Trish Duce Position: Assistant Coach

The 2011-12 season marks Trish Duce's 18th year as an assistant coach under longtime University of Montana head coach Robin Selvig. Duce was a five-year player for the Lady Griz (1989-90 to 1993-94), then joined the UM coaching staff prior to the 1994-95 season.

As a player Duce was a member of four NCAA tournament teams and part of 124 wins over five seasons. As an assistant coach she has been on the sideline for 10 more NCAA tournament appearances and 376 additional wins.

The former Trish Olson was recruited out of Missoula's Big Sky High and played in 28 games as a true freshman in 1989-90.

She started 29 games as a sophomore and was a Big Sky Conference all-tournament selection after helping the Lady Griz to a 77-49 victory over Montana State in the championship game.

A foot injury forced Duce to redshirt the 1991-92 season, and another broken bone in her foot caused Duce to miss a number of games in 1992-93.

As a fifth-year senior in 1993-94 Duce started 24 games. She finished her career with 89 blocked shots and was a four-time Academic All-Big Sky Conference selection.

Duce received a bachelor's degree in mathematics in 1993 and a master's degree in computer science in 1995, both from UM.

She is married to Kirk Duce, a former Grizzly football kicker who ranks sixth on the school's career scoring list. They have a daughter, Lexi, and two sons, River and Reggie.