University of Central Missouri Women's Basketball

Slifer spent the past 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons as head coach of the Warrensburg High School girls basketball team. Prior to her role as assistant at Missouri Western, she was the head girls coach at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa from 1989-95. Slifer received her bachelors degree from Eastern Illinois University in 1985 and played collegiately at Black Hawk East Community College in Kewanee, Ill. and at Mount Mercy College. Her 1981-82 team finished second in the AIAW with a 24-11 overall record. She finished her career at Black Hawk East as the schools all-time leading scorer. The Slifer's have three children: daughters Brittney and Maggie, and son D.J. Brittney played for the Jennies from 2008-10 and D.J. played for the Mules from 2009-12, and is currently the Assistant Womens Basketball Coach at Texas A&M Kingsville.