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2009-10 Basketball
Coaching Staff (continued)
Associate Head Coach
Prior to arriving in Loudonville, Woodbury served as assistant
Andrea Woodbury
coach for two seasons (1988-90) at New Hampshire College
(now Southern New Hampshire University). She helped guide
(20th Season)
the 1989-90 squad to the New England Collegiate Conference
Entering her 20th season, sixth as asso-
championship and an NCAA Regional appearance.
ciate head coach, Andrea Woodbury
brings a wealth of experience to the
Before her two-year stint at New Hampshire College, Woodbury
Saints’ coaching staff. Head Coach
served as head women's basketball coach and assistant athletic
Gina Castelli made Woodbury her first
director for intramurals at Northern Essex Community College
appointment upon taking over in 1990.
in Haverhill, Mass. from 1984-88. During her term at Northern
Since that point, Woodbury has been
Essex, the team compiled a 72-40 record, including a 22-6
instrumental in Siena’s development as
mark during the 1985-86 season.
a perennial powerhouse in the MAAC.
In the 1985-86 campaign, Northern Essex was the Massachusetts
During her tenure, Woodbury has helped guide the Saints to
Community College Athletic Conference and Greater Boston
seven 20-win seasons. Under Woodbury’
Small College Conference champion. The team culminated the
s direction, the Saints
have captured seven MAAC regular-season titles. Siena stands
season by winning the Greater Boston Small College Tournament
299-245 overall and 197-120 in conference play under Woodbury’
championship. Woodbury’s squad went on to play in the
s
leadership. In this time, the Saints earned their first NCAA
NJCAA Tournament.
Tournament berth (2001) and made three WNIT appearances
(1999, 2002, 2003).
A 1978 graduate of
Ithaca College in
Woodbury brings enthusiasm and an exceptional work ethic to
Central New York,
the program. Her outstanding recruiting and player development
Woodbury was a
skills have put the Saints on the national map. In 19 seasons,
letterwinner in bas-
Woodbury has helped develop a talent pool of players who
ketball, field hockey
have made their way through the program.
and softball. She
received her
She has aided in the maturation of a number of All-League
master’s degree
performers. Most recently
in business adminis-
, she helped coach Heather Stec to a
spot on the 2009 All-MAAC Second Team and improve her
tration from New
scoring from 7.5 ppg as a junior to 13.9 ppg as a senior. In
Hampshire College
2007-08, she worked with First T
in 1990.
eam All-MAAC performer, Laura
Menty, who led the league in scoring (19.1 ppg). Woodbury
was also instrumental in the development of two-time Kodak
District 2 All-American, Gunta Basko. Basko is just the second
player to be named MAAC Player of the Year twice. She joins
Melanie Halker as players who fine-tuned their skills under the
direct instruction of Woodbury. Woodbury also held an active
role in developing Liene Jansone into the 2003 MAAC Player
of the Year (MAAC Sixth Player of the Year in 2002). Basko
and Jansone went on to play for their home country of Latvia
in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Woodbury is an influential and inspiring leader on the coaching
staff. She harbors a great interest in reaching out to the commu-
nity through participation in various service activities through-
out the season. Woodbury was a founder of Siena’s “Lil’ Saints”
youth group. The “Lil’ Saints” program reaches out to children
in the local community, welcoming them as active members in
the Siena athletics family.
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