Alisa Kresge

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Alisa Kresge
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamVermont
ConferenceAmerica East
Record97–68 (.588)
Biographical details
Born (1985-04-01) April 1, 1985 (age 39)
Holmdel, New Jersey
Playing career
2003–2007Marist
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2009–2016Marist (assistant)
2016–2018Vermont (assistant)
2018–presentVermont
Head coaching record
Overall97–68 (.588)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
America East regular season (2023)
America East tournament (2023)
Awards
America East Coach of the Year (2023)

Alisa Kresge (born April 1, 1985) is a former American women's basketball player and current coach. She is the head coach of the Vermont Catamounts women's basketball team.[1]

Playing career[edit]

Kresge played at Marist where she was part of four MAAC regular season title teams, and three MAAC tournament championship teams. With the Red Foxes, Kresge made three NCAA Tournament appearances as a player, culminating in a Sweet 16 appearance in 2007.[2] She graduated as the school's all-time leader in assists with 596, and second all-time in steals with 222.[1]

Marist statistics[edit]

Source[3]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2003–04 Marist 31 59 32.1% 31.3% 40.0% 3.6 2.3 1.4 0.2 1.9
2004–05 Marist 29 92 32.6% 40.6% 44.2% 4.7 5.6 1.8 0.1 3.2
2005–06 Marist 30 87 24.5% 24.0% 54.7% 4.0 5.8 1.7 0.3 2.9
2006–07 Marist 35 111 28.2% 25.5% 54.5% 3.6 5.4 2.1 0.1 3.2
Career 125 349 28.9% 28.9% 49.1% 4.0 4.8 1.8 0.2 2.8

Coaching career[edit]

Marist[edit]

In 2009, Kresge joined the coaching staff of her alma mater under Brian Giorgis.[4] The Red Foxes would reach the postseason six of the eight years she was on staff with five NCAA Tournament appearances and a WNIT appearance.

Vermont[edit]

Kresge joined the coaching staff at Vermont in 2016, serving as associate head coach under Chris Day.[1] After Day resigned his position amid an investigation into his verbal conduct and subsequently took an assistant coaching position at La Salle, Kresge was given the title of interim head coach for the 2018–19 season.[5]

During her interim coaching season, Kresge guided the Catamounts to its best record in nearly a decade going 11–18 overall for the most wins since the 2009–10 season.[6] On April 9, 2019 the interim tag was officially lifted and Kresge was named the ninth head coach in Vermont women's basketball history.[7] During the 2021–22 season, Kresge led the Catamounts to the first 20-win season since the 2009–10 season, finishing with a 20–11 overall record and an appearance in the semifinals of the 2022 America East tournament.[8] The following season, the Catamounts claimed the America East regular season title for the first time in 21 years, and the America East tournament title for the first time since 2010, earning an appearance in the 2023 NCAA Tournament.[9][10] Vermont faced second-seeded UConn, falling 95–52.[11]

The 2023–24 season saw Kresge guide Vermont to a 25–12 overall record, earning the team a berth in the 2024 WNIT, where it won three games en route to the Fab 4, falling to Saint Louis at Patrick Gym 57–54.[12]

Head coaching record[edit]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Vermont Catamounts (America East) (2018–present)
2018–19 Vermont 11–18 7–9 6th
2019–20 Vermont 12–18 6–10 7th
2020–21 Vermont 4–2* 4–2 9th
2021–22 Vermont 20–11 13–5 4th
2022–23 Vermont 25–7 14–2 T–1st NCAA Division I First Round
2023–24 Vermont 25–12 12–4 3rd WNIT Fab 4
Vermont: 97–68 (.588) 56–32 (.636)
Total: 97–68 (.588)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

  • Vermont discontinued its season due to COVID-19 on January 24, 2021.[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Alisa Kresge - Women's Basketball Coach". University of Vermont Athletics.
  2. ^ "Alisa Kresge - Women's Basketball". Marist College Athletics.
  3. ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
  4. ^ "Alisa Kresge - Women's Basketball Coach". Marist College Athletics.
  5. ^ "Vermont women's basketball coach resigns amid investigation". USA TODAY.
  6. ^ "Interim no more: UVM, women's basketball coach Alisa Kresge agree to 4-year deal". Burlington Free Press.
  7. ^ "Alisa Kresge Named Head Coach of Women's Basketball". University of Vermont Athletics.
  8. ^ Abrami, Alex. "UVM women's basketball roars to first America East tournament win since 2013". The Burlington Free Press.
  9. ^ "UVM women's basketball ends 21-year drought with America East championship". Burlington Free Press.
  10. ^ "UVM women's basketball seals first America East championship since 2010". Burlington Free Press.
  11. ^ "UConn opens March Madness run with 95-52 rout of Vermont". AP News. March 19, 2023.
  12. ^ "'Epitome of Vermont women's basketball': Utterback closes career following WNIT Fab 4 loss". Burlington Free Press.
  13. ^ "Women's Basketball to Discontinue Remainder of 2020-21 Season". University of Vermont Athletics.

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