Liz Hudy was named the Virginia Wesleyan Head Women's Basketball Coach in the summer of 2019.
In 2021-22, the Marlins went 3-22 overall picking up wins over North Carolina Wesleyan College, Meredith College, and Regent University. VWU was led by sophomore forward Adaje Williams with 294 points and 203 rebounds.
The 2020-21 season posed unique challenges as teams dealt with playing basketball through the COVID-19 pandemic. The Marlins went 5-7 in the shortened season with a 4-4 ODAC record. VWU advanced to the semifinals of the ODAC Championship Tournament falling to Washington & Lee.
In 2019-20, the Marlins went 6-20 overall and 4-14 in ODAC play advancing to the opening round of the ODAC Tournament.
Hudy was the head coach at Averett University for eight seasons, compiling an impressive 68-39 record over the last four seasons (including 45-17 in USA South Conference). For three consecutive seasons, she guided her team to the program's highest overall win total after matching the program record with an 18-9 mark overall and a 13-3 record in conference play as Averett won its first USA South Conference East Division regular season crown.
Prior to her role at Averett, Hudy served for three seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Rochester, where she helped guide the team to three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, including a 2010 trip to the Division III Final Four.
Hudy has produced four D3hoops.com All-Region selections, 12 USA South All-Conference selections, and the 2014-15 Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) State Rookie of the Year. She has also produced four Academic All-America selections from the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), including the 2017-18 Division III Women's Basketball Academic All-America of the Year.
As a player, she was a three-time Division III All-American at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Va.. A three-year captain, she helped lead Mary Washington to three Capital Athletic Conference championships, four NCAA Tournament berths, three Sweet 16 appearances and one Final Four. Mary Washington had a combined 111-15 record during her four seasons.
