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Head
Coach:
Scott Wiley
315-228-7847
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WileyAssistant
Coach:
TBA
315-228-7839
Captains:
Katie Breen '04
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WILEY NAMED COLGATE WOMEN'S HOCKEY COACH
July 29, 2002
Contact: Kerry Van Malderghem
Office: (315) 228-7566
Fax: (315) 228-7977
HAMILTON,
N.Y.
Colgate University Athletic
Director Mark Murphy has announced that Scott Wiley has been named the
Raiders' women's ice hockey coach.
Wiley replaces Ted
Wisner who served as head coach of the Raiders for three seasons including
their first in Division I last season. Wiley served as an assistant coach
under Wisner for three seasons.
Im very excited
about the future of the program under Scott," Murphy said. "Scott has
been big part of the success the program has enjoyed over the last three
years. Both he and Ted Wisner did an excellent job in transitioning the
team to the Division I level last year. The players
on the team have great respect for him and I
am confident that the program will continue to improve under his
leadership.
Its a great opportunity for me to
become a head coach at an institution that I believe so strongly in,"
Wiley said. "I am excited about the challenges that lie ahead and am
confident that we have the pieces in place to take this program to the
next level.
"I would like to thank
Mark Murphy and everyone in the Athletic Department for giving me an
opportunity that I have been waiting for my entire life," Wiley added. "It
gives me a great deal of confidence knowing that there was so much support
for my candidacy.
Wiley graduated from St. Lawrence University in 1993 with a Bachelor of
Science degree in Sport and Leisure Studies. He served as team captain of
the men's soccer team and was named team MVP as well as first team Upstate
Collegiate Athletic Association and a regional Academic All-American in
1993.
Wiley has additional experience as the Director of Marketing for Bickle/Smith
Motorsports in Mooresville, N.C. as well as the Program Coordinator for
Ignition, Inc. in Manchester, Vt.
TRANSACTIONS:
Colgate--Scott Wiley named head women's ice hockey coach.
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