The move will make her Pitt's head coach through the 2015-16 season.

"We are very pleased to make this commitment to her and for her commitment to the University," Pitt athletic director Steve Pederson said of Berenato. "She has brought this program to heights never before achieved at Pitt and we are pleased to maintain the growth and stability of the program." Berenato went 6-20 in her first year with the school, but has since reeled off threeconsecutive 20-win seasons and last year advanced to the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16 for the first time in school history.

"Pat is doing well," said Jenny Moshak, Tennessee's associate athletics directorforsports medicine.

Moshak saidthat Summitt will begin rehabilitation on the shoulder in about a week.

The new deal, announced by director of athletics Joe Maturi, was announced on Tuesday.

"I am excited about this new contract because Minnesota is where I want to be for a long time," said Borton. "This is a special place and one of the best places to coach college women's basketball in the nation because of the support and our fans." Borton has led the Golden Gophers to five NCAA Tournament appearances in six seasons on the bench. She is 132-61 with Minnesota and led the club to the 2004 Final Four.

Williams-Flournoy is starting her fifth season as head coach at Georgetown after spending four seasons as an assistant coach with the Hoyas in the 1990s.

"We're excited that Terri will continue to lead the women's basketball program," Georgetown director of athletics Bernard Muir said. "We've seen steady improvements and we look forward to more progressive success in the Big East standings." The Hoyas are coming off a 15-14 season in 2007-08.

The contract will average $330,000 over the next seven years and will serve as a second amendment to a contract initially signed in 2002 and amended in 2006.

Hatchell led the Tar Heels to a fourth consecutive ACC title last season in her 22nd season at the helm. She led North Carolina to an NCAA championship in 1994 and two Final Four appearances in the last four years, having reached at least the NCAA regional final in the other two.

Cardoza spent the past 14 years as an assistant at Connecticut under the highly-successful Geno Auriemma. She was a part of five national championship teams with the Huskies.

"Tonya Cardoza brings successful coaching experience from one of the premier programs in the history of intercollegiate athletics," said Temple athletic director Bill Bradshaw.

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Hamilton announced the move would be effective July 7 of this year, pending approval by the Board of Trustees. A press conference is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday.

Fisher guided the Toreros back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2000 as USD earned the West Coast Conference's automatic bid by winning the WCC Championship Tournament this past season. The Toreros began conference play 0-5, but finished strong in the second half.

The Toreros' trip the NCAA Tournament marked the second consecutive season the Toreros have been in the post season under Fisher, which is a first in program history. The Toreros made the program's first appearance in the WNIT in 2007.

Auriemma, who has spent all 23 of his head coaching years at UConn, owns a career record of 657-122 with four NCAA national championships (1995, 2000, 2002, 2003) and nine Final Four appearances, including one this past season.

The Huskies have also appeared in the Sweet 16 for the past 15 consecutive seasons and have made the NCAA Tournament every year since 1989.

Bozeman becomes the eighth head coach in the 34-year history of the program. He takes over for Joe McKeown, who resigned earlier in the month to take a similar position with Northwestern.

Over the last three seasons with Bozeman as an assistant, the Colonials have racked up a 78-20 overall mark with a 39-5 record in Atlantic 10 play and made the Sweet 16 in each of the last two years.

Thepenaltiesin thewomen's program involve impermissible housing, transportation and meals. Also included is a lack of institutional control for the university and a failure to monitor by former head coach of the women's basketball team, B.J. Smith.

The case included violations for impermissible travel expenses in the men's basketball program. Three student-athletes traveled with the team and received travel expenses even though they were ineligible to compete because they were serving a year in residence.

"We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Joe, his wife Laura, and their children to the Northwestern family," Phillips said. "There is no question that he is one of the best and most accomplished coaches in college basketball right now. Joe's experience and commitment is unmatched. His team's academic successes speak very clearly to his unwavering commitment to the most critical element of the student-athlete experience.

In addition to that, Joe is just a tremendous individual who has an incredible passion for coaching student- athletes and helping them reach their potential, both as players and young adults." McKeown had been the head women's basketball coach at George Washington University the past 19 years and brings a wealth of experience to the

"I thank Molly for the passion and commitment she has shown to UC Irvine and wish her well in her future endeavors," said UC Irvine athletic director Mike Izzi.

Tuter posted a record of 30-81 in four years at UC Irvine, including a 7-24 mark last season.

