Assistant Coach Stephanie Carpenter '14 enters her eighth season with the University of Southern Indiana women's basketball coaching staff after a stellar playing career with the Screaming Eagles. She assists in all aspects of the USI Women's Basketball program.
Her work on the bench during the previous seven seasons has paid off in the form of three NCAA II Tournament appearances along with a four GLVC East Division championships, a 136-52Â overall record and a 93-33 mark in league play. She has had a hand in the recruitment and development of an Academic All-American, three All-Region honorees and 17Â All-GLVC performers.
In 2019-20, Carpenter helped mold a young group of student-athletes into a top contender in the GLVC.
After losing three All-GLVC players from the previous team along with more than 65 percent of the scoring output and nearly 75 percent of the rebounding totals, Carpenter helped guide the 2019-20 squad through one of the toughest schedules in the nation to an 18-9 overall record and a 14-6 mark in league play. The Eagles were rewarded with the No. 2 seed in the GLVC Tournament along with a berth in the NCAA II Midwest Region Tournament.
Carpenter finished her career ranked first all-time at USI in made three-pointers (194) and three-pointers attempted (524). She also finished her career ranked 14th all-time at USI with 1,003 points.
A native of Salem, Illinois, Carpenter earned second-team All-GLVC honors after averaging 14.5 points per game as a senior in 2013-14.
Carpenter, who was a four-time Academic All-GLVC honors as well as a CoSIDA Academic All-District performer, earned her bachelor's degree in criminal justice studies from USI in 2014. She also earned the GLVC Council of President's Academic Excellence Award, which is given to student-athletes who have exhausted their eligibility and recorded a 3.5 or better cumulative grade point average.
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