June 19, 2007

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Marshall University head women's basketball coach Royce Chadwick announced today the hiring of Jordie Soso as the Thundering Herd's new assistant coach.

Soso, a former University of Memphis student-athlete, replaces Adrienne Billings on the Marshall bench after Billings resigned in March. Soso will serve as the third assistant to Chadwick behind Associate Head Coach Roxanne White and Assistant Coach John Sutherland.

"I am excited to join such a great staff at Marshall," Soso, 24, said. "I look forward to being a part of the rich tradition here at Marshall University."

A native of Melbourne, Australia, Soso joins the Marshall staff after an assistant coaching stint at Edinboro (Pa.) University last season. Prior to that, she spent two years as a graduate assistant coach at Christian Brothers University, a Division II institution in Memphis, Tenn.

"We are thrilled to add someone with Jordie's experience to our staff," Chadwick said. "She brings tremendous experience as both a player and a coach and we're anticipating some outstanding contributions from her."

Soso played two seasons at the University of Memphis (2002-04) after spending a year each at Okaloosa-Walton (Fla.) Community College and Grayson (Texas) County College. Soso was the top newcomer as a junior for the Tigers in 2002-03, leading Memphis in free throw percentage and ranking second in rebounding. In her senior campaign the Tigers went 21-10 and earned a berth in the Women's National Invitation Tournament.

As a junior college performer, Soso earned honorable mention All-North Texas Junior College Conference honors as a freshman at Grayson and helped the team to a third-place finish in the 2000 Regional. The next year at OWCC, Soso led the team to a 26-4 record and a second-place finish in the state of Florida. She averaged 11 points and six rebounds per game to earn first team All-Panhandle Conference honors while being selected to the Florida State Community College All-Tournament Team.

Sosa graduated from Memphis with a bachelor's degree in Sports Management in 2004 and a master's degree in Education from Christian Brothers in 2006.