general inforMation Location . .Davidson, N.C. Enrollment . .1,900 Founded . .1837 Colors . .Red (PMS 186) and black Nickname . .Wildcats Conference . .Atlantic 10 Arena . .John M. Belk Arena (5,223) Record in Belk Arena . .176-133 Belk Arena Ticket Office 800-768-CATS SportS inforMation Sports Info. Director . .Joey Beeler Office Phone . .704-894-2123 Assoc. Director/ WBBContact . .Gavin McFarlin E-mail . [email protected] Office Phone . .704-894-2635 SID Fax . .704-894-2636 Office Address . .Box 7158 . .Davidson, NC 28035-7158 Overnight Address . .209 Ridge Road . .Davidson, NC 28036 2018-19 previeW of returning letterWinnerS Wildcat coaching Staff Starters returning (3) Head Coach . .Gayle Coats Fulks No. Player Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG Alma Mater . .Fairleigh Dickinson ’07 5 Justine Lyon G 5-9 Sr. 14.6 5.2 Record at Davidson . .12-18 (2nd Season) 1 Katie Turner G 5-8 So. 11.4 3.5 Career Record . .Same 42 Ally Welling F 6-3 Jr. 4.2 3.9 E-mail . [email protected] Starters lost (2) Assistant Coach . .Robyn Scherr-Wells No. Player Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG 44 Mackenzie Latt F 6-1 14.9 8.2 Alma Mater . .Michigan 2 Saadia Timpton G 5-9 3.5 3.8 E-mail . [email protected] other key letterwinners returning (5) Assistant Coach . .James Janssen No. Player Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG Alma Mater . .Deakin 0 Kianna Speight G 5-8 Sr. 5.8 1.8 E-mail . [email protected] 11 Sarah Donovan F 6-0 So. 7.4 5.4 13 Kyla Roland F 6-2 Sr. 1.7 1.9 Assistant Coach . .Kevi Boykin 32 Saeeda Abdul-Aziz G 5-11 So. 1.7 1.5 Alma Mater . .Wake Forest ‘13 4 Kelly Fitzgerald G 5-6 So. 1.0 0.6 E-mail . [email protected] 34 Alana Davidson F 6-2 So. 0.4 0.8 Director of Player Development . newcomers (3) . .Daniel Metzelfeld No. Player Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown Alma Mater . .Trinity International ‘13 2 Chloe Welch G 5-9 Fr. Colorado Springs, Colo. 10 Sarah Konstans G/F 5-9 Fr. Dallas, Texas BBall Office Phone . .704-894-2372 14 Cassidy Gould G 5-9 Fr. Melbourne, Australia BBall Office Fax . .704-894-2556 Social Media 2017-18 Quick revieW BaSketBall hiStory Facebook.com . .DavidsonWildcats Twitter . .@DavidsonWildcat Record. 12-18 1st yr. of varsity competition . .1973-74 WBB Facebook . .DCWBB A-10 record . 7-9/9th All-time record . .433-566/39 seasons WBB Twitter . .@DavidsonWBB 2018 A-10 Tournament record . 0-1 SoCon record . .203-164/21 seasons WBB Instagram . .DavidsonWBB . L, 53-62, at Richmond in 1st Rd. A-10 record . .17-47 / 4 seasons YouTube.com . .DavidsonAthletics NCAA Tournament appearances . .0 2013-14 marked the final year in the WNIT appearances . .3 Southern Conference as Davidson moved Last WNIT appearance . .2012-13 to the Atlantic 10 for the 2014-15 season. .at Old Dominion, W 82-73, Mar. 21, 2013 . .at Charlotte, L 60-72, Mar. 24, 2013 QUICK FACTS nuMerical roSter No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown High School 0 Kianna Speight G 5-8 Sr. Bradenton, Fla. Conway 1 Katie Turner G 5-8 So. Reno, Nev. Bishop Manogue 2 Chloe Welch G 5-9 Fr. Colorado Springs, Colo. Mesa Ridge 3 Andrea Robinson F 6-1 Jr. Randallstown, Md. McDonogh School 4 Kelly Fitzgerald G 5-6 So. Apex, N.C. Green Hope 5 Justine Lyon G 5-9 Sr. Durham, N.C. Hillside 10 Sarah Konstans G/F 5-9 Fr. Dallas, Texas Trinity Christian Acad. 11 Sarah Donovan G/F 6-0 So. London, Ontario, Canada A.B. Lucas Secondary 13 Kyla Roland F 6-2 Sr. Farmington Hills, Mich. Harrison 14 Cassidy Gould G 5-9 Fr. Melbourne, Australia Methodist Ladies College 32 Saeeda Abdul-Aziz G 5-11 So. Schenectady, N.Y. Mohonasen 34 Alana Davidson F 6-2 So. New Hope, Pa. New Hope-Solebury 42 Ally Welling F 6-3 Jr. The Woodlands, Texas Concordia Lutheran alphaBetical roSter No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown High School 32 Saeeda Abdul-Aziz G 5-11 So. Schenectady, N.Y. Mohonasen 34 Alana Davidson F 6-2 So. New Hope, Pa. New Hope-Solebury 11 Sarah Donovan G/F 6-0 So. London, Ontario, Canada A.B. Lucas Secondary 4 Kelly Fitzgerald G 5-6 So. Apex, N.C. Green Hope 14 Cassidy Gould G 5-9 Fr. Melbourne, Australia Methodist Ladies College 10 Sarah Konstans G/F 5-9 Fr. Dallas, Texas Trinity Christian Acad. 5 Justine Lyon G 5-9 Sr. Durham, N.C. Hillside 3 Andrea Robinson F 6-1 Jr. Randallstown, Md. McDonogh School 13 Kyla Roland F 6-2 Sr. Farmington Hills, Mich. Harrison 0 Kianna Speight G 5-8 Sr. Bradenton, Fla. Conway 1 Katie Turner G 5-8 So. Reno, Nev. Bishop Manogue 2 Chloe Welch G 5-9 Fr. Colorado Springs, Colo. Mesa