Head Coach - Danny Young
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Danny Young was named the Juniata College women's basketball head coach before the start of the 2003-04 school year. She earned the head coaching position after serving two years as the assistant coach for the Juniata women's team.
In four seasons at Juniata Young has tallied a career record of 38-60. The Eagles have posted back-to-back winnings seasons each of the past two years, the first time since the early '90s they have accomplished that feat. Juniata's 15-10 mark in 2006-07 gave Juniata its most wins since the 1999-2000 season and came on the heels of a 13-12 campaign the previous season. The Eagles have earned four All-Conference honors during Young's tenure and also have had one player earn Commonwealth Rookie of the Year accolades.
Young returned to College Hill in 2001 and served as an assistant coach for both the women's basketball and field hockey programs the past two seasons, and was also a resident director on campus.
During her two years as an assistant on the Juniata bench, the Eagles posted a 21-29 overall record, and captured one Commonwealth Conference play-off berth. Young assisted with all aspects of program as an assistant coach.
A native of Wrightsville, Pa., Young played out her scholastic career at Eastern York High School, before attending Juniata College and graduating in 2000 with a degree in Psychology.
While attending Juniata, Young was a four-year letter winner as a forward on the blue and gold basketball team. She finished her career ranked first in steals (299), second in blocked shots (124), third in assists (291), seventh in scoring (1,045) and ninth in rebounding (596). Young completed her career by earning a spot on the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Commonwealth First Team.
Coach Young can be reached by e-mailing youngd@juniata.edu.
Assistant Coach - Shawna Little
Shawna Little was named an assistant coach for the Juniata College women's basketball squad prior to the 2005-2006 season.
Little is a 2005 graduate of Allegheny College.
Coach Little can be reached by e-mailing littles@juniata.edu.
