Connie Isler (born December 16, 1983) is the youngest head coach in any

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Division I sport. In July 2005 at age 21, and two months after graduating from

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, the

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hired her to replace the resigning Leland Keyser as head coach of the women's

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team. Under Isler's leadership, the Lady Hoyas are experiencing their greatest success ever in the 6-year history of the school's second-newest sport. They won two tournaments in 2005-06, at Campbell University and at home at the Hoya Invitational, and finished second in the Big East Championships. Before landing the coaching position, Isler was interviewing for jobs in

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. She played on the

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in 2006, but missed the cut in all 10 events she played in. Isler was co- Big East champion her senior year, and a star player at Meade Senior High School in

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, prior to that. Her father is Ret. Gen. Rod Isler.

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