Carmen Dolfo

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Coach goes beyond the court with her athletes

Coaches are charged with mentoring a group of hard working athletes on the game, making sure they have the skills and mindset necessary to win. But one coach takes mentoring a step further, keeping her door open for all her athletes in order to guide them through the most important part of their…

2014-11-21
Peacocke, Briggs lead standout freshman class for WWU

There's little Carmen Dolfo hasn't seen in her 23 years at the helm of Western Washington University's women's basketball team.

She's seen 489 wins. She's seen two Final Four appearances and 21 playoff runs.

2014-02-18
Goodrich earns lifetime achievement award

Former Western Washington University Director of Athletics Lynda Goodrich has been named the recipient of the 2014 Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2 ADA) Lifetime Achievement Award.

The award is the most prestigious presented by the D2 ADA, an organization administered by the…

2014-02-07
Peacocke's late surge lifts Vikings

Western Washington University's Taylor Peacocke made her way back to the locker room, passing the Vikings' former athletic director of 26 years, Lynda Goodrich, in the dimly-lit hallway in the back of Sam Carver Gymnasium. WWU's women's basketball coach, Carmen Dolfo,…

2014-01-24
Pushing for gender equality a major part of Goodrich's career legacy in sports

One of Lynda Goodrich's favorite poems is "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost.

The poem speaks of one who decides to journey along a path less traveled, and concludes that doing so "has made all the difference."

Goodrich's 42 years at Western…

2013-05-13
Goodrich's competitive nature has elevated WWU Athletics to new heights during her 26-year tenure

Lynda Goodrich has always been a competitor.

From the time Dr. G. Robert Ross hired her to lead the Vikings' athletic program 26 years ago to when Goodrich's retirement was announced Monday, May 6, she's aimed to make Western Athletics a powerhouse while placing an emphasis…

2013-05-13
Basketball teams honored before Mariners game 2013-05-01
Seattle Mariners to honor WWU hoops teams

The Western Washington University men's and women's basketball teams, who both were NCAA Division II national semifinalists and had a combined record of 60-7, will be at Safeco Field on Friday, Apr. 26, for a special tribute prior to the Seattle Mariners' baseball game with the…

2013-04-24
Dolfo named CaptainU Division II National Coach of the Year

Western Washington University's Carmen Dolfo has been named the 2013 CaptainU Division II National Women's Basketball Coach of the Year.

2013-04-17
Albert flourishes in new leadership role as go-to player her senior season

One play was all it took. Sehome girls' basketball coach Kim Kirk knew she had a special player.

It was one of those Rachel Albert plays seemingly only she can make.

2013-04-15
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