Emily Garner is an

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basketball

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and

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and is the current head coach of the

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team.

Coaching career

Garner started her coaching career as a

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for the

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, before graduating with a

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from

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in 2012. In 2016, Garner was named head coach at

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, in

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where she would lead the Bantams to a 124–55 record over the course of eight seasons. While at Trinity, she led the team to two

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s, in

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and

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, including its first win since

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. On April 11, 2024, Garner was named the eighth head coach in Cornell women's basketball history.

Head coaching record

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References

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