Alison Montgomery – News

Miles apart, still together: Here’s how �ֲ��ý coaches and athletes stay Bobcat strong

Fri, 17 Apr 2020 17:27:23 +0000

So much has changed during the COVID-19 pandemic, but some things remain the same. "We may be miles apart, but we still accomplish things together," says �ֲ��ý rower Emma Vieten '22. Like zoom yoga, virtual team dinners, and more.

Picture story: Full-court fun for faculty, staff, and student hoopsters

Jay Burns — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 16:02:59 +0000

What a way to end the semester: a spirited game of Alumni Gym hoops among professors, students, and staff — including Dean Reese and President Spencer.

Video: �ֲ��ý and Bowdoin team up to honor the late Marsha Graef

Aaron Morse — Fri, 18 Nov 2016 16:26:34 +0000

In their first weekend of play, the �ֲ��ý and Bowdoin women’s basketball teams will find common ground on their home courts of Alumni Gym and Morrell Gym.

The two programs are co-hosting the first , a tip-off tourney with games at each college that honors the memory of Marsha Graef, the revered �ֲ��ý volleyball and women’s basketball head coach who died in November 2015.

The �ֲ��ý and Bowdoin head coaches are on the same page when it comes to Graef’s legacy.

“Adrienne and I have had a lot of conversations about her love for �ֲ��ý and what an amazing community it is, and I think Marsha instilled a lot of that,” says �ֲ��ý head coach Alison Montgomery, a 2005 Bowdoin graduate.

“The most important ways that Marsha influenced me had very little to do with X’s and O’s and more to do with empowering young women,” said Bowdoin head coach Adrienne Shibles ’91, a 1,000-point scorer who played for Graef. “I keep Marsha in my heart as I step on that court each and every day.”

Video: Just two degrees of separation for the �ֲ��ý and Bowdoin hoops coaches

�ֲ��ý News — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 18:33:03 +0000

The new �ֲ��ý women's coach, Alison Montgomery, played at Bowdoin and got her coaching start in Brunswick under coach Adrienne Shibles, �ֲ��ý '91. They ponder the question: Is it too close for comfort?

Video: Art of rebounding with Allie Coppola ’17

�ֲ��ý News — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 18:24:15 +0000

Explaining Coppola's rebounding prowess doesn't require the word "jump." She's simply more "focused and more determined" than many of her opponents, says head coach Alison Montgomery.

Alison Montgomery named head coach of women’s basketball

Jay Burns — Wed, 03 Jun 2015 18:37:49 +0000

Montgomery, an assistant coach at the U.S. Naval Academy, is a Maine native and graduate of Bangor High School and Bowdoin College.