Athletics

2009-10 Women's Basketball
Coaching Staff

Bob Booher Head Coach 5th Season
(ph): 440.375.7476 (fax) 440.375.7474 bbooher@lec.edu	A 38-year veteran in the coaching world, head coach Bob Booher is in his fifth season with the Lake Erie College women’s basketball program. After four complete seasons with the Storm, Booher is the winningest coach in program history, directing the 2007-08 squad to its best overall and conference records, its highest standing in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) and its first-ever appearance in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Tournament. Under his direction, that team became the first in program history to qualify for the AMCC Tournament with back-to-back appearances in its last two league seasons. His teams also became the first to win a playoff game and make it to the semifinals of the postseason tournament on both occasions. He was voted AMCC Coach of the Year in 2007 and 2008, while coaching the conference Newcomer of the Year both seasons. With all of the team’s accomplishments in his first three seasons, which included setting more than 35 records, Booher faced his toughest challenge last season in taking a increasingly successful Division III program and making it a competitive squad as a Division II independent.  The Storm won six games in its first season in D-II and lost six games by 10 points or less against one of the toughest schedules in the country. Immediately prior to Lake Erie, Booher spent six seasons at Lakeland Community College as the head women’s basketball coach where he led the Lakers to five consecutive national rankings in the NJCAA, as well as five Region XII top-ranked Ohio team finishes. His overall record of 129-52 included Ohio Community College Athletic Conference (OCCAC) Coach of the Year honors in 2003 and 2005 as his teams were consistently ranked among the top 25 in the nation in both offense and defense. For 35 years, Booher was an employee of Lakeland, retiring in June 2007 as the physical education department chair and professor. During that time, he also served as a head coach for men’s baseball (1982-92) and women’s softball (1976-81) and was an assistant for the baseball program (1973-75). He became the first coach at the institution to accumulate 100 wins in three different sports, and to this day, is the only coach to ever achieve such a feat. His additional coaching credentials include serving as the assistant varsity girls’ basketball coach at Willoughby South High School for six seasons (1993-99) and as a head coach of several USSSA nationally-ranked women’s amateur softball teams for the past 13 years. A native of Painesville, Ohio, and graduate of Harvey High School, Booher holds a bachelor’s degree from Ohio University in education and a master’s degree in education from Kent State University. He currently resides in Concord with his wife of 36 years, Debbie, and has two children, Kristy and Ross.     BOOHER FILE LAKE ERIE COLLEGE - Four years Year / Overall; Conference 2005-06 11-15; 10-8 2006-07 6-17; 5-13 2007-08 16-11; 14-4 2008-09 6-21; N/A   TOTALS 39-64; 29-25   AMCC Coach of the Year 2006-07 2007-08

Roy Infalvi Assistant Coach 1st Season
(ph): 440.375.7487 (fax) 440.375.7474 rinfalvi@lec.edu	Longtime area coach Roy Infalvi joins the Lake Erie women’s basketball program after a nearly three-decade run in the high school ranks. Most recently, Infalvi was an assistant at Willoughby South High School for eight seasons, helping the team to three P.A.C. Championships during his time there.  Before going to Willoughby South, Infalvi was the head boys basketball coach at Fairport Harbor and Perry high schools for a combined 18 seasons.  His Fairport Harbor teams won three conference championships and he was named Northeast Ohio Class A Coach of the Year in 1977. He was also an assistant and offensive coordinator on the football team for 13 years at Fairport and a baseball assistant at Perry for 16 seasons. Infalvi earned his bachelor’s degree from Bowling Green State University and has completed post graduate course work at both Cleveland State and Ashland universities.  Prior to BGSU, he was a two-year captain on the hardwood at Lakeland Community College and led the 1970-71 team to a conference co-championships. The Willowick, Ohio native and Eastlake North High School graduate currently resides in Painesville with his wife of 34 yers, Mary Ellen.  The couple has three children: Roy, Jr. , Jerry and Maria.

Darren Jones Assistant Coach 5th Season
(fax) 440.375.7474 djones@lec.edu	Darren Jones has served as a women’s basketball coach for more than a decade as he enters his fifth year with the Storm program in 2009-10 as an assistant coach and the head junior varsity coach. His coaching career includes terms at Lutheran East High School, Laurel School, Beachwood High School and Ursuline College. Jones played basketball at Euclid High School under the leadership of Doc Daugherty before graduating from Cleveland Heights High School. He attended Airco Technical Institute in San Diego, Calif., where he earned a degree in welding and blue print reading. He currently works as an electric bridge operator for the City of Cleveland. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Jones has a strong community and volunteer focus. He has provided leadership to Operation Destiny, Inc. in the past by delivering motivational workshops for youth in the Cleveland area. He also served as a volunteer coach for the Larry Doby Cleveland Indians Traveling All-Star Baseball Team and Parker Hannifin’s women’s softball team. He currently lives in Shaker Heights with his wife of 14 years, Phyllis, and has a daughter, Trena, who attends Ohio University.

Hollie Knott Graduate Assistant 2nd Season
(fax) 440.375.7474 hknott@lec.edu	Hollie Knott is in her second season with the Storm basketball program as a graduate assistant after having lettered four years for the women’s basketball program at Heidelberg College. Knott was a two-time team Hardest Worker Award winner, while also earning the honor of Most Improved Player and serving as team co-captain her senior season. She earned a bachelor’s degree in health and physical education recreation.   Prior to Heidelberg, Knott graduated from nearby Riverside High School where she was a three-year member of the varsity basketball team. She earned News-Herald and Plain Dealer Honorable Mention and was a Plain Dealer Player of the Week for the Co-Premier Athletic Conference Champions. She also set the school record for rebounds in a game with 23.   Knott has experience coaching at the YMCA Sports Camp and Perry Middle School summer camp. She is a native of Painesville, Ohio, and is working towards a master’s degree in education from Lake Erie College, while also serving as a resident director on campus.