Oberlin College Women's Basketball

Stephany Dunmyer enters her seventh season as the head women's basketball coach at Oberlin College in 2025-26, after leading the Crimson and Gold to one of the most successful three-year runs in program history during the 2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24 campaigns. Guiding Oberlin to a 21-4 overall record and 13-3 mark in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) in 2021-22, the Crimson and Gold tied the program record for overall wins and conference wins in a season while earning the No. 2 seed for the NCAC Tournament, marking the highest seed in program history. The following season, the Crimson and Gold delivered a runner-up finish in the NCAC Tournament after finishing 17-11 overall and 8-6 in the NCAC. During Dunmyer’s tenure at Oberlin, the Crimson and Gold have recorded 13 All-NCAC honorees as well as the 2026 NCAC Top Defensive Player and the 2022 NCAC Newcomer of the Year. Performing well in the classroom, Oberlin has tallied 31 NCAC All-Academic recipients and seven College Sports Communicators Academic All-District selections.  Prior to Oberlin, Dunmyer spent 16 seasons as the head coach at Virginia Wesleyan University, compiling a 250-181 record. A three-time Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Coach of the Year (2006, 2008, 2012), Dunmyer coached 24 All-ODAC players and led the Marlins to two ODAC regular season titles. Securing the ODAC Championship title in 2015, Dunmyer led Virginia Wesleyan to an NCAA First-Round appearance. Before her time at Virginia Wesleyan, Dunmyer held coaching stops at Indiana State University (2002-2003) and Ashland University (2000-2002).  A standout player at Kenyon College, Dunmyer produced 1,555 points during her career, helping the Owls (previously Ladies) win two NCAC Championships. Dunmyer was the 2000 NCAC Player of the Year, a three-time All-NCAC selection, and one of ten players named to the NCAC Women’s Basketball 20th Anniversary Team. After earning a bachelor's degree in psychology from Kenyon in 2000, Dunmyer was a graduate assistant coach at Ashland University for two seasons while pursuing a master's of education in sport education. Following her successful playing career, Dunmyer was inducted into the Kenyon College Athletic Association Hall of Fame in 2012.  STEPHANY DUNMYER CAREER COACHING RECORD Season Overall Record NCAC Record NCAC Finish 2019-20 9-17 6-10 7th 2020-21 Season Canceled Due to COVID-19 2021-22 21-4 13-3 2nd 2022-23 17-11 8-6 4th 2023-24 16-10 7-7 5th 2024-25 14-12 8-6 5th 2025-26 8-18 4-10 6th Total (7 seasons): 85-72 (.541) 46-42 (.523)

Abigail Yunker enters her first year on the sideline with the Oberlin College women's basketball team in 2025-26 after starting in June 2025.  Yunker joined Oberlin after playing professional basketball for the Cardiff Met Archers in Super League Basketball. In one of the top basketball leagues in the United Kingdom, Yunker continued to dominate the court, averaging 9.6 points per game, 3.5 assists per game, and 4.3 rebounds per game.  Currently, Yunker leads the Met Archers in assists after finishing in the top two in the previous season. Last season, Yunker finished in the top eight in the league for steals. Beyond her playing career, Yunker served the last three years as both a Head Coach and Camp Director for U18 basketball in the Cardiff area. An Ohio native, Yunker is more than familiar with the North Coast, playing five years for the Wittenberg Tigers. An offensive threat on the court, Yunker started all but two games in her final three years. The guard averaged 9.1 points per game and helped lead the Tigers to the NCAC title game in three of their four tournament appearances. Yunker capped her career with a nod on the 2022 NCAC All-Tournament team after leading the Tigers to a victory in the NCAC Championship. This marked Wittenberg's first conference tournament crown in six years.    Yunker graduated with a bachelor's degree in biology from Wittenberg in 2022 before completing her master's in sport coaching from Cardiff Metropolitan University in 2025.