Nike Girls Basketball Camp West Chester University

She could not have set the bar any higher for herself, after leading West Chester to a combined 45-14 record in her first two campaigns. The WCU alumnae has picked up a PSAC East regular season title (2016), a spot in the PSAC Championship Game (2015) and three trips to the NCAA Tournament (2015, 2016, 2018) in her first six seasons at the helm.

Wooden' brings an overall record of 112-83 (.574) into the 2020-21 campaign and an 89-65 (.578) mark against conference competition. Additionally, Wooden shows a 5-6 record in the PSAC Tournament and a 0-3 record in her three trips to the NCAA Atlantic Regional.

Wooden has been instrumental in the success of the Golden Rams’ program over the past decade and a half, helping West Chester to reach the postseason 12 times, including the NCAA Division II Tournament in 2015, 2016 and 2018. She was hired as the first full-time assistant coach in the history of the women’s basketball program prior to the 2004-05 campaign.

In 2018-19, Wooden engineered an impressive turnaround in the second half of the season that saw the Golden Rams go 11-3 in PSAC East play to earn the No. 3 seed in the PSAC Tournament, thus, extending the Golden Rams PSAC Tournament appearance streak to 12 years in a row. West Chester won its first postseason game that year with an impressive win over Millersville to punch its ticket to the PSAC Quarterfinals for the second year in a row. The Golden Rams season came to a close in the quarterfinals as West Chester fell to Bloomsburg on the road to end the season with an overall record of 16-14 and a mark of 11-9 in PSAC play. Wooden also mentored a trio of PSAC East All-Conference selections in Destiny Jefferson and Madison Torresin, who earned first team honors for the first time in their careers while Gabrielle Troisi earned second team honors.

Upon succeeding her mentor, former head coach Deirdre Kane in July 2014, Wooden quickly began applying her personal stamp to the Golden Rams women's basketball program. When she accepted the reins of the program, she became the first African-American women's basketball head coach at West Chester University and only the 19th African-American female head coach in all of Division II.

During the 2014-15 season, the Golden Rams finished second in the PSAC Eastern Division and upset nationally ranked Indiana (Pa.) in the semifinals of the conference tournament that put the Golden Rams in the PSAC title game for just the second time in school history. She guided the Golden Rams to a 24-6 mark that first year on the job, falling one win shy of the school's single-season wins record. She followed up that effort with a 21-8 showing in 2015-16 and a 17-5 slate in conference play and another NCAA Tournament bid.

Wooden has helped to recruit some of the top talent in the state to the Delaware Valley, doing her part to guide the Golden Rams to three 20-win seasons while suffering through just one losing season during her 10-year stint as an assistant coach.

The Wilmington, Del., native played all four years at WCU under Deirdre Kane, earning PSAC Eastern Division first team honors on three different occasions. During her first season in 1999-2000, Wooden, who played under her maiden name, Kiera Manlove, was named the PSAC East Rookie of the Year.

Wooden was named the team’s MVP on three different occasions and claimed outstanding scholar-athlete honors twice. She currently ranks fifth all-time in scoring with 1,378 points and stands 11th in scoring average at 12.2 points per game.

Wooden holds the school record for field goals made (569), ranks fourth in field goal attempts (1,300), sixth in free throws made (240) and fourth in free throws attempted (408). Wooden also ranks second all-time in WCU history in rebounds (871) and third in steals (259) while her 7.7 rebounds per game average stands fifth. She was inducted into the WCU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2014

Wooden was a four-time PSAC scholar-athlete, an eight-time member of the WCU Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll, a two-time PSAC Winter Top 10 selection and a 2002 Arthur Ashe Award winner. She served two years as team captain and was a regular on the Dean’s List.

Wooden, a 2003 graduate of West Chester University with a degree in Exercise Science/Kiniesiology and three minors (Nutrition, Health, Coaching) went on to earn her master’s degree in Sports and Athletic Administration at West Chester University in 2006.

She currently resides in Wilmington, Del., with her husband, Charles, son, Christopher (13) and twins Carter (4) and Christina (4).

Hostetter, a 2012 graduate of West Chester University, stepped into Wooden's previous position that she held for the past decade under legendary former head coach Deirdre Kane. She returned to West Chester following two seasons as an assistant coach at Holy Family University.

Last winter, "Hoss" helped the Golden Rams capture the PSAC Eastern Division title and reach the NCAA Tournament. West Chester finished 21-8 overall during the campaign.

Hoss joined a West Chester squad that finished the 2014-15 slate with an overall record of 19-9, including a 13-3 record in conference play. That season, the Golden Rams were selected as the No. 1 seed in the PSAC Eastern Division preseason coaches' poll.

One of her primary duties will be to manage the guards, while also instilling energy and encouragement for the Golden Rams.

Her guard mindset is essential having played in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC).

Understanding the competitive nature of the PSAC helps the younger guards develop, in addition to her knowledge of the conference when preparing for these matchups.

Hostetter began her coaching career as an assistant at Holy Family. In her first season, she helped the Tigers to a 28-3 overall record and a run to the NCAA Division II East Region semifinals.

The opportunity was a learning experience for Hostetter as she gained valuable insight on how to approach the game, while also adding an additional perspective on how to game plan. Furthermore, she gained exposure to a new system other than the one she played in during her years with Deirdre Kane.

During her coaching career, Hostetter has mentored two All-Americans in Holy Family's Erica Mann and West Chester's Dallas Ely. Both of West Chester's all-time leading scorers learned under Hostetter as well (Brittany Sicinski and Dallas Ely).

During her four-year playing career (2008-12) for the Golden Rams, Hostetter appeared in 113 games and totaled 1,199 career points, grabbed 729 rebounds, dished out 360 assists and created 235 steals.

Hostetter's contributions played a significant role in West Chester's NCAA tournament berth in 2012. For her performance on the court, she was recognized as a two-time All-PSAC selection, including first team all-league her senior year and second-team honors her junior season for the Golden Rams.

Hostetter became the 16th player in WCU history to eclipse 1,000 career points, while also finishing in the Top 10 in four different categories in the record book. She claimed fourth place on the school's all-time assist chart with 360, is fifth in steals (235), seventh in boards (729) and ninth overall in scoring (1,199).

To this day, Hostetter remains the only guard in West Chester women's basketball history to lead the team in rebounding in a single season with 254 in 2010-11.

Hostetter graduated from West Chester University with a bachelor's degree in Professional Liberal Studies in 2012.

The slogan #GR4L, which stands for Golden Ram for Life, epitomizes the family atmosphere which this program provides and is something in which Hoss greatly believes.

Coming back to the Golden Rams' family is something that she cherishes, especially because the University is close to her hometown of Oxford, Pa.

The goal is to provide student-athletes with the same experience she had at West Chester, while continuing the great program success that coaches Deirdre Kane and Kiera Wooden have built.