Carrie Saunders enters her second year as the head coach of the Frostburg State women’s basketball team in 2015-16.
The Bobcats enter the season with plenty of momentum after capping the 2014-15 campaign with five wins in their final eight games. FSU finished 6-19 overall and was runner-up at the Jim Crawley Tournament.
Saunders took over the reins of the program after serving as a graduate assistant for the last two years.
The Bobcats have seen steady improvement over the last two seasons with Saunders as an assistant. Frostburg increased its win total in each season, and capped the 2013-14 campaign with five wins in its final nine games.
The Bobcats scored 19 points per game higher than a year ago (2012-13) and finished third in the Capital Athletic Conference at 68.8 ppg. In addition to its improved scoring, FSU led the league in offensive rebounds (17.3) and finished second in total rebounds (42.5), steals (13.2) and blocks (3.4).
Saunders came to Frostburg after a four-year playing career at NCAA Division II Shepherd University. She finished 14th in school history in scoring and ranked second in field goals made and attempts during her career. As a junior, she was the recipient of both the Coach’s Award and Sara Cree Distinguished Athlete honor.
Saunders completed her master’s degree in education from Frostburg State this past May and received her bachelor’s degree in communication and new media from Shepherd in 2011.
