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Since becoming Webster's head coach in 2008-09, he has led the program to three appearances in the NCAA Tournament (2011, 2018 and 2020). He has seen his teams qualify for the SLIAC Tournament 10 times, and has had nine winning seasons. In 2019-20, he led his team to the program's fourth 20-win campaign, and the second in his tenure. His teams have also won 10 or more league games nine times, including a school record 16 league wins in 2019-20.

In Olufson's COIVD riddled 2020-21 campaign, he helped guide the team to an 11-2 mark and 8-1 record in SLIAC play. His 8-1 record in SLIAC play was good enough to win the programs second straight SLIAC Regular Season title and just their third overall. His team finished 9th in DIII for assist/turnover ratio (1.26), 22nd in assists (226), second in assists/game (20.5), fourth in field-goal percentage (47.67%), 27th in offensive rebounds/game (16.2), 3rd in steals/game (17.3), an ninth in scoring margin (24.9).

Olufson's 2019-20 team finished with a 20-8 overall record and a 16-2 mark in the SLIAC and the program captured just its second regular season SLIAC title and first since 2002. Along with winning the regular season SLIAC title, the Gorloks also won the SLIAC Tournament for the second time in the last three years and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the fifth time in school history and third time since 2011. His team was ranked second in all NCAA Divisions III in total assist (551), third in assist per game with 19.7 and fifth in field goal percentage (46%), fifth in forced turnovers with 25.8. They also finished third in Division III in forced turnovers with 27.04 and 7th in assists per game with 18.2. The Gorloks also finished 10th in Division III in scoring offense with an average of 77.9 points per game.

In 2018-19, Webster finished 17-9 and ranked in all NCAA Divisions (1,2,and 3) No. 3 in steals per game with 16.8 and No. 4 in forced turnovers with 27.04. They also finished 3rd in Division III in forced turnovers with 27.04 and 7th in assists per game with 18.2. The Gorloks also finished 16th in Division III in scoring offense with an average of 76.4 points per game.

Coming off a 20 win, which is the third highest in the program’s history in 2017-18, Olufson led Webster back to the NCAA Tournament for the program's fourth time in history. His 2017-18 team finished among of one the best offensive and defensive teams as they finished among the top in the country in - turnover margin (4th, 11), steals per game (5th, 16.3) turnovers forced per game (5th, 27.63), steals (5th, 439), assists per game (15th, 17.8), scoring offense (30th, 77.8 points per game).

Olufson's 2016-17 Webster team posted a 19-win season and previously led the Gorloks to three 17-win seasons on three separate occasions. In 2016-17, his team finished 2nd in the country in defense, forcing 32 turnovers a game and 17.5 steals a game. His team was 2nd in the country in assists per game with 19 and 7th in offensive scoring with 78 points per game.

In 2011, Olufson led the Gorloks to their first NCAA Division III Championship Tournament appearance since 2005.

In his time at Webster, Olufson has coached two different four-time All-Conference performers, 27 All-Conference, 14 All-Defensive Team, 1 Defensive Player of the Year, 1 SLIAC Player of the Year, one two-time Jewish All American, a Beyond/Sports WBCA Division III All-Star Team selection and a WBCA Division III Honorable Mention All-American.

Olufson came to Webster as an assistant coach in 2007-08 from the University of Central Missouri. His first year at Webster, he helped the team up their win total by five games and was named the head coach for the following season.

The change of culture, pace of the game, and commitment to defense help redefine a program that had been struggling. A traditional top 20 defensive team and top 10 scoring offense team since he took over has help lead the Gorloks to many big wins, championships and post season awards. In 2018 Olufson was named Webster University Staff Member of the Year.

A native of Jefferson City, Mo., Olufson played at Ashford University in Clinton, Iowa, where he was a two year starter after transferring from Missouri Valley College. A graduate of Helias High School, Olufson earned his Bachelor’s degree in Sports and Recreation Management from Ashford University and earned his Master’s degree in Athletic and Business Administration from University of Central Missouri.

Olufson and his wife, Natasha, reside in Fairview Heights, Ill., and have a 13-year old daughter, Peyton Jayne.

In her first season at Webster, she was part of a Gorlok program that posted a 20-8 overall record and won both the regular season and SLIAC Tournament titles while advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in the last three years and fifth time overall.

Cole played collegiately at both George Mason University and Appalachian State University and also played basketball in England last year while obtaining her master's degree from Leeds Beckett University.

She replaced former longtime Gorlok assistant Kaliann Rickard-Henke, who stepped down after the end of the 2018-19 school year to move to Milwaukee, Wis., to be near her husband, Tom Henke, who is currently the Fields Manager for Miller Park, which is the home stadium of the MLB's Milwaukee Brewers. Henke was a two-year letterman in baseball for Webster in 2011 and 2012.

As a collegiate women's basketball player, Cole, who is a native of Glen Burnie, Md., played one season (2014-15) at George Mason University, where she saw action in 28 games and averaged 11 minutes per game as a freshman.

After her freshman campaign at George Mason, Cole transferred to Appalachian State University, where she played just the 2016-17 season for the Mountaineers. As a redshirt sophomore in 2016-17, Cole played in just 16 games thanks to a lower-body injury that forced her to miss 14 games.

"We are very excited to have Cydni join our program. Throughout this process, she really stood out as we can't wait for her to hit the ground running," said Olufson, who is his entering his 12th season in 2019-20 as Webster's head coach. "She has a basketball mind and will have the ability to reach our players in a positive way. She is going to be a great asset to our team, especially for our guard play on both ends of the court."

Her 2016-17 Appalachian State team won the program's first-ever Sun Belt Conference Tournament win over Coastal Carolina. Prior to 2014-15 season, Appalachian State was a member of the Southern Conference.

"Cydni seems to be everything we were looking for and a true description of a Gorlok both on and off the court. She is dedicated, passionate, a team player and wants to help the program get better," said Olufson. "We want to be all in for our players to help develop them and her passion for defense and winning really lines up perfect for what we do here at Webster. We're very excited to have her here."

In high school, Cole had a successful career at Indian Creek High School as she was a four-year letterwinner in basketball and earned three letters in soccer. Was a three-time All-County selection in basketball, including earning first team honors in 2012 and was also a two-time Second-Team All-Metro selection in both 2011 and 2012. She also earned First-Team honors for three years from the Baltimore Sun and was the Most Valuable Player at the Elite Showcase Basketball Classic in 2014.

As a junior in high school, Cole averaged 22 points and six boards per game and then averaged 24.2 points and 12.3 rebounds per game as a senior. Additionally, she averaged 4.6 assists per game as a senior.

Cole earned her Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Appalachian State in 2018 and received her Master of Science in Sport and Exercise Psychology from Leeds Beckett University in 2019.