Lea Joins Seahawks as Associate Head Coach

WILMINGTON, North Carolina – Cherie Lea, a UNCW Athletics Hall of Famer who spearheaded a resurgence in UNCW women’s basketball in the early 2000s, is returning to her alma mater as Associate Head Coach under new Head Coach Nicole Woods. Lea becomes Woods’ top lieutenant after serving in the same capacity at Duquesne last season. The 2004 UNCW graduate has spent eight seasons on the Duquesne staff under Head Coach Dan Burt, a former Seahawk assistant from 2001-04. Lea began her coaching career as Director of Basketball Operations for the Dukes in 2013 before she was named an assistant coach…