcoming 2011-12 season.

Oswald led Tiffin University to a 15-12 overall record and 9-10 record in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in the 2010-11 season. The Dragons reached a number of firsts as a team during the season. TU began the season with the best start in program history with a 5-0 record, finishing the season with the best record (15-12) since 1995 and also recorded the fewest turnovers in a season with 347. The Dragons led the GLIAC in steals per game with 10 per outing and in turnover margin (+7.19), while ranking second in scoring defense. It was also the first season in which Tiffin University defeated Ashland, Findlay, Hillsdale and Northern Michigan since joining the GLIAC.Mandy Jaeb earned her second consecutive First Team All-GLIAC honor while teammates Karli Mast and Jessica Harris were named Second Team selections.


During the 2009-10 season Tiffin posted a 7-20 record but proved much more competitive than the previous season, dropping 8 of those games by 9 points or less. The team posted a 4-18 mark in conference play, with most of those close losses coming against GLIAC opponents.

In three years as an assistant coach at Wheeling Jesuit University, she helped the Cardinals compile an impressive 67-26 record with two back to back seasons of 20 plus wins. Oswald's contributions at Wheeling Jesuit saw the Cardinals post their most wins since 1992-93 (27), and advance to the NCAA Tournament twice, a first in the program's history. They also captured the 2005 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament championship.

During the 2005-06 season Oswald stepped in as interim head coach for ten games, racking up an impressive 9-1 record during WVIAC play. Under Oswald's tutelage six players were selected as All-WVIAC honorees.

Prior to joining the Cardinals, Oswald spent three seasons (2001-2004) as an assistant coach at Kent State University.

During her time at Kent State she worked with both guards and post players (developing two All-MAC selection post players). While at Kent State the Golden Flashes were the 2002 Mid-American Conference regular season and tournament champions, participating in the NCAA tournament in 2002 & the WNIT in 2004.

A native of Berlin, OH Oswald joined the Flashes after spending 2 seasons as an assistant at her alma mater Berlin-Hiland High School, where she helped coach them to a 28-0 record and a Division IV State Championship in 2000.

A 1995 graduate of Malone University in Canton, OH, Oswald was inducted into the Malone Athletic Hall of Fame in January of 2006 with a career total of 1,681 points and 1,127 rebounds. Oswald holds a bachelor's degree in Communications/Broadcast from Malone University. Oswald is also a member of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association.


 
Dragon Head Coaches:
Jean Raudensky (1984-86) 8-34
George Janson (1986-90) 38-58
Annette Kessler (1990-98) 100-99
Leslie Mugg (1998-05)

78-113

Shannon Potee (2005-07) 27-30
Pam Oswald
(2007-  )
41-67



Tiffin University Year-by-year
1984-85 3-15 1998-99 10-14
1985-86 5-19 1999-00 13-14
1986-87 12-11 2000-01 14-16
1987-88 4-20 2001-02 10-17
1988-89 8-16 2002-03 13-16
1989-90 14-11 2003-04 12-15
1990-91 18-9 2004-05 6-21
1991-92 17-11 2005-06 13-15
1992-93 17-11 2006-07 14-15
1993-94 14-17 2007-08 12-15
1994-95 17-10 2008-09
7-20
1995-96
9-20
2009-10 7-20
1996-97
8-20
2010-11
15-12
1997-9810-17


 
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Kylene Spiegel - Assistant Coach - 3rd Season


Phone - 419-448-3308
Email - spiegelk@tiffin.edu

Kylene Spiegel has been promoted to full time assistant in her third season with the Dragons. Spiegel's main responsibilities with the program include her role as recruiting coordinator and the coaching of Tiffin University's perimeter players. The TU graduate oversees fundraising, community service and public relations for the program. Spiegel also helps out with the monitoring of the team's academic performance.


Spiegel graduated from Tiffin University in 2009 after a four-year career that saw her earn All-Conference and All-Independent honors while finishing with 1105 points. She holds TU career records for assists with 468, good for a 4.4 per game average. She also holds the single season record with 143 assists. She has a degree in Sports Management and obtained her masters degree in Business Leadership in the spring of 2011.

Spiegel is a member of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association.


 


 
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James Bell - Assistant Coach - 1st Season
Phone - 419-448-3503
Email - belljr@tiffin.edu

James Bell enters his first year coaching for the Dragons. His responsibilities include working with the post players, as well as team travel, film exchange and monitoring the academic progress of the student athletes.

James most recently competed with the Dragons golf team, earning All-Conference honors during his senior season while lettering two years. While at Rossford High School, he was a four-year letter winner in golf and three-year letter winner in basketball, earning Second Team All NLL honors in both sports. He graduated in 2011 with a degree in Sports Management.