Randolph-Macon College

One of the longest tenure and mostsuccessful basketball coaches in the history of Division IIICarroll LaHaye enters her 29^th season on the sidelinesfor Randolph-Macon in 2010-11.   LaHaye's 471 victoriescurrently rank 15th all-time in the history of NCAA Division IIIWomen's Basketball.

LaHaye has spearheaded a six-yearrun that has seen the Yellow Jackets gain National recognition bothon and off the court. 

Since 2004, R-MC has a 147-28(84.0%) overall record and a 106-14 (88%) mark against ODACopponents. 

During that time, the Jackets havecaptured four ODAC Championships along the way and four berths inthe NCAA Tournament, that have included a National Finalistappearance as well as an Elite Eight and a Sweet 16 finish aswell.

In February of 2010, Molly Ariail‘10 became just the second Women's Basketball student-athletein ODAC history to win three ODAC Player of the Year Awards. FellowYellow Jacket Megan Silva '06 also won the league's top playeraward three times (2004-06).

Silva and Ariail, both earnedNational Player of the Year honors under the direction of LaHaye,while Amanda Hiltunen ‘09, Silva and Ariail were namedfinalists for the prestigious Jostens Award during their respectivesenior seasons in Ashland, with Silva becoming the firstRandolph-Macon athlete to win the award in 2006.

In 2008-09, LaHaye and her staff mentored R-MC to its third ODACchampionship in four years and its fifth championship in the lastseven campaigns. The Yellow Jackets have posted seven consecutive20 win seasons and over the course of the last 13 seasons LaHaye'steams have produced a 273-92 (.748) overall record.

In 2007-08, LaHaye led the programto its sixth straight 20+ win season and a national ranking as highas No.12 during the year.

In 2006-07 the Yellow Jackets became just the second team in thehistory of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference to capture threeconsecutive league championships. LaHaye and her squad then went onto the NCAA Tournament where they advanced to the "Sweet 16" forthe third straight year and for the fourth time in LaHaye'stenure.

LaHaye reached a personal milestoneon February 10, 2007 when the Jackets topped Randolph-Macon Woman'sCollege 63-33. With the victory, LaHaye became just the 21st coachin the history of Division III Women's Basketball to reach 400career wins. Over the last four  seasons, LaHaye has ledthe program to a 106-16 overall mark and a 73-7 regular season ODACrecord.

In 2005-06, R-MC captured itssecond consecutive ODAC title and advanced to the NCAA Tournamentfor the third time in four years. The Yellow Jackets ended theirseason at 28-3 after advancing to the "Elite Eight" of the nationaltournament.

The 2004-05 Yellow Jacket squad wasarguably the best-ever in the history of the program.Accomplishments included: winning the Old Dominion AthleticConference (ODAC) tournament for the second time in three years;finishing with the most wins in the program's history at 30-2;becoming the first-ever women's team in the ODAC to go 20-0;advancing to the NCAA tournament Final Four for the first time inthe history of both R-MC and ODAC women's basketball; finishingsecond in the NCAAs; achieving the longest winning streak in thehistory of the program at 23 games; and finishing ranked #2 in thenation and #1 in the South Region.

For her efforts, LaHaye was namedthe ODAC Coach of the Year and the Virginia Sports InformationDirectors state Coach of the Year, and she earned her 200thconference victory early in the season. She was also recognized forher dedication as a faculty member at Randolph-Macon by receivingthe Samuel Nelson Gray Distinguished Professor Award at thecollege's 2005 honors convocation in the spring.

In 2003-04, Randolph-Macon finished20-8 overall and 16-4 in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference(ODAC), made it to the championship game of the conferencetournament, and was ranked in the top 10 in the NCAA Division IIISouth Region during the season as well as in the top 15 in thenation by DIII News in the preseason.

LaHaye's 2002-03 squad was 20-10overall, won the ODAC tournament, and advanced to the second roundof the NCAA Division III tournament following a first-round win athome. LaHaye earned her 300th career victory during the campaign,and she was named the Richmond Times-Dispatch newspaper's Virginiastate Coach of the Year.

After guiding her 1997-98 team to arecord of 21-6, a first-place finish in the ODAC, and the NCAAtournament, LaHaye was honored as the Women's Basketball CoachesAssociation (WBCA)/IKON District V Coach of the Year.

In 1998-99 the Yellow Jacketsfinished 23-5 overall, won the ODAC regular season championshipwith a 19-1 record, and made an appearance in the conference titlegame for the second time in four seasons. LaHaye was named the ODACCoach of the Year for the third time in six years, and was also theVaSID Small College Coach of the Year for Divisions II-III.

During 1995-96, LaHaye's teamproduced one of the most successful seasons in the history of theprogram, with a 28-2 record. The Yellow Jackets won two games intheir first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division III tournament,advancing to the "Sweet Sixteen." That season LaHaye was named theODAC Coach of the Year, the WBCA/Converse District V Coach of theYear, and the VaSID college Division II-III Coach of the Year.

A native of Maine, LaHaye earned abachelor's degree cum laude in business management-recreation fromthe University of Maine-Machias in 1977. In addition to being anexcellent student, she was a standout performer in basketball andvolleyball.

Prior to coming to Randolph-Macon, LaHaye worked as a programdirector at the North Richmond YMCA and as program coordinator forthe Hanover County Parks and Recreation Department. Since joiningthe Randolph-Macon athletic staff, besides her position asbasketball coach, she also served as women's athletic coordinatorand head coach of soccer and lacrosse. In 1982, her lacrosse teamfinished fifth in the AIAW national tournament.

Currently, LaHaye is an director ofphysical education, and associate professor of physical educationat Randolph-Macon. She is a member of the Women's BasketballCoaches Association.

In addition to her other recentcoaching honors, in 1998-99 LaHaye was selected by the AmericanWomen's Sports Federation as one of eight Division III All-Americancoaches. Her sound philosophy is recognized by others in the fieldwho strive to have outstanding student-athletes in their programswho can compete in the classroom as well as on the court andreceive recognition for both.

Besides being recognized herself,LaHaye has also had many of her players receive post-season honorsfrom the NCAA, American Women's Sports Federation, the VirginiaSports Information Directors, and the ODAC. Several Yellow Jacketshave been named All-Americans, both academic and athletic.

As a coach, LaHaye feels that herplayers can achieve success and meet individual goals in otherphases of college life while participating in an intercollegiatesport. She demands top performance academically, and this isreflected in the excellent students that she has been able toattract to Randolph-Macon. Many of her players have achieved Dean'sList status as a result of their commitment to academics

CoachingHonors

1995-96
ODAC Coach of theYear
WBCA/Converse Distict V Coach of the Year
VaSID Small College Coach of the Year for Divisions II-III

1997-98
IKON/Women's Basketball Coaches Association District V Coach of theYear

1998-99
ODAC Coach of the Year
VaSID Small College Coach of the Year for Divisions II-III

2002-03
Richmond Times-Dispatch newspaper state Coach of theYear

2004-05
ODAC Coach of the Year
VaSID College Division State Coach of the Year

2005-06
VaSID College Division State Coach of the Year

2006-07
VaSID College Division State Coach of the Year