March 14, 2011
After seven years as head coach of the Virginia Tech women’s basketball team, Beth Dunkenberger announced her resignation Monday afternoon.
Beth Dunkenberger
Beth Dunkenberger is the head coach of the Virginia Tech women’s basketball team. Since she was hired as a head coach for the Hokies in 2004, she has guided Tech to postseason appearances in three of her first five seasons.
Dunkenberger has a long history with the Virginia Tech women’s basketball program. The Roanoke, Va. native actually served under former-head coach Carol Alfano’s staff for nine years.
She worked as a graduate assistant at Tech for two years before being promoted to a full-time assistant position, and she helped lead the Hokies to the 1994 and 1995 NCAA Tournaments.
Before she came to Tech, however, Dunkenberger was a player, earning top student-athlete honors in 1988 in her senior year at Randolph-Macon College. She was also an all-conference selection and Academic District All-American in college.
At Randolph-Macon, Dunkenberger graduated in 1988 with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics. After that, she attended graduate school at Tech and in 1990, graduated with a master’s degree in education ― sports management.
Between her two stops at Tech, she also served as a coach. From 1997 to 2000, she was an assistant at Florida. She earned her first head coaching position at Western Carolina in 2000.
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The Virginia Tech women’s basketball team ended the regular season with heartbreak, losing to in-state rival Virginia, 73-71 in overtime.
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January 27, 2011
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January 18, 2011
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January 17, 2011
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Women's basketball topples Wofford, 93-53
November 14, 2010
After fighting for a close win in their first game of the season, the women’s basketball team put their second game out of reach early on, as they dominated the Wofford Terriers on Sunday.
Women's Basketball vs Presbyterian
November 13, 2010
The Virginia Tech women’s basketball team opened up the season with a 59-52 home win against the Presbyterian College Blue Hose. The young Hokies’ squad boasts only three seniors this year and is hungry to prove that it doesn't deserve to be ranked second to last in the ACC.
Women's basketball sees 59-52 win with young squad
November 12, 2010
The Virginia Tech women’s basketball team opened up the season with a 59-52 home win against the Presbyterian College Blue Hose.
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