Suzy Venet Named D3Hoops.com Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.--Mount Union head women's basketball coach Suzy Venet has been named D3Hoops.com Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year.

Venet led the Purple Raiders to their second most wins in school history with a 26-5 record, the second Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament championship in school history, and an appearance in the sectionals (round of 16) of the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship.

It is the first time Mount Union made the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the sectional round since 1998 which ironically was Venet's senior year as starting point guard for Mount Union.  Venet is the only two-time All-American as a player for the Purple Raiders, scored over 1,500 points and is still the OAC's all-time assists leader.

Venet is in her fifth season at her Alma mater with a 79-57 record.  This season Venet has directed a squad that featured just one senior and three underclassmen starters all while giving birth to her first child in the middle of the season.