HEAD COACH

Lorri Sulpizio, Head Coach

Lorri Sulpizio takes over Cuyamaca after spending 9 years at San Diego Mesa College, 6 years as head coach. In the 2001-02 season, Sulpizio led Mesa to an undefeated Pacific Coast conference championship and a 23-10 overall record. Her teams experienced continued success, including multiple players named to the All Conference team, team rankings in the top-25, and multiple players awarded scholar-athletes each year.

While at Mesa, Sulpizio saw more athletes on to university programs than any other San Diego Community College Women's basketball program. In addition to her work with the women’s basketball team, Sulpizio also taught Health Education, Techniques of Weight Training, Exercise Leadership and other activity classes. Very committed to the field of fitness and health, Sulpizio has published several articles on fitness, specifically on women’s fitness issues such as fitness during pregnancy.

She began coaching in the early 1990's in North County with Bernardo Heights Middle School and has continued coaching at various levels since. She coached at the high school level in San Luis Obispo and was the director of the San Luis Obispo RAGE club program where she led the 7th grade Rage to a State Championship. In San Diego, Sulpizio coached with the Elite Club Team from 1999-2001 before taking over Mesa's program.

Sulpizio holds 4 national certifications in personal training and advanced athletic conditioning. She received her bachelor's degree in English from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, her master's degree from SDSU in Physical Education and is currently completing her Doctorate degree in Leadership at USD.

Interested players may contact Lorri Sulpizio at:

(619) 660-4501-3073

sulpizio@sdharmony.com

ASSISTANT COACHES

CathyBass, Director of Basketball Operations/Assistant Coach

Cathy Bass returns to the East County where she played at Santana from 1990-1994. She earned a spot on the Santana girls basketball Hall of Fame after a standout high school career which also earned her a place in the Hall of Champions. She received a scholarship to Cal Poly Pomona, a division II powerhouse, but had a her career cut short with a hip injury. She returned to the court in 1999, where she led the 4th ranked (in So. Cal) SD Mesa Olympians to a PCC Championship and also earned herself a spot on the all conference team.

Since then, Bass has moved to the other side of the court coaching the Santana Storm Club Team, the SD Elite Club Team, and most recently spending 8 years as an assistant/director of operations for the SD Mesa Women's basketball program. Coach Bass is also a fitness professional and holds certifications in both aerobics and indoor cycling. She received her undergraduate degree in Psychology from Cal State San Marcos and her Masters Degree from Azusa Pacific University in Physical Education.

Cathy is happy to rejoin East County Athletics after watching her younger sister Margeaux Bass experience success in Santana Basketball and her youngest sister Shae Bass in Softball where she is now continuing at Michigan State University.

Francine Moreno, Assistant Coach

Francine Moreno spent the last 2 years as the first assistant at SD Mesa College. She came to Mesa and made an immediate impact with her high intensity approach to practice, drills, and game situations. Prior to Mesa Francine coached at Mountain Pointe High School (Phoenix, AZ), a team ranked 2nd in the state. Coach Moreno also has extensive 4 year University coaching experience having coached at University of Texas-San Antonio and UC Irvine.

Francine was also a standout player earning a scholarship out of Chino High School in Los Angeles to New Mexico State where she helped her team win a Big West Championship in 1995. Fran has her Master's Degree in Education from Chapman University and currently works as a P.E teacher for Castle Park Middle School.