Alisa Kresge

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Alisa Kresge
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Kresge in 2024
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team Vermont
Conference America East
Record118–81 (.593)
Biographical details
Born (1985-04-01) April 1, 1985 (age 39)
Holmdel Township, New Jersey
Playing career
2003–2007 Marist
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2009–2016 Marist (assistant)
2016–2018 Vermont (assistant)
2018–presentVermont
Head coaching record
Overall118–81 (.593)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
America East regular season (2023)
America East tournament (2023, 2025)
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]

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Playing career

Raised in Holmdel Township, New Jersey, Kresge played prep basketball at Red Bank Catholic High School. [2]

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

Legend
  GPGames 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
YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2003–04Marist315932.131.340.03.62.31.40.21.9
2004–05Marist299232.640.644.24.75.61.80.13.2
2005–06Marist308724.524.054.74.05.81.70.32.9
2006–07Marist3511128.225.554.53.65.42.10.13.2
Career12534928.928.949.14.04.81.80.22.8

Source: [3]

Coaching career

Marist

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

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

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Vermont Catamounts (America East)(2018–present)
2018–19 Vermont 11–187–96th
2019–20 Vermont 12–186–107th
2020–21 Vermont 4–2*4–29th
2021–22 Vermont 20–1113–54th
2022–23 Vermont 25–714–2T–1st NCAA First Round
2023–24 Vermont 25–1212–43rd WNIT Fab 4
2024–25 Vermont 21–1313–32nd NCAA First Round
Vermont:118–81 (.593)69–35 (.663)
Total:118–81 (.593)

      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

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Alisa Kresge - Women's Basketball Coach". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Alisa Kresge - Women's Basketball". Marist College Athletics. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  3. ↑ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
  4. ↑ "Alisa Kresge - Women's Basketball Coach". Marist College Athletics. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Vermont women's basketball coach resigns amid investigation". USA Today. AP. April 27, 2018. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  6. ↑ Abrami, Alex (April 9, 2019). "Interim no more: UVM, women's basketball coach Alisa Kresge agree to 4-year deal". Burlington Free Press. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  7. ↑ Hall, Nich (April 9, 2019). "Alisa Kresge Named Head Coach of Women's Basketball". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  8. ↑ Abrami, Alex (March 5, 2022). "UVM women's basketball roars to first America East tournament win since 2013". The Burlington Free Press. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  9. ↑ Abrami, Alex (February 25, 2023). "UVM women's basketball ends 21-year drought with America East championship". Burlington Free Press. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  10. ↑ Rousseau, Jacob (March 10, 2023). "UVM women's basketball seals first America East championship since 2010". Burlington Free Press. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  11. ↑ Eaton-Robb, Pat (March 19, 2023). "UConn opens March Madness run with 95-52 rout of Vermont". AP News. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  12. ↑ Abrami, Alex (April 3, 2024). "'Epitome of Vermont women's basketball': Utterback closes career following WNIT Fab 4 loss". Burlington Free Press. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  13. ↑ Hall, Nich (January 24, 2021). "Women's Basketball to Discontinue Remainder of 2020-21 Season". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved October 17, 2024.


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