VSU Graduate Returns to CIAA as Head Coach

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.