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Mrs. Becky Madden , née Kanitz
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Home Phone: 337-856-7581 Volleyball: Dawson leaves Lady Cougars for ESA job – Madden moves to Parkview Baptist in Baton Rouge Kevin Foote • kfoote@theadvertiser.com • April 15, 2010 When Becky Madden left ESA to accept new positions as dean of students and volleyball coach at Parkview Baptist in Baton Rouge, ESA athletic director Mike Bourgeois knew he had a big decision on his hands. At some schools, the head volleyball coach is important, but not critical. At ESA it’s been the No. 1 sport for over two decades. Since the program began in 1979, ESA volleyball has only had three head coaches, and two of them are in the LHSAA Hall of Fame. The trio has combined for 17 state championships. So Bourgeois was more than just a bit relieved when he learned that longtime St. Thomas More coach Julie Dawson was a candidate for the job. He was downright elated when Dawson accepted the position to be ESA’s volleyball coach. “We’re ecstatic,” Bourgeois said. “The volleyball coach is the most high-profile coach at our school. This was a very important hire. Several of the people we talked to about the job talked about the pressure of working at ESA. I feel like it’s a laid-back environment here, but I’d have to admit that I did feel some pressure when it came to replacing the volleyball coach. “At ESA, that person has to be an amazing teacher and an amazing coach. Julie is both of those.” During Dawson’s career at STM, she accumulated a 340-123 overall record, including an incredible 117-1 district record. The Lady Cougars reached the Division II (4A) state finals in 1998 and 2002 and were 4A semifinalists in 1999 and 2003. “Leaving STM is really bittersweet for me as my tenure here has given me great hands-on experience that has prepared me for this next challenge in my career,” Dawson said. “STM has made me the teacher, coach and person that I am today. I leave here with a heavy heart and fond memories.” Since the move to 5A or Division I, STM made the quarterfinals in 2007 and 2008. As a player, Dawson was an All-State selection in Indiana, a second team NJCAA All-American at Southwestern Michigan College and played at UL from 1990-92. “I am at the point in my career where I felt like I was ready for a change,” Dawson said. “I believe ESA will offer me the opportunity to continue to grow and flourish both professionally and personally. I look forward to being a part of a program that is steeped in tradition with 17 state championships.” Dawson said ESA and STM will continue its longtime rivalry. “It will be different to be on the other side of the net to say the least,” she said. “Strange is a better word. But I know this STM volleyball program will continue with its great success. The junior class will become strong, positive senior leaders both on and off court next year.” * * * * * * * * * * Head Volleyball Coach at UL for 2002 season until April, 2005. Volleyball: Madden Named State Coach of the Year in Division V DIVISION V Cami Munson, ESA Morgan Walker, ESA Hailey Miranda, Northlake Christian Coach of the Year Becky Madden, ESA Published Jan. 4, 2006 Volleyball: Becky Madden Honored Hawkins receives top honor The ESA Lady Falcons were one of many Acadiana area volleyball teams who dream of winning a volleyball state championship this season. “You have to have the talent and the dedication from your players to pull something like this off,” Madden said. ‘I’m extremely excited the players and the school.” The Lady Falcons made quick work of every opponent the faced in the postseason – sweeping everyone in three games – en route to earning the school’s 17th volleyball state title. “I had a great group of players,” Madden said. “I had a great group of seniors and I wouldn’t have been able to receive this honor without them. This is as much their award as it is mine.” Madden received the honor over Notre Dame’s Tara Young, who led the Lady Pios to the Division III semifinals. Taylor Hawkins and the Lafayette High Lady Lions almost became the first Lafayette Parish team since 2002 (St. Thomas More) to reach the finals, but their quest fell short after they were defeated in five games by Mandeville. For her efforts, Hawkins is the 2006 Daily Advertiser/Coca-Cola All-Acadiana MVP. Hawkins, who received the MVP honor over ESA’s Cami Munson, Notre Dame’s Megan McCown and Madeleine Brumley, was one of the major contributors to the Lions’ success in her senior season, helping Lafayette High win the district championship. Advertiser/Coca-Cola All-Acadiana Volleyball Clair St. Amand, Comeaux, Sr. Jennifer Lannie, New Iberia, Sr. Cami Munson, ESA, Sr. Diane Chavis, Northside, Sr. Taylor Hawkins, Lafayette, Sr. Kim Lehmann, STM, Sr. Megan McCown, N. Dame, Sr. Victoria Jacobsen, STM, So. Aislinn McCloskey, Lafayette, Sr. Paige Broussard, New Iberia. Jr. Kara Harrington, Teurlings. Jr. MOST VALUABLE PLAYER Taylor Hawkins, Lafayette High COACH OF THE YEAR Becky Madden, ESA Second Team Katherine Mixon, Catholic High, Fr. Tyler Boutte, Comeaux, Sr. Beonka Savoy, Northside, Jr. Brittany Mitchel, Comeaux, Sr. Morgan Walker, ESA, Jr. Shalicia Rochon, New Iberia, So. Lindsey