Dawn Simmons Head Coach
One of the most prolific all-around athletes in the history of Lynchburg College women’s athletics, Dawn Simmons completed her 10th season as the Hornets’ skipper in 2008, posting more than 30 wins the last six years.
This spring saw the Hornets go 39-8 - the best season in school history. LC won the ODAC regular-season and tournament tiles and advance to the NCAA Division III Tournament for the second-straight year. LC won the Fayetteville Regional and advanced to the finals for the first time in program history. In 2007 LC won the ODAC Tournament and advanced into the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history. The Hornets won three games in regional competition and finished the year 36-13. Simmons’ 2006 team finished 30-15 - and led the Hornets in 2005 to a 31-9 record. LC tied for first place in the conference, and she was named the ODAC Coach of the Year for the third-straight season. Lynchburg was 14-2 in league play in 2003, 2004 and 2005. During her tenure, the Gretna, VA, native has led the Hornets to an overall record of 282-135-1, including a 121-35 mark in the ODAC. In addition, Simmons has guided the LC women to 10-straight appearances to the ODAC Tournament. A three-sport athlete for Lynchburg from 1993-97, Simmons appears frequently in the record books of the Hornets’ volleyball, basketball and softball teams. As a softball player, Simmons had played more games (158) than any other athlete in the history of the program, until Lauren Lancaster broke it in 2006 (167). She also was the school’s all-time leader in sacrifice hits. Simmons graduated from Lynchburg in 1997 with her bachelor’s degree in health, movement science and recreation.
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