Meet the Staff
Coach Kresge
UVM Head Coach & Camp Director
Alisa Kresge was named the ninth head coach in Vermont Women’s Basketball history on April 9, 2019 after successfully leading the program as interim head coach during the 2018-19 campaign. She led the Catamounts to 11 wins and a fifth-place finish in America East their best since 2009-10. The 11 wins were also the most by a Catamount coach in their debut season since 2003-04.
2022-23 was Kresge’s seventh year with the Catamounts, and her fourth year as head coach. She served as the associate head coach from 2016-2018. In her four full seasons at the helm and her interim season, Kresge has led Vermont to a 72-56 mark (42-28 AE).
In the 2022-23 season Kresge continued her success leading the Catamounts back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since the 2009-10 season. Under her guidance Vermont earned their most ever home victories at Patrick Gym (15) and earned their most America East victories (12) since the 2009-10 season. Vermont finished tied for first in America East earning a share of the regular season title for the first time since 2001-02. Under Mayer Head Women’s Basketball Coach Alisa Kresge, the Catamounts also claimed the America East Championship for the first time since the 2009-10 season and fourth time since the 1999-00 season.
During the 2022-23 season the Catamounts went on a 17-game win streak which reached as high as third in the country behind only No. 1 South Carolina and South Dakota State. The 17-game win streak was the longest for the Catamounts since the 1992-93 season. The 17-game win streak is the longest in Kresge’s career and was the longest winning streak in America East in 2022-23. Vermont’s 25 victories in Kresge’s fourth full season at the helm is tied for the fifth most in program history and the most since the 2009-10 season.
The 2022-23 season saw Kresge coach three separate All-Conference honorees. Anna Olson and Emma Utterback earned America East All-Conference First Team honors, while Delaney Richason was named to the All-Conference Third Team. Olson was also named to the America East All-Academic Team for the first time in her career.
Mayer Head Women’s Basketball Coach Alisa Kresge was named the America East Coach of the Year, while also garnering Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Coach of the Year in the 2022-23 season.
The 2022-23 campaign saw the Catamounts return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since the 2009-10 season. Coach Kresge led Vermont to a first round birth where they lost on the road against No. 2 UConn.
The Catamounts finished the 2022-23 campaign among the nation’s best in several key statistical categories including finishing 10th in points per game allowed (54.1), 76th in scoring margin (+7.2), tied for 32nd in winning percentage with .781, 19th in three point percentage (36.5), 90th in field goal percentage (42.7), 17th in fouls per game (13.6), 48th in field goal percentage allowed (37.4) and 28th in three point percentage allowed (27.6).
Even in the 2020 COVID shortened season Kresge steered the Catamounts to a winning record, going 4-2, earning four America East victories.
In the 2021-22 season she led the Catamounts to one of the most successful seasons in over a decade, finishing 20-11 (13-5 AE). Vermont finished fourth in the America East and advanced to the semi-finals before losing to eventual America East Champion UAlbany. UVM had several America-East All-Conference honors, including Rookie of the Year Catherine Gilwee and a trio of All-Conference team members Emma Utterback (1st Team), Anna Olson (2nd Team), and Josie Larkins (3rd Team). Utterback also earned All-Tournament team honors in 2022. Kresge also coached 2019 Scholar-Athlete of the Year Hanna Crymble.
A 2007 graduate of Marist College, located in Poughkeepsie, New York, Kresge returned to her alma mater in 2009 as an assistant coach. She served in this role from 2009-2016. During that time, she recruited and coached 21 MAAC All-Conference selections, including two MAAC All-Rookie Team selections. She also coached 31 All-Academic honorees. The squad amassed a 173-42 record, made five straight NCAA Tournament appearances (2010-14), and captured five consecutive MAAC Tournament Championships (2010-14). Lead the team to the 2015 WNIT where they lost to eventual semifinalist Temple.
During her time at Marist Kresge coached five different MAAC Tournament MVPs, four different MAAC Players of the year, two MAAC Defensive Players of the Year, one MAAC Sixth Player of the Year and two MAAC Student-Athletes of the year.
Kresge played point guard for the Red Foxes from 2003-07, standing as the program’s all-time leader in assists (596) and ranking second in steals (222). As a senior, she helped Marist become the first men’s or women’s basketball program in MAAC history to advance to the NCAA Sweet 16. She is also the only player in MAAC women’s basketball history to be named Defensive Player of the Year three times in her career. Was also named Third Team All-MAAC as a junior and Second Team All-MAAC as a senior. She earned her degree from Marist in digital media.
Coach Will
UVM Associate Head Coach
Will Lanier joined the women's basketball coaching staff in July of 2022 after serving as the Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance at UVM since 2019.
In the 2022-23 season Lanier was an integral part of helping the Catamounts reach the NCAA Tournament for the first time since the 2009-10 season. Lanier served as an Assistant Coach in his first season in Catamount country helping boast one of the top offenses and defenses in the America East.
As a result of his presence, the Catamounts finished the 2022-23 season in the top 100 in the nation in multiple categories including finishing 10th in points per game allowed (54.1), 76th in scoring margin (+7.2), tied for 32nd in winning percentage with .781, 19th in three point percentage (36.5), 90th in field goal percentage (42.7), 17th in fouls per game (13.6), 48th in field goal percentage allowed (37.4) and 28th in three point percentage allowed (27.6).
In his first season with the Catamounts Lanier was crucial in the recruitment and development both academically and athletically of several young players in the program.
Lanier brings over 18 years of Division I experience to Catamount Country. Most recently he served as an assistant coach of the men’s basketball program at Niagara University. At Niagara he developed and implemented a 12-month recruiting model which included academic vision and goals as well as skill development plans. During his time in Niagara Falls, Lanier recruited and coached a 3-time MAAC all-league member, 7th all-time leading scorer and 2018 MAAC Player of the Year.
From 2008 to 2013 Lanier was on the staff at Marist College. He recruited and signed prospects that became the program’s all-time leading scorer and 2014 MAAC Rookie of the Year. He was responsible for maintaining high academic priority and achievement through organized study hall, checking classes and daily student-athlete requirements which led to an Academic All-American and seven All-MAAC academic team members.
Prior to his time at Marist, Lanier spent four seasons on the staff of St. John's University in the Big East Conference. He served the 2006-08 seasons full-time on staff after working as a graduate assistant from 2004-06. While at St. John's, he received his master's degree in school building leadership in the school of education.
As an undergraduate, Lanier attended Georgia Tech, where he received a B.S. in business management in 2004. In his time at Georgia Tech, Lanier served as head manager on head coach Paul Hewitt's staff. The Yellow Jackets reached the Final Four and finished as National Runner-up in 2004.
Coach Lindsay
UVM Assistant Coach & Recruiting Coordinator
Werner comes to Vermont after serving as the assistant coach at New Hampshire since August 2022.
Prior to joining the Wildcats, she served as an Assistant Coach at Harvard University for three seasons, starting in July 2019. Before joining the Crimson's staff, she was a four-year letter winner at Merrimack College where she earned two All-Conference NE10 selections and set the Merrimack career record for three pointers made with 190. Werner also ended her career with 1,120 points which ranks 18th all-time in program history.
"I am beyond thrilled to join the University of Vermont Women's Basketball program, led by an incredible coach in Alisa Kresge, who values both athletic excellence and academic achievement, said Werner. "I am honored to be part of such a successful program and eager to contribute my skills on and off the court!"
Werner a Groton, Massachusetts native, graduated from Merrimack with her bachelor's degree in exercise science in 2019.
Coach Hayley
UVM Assistant Coach & Domestic Recruiting Coordinator
Moore was a Graduate Assistant at Marshall in 2022-23 and last year served as Director of Basketball Operations at Dartmouth.
The Marlboro, New Jersey, native appeared in 100 games with 47 starts for the Binghamton Bearcats in America East. Moore finished her career with 469 points, 114 made three-pointers, 165 made field goals, 138 rebounds, 74 assists, 67 steals and three blocks. She scored in double figures 18 times in her career. The 5-6 guard was also a multi-time member of the America East Honor Roll.
Moore started all 29 games in 2021-22 and was third in minutes per game (33.1), points per game (7.9) assists (45) and was tied for third in steals (31). She led the team from beyond the arc draining 52 shots from distance and tied for third in the America East with 1.8 made three-pointer per game. Moore reached double-digits in 11 games including six of her final eight games. She scored a career-best 16 points against Eastern Michigan (Dec. 10) and again in a dominant win over Hartford (Feb. 21). Moore drained four three-pointers in each contest and tied her career-high with seven boards versus Hartford. She also drained four three-pointers and scored 15 points versus the Ohio Bobcats (Dec. 21).
In 2020-21, Moore started all 16 games in the COVID-shortened season. She led the Bearcats in three-pointers with 29 and tied for third in the league with 1.8 three-pointers made per contest. Moore finished fourth on the team in minutes played (25.8) and scoring (6.4 ppg). She was third in steals with 18. Moore set her career-high in rebounds with seven in the season-finale against Albany (Feb. 7) and scored 10 points.
As a sophomore in 2019-20, she came off the bench in 27 contests, averaged just over six minutes per game and still ranked fourth on the team in made three-pointers (15). Her best game was versus Stony Brook (Feb. 12) with 12 points on 4-of-8 shooting from beyond the arc.
She made her collegiate debut against Charleston in her freshman campaign, 2018-19. Moore’s first double-digit scoring effort was 13 points versus Niagara (Dec. 5) on 5-of-9 shooting including 3-of-4 from three. She added double-digit performances against Dartmouth (10), Albany (11) and versus UMBC (14). Moore had her first game of hitting her career-high of four three-pointers in a game – which she did five times throughout her career – against UMBC as she was 4-of-6 in 25 minutes of action.
Moore starred for Red Bank Catholic high school and was named to the All-Division and All-Jersey Zone Teams in 2017 and again in 2018. She set a school record playing in 117 games and scored 834 points. Moore shot 43-percent from three as a senior and helped lead her team to a 94-23 record during her career.
Coach Alec
UVM Director of Operations & Associate Camp Director
Kerdell joined the Vermont women's basketball coaching staff in July of 2023 after serving as the assistant coach at Daemen University in Amherst, New York since 2021.
During his time at Daemen Kerdell held many roles such as Assistant Recruiting Coordinator, Video Coordinator, and Director of Basketball Operations. He helped lead Daemen to a Division II Sweet 16 appearance during the 2021-2022 season, and back to back East Coast Conference Championships.
Prior to arriving to Daemen, Kerdell was a part of the Alabama women’s basketball program serving as a practice player from 2019-2021.
He graduated from the University of Alabama as an Exercise Science major in 2021 and has a Master’s in Leadership and Innovation from Daemen University.