Fairmont State University Women's Basketball

Stephanie Anderson enters her seventh season as Head Women's Basketball Coach at Fairmont State University. Anderson was named the seventh head coach in program history on May 3, 2019. She took over the program following five years as an assistant coach for the Falcons. Fairmont State carried its momentum from the previous year into 2024-25 to win back-to-back MEC Regular Season and Conference Tournament titles with a 27-5 record, going 17-3 in MEC matchups. Anderson was named the MEC Coach of the Year while Leslie Huffman was named the MEC Player of the Year and earned First Team accolades. Alyssa DeAngelo (First Team) and Jale Gibbs (Second Team) were also listed on the all-conference teams. Huffman was also named the D2CCA Atlantic Region Player of the Year along with WBCA and D2CCA All-American Honorable Mention. Anderson was also named the MEC Women's Sports Coach of the Year as Huffman also earned MEC Female Athlete of the Year recognition. In the 2023-24 season, the Falcons program continued to grow as they claimed for the first time in its history to win the regular season and conference tournament titles as they achieved a 27-6 overall record while going 16-4 in MEC play. Three members of the team were named All-MEC as Katy Darnell and Alyssa DeAngelo were First Team Selections with Jalen Gibbs being named Second Team. Alyssa DeAngelo, Jalen Gibbs and Leslie Huffman received All-Tournament honors as DeAngelo was named the Tournament's Most Valuable Player. DeAngelo garnered D2CCA All-Atlantic Region First Team accolades and named WBCA All-American Honorable Mention. Anderson took the women's basketball program to new heights in the 2022-23 season when Fairmont State tallied the highest number of victories (23) since the 2014-15 season. Under Anderson's coaching, Fairmont State ranked seventh in the nation in scoring offense (79.3 points per game) and second in the country in free throws made per game (17.91 made free throws per game). Two of Anderson's players were named to All-MEC teams including Alyssa DeAngelo (All-MEC First Team) and Katy Darnell (All-MEC Second Team). DeAngelo was also placed on the 2023 D2CCA All-Atlantic Team as a second team selection. DeAngelo garnered All-MEC Tournament Team accolades while Darnell received the Commissioner's Heart and Hustle Award after the Falcons recorded a semifinal appearance at the conference tournament. During the 2021-22 season, Anderson guided the program to record of 15-13 with 13 victories coming in Mountain East Conference play. Anderson also saw Sierra Kotchman and Alyssa DeAngelo earn All-MEC First Team honors. Kotchman was also named to the Division II CoSIDA Academic All-America first team and garnered D2CCA All-Atlantic Region Second Team honors. During the COVID-shortened season in the winter and spring of 2021, Anderson led the Falcons to a 7-10 record. Standout Sierra Kotchman earned first team All-MEC honors for the third-consecutive season, and newcomer Alyssa DeAngelo was named the MEC Freshman of the Year. Kotchman also added academic honors as the Division II CoSIDA Academic All-America of the Year for the sport of women's basketball. During her first season leading the program, Anderson led the Falcons to a 15-14 overall record and the No. 6 seed in the Mountain East Conference Tournament. Fairmont State had two players earn All-MEC honors following the season, including first team selection Sierra Kotchman, and second team honoree Rachel Laskody. In her five seasons as lead assistant coach for the Falcons, Anderson coached 12 all-conference players, eight 1,000 point scorers and helped Fairmont State advance to the Mountain East Conference Tournament semifinals in three of the last four years. The Falcons advanced to the MEC Tournament Championship Game in 2017.   The Falcons had a record of 90-61 during Anderson's five seasons as assistant coach.   "We are thrilled that Stephanie will remain a part of the Falcon Family as our head women's basketball coach," said Dr. Mirta M. Martin President at Fairmont State University. "Stephanie will be a great leader for the student athletes in our women's basketball program and will recruit high quality students to our great institution for years to come. We can't wait to see our women's basketball program soar for years to come under Stephanie's leadership."   Anderson arrived at Fairmont State after a successful playing career at California University of Pennsylvania and a three-year stint coaching the Morgantown Mavs AAU team.   "First I would like to thank the city of Fairmont, President Martin, and the entire athletic department for the opportunity to lead this great program," said Anderson. "I would also like to thank Coach McDonald for giving me the opportunity to coach Division II basketball five years ago.   "Fairmont is a wonderful place and I couldn't be happier to start my head coaching career here. I am extremely excited to bring a new direction and change to the women's basketball program moving forward," Anderson added.   "I am also so appreciative of the Fairmont community and all of their support for the program. I look forward to continue building relationships and working with them in the future," Anderson said. As a player at Cal U, Anderson made 82 starts and helped lead the team to three NCAA Tournament appearances during her career. She was also a four-time PSAC Scholar-Athlete and was named to the Cal U Athletic Director Honor Roll four times. Anderson led the Vulcans to the Atlantic Regional finals ("Sweet 16") in 2013 after averaging 20 points and knocking down 50 percent of her three-point attempts in the NCAA tournament. For her efforts, she was named to the Atlantic Regional All-Tournament team. She was also named first team All-PSAC West after leading the team in scoring and finishing second in the conference with 76 threes during her senior season.   