Kaitlyn Cresencia - Women's Basketball Coach - Mercer University Athletics

Kaitlyn Cresencia

Title:
Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
Email:
cresencia_kn@mercer.edu
Phone:
(478) 301-2545

Hired at Mercer: 2018

2019-20 – Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach
- Coached Jaron Dougherty to an All-SoCon First Team selection as she emerged as one of the best players in the conference
- Dougherty ranked third in the SoCon in scoring with 15.8 points per game, while blocking 47 shots and collecting 7.3 rebounds per game
- The Bears led the SoCon in blocks, blocks per game, steals, steals per game and turnovers forced while ranking 14th nationally in blocks
- Aided Mercer to its sixth-consecutive SoCon Semifinals appearance after taking down 2-seeded Chattanooga 63-55 for Mercer’s first-ever tournament win over the Mocs
2018-19 – Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach
- Helped lead Mercer to its second-straight NCAA Division I Tournament berth after clinching the SoCon Tournament title
- Guided the Bears to another perfect, 14-0 SoCon season - extending the streak to 34 straight regular season conference wins and winning their fourth straight regular season league title
- Assisted KeKe Calloway and Amanda Thompson to SoCon Player of the Year honors as selected by the media and coaches associations, respectively
- Coached a Mercer team that had the second-fewest turnovers and the second-lowest turnover per game average in the country
- The Bears led the SoCon in nine statistical categories as a team - including assist-turnover ratio, assists, assists per game, fewest turnovers, field-goal percentage, field-goal percentage defense, turnovers per game and won-lost percentage.
- Oversaw Thompson as she ranked in the top 20 nationally in double doubles, rebounds and offensive rebounds per game

Collegiate Coaching Experience:

2017-18 – Princeton University
- Assistant Coach
  - Coached six Ivy League Rookie of the Week winners and one Player of the Week honor
  - Spent time scouting upcoming opponents, working with social media graphics and tracking recruiting operations
2015-2017 – Mercer University
- Graduate Assistant
  - Worked team’s social media accounts along with scouting reports
  - Assisted with post and guard workouts and tracked play call and lineup efficiencies

Playing Experience:

Connecticut College – 2011-15
- Four-year letterwinner and team captain

Organizations/Extracurricular Activities

Created “The Coaching Assist” blog; a resource to help prepare and assist other coaches in growing the game
Involved in the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA)

Education: