.Bozier Coach of the Year honors only begin to tell the story of Coach MEAC Championships, three NCAA Tournament appearances and five MEACHer 367 wins, five
, but the Lady Bears had become one of the lower rated programs in the nation.MEACIn 1988 she got a call from former Director of Athletics Leonard Braxton, asking if she would be interested in coaching the volleyball team. She agreed to come aboard but inherited a volleyball program that was struggling. MSU volleyball was not only one of the worst teams in the
went to work focused on transforming Bozier knew it was not going to be easy, but she also knew she could do it. BozierThe ship needed a captain to turn things around and that captain would have to do it with minimal resources. Coach Morgan State volleyball into a powerhouse program. It didn’t take long for the “Mona Magic” to begin reaping results. Those results have been nothing less than stunning.
Morgan State captured its first MEAC crown in 1992. That was followed by championships in 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000. (The Lady Bears were awarded the 1999 title after the MEAC rescinded Florida A&M’s championship in the wake of NCAA violations).
The 1997 championship team was a history making contingent. After capturing the conference crown, they went on to defeat Grambling State in an NCAA Play-In match. That victory earned the Lady Bears the distinction of becoming the first Historically Black College or University to earn a trip to the NCAA Division I Tournament.
When the Lady Bears stepped on the floor on December 8, 1997, in Los Angeles, Calif., to take on USC, they not only made history, but they also made Morgan proud. Morgan State pushed the nationally ranked “Women of Troy” in an inspiring performance before falling to what was the 8th ranked team in the nation.
in the NCAA Tournament on both occasions.MEAC titles in both ‘98 and 2000 and represented the MEAC is not comfortable with resting on laurels. While she was proud of what her team accomplished in ‘97, she wanted to continue to push the program to higher limits. The Lady Bears went on to collect BozierCoach
North Division matches between 1994 and 2003. The string was broken when MSU suffered two defeats to the Lady Hawks of the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore during the 2003 campaign.MEAC North Division. Morgan State won 88 consecutive MEAC’sThe Lady Bears have been a particularly dominant force in the
Price (96-97), Monica Scott (95-98) and Tiffany Pickens (95-98).Malia Stewart (94-97), Jakaria (91-92), Ja Nina Lee (94-98), Spotswood has played a prominent role in the development of some exceptional volleyball talent at Morgan State. Some of the more outstanding student-athletes who have excelled under her tutelage include; Kim Wood (91-94), Kim BozierCoach
In recent years, Coach Bozier has assisted in the nurturing of All-MEAC players like; Yolanda McGirt (99-02), Tiffany Sebree (99-02), Destiny Sisk (99-02), Java Johnson (99-00), Tasha Neal (00-03) and Tiffany Oliver (01-03), who was selected to train with the A2 National Team, as well as recent graduates and All-MEAC players Ashley Preston and Esther Johnson and two-time All-MEAC Tournament selection Jeniqua Moran Bush.Ivanti Rookie of the Year, MEACand 2006
was a two-sport star. She shined for the Lady Bears on the volleyball court and on the track. A native of Kansas City, Missouri, she came to Morgan State after transferring from the University of Missouri and made an immediate splash for MSU.BozierDuring her undergraduate day,
, recorded personal-bests in the 100 meter dash (11.2) and the 200 meter dash (23.8). She also became one of the top triple jumpers for Morgan with a career-best jump of 36’11.MEAC, who was a three-time All-American and a top performer in the Bozier was a key component of the record setting relay teams that turned heads in the national track community. Bozier
meter relay team which in 1986 set the school record, burning up the track in a time of 44.47 seconds. That record still stands today. The squad also won the Penn Relays and finished second that year at the Division I National Championships.4x100 ran the first leg on Morgan State’s Bozier
Meet record in the 60 meter dash, which she set in 1983. That record still stands.UMBC also holds the Bozier, who is one of only nine volleyball players in the history of the program to have registered 1,000 career kills, was inducted into the Morgan State Hall of Fame in 2003.BozierHer athletic gifts were not limited to the track. She was also an enormously talented volleyball player during her days at Morgan State.
was also the softball coach at Morgan State for seven seasons. In 1999 she led the Lady Bear softball team to their only appearance in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference softball championship game. Bozier In addition to her volleyball coaching responsibilities,
She is very proud to have seen her daughter, Dominique Nicole graduate from high school in 2006 and select to attend and play volleyball at Morgan State. She and her husband Jeff have two children, Dominique Nicole and Jeff Jr.
