How Lynn Hersey Turned Smith Basketball into a Powerhouse
Smith College has become one of Division 3鈥檚 premier women鈥檚 basketball programs, making six NCAA Tournaments, back-to-back national title appearances (2023鈥�25) and winning six NEWMAC championships since 2020. But it hasn鈥檛 always been that way. Back in 2007, Smith needed a new head coach to take over the program. The team was coming off a 4-21 season and hadn鈥檛 been over .500 since the 90s. Across the bridge, Lynn Hersey was finishing up her sixth season within the coaching staff at Amherst College. At the time, she was the women鈥檚 basketball team鈥檚 co-head coach, with an opportunity to build her…
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