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<\/p>\nBy: Liam O’Brien<\/p>\n
Former Boston University women’s basketball head coach Katy Steding is headed back west, returning to the University of San Francisco for a second stint as the associate head coach of the Dons.<\/p>\n
Steding served in the same position at USF from 2010-12, coaching alongside former Olympic teammate Jennifer Azzi. During her first go-round in the Bay Area, Steding had a hand in recruiting, scouting and player development.<\/p>\n
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The Dons were dormant throughout her two-year stretch, finishing eighth in the conference each season. In 2010-11, they went 4-25, followed by a 5-25 campaign in 2011-12.<\/p>\n
The team improved to 12-19 in 2012-13 and even made it to the NCAA Tournament in 2015-16 under Azzi with a 21-12 record. By that time, Steding had departed, but her fingerprints were all over the team’s drastic improvement as she recruited the 2015-16 season’s senior class.<\/p>\n
A former WNBA player, Steding spent four seasons coaching at BU. Her first two seasons at the helm were rough, as the Terriers fared 8-52. However, in 2016-17, the team’s luck was altered. After a dismal beginning to the year seemed to signal another disappointing season, BU turned it around in Patriot League play.<\/p>\n
The Terriers went 11-7 against conference foes, a mark which included a four-game winning streak in the dead of winter. The record was BU’s best since joining the Patriot League five seasons ago.<\/p>\n
The team appeared to pick up where they left off at the start of the 2017-18 season, winning five of their first seven games. However, their momentum was curtailed as BU fared just 5-13 in conference play.<\/p>\n
Shortly after the season concluded, BU announced that Steding would not return as head coach.<\/p>\n
The return to San Francisco represents a homecoming of sorts for Steding. She is familiar with the basketball circuit in Northern California, having spent her college years at Stanford before playing for the now-defunct Sacramento Monarchs of the WNBA in 2000.<\/p>\n
Following her time at USF, the Stanford Hall of Famer spent two seasons in the Pac 12 as an assistant coach for Cal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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