Ms Melissa Irvin
Head Coach - Women's Basketball

Coach Irvin begins her 11th year as head coach of the Patriots. Irvin is a native of Laurel County where she lettered four years on the basketball team at Laurel County High School. She was inducted into the Laurel County Hall of Fame in 2001 for her outstanding accomplishments. Irvin came to Cumberlands after a three-year stint as an assistant coach at the University of Rio Grande. Coach Irvin was graduated from Cumberlands in 1994 with a degree in Business Administration and Secondary Education. While attending Cumberlands, she was a four-year letterman for the Patriots. Coach Irvin’s list of accolades includes two Cumberlands career records in assists (734 in 123 games) and 3 point shooting percentage (.375 or 153/408) and three years as captain at Cumberlands. Irvin is a member of the Cumberlands 1000 Point Club, the 5th All-Time leading scorer and was a member of the Mid-South All Region Team and KIAC All- Conference Team.

Since her debut in 1997 at Cumberlands, Irvin has led the Patriots to seven 20 win seasons and five National Tournament appearances. In addition, her teams have been ranked among the top ten in the nation.

Phone: 606.539.4478
Email: mirvin@ucumberlands.edu

Mr. Eddie Mahan
Assistant Coach - Women's Basketball

Coach Eddie Mahan begins his sixth season as a varsity assistant for the women's basketball team. Mahan, a native of Corbin, Kentucky, is a 1997 graduate of Corbin High School. He recently completed a Bachelor of Science degree at the University of the Cumberlands with majors in both history and public health while receiving a minor in movement and leisure studies. He is currently continuing his studies at the University of Cumberlands through the pursuit of a Masters in Education.

Mahan was part of the program for much of his student tenure at the Cumberlands before moving up to his current position as an assistant.

contact: emahan@ucumberlands.edu

Ms. Sacha Santimano
Assistant Coach - Women’s Basketball

Coach Sacha Santimano begins her second year as an assistant for the women’s basketball team. Santimano, a native of Landing, Kansas, is a 1999 graduate of Landing High School. Before coaching at the Cumberlands, she was the assistant coach for three years at the University of Saint Mary in Leavenworth, Kansas, where she was also the head women’s junior varsity coach.

Coach Santimano started her collegiate basketball career at Neosho County Community College where she was graduated with an Associate in Science. She then transferred to Dakota State University where she finished her basketball eligibility and was graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science.

Santimano, along with her duties as an assistant for the varsity program, is beginning her first year as the head coach for the women’s junior varsity program. She will also be pursuing her Masters in Education at the University of the Cumberlands. Along with coaching, Santimano is a member of the Air Force Reserves.

contact: ssantima@ucumberlands.edu