Miller, Iota, Jr. Kelly Bergeron, Teurlings Cath., Sr. Roslyn Green, Sacred Heart-GC, Sr. Dacia St. Julien, Carencro, Jr. Angelle McBride, ESA, Sr. Maria Dallas, STM, Jr. Originally published Dec. 14, 2006 ESA wins state tourney KENNER – In what was a classic display of total domination, the ESA Lady Falcons’ volleyball team completed its mission on Saturday morning by winning the programs 17th volleyball state championship with a three-game sweep of East Ascension 25-13, 25-19, 25-21 in the Division V finals at the Pontchartrain Center. The Lady Falcons left no doubt in their postseason run, sweeping every opponent in three games en route to securing their first state championship since 2002. “This team really came here with a mission,” Lady Falcons coach Becky Madden said. “The senior leadership showed through and through as we swept every match. The key today was our senior leadership and the consistency they provided us.” “It’s great to win the award, but I wouldn’t have been able to do accomplish this without my teammates,” Munson said. “Winning the state championship is more important to me.” Ascension Catholic, who was seeking the school’s first-ever volleyball state championship, finished runner-up for a third time with all three championship losses coming against ESA. The previous two losses to the Lady Falcons came in 1993 and 1989 when the two teams were in Division IV. “I was very aware of the history between the two school’s,” Lady Bulldogs coach Chandra Evans. “ESA is a strong program and once they got Becky Madden I knew she would get something’s done with all of those athletes.” Lady Falcons junior setter Morgan Walker doesn’t know if this will be the beginning of a new dynasty, but she’s happy to be apart of it. “I haven’t been on a team that won a state championship,” Walker said, “so to be playing in this one is a great feeling. I’m glad I’m apart of it.’ Originally published November 11, 2006 Madden leaves UL for ESA April 14, 2005 – Dan McDonald The Episcopal School of Acadiana volleyball job didn’t stay open very long, and now it’s the University of Louisiana that has a position to fill. UL volleyball coach Becky Madden takes her three years of experience as head coach of the Ragin’ Cajuns, eight years of collegiate head coaching and 14 years of college experience to the legendary ESA program. “I wasn’t out there looking for a job,” said Madden, “although for the last five years, in the back of my mind, I’d been thinking about transitioning into high school. But it had to be a good opportunity.” That opportunity presented itself late last week when Ursula Quoyeser stepped down after a historic 11 years as coach of the Lady Falcons. Nine of a national-record 16 straight state Division V titles came under Quoyeser, whose team also reached the state finals two years ago and the semifinals last fall. “I knew I didn’t want just any high school position,” said Madden, “and this really was the opportunity of a lifetime. Something like this probably would never have come up again … it was great timing, a great situation, a great volleyball program and a great school. Everything kind of fell into place.” Madden informed UL officials and her team of her decision Tuesday. “They’ve been working very hard and have been great, so they were a little shocked,” she said of the Cajun team. “But I saw a couple of them later, and they completely understand and they’re happy for me. They know they’re still there to work as a team, and their goals haven’t changed.” Quoyeser, who will be moving to a position at St. John’s School in Houston at the end of the school year, actively recruited Madden for the position. “I made sure that there was someone that I trusted to take over,” said Quoyeser, who had a 335-108 record at ESA with nearly all of the losses and more than half the wins coming against higher-classification schools. “Ursula approached me and talked to me about the situation,” said Madden, whose UL teams struggled to 6-22 and 7-23 records the past two years after a winning mark in her first year in 2002. “She said it was time for her to move on and do something different. The one thing both of us want is for our programs to be taken over in good hands. We don’t want anything to happen to them.” Madden came to UL in late July of 2002, only a month before the season opener, and became the first Cajun head coach to have an inaugural winning record since 1991 with a 15-14 mark. The Cajuns went 9-5 in the Sun Belt Conference that year, winning nine of its final 11 league matches, despite having only nine players on their roster. The 38-year-old Madden, a native of Menomonee Falls, Wis., also was head coach at Valparaiso and Wisconsin-LaCrosse and was an assistant at Clemson, South Florida and Northwestern during her career. Her departure, effective at the end of April, leaves former Cajun standout and current assistant coach Amy Kraljev in temporary charge of the program. Madden officially starts at ESA on May 1. “I’ve been careful about keeping things up to date just in case,” Madden said, “and I’ve got this month to help Amy out, show her where things are, so it’ll be an easy transition for her or whoever.” Originally published April 14, 2005
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