Anderson was voted team captain for the Vulcans from her sophomore to senior season.   Cal U honored Anderson in 2019 as she was voted the Alumna of the Year by the department of athletics. Prior to playing at Cal, Anderson was a three-year standout on the basketball team at Morgantown High School. She won a state championship during her sophomore year in 2007 and earned all-conference, all-state, and state player of the year honors in 2009 following her senior season.   She was named the State Tournament MVP following Morgantown's run to the state championship in 2007. Anderson received a Bachelor's of Science degree in Biology from California University of Pennsylvania in 2013. She continued her education by obtaining a Master's of Science degree in Performance Enhancement and Injury Prevention in 2015 from Cal U. Stephanie and her husband Tyler Anderson were married during the summer of 2017. The couple now has two children, son Noah (3) and newborn daughter Skye Raelynn.   Year School Overall Conf. Notes 2019-20 Fairmont State 15-14 12-10 2020-21 Fairmont State 7-10 7-9 2021-22 Fairmont State 15-13 13-9 2022-23 Fairmont State 23-9 16-6 2023-24 Fairmont State 27-6 16-4 MEC Regular Season and Tournament Champions 2024-25 Fairmont State 27-5 17-3 MEC Regular Season and Tournament Champions Record (at FSU) 114-57 (.667) 81-41 (.664) Career Record 114-55 (.667) 81-41 (.664)  

Mikaylah "Miki" Glenn enters her fifth season as a coach on the Fairmont State women's basketball staff. Glenn was promoted to Associate Head Coach in July of 2023. She joined Stephanie Anderson's staff on May 14, 2019. Glenn helped design game plans and create scouting reports for the Fighting Falcons over the past four seasons. Fairmont State women’s basketball concluded the 2022-23 campaign with the most wins in program history (23) since the 2012-13 season. Glenn coached Alyssa DeAngelo, who was garnered D2CCA All-Region, All-MEC First Team and MEC All-Tournament Team honors and Katy Darnell, who won the Commissioner's Heart & Hustle Award at the MEC Tournament and claimed All-MEC Second Team honors. During the COVID-shortened season in the winter and spring of 2021, Glenn helped lead the Falcons to a 7-10 record. Standout Sierra Kotchman earned first team All-MEC honors for the third-consecutive season, and newcomer Alyssa DeAngelo was named the MEC Freshman of the Year. In her first season with the Fairmont State program, Glenn helped the Falcons to a 15-14 overall record and the No. 6 in the MEC Tournament. Following the season a pair of Falcon standouts earned All-MEC honors, including first-team selection Sierra Kotchman and second-team All-MEC pick Rachel Laskody. Glenn, a three-time NCAA Division II All-American and a national championship winning point guard at California University of Pennsylvania comes to Fairmont State after serving as an assistant coach for the West Virginia Rampage travel team since February of 2018. "I am beyond excited to add Miki Glenn to the women's basketball staff at Fairmont State University," said Anderson. "Her passion and knowledge of the game is exactly what I wanted in an assistant coach. "She is one of the hardest working people I know and is going to be a great addition to the program. Beyond all of the accolades that she received as a player, it's her drive and leadership that will make her great. I couldn't be happier with the staff we have created with Miki and Kelli Jo Harrison returning from last year's staff," Anderson added. A native of Bridgeport, W.Va., Glenn was a star for four seasons at Cal U, highlighted by leading the Vulcans to a national championship during the 2014-15 season as a sophomore. During that campaign, Glenn was named a WBCA honorable mention All-American, and was tabbed as the Atlantic Region Tournament MVP and a member of the NCAA National Championship All-Tournament Team for her performance during the Elite Eight in Sioux Falls, S.D. "I'm very thankful for this incredible opportunity to coach at Fairmont State," said Glenn. "I'm excited to work with Steph and the rest of the ladies to build a successful program here in Fairmont." While at Cal U, Glenn ranked in the top 10 in the country in both assists and steals during her junior and senior seasons, and set a PSAC record for free throws in a single season with 223 during the 2014-15 season. Glenn left her mark in the Cal U women's basketball record book, ranking fourth all-time in career scoring (2,007), first in made free throws (724), third in steals (352), fourth in assists (575), and ninth in career field goals (595). In addition to Glenn's postseason honors following Cal U's national championship run during her sophomore season, the point guard also earned first team All-America honors from D2CCA and WBCA as a senior, after being named the Atlantic Region and PSAC West Athlete of the Year for her efforts during the 2016-17 season. As a junior, Glenn was also selected to the WBCA All-America Team and was named the PSAC West Athlete of the Year for the first time. As a senior, Glenn ranked in the top 25 in the country in scoring, assists, steals and made free throws. She ranked in the top 10 in the country in steals and assists as a junior in 2015-16. Glenn also served as a basketball instructor for the Nate Smith Basketball School from Nov. 2017 to May 2019, and has volunteered at numerous basketball camps during her playing and coaching career, including the Jarrod West Basketball Camp, West Virginia University Basketball Camp, California (PA) Basketball Camp, and Darcie Vincent Basketball Camp. As a standout at nearby Bridgeport High School, Glenn helped the Indians to a Class AA State Championship in March of 2013. She was also named the West Virginia State Player of the Year in 2013. She graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry from California University of Pennsylvania in May 2017.