Coming off the most successful season in the past decade of Concordia women's basketball, Jenny Hansen is in her fourth year as head coach.

After ending a two-year drought with an appearance in the 2011 GSAC Postseason Tournament, Hansen's Eagles came back to advance to the Second Round of the GSAC Tournament for the first time since 2000, thanks to a First-Round upset at the NAIA's No. 8-ranked Biola, as they won 16 games in 2010-11.

Hansen, who was a transfer junior the last time Concordia advanced past the opening round of the conference tournament, is in her first assignment as a collegiate head coach, though she had spent seven years as an assistant coach at Concordia before being named to the program's helm in the spring of 2008.

A 2001 graduate of Concordia, Hansen started her coaching career under current Associate Athletic Director Greg Dinneen, who had spent seven years at the program's helm before accepting his present post.

The 2001-02 team finished with 21 wins, a total that has not been reached since, in Hansen's first year on the staff. Hansen served as Dinneen's assistant until the 2004-05 season, when Todd Corman took the program's reigns. She then served as Corman's assistant for the subsequent four seasons, leading to her appointment as head coach.  In three seasons she has coached six NAIA Academic All-Americans.

Hansen, who has also worked in the sports information office as assistant director, was a team captain during her two seasons as a player on the Eagles' squad. In 65 games, Hansen averaged 7.4 points per game and was named the team's Most Valuable Defensive Player in both campaigns.

Prior to her career at Concordia, Hansen played her freshman and sophomore seasons at Clackamas Community College (Ore.) and NCAA Div. II Cal State San Bernardino, respectively.

Hansen played hoops at Foothill High School in Bakersfield, where she was a two-time All-CIF Central Section selection. She set a school single-season record with 61 three-pointers as a senior and averaged 18.7 points per game.

An english major as an undergraduate, Hansen earned her master's in coaching and athletic administration from Concordia in 2008.

Joial Griffith enters her third year as assistant coach for the Concordia women's basketball team and first season as head coach Jenny Hansen's top assistant.  Griffith spent the last two seasons as a graduate assistant for the Lady Eagles and earned her Master's in coaching and athletic administration in May 2011.

Prior to coaching at CUI, Joial worked as an assistant coach during the 2008-2009 season under Jody Steliga at Mendocino College in Ukiah, CA.  While there she was responsible for guard development, scouting, and assisted in practice planning.  Since 2008 Griffith has been a coach for the Edge Basketball International Club in Chino Hills, CA.

Joial spent two years playing at Concordia, from 2005-2007, and was a point guard for teams that made the conference playoffs both seasons.  Her senior season her team led the country in free throw percentage.

Before coming to CUI, Griffith played two years at Fullerton College from 2003-2005.  Her squad won the Orange Empire Conference Championships when she was a freshman, and she was a captain her sophomore year.  Her teams were ranked in the top 20 during both seasons at Fullerton.  Joial was a four-sport athlete at La Sierra Academy in Riverside, Ca, where she graduated in 2003.  She was a two-year varsity starter in basketball and served as captain her senior year.  In 2003 her team was the CIF-SS Division 5AA runner-up and Griffith was selected CIF-SS Division 5AA Player of the Year.

Griffith graduated from CUI in 2007 with a B.A. in business administration with an emphasis on sports management.

Steve comes to Concordia from Brea Olinda HS, one of the most successful prep women's basketball programs in the county.  During his 12 seasons at Brea, the Ladycats won 11 league titles, seven CIF Southern Section titles, four Southern California Regional Championships, three California State Championships, and one National Championship.  Their overall record was 327-60.  He has helped 29 players move on to play at the college level, and 1, Jeanette Pohlen is currently playing for the Indiana Fever in the WNBA.  Steve has been operating camps, clinics and private lessons for the past 16 years through Athletes in Action, Rose Drive Friends Church, The Works Sports Academy, Nike Skills Camps, and Stealth Basketball, which is his own private company.

This is coach Steele's first season at Concordia, but he is no stranger to the campus.  Steve attended CUI with head coach Jenny Hansen and graduated with a degree in religion in 1999.  In 2000, he married Gwin, who he met on campus in 1996.  He is currently enrolled in the MCAA program at CUI and hopes to graduate next summer.  Steve was a varsity soccer player as an undergraduate.

Steve lives with his wife Gwin of 11 years, and his son, Jacob (9), and daughter, Evan (6), in Placentia, CA.   He teaches Physical Education at El Camino Real High School.

Cheyenne is in her first year as an assistant with the Lady Eagles. She played for CUI from 2007-2011. She was a two-time All-GSAC Scholar Athlete, along with being a NAIA All-American Scholar Athlete. Her senior season she finished second in the GSAC in blocked shots with 54 and is second all-time at CUI with 144.  During her senior year she was second on the team in rebounds at 6.4 per game.  She recorded a season-high eight blocks against The Master's that season.