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Mike Kirkpatrick is entering his 26th season at the helm of Gettysburg’s women’s basketball program in 2014-15. The school’s all-time winningest coach, Kirkpatrick boasts a record of 363-262 (.581).
Under Kirkpatrick’s direction, Gettysburg has emerged as an annual contender for the Centennial Conference championship. The Bullets have reached the conference semifinals in four of the last five seasons. In 2012-13, the Bullets posted a record of 21-7 overall and a 16-4 mark in the Centennial Conference. After securing the rights to host the conference tournament for the first time in program history, Gettysburg won its first Centennial championship and qualified for the NCAA Division III Tournament
Twice Kirkpatrick has been named CC Coach of the Year, winning the award for the first time in 2009-10 and once again last season. In the former campaign, Gettysburg won a school-record 24 games, finished runner-up in the conference regular season, and advanced to the “Sweet Sixteen” of the NCAA Tournament.
Caitlin Moser ’11 became the first Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-American in program history and Gettysburg closed the year ranked 16th in the final national poll released by D3hoops.com.
Since the inception of the Centennial Conference in 1993-94, only two coaches have claimed more regular season and league victories than Kirkpatrick. The Bullets have thrived under his watchful eye, earning 39 all-conference citations. Gettysburg has not posted a losing record in conference play since 2003-04 and the Bullets have qualified for the league tournament 12 times under Kirkpatrick. Since joining the CC, Kirkpatrick has guided the team to a 213-132 (.617 winning percentage) in conference competition.
In 1994-95, Kirkpatrick led Gettysburg to a 20-5 overall record. The team qualified for the NCAA Tournament and knocked off the top seed in the region, the University of Scranton, in the opening round.
With an 85-33 win over Randolph College on Jan. 2, 2011, Kirkpatrick became the first coach in program history to reach 300 career wins.
A native of Johnstown, Pa., Kirkpatrick originally joined the Gettysburg coaching staff in 1986 as a part-time assistant with the men's basketball program. His coaching stops prior to Gettysburg included Bishop McCort High School in Johnstown- his high school alma mater - and Bermudian Springs High School in York Springs.
From 1990 to 2007, Kirkpatrick also served as the Bullets’ head softball coach, guiding the team to three CC Championships (1994, 1999, 2007) and two NCAA Division III Tournament appearances (1999, 2007). During his tenure as softball coach, the Bullets posted an impressive mark of 358-178-1.
Kirkpatrick is a 1976 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown where he earned a degree in elementary education. He also earned a master’s degree from Western Maryland College (now McDaniel).
Kirkpatrick and his wife, Robin, reside in Gettysburg.
| Women's Basketball |
| Overall | Conference |
| School | Year | Wins | Losses | Pct. | Wins | Losses | Pct. | Finish |
| Gettysburg | 1989-90 | 5 | 17 | 0.227 | 3 | 7 | 0.300 | |
| Gettysburg | 1990-91 | 13 | 11 | 0.542 | 6 | 4 | 0.600 | |
| Gettysburg | 1991-92 | 12 | 10 | 0.545 | 6 | 4 | 0.600 | |
| Gettysburg | 1992-93 | 10 | 14 | 0.417 | 3 | 7 | 0.300 | |
| Gettysburg | 1993-94 | 12 | 11 | 0.522 | 8 | 6 | 0.571 | 6th |
| Gettysburg | 1994-95 | 20 | 5 | 0.800 | 11 | 3 | 0.786 | 3rd |
| Gettysburg | 1995-96 | 12 | 11 | 0.522 | 5 | 9 | 0.357 | 7th |
| Gettysburg | 1996-97 | 13 | 12 | 0.520 | 9 | 5 | 0.643 | 4th |
| Gettysburg | 1997-98 | 17 | 8 | 0.680 | 10 | 4 | 0.714 | 5th |
| Gettysburg | 1998-99 | 13 | 11 | 0.542 | 8 | 6 | 0.571 | 5th |
| Gettysburg | 1999-00 | 13 | 10 | 0.565 | 7 | 6 | 0.538 | 5th |
| Gettysburg | 2000-01 | 18 | 6 | 0.750 | 9 | 5 | 0.643 | 5th |
| Gettysburg | 2001-02 | 11 | 14 | 0.440 | 6 | 8 | 0.429 | 7th |
| Gettysburg | 2002-03 | 16 | 10 | 0.615 | 8 | 6 | 0.571 | 5th |
| Gettysburg | 2003-04 | 11 | 14 | 0.440 | 8 | 10 | 0.444 | 7th |
| Gettysburg | 2004-05 | 13 | 13 | 0.500 | 10 | 8 | 0.556 | 5th |
| Gettysburg | 2005-06 | 15 | 11 | 0.577 | 12 | 6 | 0.667 | 5th |
| Gettysburg | 2006-07 | 15 | 11 | 0.577 | 12 | 6 | 0.667 | 5th |
| Gettysburg | 2007-08 | 18 | 10 | 0.643 | 12 | 6 | 0.667 | 2nd |
| Gettysburg | 2008-09 | 14 | 11 | 0.560 | 11 | 7 | 0.611 | 6th |
| Gettysburg | 2009-10 | 24 | 5 | 0.828 | 17 | 3 | 0.850 | 2nd |
| Gettysburg | 2010-11 | 19 | 7 | 0.731 | 14 | 6 | 0.700 | 3rd |
| Gettysburg | 2011-12 | 12 | 13 | 0.480 | 10 | 10 | 0.500 | 7th |
| Gettysburg | 2012-13 | 21 | 7 | 0.750 | 16 | 4 | 0.800 | 1st |
| Gettysburg | 2013-14 | 16 | 10 | 0.615 | 10 | 8 | 0.556 | 4th |
| Totals | 25 | 363 | 262 | 0.581 | 231 | 154 | 0.600 | |
