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Lisa Carlsen, women’s basketball head coach, and Athletics Director Sean Frazier pose with a Huskie jersey Tuesday at a press conference. Carlsen joins the Huskies from Lewis University, where she coached since 2007.

Carlsen will help Huskies succeed

By Chris Loggins | July 6, 2015

With the lack of recent success for women’s basketball, a coach with a great history of winning can only be a positive step in the right direction for the program.Women’s basketball finally ended its search for a new head coach, hiring Lisa Carlsen...

The family of Lisa Carlsen, women's basketball head coach, sits in attendance Tuesday at a press conference. "I was laughing because I said there's not very many times that we're all together in one spot," Carlsen said about her family. "But to have them all sitting here in one spot is pretty amazing and I don't know the next time that will happen again." 

Lisa Carlsen’s familiy

By Keith Hernandez | June 30, 2015

The family of Lisa Carlsen, women's basketball head coach, sits in attendance Tuesday at a press conference. "I was laughing because I said there's not very many times that we're all together in one spot," Carlsen said about her family. "But to have them...

Lisa Carlsen answers questions in a June press conference. Carlsen is preparing for her first season as head coach of the Huskies.

Women’s basketball head coach announced

By Keith Hernandez | June 30, 2015

Lisa Carlsen, former women's basketball head coach at Lewis University in Romeoville, will coach women's basketball for the 2015-16 season.Athletics Director Sean Frazier said Carlsen, who led Lewis to four NCAA appearances, was the right fit for the...