ASSISTANT COACH • DANA EIKENBERG
ASSISTANT COACH • SECOND SEASON ALMA MATER • PENN STATE ‘92 Dana Eikenberg joined the program as an assistant coach on April 9, 2014 and embarks on her second season with the Friars in 2015-16. Before joining the staff at Providence College, Eikenberg University Eikenberg spent the previous three years yye ears ars at ar at Wichita Wic ichi hita ta State Sta tate te e Uni ivve errssity itty (2011-14). In 2013, Wichita State won the Missouri urri Valley Conference regular season and and tournament tou o rn nam amen nt titles tittl ti tles and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for th first The the fi the fir rst s time in program history. Th he Sh SShockers ockers rreturned etur et u ne ur n d to the NCAA Tournament in 2014 after capturing uri ring ng the the he MVC MVC VC crown for the second-consecutive second-cons nssec ecut uttiv ive ve season. se eason on n. During Eikenberg's two-year stint as an assistant taan nt coach, coac co ach h,, Wichita Wic ichi ichi hita t State State posted d a 50-17 overall record. rre eco ord rd.. As a player at Penn State, Eikenberg was a ffour-year ourou r-yye eaarr starter at p po point oin int guard from 198 1988-92, 888-92 92, and reer ee e er with with wi th the th he e Nittany Nit itta t ny Lions, Lion io ons ns, Eikenberg Eikkke enberg played p ayed on three-conpl th hrre ee-conteammate of Robinson Fruchtl. During her career 91 1 and and nd 1992), 19 99 92), 2), while 2) whilile wh ile helping help he llp pin ing g the th he program progra ram achi ra h evve it ts fi first No. secutive NCAA Tournament teams (1990, 1991 achieve its 1 national ranking in 1991. te e, Eikenberg Eikke Ei enb nber nber erg is is president pre essiide ent & CEO CEO of Reinvent1, Reinvent Re e t1, In addition to her work at Wichita State, dersshi de hip deve d de eve ello op pm men nt aan nd su supp pp por ortt to to lead-an innovative consulting firm providing leadership development and support he h ess,, aadministrative es dm min inis isttrrattiivve ve lle eaders ad an aand d th hei eir st sstaff. aff. ers in the athletic profession, including coaches, leaders their suc ucce cess essss and and nd extensive exxtten ensi sive ve experience experiencce helphe elp lpShe has over 20 years of Division I coaching success nd ssu uccccee ed d.. ing leaders and teams overcome challenges an and succeed. Ye Y eaarr and an nd d head hea ead women's wo w ome m n's basketball bask s etba b llll ba A former Missouri Valley Coach of thee Year ike en nbe nbe berg rg sstarted ttaarted h err p rof ssionaal ca rofe ro ca-coach at Southern Illinois University (SIU), Eikenberg her professional eag ague e iin n Ka K arl rlsruh uhe, Germa m ny, where wh her ere reer in the Women's European Basketball League Karlsruhe, Germany, she coached teens at a U.S. Army base. allso o served ser erved on the women's erv women''s basketbaskkete Upon returning to the U.S., Eikenberg also versi erssiity er t of ball staff at the University of Illinois, Indiana State University and the Univ University as head women's basketball coach at Iowa. Before joining Southern Illinois, she was KC). the University of Missouri at Kansas City (UMKC). resenter, sharin ng re eal a -l -lif ife if e st sstories tor oriess of of chalchaalEikenberg is a popular speaker and presenter, sharing real-life ffe ess ssio i na io nal g gr ro ou ups. lenge and change with alumni, community, youth and profe professional groups. Sttat ate, e, Eikenberg Eikken enb nberg was waass a While playing along side Robinson Fruchtl at Penn State, eO 'Brien Mostt Ou O tssta tand din ing ng Player P ayerr A Pl ward. wa three-time recipient of the program's Joanie O'Brien Outstanding Award. ssists at Penn SState taate tate te ((567) 567) 56 7) aand 7) nd is ti ied e ffor or 17th She currently ranks tied for sixth all-time in assists tied dy Lions in assists assiistts d uriing each of her four all-time in steals (182). Eikenberg led the Lady during years with the program. After graduating from Penn State with a bachelor's degree in communicationss (1992), Eikenberg spent one season playing professionally in Germany. She earned ois. her master's degree at the University of Illinois.
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