ELIZABETH CITY, NC- The Elizabeth City State University Athletic Department
has named Tara Owens its new Head Women’s Basketball Coach.
Tara Owens
Owens comes to ECSU from Cheyney (PA) University where she served an
assistant coach for 2 years and the head coach for the past 6 seasons. At
Cheyney, she also held the title of Senior Woman Administrator and Project
Administrator/Activity Director for the National Youth Sports Program
(NYSP).
A 1993 graduate of Virginia State University, Owens played under former Lady
Trojans’ Coach Bertha Cummings from 1988-1991. She received her BS from VSU
in Physical Education/Health and completed her Masters of Education in
Administration and Supervision at Cheyney in 1998. She will officially
assume her new post at ECSU on August 1st.
Coach Owens inherits a Lady Viking program that finished last season with a
13-14 overall record, good for a 3rd place in the CIAA Eastern Division.
Their season ended with a second round loss to Johnson C. Smith University
at the 2004 CIAA Tournament.
