Ann Gilbert begins her sixth season as Oberlin's head women's basketball coach at her alma mater. Prior to being named the head coach for the women's team. Gilbert, a native of Elyria, Ohio, served as an assistant coach with the Oberlin College men's program during the 1992-1993 season and as an assistant with Oberlin's women's basketball program during the 1991-1992 season. During her playing days, at Oberlin as a member of the women's basketball team, Gilbert was one of the top Division III athletes in the country. She was a two-time North Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Year as well as an NCAA Division III first-team All-American. Gilbert was named the 1991 Honda Division III Woman Athlete of the Year. She was also named the 1991 Division III Player of the Year by Champion USA and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), and the American Women's Sports Federation (AWSF). Gilbert led the nation in scoring as a junior (31.1 ppg.) and was second as a senior (31.2 ppg). Gilbert set 24 school records and 10 conference records in just two seasons and still holds 22 of those records. She also set NCAA Division III single-game records for points (61), field goals (28), and field goal attempts (55). Gilbert earned a degree in sociology from Oberlin in 1991. As a former athlete and a graduate of Oberlin College, Coach Gilbert has a personal understanding of what it means to participate in athletics at Oberlin. "The goal of student-athletes at Oberlin is to excel both in the classroom and on the court," states Gilbert. "Through hard work and dedication, they strive to reach their full potential academically and athletically. Being a student-athlete at Oberlin, one of the most prominent liberal arts colleges in the country, is truly a special and unique experience."

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