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In announcing the firing of head coach Pat Coyle, Liberty president and general manager Carol Blazejowski said Donovan, a Ridgewood native , will serve as interim coach for the remainder of the season, beginning with tonight’s game in Atlanta.
The moves came fewer than 24 hours after the Liberty’s home loss to Washington, its third in a row. The Liberty are 6-11 and in last place in the Eastern Conference after reaching the conference final last season.
“We thank Patty for her contributions to the New York Liberty over the past 11 seasons; I have great personal and professional respect for her,” Blazejowski said in a statement. “However, at this time, I decided that a change was in the best interests of the team.”
Coyle had an 81-90 record, including two conference finals appearances, since taking over as interim coach midway through the 2004 season. She joined the Liberty as an assistant coach in 1998.
Donovan, who began her playing career at Paramus Catholic, was a Naismith Award winner and three-time All-American at Old Dominion and won gold medals with the 1984 and 1988 Olympic teams. She was the head coach when the U.S. won gold in 2008.
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