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Ashlee Courter
Head Coach
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College: Marymount

In 2008-2009, Ashlee Courter will enter her third season as the head women's basketball coach at Franklin & Marshall.

In just her second year at the helm, Courter led her young squad to a 19-7 overall record and a 14-4 Centennial Conference (CC) mark to be named the CC regular-season champions. The Diplomats earned the top seed for the CC tournament, making their first playoff appearance since 2004 and also posting a perfect 9-0 record at home in CC play. In addition to the team's success, Courter mentored junior guard Sarah Meisenberg to CC Player of the Year honors and two All-American nods.

Courter, the seventh basketball coach in Franklin & Marshall College History, joined the Diplomat staff in August 2006 following two seasons (2004-2006) as an assistant coach at Gettysburg College. During that time, the Bullets accumulated a 28-25 record and made it as far as the conference playoffs both seasons. Courter's responsibilities included recruiting, game and practice preparation, scouting, scheduling, and conditioning.

A graduate of Marymount University (VA) in 2004 with a degree in Psychology and Elementary Education, Courter was a four-year, varsity starter for the Saints. Finishing with a career record of 96-27, Courter helped her team make four NCAA appearances, including a trip to the Sweet 16 in 2001, the Final Four in 2002, the Sweet 16 again in 2003, and the Elite 8 in 2004. She captained two of those teams and is currently ranked 10th in career points (1282), 6th in career assists (395), 9th in career rebounds (689), and 1st in career 3-pointers made at MU. She earned 1st team All Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) honors in 2003, and in 2002, she received 2nd team All CAC honors and received the Conference's Unsung Heroine award.

Taking the helm for the 2006-2007 season, Courter inherited a young Franklin & Marshall team, which posted a 6-19 mark in her inaugural season.

In addition to basketball, Courter also serves as assistant softball coach.

In May 2006, Courter received her Master's Degree in Special Education from McDaniel College. She is a native of Towson, MD and currently resides in Lancaster.

Katie Imes
Assistant Coach
College: Millersville

Katie Imes enters her second season as the assistant women's basketball coach at Franklin & Marshall. Imes joins the Diplomats staff after serving as an assistant at Lebanon Valley College last year.

Imes, a 2004 gradute of Millersville University, was the lead assistant for the Flying Dutchwomen with duties that included assisting with recruiting and scouting along with game and practice preparations. Prior to coaching at Lebanon Valley, she returned to her alma mater for the 2005-06 season as the assistant girl's varsity and head junior varsity basketball coach at Garden Spot High School.

A native of New Holland, Pa., Imes was a two-year letterwinner on the women's basketball team at Millersville. She earned a B.S in Speech Communications and Public Relations with a minor in athletic coaching. Imes was recently honored by being inducted into the Garden Spot High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007. She currently resides in Lancaster, Pa. and is the Assistant Executive Director of the Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Corporation.

Joe Galvin
Assistant Coach
College: Waynesburg

Joe Galvin enters his third season as a member of the Franklin & Marshall women's basketball staff. He joined the Diplomats after working with the Manheim Township High School basketball program. He currently works for Citizens Bank. Galvin and his wife Debbie live in Lancaster with their three children, Kyle, Tara, and Shey. Galvin graduated from Waynesburg College where he lettered in basketball.