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Amy Waugh, a former All-American player at Xavier, begins her fourth season as a member of the Demon Deacon coaching staff. In her first three seasons at Wake Forest, Waugh worked primarily with the guards, including All-ACC players Coteila Bond-Young, Liz Strunk, Deirdre Naughton and most recently, Yolanda Lavender. Waugh also handles duties with recruiting, scouting opponents, community involvement and the Deacon Club.
Prior to Wake Forest, Waugh served as an assistant coach for the Youngstown State women's basketball program for one season. Primarily working with the Penguin perimeter players, she also coordinated film exchange, camps, travel and monitored student-athletes' academic progress.
"Amy brings a ton of energy and enthusiasm to our staff," said Petersen. "She enjoyed tremendous success at Xavier, both individually and with a team that reached the Elite Eight. Her ability to convey that success to our players will be very important to this program. She has a great mind for the game of basketball and she has a bright future."
Waugh enjoyed a stellar four-year playing career with the Musketeers. As a senior in 2002-03, she knocked down a school-record 107 three-pointers as the Musketeers finished 20-10 and advanced to the NCAA Tournament first round. Waugh led Xavier and the Atlantic 10 Conference in scoring with 19 points per game. She was named All-Atlantic 10 first team and honorable-mention All-American by womenscollegehoops.com and Basketball Times. She was a finalist for the Detroit Rotary Club Nancy Lieberman Award for the nation's best point guard. Waugh also led the nation with 3.6 three-pointers per game.
She garnered national attention when she was crowned the three-point shooting champion at the 15th annual ESPN College Slam Dunk and Three-Point Shooting Championship at the 2003 NCAA Men's Final Four. Waugh defeated a field of seven other women to be the female champion, then defeated men's champion Darnell Archey of Butler to be crowned overall champion.
A Fort Wayne, Ind., native, Waugh earned a bachelor's degree in education from Xavier in 2003 and lives in Winston-Salem.
