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 Tanya Bauer, who spent the past seven years as a NCAA Division I women's basketball assistant, officially took over the head coaching duties at the University of Minnesota Duluth this past April.
Bauer, 32, was Santa Clara University's top assistant coach the last four seasons, helping guide the Broncos to a West Coast Conference Tournament title and an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2004-05, as well as a WCC regular season championship and a WNIT berth one year ago.
Prior to Bauer's arrival on the West Coast, she followed current University of Wisconsin head coach Lisa Stone to Drake University, where she assisted on the sidelines from 2000 to 2003. She helped lead the Bulldogs to a 64-27 record, including the 2001 Missouri Valley Conference championship and two NCAA tournament berths, including a trip to the Sweet 16 in 2002.
The 1998 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (B.S. degree in elementary/middle school education), entered the coaching arena in 1999-2000 working as an assistant under Stone at her alma mater. One year earlier, she capped off a four-year playing career by garnering Kodak NCAA Division III All-America honorable mention recognition in 1998. The Durand, Wis., native earned All Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference First Team honors during the 1997-98 season, and was selected to the WIAC All-Defensive Team three consecutive years.
Bauer concluded her career with 1,022 points and currently ranks 12th in Blugold history. She also ranks 12th in assists (271) and 15th in rebounds (513). Nash owns the single-season Wisconsin-Eau Claire record for three-point shooting (.463), and career (.368) and the single-game record for free throws made percentage. She led her teams to the NCAA Division III tournament all four seasons, advancing to the Elite Eight on two occasions, including a national runner-up finish in the Final Four in 1996-97.
"First and foremost, I want to thank the university for this exciting opportunity to take over a great program," said Bauer, who becomes the eighth full-time head coach in the 37-year history of Bulldog women's basketball. "UMD has such an incredible tradition of success and Karen Stromme built a really solid foundation for the future. I am definitely looking forward to being a part of the Bulldog family and the Duluth community."
Bauer succeeds Dave Stromme, who served as interim head coach in 2006-07, when the Bulldogs went 15-14 overall and 5-7 in the NCC this past season.
"The potential here is unlimited," said Bauer, who officially began her UMD appointment on April 30. "I really feel the ingredients for success are here and with lots of hard work and teamwork, the sky is the limit."
 A face new to Bulldog basketball but certainly not to college coaching, Kevin Chaney makes his UMD debut in 2007-08 as Tanya Bauer's assistant.
“Kevin is a very dynamic and personable individual who brings an incredible amount of energy and coaching experience,” said Tanya Bauer. “I'm excited to have an assistant coach with his background to help build this program into one of the best.”
Chaney, 49, has put together an extensive coaching resume which includes 13 years in the college ranks. He spent the 2006-07 season employed as a men’s basketball assistant at NCAA Division II Lincoln University (Missouri) last winter.
“I am extremely excited to have the opportunity to be apart of the Bulldog women's basketball program,” said Chaney. “There is a great winning tradition here for women's basketball and I am thrilled to have the opportunity to continue that tradition and take it to the championship level for the University.
Before his arrival in Lincoln, Chaney served for three seasons as an assistant coach with the women’s basketball program at the University of Nevada. The Wolf Pack improved from a 3-26 record in 2003-04 to a 13-17 overall record and fourth-place finish in the final 2005-06 Western Athletic Conference standings. During his farewell season at Nevada (2005-06), the Wolf Pack fell in the WAC tournament semifinals against nationally ranked Louisiana Tech University.
As the Wolf Pack recruiting coordinator, he helped land two top 100 recruits who went on to earn back-to-back all-freshmen team accolades in the WAC. Meghan McGuire earned the honor in 2004-05 and Brandi Fitzgerald was honored as WAC Newcomer of the Year in 2005-06.
Chaney was previously an assistant coach and a physical education instructor at Solano Community College in Fairfield, Calif. From 1995-2003, Chaney led his team to five Bay Valley Conference titles, two state championship appearances, one elite eight showing and one final four berth. During his stay at Solano, the Falcons posted 20 or more wins each season including two 30-victory campaigns.
Chaney graduated from the College of San Mateo in 1977 with an Associate of Arts Degree in Recreation Administration and from San Diego State University in 1979 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Recreation Administration. Chaney is currently working on his Master’s Degree online through the United States Sports Academy (Daphne, Ala.).
He is a member of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association, the National Association of Basketball Coaches, the California Community College Coaches Association and the Black Coaches Association.
Chaney, who resides in Duluth, has one daughter Krystal (19), an airman in the United States Air Force.
 Coming off an impressive four year playing career at NCAA Division I Drake University and a one-season stint as a student assistant coach at the same institution, Linda Sayavongchanh makes her UMD debut in 2007-08 as a graduate assistant coach.
Sayavongchanh, 23, a former point guard at Drake, helped guide her team to a 17-12 record during her senior campaign (2005-06) and a trip to the WNIT tournament in which her squad fell in its opening game to the University of Nebraska 62-59.
In her final season, she scored a total of 249 points, averaging 9.2 points per game. Sayavongchanh tallied 61 rebounds during her final season on the court while playing in 27 games.
During her career, she was named All-Missouri Valley Conference Honorable Mention on three occasions, an MVC all-tournament selection in 2004 and an MVC Scholar-Athlete during her final season in a Drake uniform. She also received MVC All-Defensive team honors three-years in a row
Sayavongchanh leaves Drake holding the single season record for steals with 105 in 31 games for a 3.4 average which she set in 2003-04. She has 266 steals for her career, which places her second on the all-time career list at Drake.
As for assists, she finished her career with 379 assists in 99 contests, good enough for a 3.8 assists per game average and No. 9 on Drake's all-time career charts.
The Des Moines, Iowa, native graduated in the spring of 2007 with a Bachelor of Science degree in elementary education with concentrations in mathematics and coaching. She is currently pursuing a masters degree in education from Minnesota Duluth.
Sayavongchanh currently resides in Hermantown.
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