June 13, 2005
ORLANDO, Fla. - UCF women's basketball head coach Gail Striegler announced the hiring of Juliet McGee Schweiter as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Monday.
"Juliet will be a great asset to the program," said Striegler. "She has incredible experience in a top-25 program and is really going to bring lots of expertise in both the recruiting realm and on the court working with the athletes."
Schweiter joins Striegler's staff after six seasons as an assistant at Old Dominion in Norfolk, Va., where she helped lead the team to a 146-47 record and six straight Colonial Athletic Association titles.
Prior to her time at Old Dominion, Schweiter was assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at American University in Washington, D.C. from 1997-1999. While there, she helped the team to a 23-7 mark during the 1997-98 season, which was topped off with an invite to the WNIT, the first post-season appearance by American.
Schweiter was also an assistant at Yale from 1995-97, where she assisted with student-athlete recruiting and scouting reports.
As a graduate assistant at Fairfield from 1993-95, Schweiter coordinated on-campus recruiting, assisted with preseason conditioning and practice sessions and monitored the academic progress of the student-athletes.
Schweiter graduated from Pennsylvania's Bucknell in 1993 where she earned her bachelor's degree in economics. On the basketball court, Schweiter scored over 1,000 points and led the Patriot League in rebounding for two seasons.
"I love the excitement that Coach Striegler brings to the program," said Schweiter. "I felt that it would be a good change and a great fit for me, someplace I will enjoy working and living.
A Rhode Island native, Schweiter and her husband Herb, a Major in the United States Marine Corps, welcomed their first child, Gavin Richard, on October 15, 2004.
Schweiter joins UCF as the Golden Knights make the move to Conference USA in the fall.