Head Coach: Robert Allison
Bob Allison took over the Women´s Basketball program in 2002. Coach Allison spent five years as the Assistant Men´s Basketball Coach before moving over to the women´s program. Coach Allison´s Teams have compiled a record of 158–11 during his first five seasons. He has been named Mountain Valley Conference Coach of the Year each of his first five seasons. He has been named Coach of the Year in Region III in 2004 and in 2007. In 2007 he was also named NYSBCA and WBCA National Coach of the Year. He has guided the Hawks to the National Final Four in 4 of his first 5 years as Head Coach. The past 2 seasons he has guided the Hawks into the Ntional Championship game and back to back National Runner-up finishes. Under his direction the hawks come into the 2007–2008 season riding an 84 gmae regular season win streak, a 43 game home unbeaten streak, 3 straight Region 3 titles and 4 straight Mountain Valley Conference Titles. Coach Allison has also directed the Women´s Softball program at MVCC since 2001. Last season the Hawks lost the Region III Title Game. Coach Allison was also one of the founders of the Utica Lady Knicks AAU organization and coached 11 and 12 year olds for 4 years.
A New Jersey native, Bob moved to Windham N.Y. and became a three–sport star for Windham–Ashland–Jewitt High School. Bob enrolled at Columbia–Greene Community College and became a starter on the men´s basketball team. In the 1994–95 season, he led the team to a #4 National ranking and a #1 regional ranking. After graduating with honors from CGCC, Bob attended SUNY Utica–Rome, where he continued to excel as a rare three–sport collegiate athlete in baseball, basketball, and soccer.
Assistant Coach: Mike Fanelli
Coach Fanelli returns for a 5th season as an assistant coach with the women's softball program. A Proctor and MVCC graduate, he has helped in turning the program into a consistent regional power. The past two Hawk teams have combined for 53 wins and only 16 losses including a school record for wins (31) in 2006. Coach Fanelli believes in constantly stressing taking good approaches at the plate. This approach has led to the Hawks rewriting every offensive school record and has lead to numerous all-conference, all-region and all-american selections. This too shall prove as an exciting season for the Hawks, as they will try to build onto last seasons first ever Regional Runner-Up Performance. With a great mix of returning players and an outstanding freshmen class the Hawks will look to take the next step under Coach Fanelli's tutelage.
Assistant Coach: Michelle Scranton
Coach Scranton joins the Women's Softball program for her first season. A Whitesboro and SUNY Brockport graduate, she is looking forward to working with this years team. She has played four years for Whitesboro Central High School from 1996-2000. She also played for six years on area travel teams & competed in several tournaments. In 2000, she helped the Marcy Deerfield All Star team to a first place finish in the Whitestown Girls softball tournament.
