INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.- University of Indianapolis Head Women’s Basketball Coach Teri Moren has announced her resignation to take a position on the staff at Georgia Tech. Moren, who won 130 games and led the Hounds to three straight NCAA appearances in her tenure, completed her seventh year this past season, guiding UIndy to a 16-11 overall mark.

"We are sorry to see Coach Moren leave us, but we’ve always known it was simply a matter of time before she would move on to a Division I program," UIndy Director of Athletics Dr. Sue Willey said. "Her personal goal is to coach at the major Division I level and this position advances her towards that goal. We wish Teri the very best at Georgia Tech and will always consider her a member of the UIndy Greyhound family."

Moren was introduced as UIndy’s new coach on April 12, 2000. Moren had been the top assistant for coach June Olkowski at Northwestern in 1999-2000.

"One never forgets the person who gave them their first opportunity," Moren said. "For that, I’m forever grateful to Dave Huffman (former UIndy Director of Athletics). I leave UIndy with great memories both on and off the floor. I want to thank both current and past players and staff that have played and worked in this program. I’m very proud of what we’ve been able to accomplish in the last seven years.

"I’ll miss many things about UIndy, but I’ll mostly miss the people that I got to work with each day. Georgia Tech provides a new professional challenge for me and I’m looking forward to growing as a coach in a conference that is regarded as one of the best in the country."

Moren marked uncharted territory in the Greyhound annals, leading her 2003-04 squad to an unprecedented third straight 20+ win season and a return to the NCAA Division II tournament. The Hounds recorded a 22-10 mark and once again advanced to the round of 32 for the third straight season. UIndy compiled a 74-22 (.771) record in that span.

Moren’s teams were well-known for their skilled marksmanship. The Hounds were the top free-throw shooting team in all of Division II in 2003-04, hitting over 80 percent of their charity stripe tosses (442-for-552). UIndy also finished second in the nation for three-point percentage and seventh in DII for overall field goal percentage.

Moren led her 2003-04 Greyhounds to their second straight NCAA II Tournament berth and 20-win season. The Hounds recorded their second consecutive trip to the NCAA Final 32 with a win against Bellarmine in the NCAA First Round, finishing with a 23-9 mark.

Her Greyhounds shot a school-record .426 from three-point range to lead all NCAA teams at all levels in that category. Junior guard Erin Moran led all NCAA players from beyond the arc with .515 marksmanship on 67 of 130. The sharpshooting Hounds also finished 15th in NCAA II in field goal accuracy (.463).

In her seven-year tenure, Moren compiled a 130-73 record (.640), the second-most coaching wins in the program’s history. Moren etched a milestone on March 4, 2005, turning in her 100th career victory in a 85-70 win over Wisconsin-Parkside.

Moren earned NCAA II Russell Athletic/ WBCA Region IV "Coach of the Year" and GLVC "Coach of the Year" honors in 2002-03 after leading her team to a 29-3 record and GLVC regular-season and tournament championships. Moren’s record-setting squad set school records for wins in a season (29), best winning percentage (.906), winning streak (17), and GLVC victories (18). Her Greyhounds earned the school’s first GLVC regular-season title since 1993 and just the second in school history.

Moren was an assistant under Olkowski at Butler for six years from 1993-99, as recruiting coordinator as well as assisting with on-court coaching, scouting, game preparation, and academic monitoring and scheduling. Seven BU players combined for 12 All-MCC selections during that time. Moren recruited nine Indiana All-Stars to Butler.

During that six-year span, the Bulldogs posted a 114-56 record (.671), earning their first-ever NCAA Tournament berth in 1996 by winning the Midwestern Collegiate Conference Tournament. Butler also competed in the Women’s NIT in 1998 after winning the MCC regular season championship with a 13-1 league ledger.

Moren was a four-year starting point guard at Purdue. She helped the Boilermakers to their first-ever NCAA "Sweet Sixteen" appearance in 1990, the Big 10 Championship in 1991, and three NCAA Tournament berths. Moren also excelled off the court, earning the Red Mackey Award for academic and athletic excellence and the Ruth Jones Memorial Award for team leadership and dedication.

Moren graduated from Purdue in 1992 with a bachelor’s degree in therapeutic recreation.