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Anne LaprayAnne Lapray

Head Coach
Office Phone: (503) 370-6132
E-mail: alapray@willamette.edu

Anne (McShane) Lapray is the head women's basketball coach at Willamette University. She was an assistant coach with the Bearcats for three years and was co-coach in 2008-09. She also was a starting forward on the WU women’s basketball team that qualified for the 1995-96 NAIA Division II National Tournament. In high school, she was the 1989-90 Gatorade Player of the Year for her efforts as a player at Oregon City High School.

Lapray played basketball at Oregon State University until a knee injury sent her to the sidelines. Later, she played at Portland State, where a second knee injury almost ended her career.

At Willamette, she was selected Honorable Mention All-NWC as a senior. She received her degree from WU in 1996.

Lapray and her husband, John, live in South Salem. They are the parents of three daughters, Janie, Maggie and Mary, and a son, Jack.

Anne LapraySara Brooks

Assistant Coach
Office Phone: (503) 370-6219
E-mail: sbrooks@willamette.edu

Sara Brooks is an assistant coach for the Willamete University women's basketball team. She will be in her third season on the Bearcat coaching staff in 2009-10. She served as head coach for the Bearcats during the 2008-09 season, following the death of Bruce Henderson.

Brooks played for Willamette University during the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons. During her two years with the Bearcats, she played in 41 games with 41 starts and was a captain for the '06-'07 squad. Brooks accumulated 133 assists in her two seasons as the Bearcat point guard. The Bearcats upset Whitman on the road in the final game of Brooks' career.

She transferred to Willamette following two seasons at Chemeketa Community College. Her freshman year the Storm finished second in the NWAACC tournament. She earned All-Conference recognition while playing for the Storm.

Brooks received a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in History from Willamette in 2007. She will complete a Master's degree in Sports Administration and Leadership from Seattle University in November 2009. She makes her home in Salem with her fiance Joey and their dog Maci.