Beth Combs (born September 3, 1969) is an American basketball coach.

Career

Combs is the former women's

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program

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Northwestern University Northwestern University (NU) is a Private university, private research university in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1851 to serve the historic Northwest Territory, it is the oldest University charter, chartered university in ...

from 2004 until her resignation on May 7, 2008. Combs compiled a 24–95 record in her four years at Northwestern, and a 7–59 mark in Big Ten conference play. In the 2004 season, Northwestern upset No. 22 Penn State 59–48, which followed the same achievement among ranked opponents more than six years previously. From 2001 to 2004, she coached at

Colgate University Colgate University is a Private university, private college in Hamilton, New York, United States. The Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college was founded in 1819 as the Baptist Education Society of the State of New York ...

. She posted a 44–45 record through three seasons there. She went 21–10 during her final season there, and earned her second

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coach of the year award. During that season, the Raiders made it to the NCAA tournament, before losing to national runner-up

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"Combs" brush with greatness"
'' The News-Gazette'' online, March 20, 2004. She coached as an assistant at

Eastern Illinois University Eastern Illinois University (EIU) is a public university in Charleston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1895 as the Eastern Illinois State Normal School, a teacher's college offering a two-year degree, Eastern Illinois University gradual ...

prior to coaching at Colgate. She graduated from

University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC, U of I, Illinois, or University of Illinois) is a public land-grant research university in the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area, Illinois, United States. Established in 1867, it is the f ...

, where she was a practice player on the basketball team, and later from Eastern Illinois for graduate school.

References

External links

Northwestern profile
1969 births Living people American women's basketball coaches Colgate Raiders women's basketball coaches Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball coaches Eastern Illinois University alumni Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball players {{1960s-US-basketball-bio-stub