Aug 12, 2008

Lakers name assistant women's basketball coach and DII trainer

SAULT STE. MARIE - Former Lewis graduate assistant Shannon Eggers has been named assistant women's basketball coach at Lake Superior State University, while LSSU graduate Nicola Gray has been hired as an athletic trainer for Division II sports.

Eggers, a 2006 graduate of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, has a degree in radio, television and film, and held marketing and television internships with ESPN and the Minnesota Timberwolves before embarking on a coaching career. She served as a graduate assistant coach at Lewis during the 2007-08 season.

Eggers played two seasons at Nebraska-Omaha before finishing her basketball career at UW-Oshkosh. The 5-11 guard from Council Bluffs, Iowa, earned All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honors in 2005 and ‘06. She averaged 14.3 points and 4.4 rebounds per game as a senior in 2005-06.

"I'm excited to add Shannon to our coaching staff," said LSSU third-year head coach Jamie Pewinski. "She was successful as a player and has a deep passion for the game of basketball. Having spent a year at Lewis, she has a great understanding of our conference and the GLVC, which will be very beneficial as we go through the season."

Eggers replaces Taira Roth, who accepted a similar position at Truman State University.

Gray, LSSU '06, has a B.S. in athletic training and has been working at the Sault Physiotherapy Centre, GoodLife Fitness Center and Steelback Centre in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. While completing her undergraduate degree, she worked with the Laker women's basketball, men's tennis and ice hockey teams, along with the Soo Thunderbirds and Northern Michigan Black Bears Junior A hockey teams, and Sault Area High School football team. She also worked with the athletic training team during the 2006 Hula Bowl in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Gray will manage athletic training duties for the majority of LSSU's Division II sports.

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