Bio

The 2013-14 season marks Elizabeth Curry's fifth on the women's basketball staff. Since arriving at Simpson in the summer of 2009, Curry has been instrumental in the Storm's four consecutive Iowa Conference championships and four trips to the NCAA Tournament. 

Prior to joining the Storm, Curry served as a graduate assistant at the University of Tennessee, working for head women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt, the winningest coach in NCAA basketball history. While with the Lady Vols, Curry experienced two NCAA Division I National Championships—as a student-athlete during the 2006-2007 season and in 2008 as a graduate assistant. As a graduate assistant, Curry assisted with recruiting efforts and game day activities and coordinated academic affairs for the team. Curry also served as a student manager for the team from 2004 to 2006 and assisted with the Pat Head Summitt summer basketball camps from 2004 to 2008.

Curry holds a master’s degree in sport studies, with a sport psychology concentration, and a bachelor’s degree in sport management, with a business minor, from the University of Tennessee.

While at the University of Tennessee, Curry received many academic awards including the Top Collegiate Scholar award from the UT College of Education, Health and Human Sciences and the VOLScholar Athlete award. She was named to the National Dean’s List, the University of Tennessee Dean’s List and the SEC Academic Honor Roll. She was also a member of the Golden Key International Honour Society.

In addition to her coaching responsibilities, Curry also serves as an academic liaison and is an instructor in the Department of Sport Science and Health Education. She resides in Pleasant Hill, Iowa.

- Curry resigned in August 2014. She served as assistant coach from 2009-2014, five seasons.