May 17, 2002

AKRON, Ohio - University of Akron head women's basketball coach Kelly Kebe announced Friday the hiring of Carol Dugan and Todd Rausch as assistant coaches with the Zips program. Both begin their duties at Akron on June 1.

Dugan brings more than 20 years of coaching experience to UA, including 11 seasons as a head coach at the Division III level in Ohio. From 1994-99 she served as head women?s basketball coach at John Carroll University, preceded by five years as head coach at Case Western Reserve University (1987-93).

"Carol has spent several years coaching and cultivating relationships in Ohio," Kebe said. "She is a great teacher of the game and will bring a lot of energy, along with years of coaching experience at the collegiate level."

A 1982 graduate of The University of Pittsburgh where she earned a degree in studio arts, Dugan was a four-year letterwinner with the women's basketball program and was named team MVP as a senior. After graduating Dugan spent four years as an assistant coach at her alma mater, followed by one year at Virginia Tech. She was also an assistant at UNLV for one season (1993-94). Dugan currently serves as a teacher and head girls' basketball coach at Gilmour Academy.

Rausch comes to Akron from North Carolina State University where he spent the last two seasons as a graduate assistant coach. Rausch's duties at NC State included opponent scouting, team performance evaluation and play charting. He also served as lead instructor at the school's Elite Position Camp.

Rausch earned a degree in food science from Purdue University in 2000 where he spent three years as a scout team player for the Purdue women's program. During his tenure Purdue won three consecutive Big Ten Tournament Championships and the 1999 NCAA National Championship.

"Todd will bring a contagious winning attitude with him to the Zips program," Kebe said.