University Of Maine (at Augusta) Women's Basketball

Ficker enters her second season with the Lady Moose after a very successful 2013-14 season.  She helped coach UMA's team to their first bid to the USCAA Women's Basketball National Bid in school's history.  The Lady Moose finished their competitive schedule (15-12 overall, 10-5 conference) and Yankee Small College Conference Championship Runner Up in Elite Eight post-season play. Coach Ficker has been with UMA since 2005.  She current works as the Assistant Director of Enrollment Services and Prior Learning Assessment.  Ficker holds a master's degree in Student Development in Higher Education from the University of Maine and a bachelor's degree in English from Colby-Sawyer College in New Hampshire. Ficker played basketball throughout her childhood and young adult years and has always had a love for the game.

Laney enters her seventh season as the head coach of the Lady Moose. UMA has appeared in the Yankee Small College Conference playoffs each year that Laney has coached the program. In the 2015-16 season, Laney coached USCAA All-American Jamie Plummer, USCAA second team Darby Toth, USCAA Honorable Mention Caitlin LaFountain; as well as Academic All-Americans Jamie Plummer, Carmen Bragg, Emily Karter, Caitlin LaFountain, and Darby Toth.  Under Laney's leadership, the Lady Moose have earned two bids to the USCAA National Tournament.  The Lady Moose finished their competitive schedule (23-10 overall, 12-1 conference) and Yankee Small College Conference Championship Runner Up in Elite Eight post-season play.  Laney has coached six 1,000 point scorers including Ashely Peaslee, Katie Poirier, Jennifer Lola, Arreonte Lee, Jamie Plummer, and Darby Toth.  Coach Laney was named YSCC Coach of the Year in 2011 and 2015.  She is a graduate of the University of Maine, with a masters in Student Development and Higher Education and a Bachelor of Arts in Food Science and Human nutrition. She originally began her collegiate career at Roanoke College in Virginia where she competed on the track team, throwing shot put, discus, javelin and hammer. Coach Laney is currently pursuing a terminal degree at the University of Maine.  In addition to coaching basketball, she is also the Athletic Director, Coordinator of Wellness, interim Cross Country coach, and bowling coach on UMAs Augusta Campus.