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University of Central Missouri
Head Coach Susan Anderson

Susan Anderson is in her 3rd year at the helm of the UCM Jennies.  The past two seasons, the Jennies have taken 2nd place in the MIAA Conference and have advanced to the post-season NCAA  Regional Tournament in 2007 and 2008, which was the first time since 1997, Anderson's senior season with Central Missouri.  Anderson has shared MIAA Coach of the Year honors in 2006 and 2007.  Anderson is also a former two time CMSU All-American 3rd baseman. The Jennies were 30-23 in 2007 and placed second in the MIAA with a 14-4 mark. For that effort, Anderson was selected as the "Co-Coach of the Year" in the MIAA.

Prior to returning to UCM, Anderson had spent the four seasons as head coach at MIAA rival Northwest Missouri.

"We are very happy to have Susan coming back to UCM." said Athletic Director Jerry Hughes, "She was a great student-athlete here and she has proven herself in the coaching ranks as well. We look forward to her taking this program to a new level."

Anderson took over for the retired Rhesa Sumrell, who Anderson (formerly Punzo) played for from 1994-97. The two were named the 2006 MIAA Co-Coaches of the Year. "I am excited to come back to my alma mater and follow in coach's (Sumrell) footsteps." said Anderson, "UCM has always had a strong tradition and I look forward to making it even stronger."

At Northwest Missouri State, she took the Bearcats to their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1984 and marked the school record for wins in each of the past two seasons. In 2006, she led them to a 40-15 overall record and a third place finish in the MIAA at 12-4.

In her third season in 2005 she led the Bearcats to a 34-27 mark and an eighth place finish in the regular season and went 1-2 in the MIAA Tournament. She had four players earn all-conference honors and one player named was named to the All-North Central Regional squad.

In her second season, Anderson’s crew went 20-33 and took the 7th seed to the MIAA Tournament and she mentored two first team All-MIAA selections.

In 2003, she led the Bearcats to a 30-21 mark in her first year at the helm. NWMSU finished 10-8 in the MIAA and went 2-2 at the MIAA?Tournament. The 30 wins were the most for a first-year general in the school’s softball history.

Anderson was 124-96 at Northwest and has tallied a 181-172 overall career record as a head coach. Her three 30-win seasons are also a first in Bearcat softball history. During her four seasons in Maryville she coached six First Team All-MIAA selections, and mentored 23 MIAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll selections.

In 2001-02, she was the mentor at Dakota State (S.D.), where she took the team from 11-23 in her first year, to a school-record 25-13 mark and their first ever appearance in the NAIA Regional Tournament the next season. While at Dakota, she also served as the assistant athletic director and senior woman administrator.

Anderson also made a turnaround effort in her first head coaching position at St. Mary College (Kan.) from 1999-2000. She went from 6-21 in her debut to 15-19 the following year.

As a player at Central Missouri, Anderson was a two-time All-American and led the Jennies to three MIAA titles (1994, 1995, and 1997). She was also a three-time all-conference performer, earning second-team honors as a sophomore and first-team accolades as both a junior and senior. She also got the job done in the classroom, making the MIAA All-Academic Team all four years and Academic All-American in 1997. She is also the only UCM Softball player to receive the prestigious NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship.

She is married to Chauncey Anderson and is the mother of a three-year old daughter named Teagan.