University of Richmond Athletics
10/29/2026 | Women's Basketball
HOPEWELL, NJ – Richmond head women's basketball coach Alisa Kresge has been named to the 20-person watch list for the 2027 Kathy Delaney-Smith Mid-Major Coach of the Year Award presented by Her Hoop Stats.
Kresge, in her first year at the helm of the Spider program, joins coaches from 12 conference, including two from the Atlantic 10, for this preseason recognition for mid-major program leaders.
Kresge arrives in Richmond after eight seasons at the University of Vermont, where she compiled a 145-89 overall record and became the winningest head coach in program history. She led the Catamounts to three NCAA Tournament appearances in the last four seasons, capturing three America East Tournament titles and multiple regular season championships.
Under Kresge's leadership, Vermont reached at least 20 wins in each of her final five seasons, the longest streak in program history. Her 2025-26 squad posted a 27-8 record, secured both the America East regular season and tournament titles and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. She was named America East Coach of the Year for the second time in her career following the season.
Kresge and the Spiders will start the season at Charlotte on Monday, November 2 at Halton Arena in Charlotte, NC. Tipoff is set for 7 PM on ESPN+.
About Kathy Delaney-Smith
Delaney-Smith, guiding Harvard women's basketball program for 40 years, complied a 630-434 (.592) overall record and 367-168 (.685) in Ivy League play. She also led the program to six NCAA Tournament Appearances, nine WNIT appearances, plus three Ivy League titles before the NCAA Tournament awarded automatic bids to the Ivy League champion. She coached nine Ivy League Player of the Year recipients, six Ivy League Rookie of the Year winners, and the first 22 of Harvard's 1,000-point scorers in the program's NCAA Division I history.
About Her Hoop Stats
Her Hoop Stats was founded in 2017 to unlock better insight about women's basketball at all levels. We began as a statistics site focused on providing consistent, reliable, and easy-to-access data about women's basketball for both mobile and desktop environments. Her Hoop Stats has expanded to become a leading independent voice in the women's game providing content.
The complete list in alphabetical order by school is:
Kresge, in her first year at the helm of the Spider program, joins coaches from 12 conference, including two from the Atlantic 10, for this preseason recognition for mid-major program leaders.
Kresge arrives in Richmond after eight seasons at the University of Vermont, where she compiled a 145-89 overall record and became the winningest head coach in program history. She led the Catamounts to three NCAA Tournament appearances in the last four seasons, capturing three America East Tournament titles and multiple regular season championships.
Under Kresge's leadership, Vermont reached at least 20 wins in each of her final five seasons, the longest streak in program history. Her 2025-26 squad posted a 27-8 record, secured both the America East regular season and tournament titles and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. She was named America East Coach of the Year for the second time in her career following the season.
Kresge and the Spiders will start the season at Charlotte on Monday, November 2 at Halton Arena in Charlotte, NC. Tipoff is set for 7 PM on ESPN+.
About Kathy Delaney-Smith
Delaney-Smith, guiding Harvard women's basketball program for 40 years, complied a 630-434 (.592) overall record and 367-168 (.685) in Ivy League play. She also led the program to six NCAA Tournament Appearances, nine WNIT appearances, plus three Ivy League titles before the NCAA Tournament awarded automatic bids to the Ivy League champion. She coached nine Ivy League Player of the Year recipients, six Ivy League Rookie of the Year winners, and the first 22 of Harvard's 1,000-point scorers in the program's NCAA Division I history.
About Her Hoop Stats
Her Hoop Stats was founded in 2017 to unlock better insight about women's basketball at all levels. We began as a statistics site focused on providing consistent, reliable, and easy-to-access data about women's basketball for both mobile and desktop environments. Her Hoop Stats has expanded to become a leading independent voice in the women's game providing content.
The complete list in alphabetical order by school is:
- Brady Sallee, Ball St.
- Ryun Williams, Colorado St.
- Megan Griffith, Columbia
- Carly Thibault-DuDonis, Fairfield
- Neil Harrow, Fordham
- Vanessa Blair-Lewis, George Mason
- Lisa Fortier, Gonzaga
- Carrie Moore, Harvard
- Sean O'Regan, James Madison
- Brooke Stoehr, Louisiana Tech
- Tricia Binford, Montana St.
- Rechelle Turner, Murray St.
- Amy Eagan, New Mexico
- Jory Collins, North Dakota St.
- Lindsay Edmonds, Rice
- Alisa Kresge, Richmond
- Stacie Terry-Hutson, San Diego St.
- Loree Payne, Santa Clara
- Aaron Johnston, South Dakota St.
- Kristy Curry, South Fla.
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