“Coach Vavro will bring high energy and enthusiasm to our program
and his past experience and success at DACC will no doubt help him
lead the women’s program to new heights,” Athletic Director Dave
Klemm said. “I am looking forward to working with Matt this coming
2016-17 season and look forward to an exciting women’s basketball
season.”
Since 2014, Vavro was at the helm of the Danville Area Community
College women’s program in Danville, IL. In his first season as the
head coach for the Jaguars, his team broke the school record for
wins going 24-8. Vavro followed that season up with another 20+
winning season finishing 22-8. His teams reached a national ranking
16 times peaking as high as #13, the highest in program history.
“I am extremely grateful that Coach Klemm and the entire search
committee have given me this phenomenal opportunity to lead the
Lincoln College women's basketball team,” Vavro said. “Lincoln
College is a great institution and I am looking forward to leading
these young women into the next chapter of their athletic and
academic careers."
Vavro earned his M.S. in Education majoring in Sports
Science/Coaching from the University of Akron in Akron, OH after
earning his B.S. in Education majoring in Sports Management from
Cleveland State University in Cleveland, OH. He was the an assistant
men’s basketball coach at Glen Oaks Community College in
Centreville, MI for the 2013-14 season where he helped lead the team
to back to back conference championships for the first time in
program history.
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"I am very competitive and believe I bring a winning mentality to
the program which will make it fun for the players to play and
exciting for the fans to watch,” Vavro added.
The Lynx compete in the Mid-West Athletic Conference, a conference
Vavro is most familiar with and previously coached in.
Vavro and his Lady Lynx will open up the 2016-17 season on the road
at Souteastern Iowa on November 2 and will host the Lynx Classic
with Lincoln Land, Black Hawk, and Moraine Valley on November 4 and
5, Homecoming weekend.
[Jeff Nelson]
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