Coach Kathy Connell wants her teams to "play hard and smart - and smart implies playing together," and feels that the "winning will take care of itself."

Connell joined the Pomona-Pitzer coaching staff in 1996, and is entering her 17th season at the helm of the Sagehens. She has over 30 years of head coaching experience in her career, as she previously coached women's basketball at Occidental College for four years, Division I Colgate University for twelve years, and Smith College for four years.

Connell graduated with a physical education degree in 1975 from Springfield College, where she also earned her M.S. in administration. In 2004 she received her Ed D. in Educational Leadership from the University of La Verne. Connell spent two years at Duchess Community College, where she played volleyball and basketball, before entering Springfield. While at Springfield, she played two more years of collegiate volleyball.

In addition to her head coaching duties, she teaches physical education classes at Pomona College.

Dominick Copas is in his first season as an assistant coach with the Pomona-Pitzer Women's Basketball program, after previously working for SCIAC rival La Verne for eight years. He was on the coaching staff for three championship squads with the Leopards, including the 2003 and 2007 SCIAC Championship teams, along with the 2008 SCIAC Tournament champs. 

A 1988 graduate of the La Verne, Copas earned his degree in business administration and was inducted into the La Verne Athletic Hall of Fame in March 2009 after a standout baseball career with the Leopards as a member of three SCIAC Championship baseball squads.  One of the top power hitters in the SCIAC, he led La Verne in both home runs and runs batted in two of the three seasons (1986, 1987) and topped the squad in batting average in 1987. 

Copas also teaches web design at Los Osos High School in Rancho Cucamonga and is working on his administrative credential while coaching varsity football in his spare time.  He resides in Rancho Cucamonga with wife Anne and their three children: Jennifer, Amanda and Dominick, Jr.