Women's Basketball

Aaron Dickie
first season


Joining coach Niebling's staff this season is former Univeristy of Vermont women's basketball standout Aaron (Yantzi) Dickie. She replaces former assistant Kristen Shaeffer, who stepped down after two years with the program to persue a career in teaching.

"Saint Michael's is very fortunate to have Aaron join our women's basketabll program," Niebling said. "After a stellar playing career, she is eager to share her knowledge and passion for the game with our team. She brings a tremendous amount of energy and enthusiasm to our group, and I couldn't be happier to have her aboard."

Dickie graduated from UVM in 2004 as one of the most decorated players in Catamounts' history. A three-time America East All-Conference selection (first team as a senior, second team as a sophomore and junior), Dickie finished her illustrious career with 1,592 points, fifth in the program's record book (surpassing Niebling, who is sixth on the all-time list with 1,435 points).

An outstanding shooter, Dickie is second in program history with a 56.7 percent field goal percentage, and she holds four of the top-10 single-season field goal percentage marks. She also was an accomplished free throw shooter, connecting on 80.7 percent of her attempts (third in team history), and graduated as the sixth-best rebounder at UVM with 715 boards.

She helped guide the Catamounts to four winning seasons, a pair of 20-victory campaigns, and the America East regular-season title and a berth in the Women's National Invitational Tournament quarterfinals as a sophomore in 2001-02. She was recruited by Niebling, and played her first three seasons while having Niebling as the primary assistant coach for the Catamounts.