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Colleen Shearer rejoins the Virginia staff for her fifth season. She began her coaching career with an impressive stint as the head coach at Wagner University in Staten Island, NY. Shearer was the inaugural coach of the Seahawks program, starting the Division I program from scratch.
A former member of the United States National Developmental Team, Shearer led the Profs to the 1995 NCAA Tournament for their first appearance. Shearer led the nation in assists in both 1994 and 1995 and she finished her collegiate career ranked fourth all-time in assists. She also holds two of the top seven single-season point totals in NCAA history.
Shearer was a three-time All-American at Rowan and was named captain her senior year.
Shearer (nee Smith) married Matt Shearer on December 1, 2001 in Annapolis, Md.