A five-time PSAC Eastern Division Coach of the Year, Mary Fleig will look for her 300th win as Millersville University Women's Basketball coach in the 2007-08 season, her 18th year as a Marauder.

Fleig has compiled a 299-169 (.638) record at MU and will look to get to No. 300 when the Marauders host their annual Millersville Tip-Off Tournament on Nov. 16 and 17.

Fleig took Millersville, which finished 17-11 last season, to the PSAC semifinals in 2006-07 and qualified for the PSAC tournament for a 17th consecutive year.

The 2004-05 campaign culminated in the Marauders' first PSAC title in 18 years ­-- and first in Fleig's illustrious tenure -- when the Black and Gold ended California's three-year championship reign with a thrilling 76-71 triumph over the Vulcans in the "State Game" at Pucillo Gymnasium.

The Marauders earned the automatic bid to the NCAA-II tournament and gave top East Region seed Anderson (S.C.) all it could handle before falling, 90-79. That loss ended a modern-era 15-game win streak by the 'Ville Marauders, who rebounded from a 6-8 start and won 11 of 12 PSAC Eastern Division contests to claim the crown--the sixth overall in team annals and fourth under Fleig's direction.

Fleig has guided the Marauders to unprecedented success with 20-win seasons in six of the last nine seasons and five NCAA Division II tournament berths (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005). In that nine-year span, Millersville has compiled a 182-82 (.689) record, including the program's most victorious campaign ever in 1999-2000 (25-7).
The only Marauder mentor to eclipse the 200-win mark in team history, Fleig was selected as the 2001-02 District 2 Coach of the Year by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association.  

Millersville has posted win streaks of 15 (2004-05), 14 (1999-2000) and 13 (2001-02) during the Fleig era and has posted a fine 150-54 PSAC East record (.735) during her 17-year MU tenure.

The 2007-08 season will mark Fleig's 25th season in college basketball coaching; her 421-229 overall mark (.648 win percentage) rates high in NCAA-II records both win and percentage-wise.

During her tenure as Millersville mentor, Fleig has instilled discipline with a keen emphasis on fundamentals and strong defense. 

Her success at MU mirrors what she achieved at nearby Franklin & Marshall College where, during her seven years at the helm, she turned the Lady Diplomat program into a Division III powerhouse.

Fleig's F&M teams posted a 122-60 record, captured three consecutive Middle Atlantic Conference Southern Division championships, and posted a 38-2 division record from 1987 to 1990.

Her last four F&M squads amassed 20-5, 25-4, 24-5 and 25-5 records-- an average of 23.5 wins per season and a phenomenal .832 winning percentage. Her 1987-88 squad won 19 consecutive games, captured NCAA-III Middle Atlantic Regional title honors, and advanced to the national quarterfinal round. She also guided the Lady Diplomats to three straight NCAA-III tournament appearances.

A native of Harrisburg, Fleig was a three-sport athlete at Central Dauphin High School. She went on to compete for four seasons each in basketball and field hockey at Lock Haven University.

Fleig earned a bachelor of science degree in health and physical education from Lock Haven in 1979. After she served three years as a teacher and coach at Delone Catholic High School, she moved on to the collegiate level as a graduate assistant coach at East Stroudsburg University (1982-83), where she earned advanced degree credits.
A member of the Women's Basketball Coaches Assn., Mary serves on the WBCA/Division II All-American Committee.