Now in her sixth season at the helm of Division III's most successful softball program, Sally Miller directed the Lions to a record sixth NCAA Division III Championship as a rookie coach in 1996. The Lions went 38-3 in 1996 and ended the season with a 20-game win streak. Miller replaced Dr. June Walker in the summer of 1995 and did not miss a beat, guiding the team to the 1996 NJAC Championship as well as the NCAA Championship with an undefeated mark in the 1996 College World Series.

Miller brings a career record of 171-39-1 into the 2001 campaign having guided the Lions to a fifth place finish at the 2000 College World Series, as well to five NJAC and NCAA Tournament appearances. Three times under Miller, the Lions have advanced to the College World Series, winning the 1996 tournament, taking fourth in 1997 and fifth in 2000. Named both the NFCA Regional Coach of the Year and the 2000 NJAC Coach of the Year, Miller's team went 36-9-1 last spring

Miller came to TCNJ after serving as the assistant softball coach at Indiana University in 1994 and 1995. A former third baseman at the University of Iowa, Miller was a member of the Hawkeye softball teams from 1986 until 1989. A native of Urbandale, Iowa, Miller served as team captain for both the 1988 and 1989 softball squads in college. During her senior season, Miller helped Iowa capture the Big Ten Championship and earned a berth into the Division I World Series. Named Iowa's team MVP in 1987, Miller was named to the Big Ten and All Mid-East Regional All-America Second Teams during the 1987 campaign. During her career, Miller left her mark on the Iowa softball career records. Twice setting the school's single-season assist mark with 170 assists in both 1987 and 1988. Her 194 career games played is ninth all-time, while she is ranked eighth all-time with 19 career doubles.

After graduating from the University of Iowa in December of 1989, Miller served as an assistant softball coach for Princeton University from 1990-1992. Following her time at Princeton, Miller spent one season as an assistant coach for the Michigan State University softball program before her arrival at Indiana University in 1993. In her time at TCNJ, she has produced five All-Americans as well as a pair of GTE Academic All-Americans. In the fall of 1997, she was honored by her peers at TCNJ with the Roy Van Ness Award. The award is given annually to a TCNJ coach for outstanding success and leadership as selected by TCNJ's athletic department.

Rejoining the Lions' coaching staff for the second time is Sheree Davis, an outstanding pitcher for Temple University. While playing for the Owls, Davis established records for most strikeouts with 134 in 96 innings and holds the record for best ERA with a 0.07 mark. A former coach with the Lions from 1983-85, Davis also served as a pitching coach at nearby Mercer County Community College in 1996. In her first tenure with the Lions, Davis' pitchers led the nation in winning percentage and lowest ERAs in both 1983 and 1984. She is the co-director of the Lions Softball Camp, which is held at TCNJ and was established at 1989. She graduated from Temple University having earned a degree in physical education and later earned her master's degree in athletic administration from TSC in 1985.

A recent cum laude graduate from the nearby Rider University, Colleen will join the squad as the new grad assistant. Named the 1999 MAAC Player of the Year, Fox led the conference in hits (77), batting average (.445), on-base percentage (.492), and total bases last year, while her batting average was ranked 12th nationally in Division I. She graduated as Rider's all-time career hit leader (246), while also establishing marks for career batting average (.377) and single-season hits (77). As a sphomore, she helped lead Rider to their first ever NCAA Tournament appearance A team captain her junior and senior seasons, Fox was a three-time Rider Female Athlete of the Month and started 197 of 199 career games played for the Broncs. A 1999 MAAC All-Academic Team honoree in 1999, Fox is working on her master's degree in athletic administration at TCNJ.