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Cara Pearson Assistant Coach - Second Season Minnesota, '95 E-mail: cp75@buffalo.edu Phone: 716-645-3984 Office: 206 F Alumni Arena

During Pearson’s first season at UB, she helped coach Heather Turner to an All-MAC Honorable Mention selection. Turner finished as the only player in school history to record more than 1,300 career points and 900 career rebounds. Pearson also served as interim head coach for two games during the season.

Pearson brings a long-time relationship with head coach Linda Hill-MacDonald that dates back to when Hill-MacDonald coached Pearson at Minnesota.

Prior to joining the Bulls, Pearson spent three years in the same capacity at North Dakota State. With the Bison, Pearson was responsible for all on-campus official and unofficial visits and organized and maintained all compliance records with respect to NCAA rules and regulations. Pearson assisted in scouting opponents and producing reports to aid in game preparation. She also helped improve the interior game by introducing a philosophy of power post play, which produced a second-team All-Conference player and two players who finished in the top five in the conference in blocks and rebounds.

Prior to North Dakota State, Pearson spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Loyola-Chicago and one season as an assistant coach at Akron. She began her collegiate coaching career for Hill-MacDonald at Minnesota in 1996 before taking a break to play professionally, including a stint with the WNBA's Cleveland Rockers in 1999. Pearson also played professionally in Switzerland, Finland, Luxembourg and Spain.