Southern Illinois names Tiber as new women's hoops coach
Posted 4/23/2009 4:36 PM ET
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — Southern Illinois has a new women's basketball coach, drawing from the Division II ranks.
The Salukis on Thursday tapped 36-year-old Missy Tiber (TY'-burr) to replace Dana Eikenberg, who resigned April 2 after five seasons.
Tiber went 167-70 during eight years as head coach at two Division II schools, four years apiece at Tusculum (Tuss-cah-LUM') in Tennessee and Belmont Abbey in North Carolina. That stretch included three trips to the NCAA Division II Tournament, three conference titles and a No. 5 national ranking.
An Ohio native who played college ball at West Liberty State, Tiber agreed to a five-year contract that will pay her $100,000 a year.
Southern went 9-19 last season, losing in the first round of last month's league tournament.
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