Ridge 42 Ally Welling F 6-3 Jr. The Woodlands, Texas Concordia Lutheran coaching & Support Staff Head Coach: Gayle Coats Fulks (Fairleigh Dickinson ‘07), 2nd Year Assistant Coach: Robyn Scherr-Wells (Michigan ‘01), 2nd Year Assistant Coach: James Janssen (Deakin ‘08), 2nd Year Assistant Coach: Lakevia Boykin (Wake Forest ‘13), 2nd Year Director of Player Development: Daniel Metzelfeld (Trinity International ‘13), 1st Year Athletic Trainer: Brian Wheeler (Florida State), 12th year Strength and Conditioning: Chad Emmons (Ouachita Baptist), 4th year 2018-19 ROSTER gayle coatS fulkS the coatS fulkS file head coach • Second year Hometown: Virginia Beach, Va. 12-18 career record Family: Spouse Ryan Education: Fairleigh Dickinson (2007) fairleigh dickinSon ‘07 Coaching Experience: Davidson- Head Coach, 2017-present excellence in everything that we do. I can- Wake Forest- Assistant Coach, 2012-2017 not wait to get started. Go Wildcats!” UNCG- Assistant Coach, 2011-12 Longwood- Assistant Coach, 2007-11 Former Davidson AD Jim Murphy: New York Liberty (WNBA)- Assistant Video Co- “Gayle understands the opportunities and ordinator relationships of a high-academic Division I environment," said Murphy. "She has been recognized by her peers for her commit- On May 10, 2017, Davidson College tenure. ment to the scholar-athlete experience and During the 2016-17 season, the Demon Athletic Director Jim Murphy announced her ability to recruit and develop players. the hiring of Gayle Coats Fulks as the head Deacons went 17-16 overall and earned a We welcome Gayle and her husband Ryan win over Bethune-Cookman in the first coach for the Wildcat women’s basketball to the Davidson community." program. She is the 12th head coach in the round of the WNIT before falling to Mid- program’s 38-year history. dle Tennessee State to end their season. Coach History... Guard Alex Sharp became the second stu- It was a solid first year for Coats Fulks dent-athlete under Coats Fulks to be Quick Highlights... as a head coach at Davidson during the •Doubled Davidson’s win total from named to the Atlantic Coast Conference 2017-18 season. The Wildcats doubled their All-Freshman Team, joining fellow team- previous season in first year as a head win total from the previous season by coach, going 12-18 in 2017-18 and a pro- mate Ariel Stephenson who garnered the going 12-18 overall and a program-best 7-9 award a year ago from the Blue Ribbon gram-best 7-9 in the A-10. in Atlantic 10 play. Coats Fulks earned her •Earned her first career coaching vic- Panel and the league's coaches. first career coaching victory with a 70-57 In addition to helping the Demon Dea- tory with a 70-57 triumph at Western Car- triumph at Western Carolina, Nov. 10. She olina, Nov. 10. cons to consecutive NIT appearances the became the third Wildcat head coach in the last two seasons, Coats Fulks was recog- •Became the third Wildcat head coach program's 39-year history to start a career in the program's 39-year history to start a nized during the 2015-16 campaign as one with a win. It was also Davidson's 10th of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Associ- career with a win. straight win in the series vs. the Cata- •Davidson set a new road winning ation’s (WBCA) Thirty Under 30 honorees. mounts. The award is given annually to up-and- streak in A-10 games, running off a three- Along the way, other highlights in- game streak with wins at Richmond, St. coming coaches 30 years old and younger, cluded a home opening win vs. UNC to recognize their involvement in commu- Bonaventure and Rhode Island. Asheville, a thrilling win at High Point by •During first year at Davidson, nity service, mentorship and impact on overcoming a 19-point third-quarter deficit others' professional manner and attitude as Mackenzie Latt earned A-10 All-Third and a victory against cross-county rival Team honors and Katie Turner was named well as association involvement. Charlotte that snapped an eight-game los- While on the bench for head coach to the league’s All-Rookie Team. ing streak in the series. Davidson set a new •Was recognized as one of WBCA’s Hoover for five seasons, Coats Fulks as- road winning streak mark in A-10 games, sisted in all aspects of the program, from Thirty Under 30 honorees after fourth sea- running off a three-game streak with wins son at Wake Forest in 2015-16. The award academics to recruiting, where she served at Richmond, St. Bonaventure and Rhode as an integral part to the Demon Deacons is given annually to up-and-coming Island.