The 30-year-old Sobolewski had spent the last six seasons as an assistant at UC-Riverside. During his time there, Sobolewski recruited and coached Big West Conference player of the year Kemie Nkele.

"We are excited to have Seton as our new head women's basketball coach," said ISU acting director of athletics Jeff Tingey. "Seton is one of the game's bright young minds. His knowledge of the motion offense should make for a very smooth transition." The Bengals ended 20-10 in 2007-08 and lost in the second round of the WNIT.

Murphy, who was an associate head coach at Rice University for the past three years, replaces Tricia Cullop, who resigned after eight years of leading the Purple Aces to take over at the women's program at the University of Toledo.

Murphy takes over for the co-Missouri Valley Conference regular season champions, who finished with a 21-12 record a season ago.

Gervasoni improved her wins total every season in her five years as the head coach of the Wolf Pack program. Her 2007-08 team recorded 18 wins, the best season under Gervasoni and the most victories for the team since 1999-2000.

"I would like to thank Cary Groth, Cindy Fox and Chris Ault for giving me this opportunity to be the head women's basketball coach at the University of Nevada for the past five years," Gervasoni said. "I appreciate the support from the administration, support staff, my coaching staff, the players, my friends, family and the community. I'm grateful for my experience here and I am excited about my future."

Corkery has been on the staff for four seasons and served as an associate head coach last season.

"We are especially pleased to keep Matt in the American family and be able to give him the chance to lead our women's basketball program," Gill said. "He is a great teacher of the game and his passion for this team will translate into continued success for this program."

Packard had been serving as the executive director of the WNBA expansion team for Colorado and was most recently a head coach for two seasons with the Colorado Chill of the National Women's Basketball League. She guided the Chill to a record of 34-12 with league championships in 2005 and 2006.

A 1990 graduate of Indiana's Anderson University, Packard has also served as an assistant on the collegiate level for five years at Colorado State.

Staley will be officially introduced Saturday after the school's Board of Trustees approves the contract.

The University of Virginia graduate spent the past eight seasons at Temple in her hometown of Philadelphia and led the Owls to a record of 172-80. She guided the school to six NCAA Tournament appearances and four Atlantic 10 Tournament titles.

Pemper spent the past 10 seasons at Division III Bowdoin, where she posted a record of 235-48 with nine NCAA Tournament appearances. The school reached the D-III title game in 2004.

"Stefanie is a perfect fit for the Academy," said Navy athletic director Chet Gladchuk.

Crawley was the head coach at Ohio University. She replaces Cathy Inglese, who resigned earlier this month.

The head coach at Ohio since 2006, Crawley has signed a five-year contract, becoming the sixth head coach in the history of Boston College women's basketball.

"We are very excited that Kathy is joining us here as our new women's basketball coach," said athletic director Mike Hamrick. "She is a former Lady Rebel and a successful coach that is coming to us from a high-caliber program. We feel that with her in charge of our women's basketball team, the future looks great for the program." Olivier spent the past 15 years as head coach at UCLA and posted a record of 232-208.

She guided the Bruins to five appearances in the NCAA Tournament, including a trip to the Elite Eight in 1999.

McFerrin, a Cassville, Missouri native and University of Missouri alum, earned 2008 Patriot League Coach of the Year honors in her fourth season at American University.

Last season, American finished 18-14 and earned its first-ever Patriot League regular season championship. Her four-year record was 50-70 at the Washington, D.C. school.

Cullop replaces Mark Ehlen, who retired after 13 years at the helm of the Rockets.

During the last four years at Evansville, Cullop compiled a record of 73-48. This past season the Purple Aces were 21-8 overall and 13-5 in the Missouri Valley, en route to a share of the school's first regular-season MVC title and a berth into the WNIT.

Vincent becomes the seventh head coach in the 36-year history of the program, and comes to Appalachian State after eight seasons at Division II California (Pa.), where she led the Vulcans to seven NCAA Tournament appearances and the 2004 D-II national championship.

"I'm obviously very thrilled and honored to become part of the ASU community," said Vincent. "I had an amazing visit to campus and the environment and atmosphere at the university were great." Vincent led California (Pa.) to a 212-47 mark during her eight seasons, and her 2004 national champs went 35-1. Prior to coaching the Vulcans, Vincent was the head coach at Slippery Rock for four seasons. She went 52-54 there, but led Slippery Rock to a school-record 23 wins and a trip to the D-II Elite Eight in 2000.