Maggie Dixon Award
Winners
Table:
Year

Coach

School

Record

Reference

2006–07

Krista Kilburn-Stevesky

Hofstra

26–8

[3]

2007–08

Jeff Walz

Louisville

26–10

[4]

2008–09

Kelly Packard

Ball State

26–9

[5]

2009–10

Teresa Weatherspoon

Louisiana Tech

23–9

[6]

2010–11

Stephanie Glance

Illinois State

24–10

[7]

2011–12

Jennifer Hoover

High Point

20–13

[8]

2012–13

Holly Warlick

Tennessee

27–8

[9]

2013–14

Billi Godsey

Iona

26–6

[10]

2014–15

Lisa Fortier

Gonzaga

26-8

[11]

2015–16

Joni Taylor

Georgia

21–10

[12]

2016–17

Shauna Green

Dayton

22–9

[13]

2017–18

Bart Brooks

Belmont

31–4

[14]

2018–19

Carlos Funchess

Southern

20–13

[15]

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