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| Friday, June 28, 2002 01:50 EST |
Farmer fired; Duccilli named on interim basis
[ESPN.com news services]
NEW YORK -- The New York Power fired coach Pat Farmer on Thursday, replacing him on an interim basis with Charlie Duccilli.
Duccilli will remain as the interim coach for the rest of the season. The Power is 2-9-1 this season.
"Despite the injuries we have had, we are still under-achieving our goals and showing what this team is truly capable of doing," said Susan Marenoff, general manager of the Power. "I respect Pat tremendously, however we feel the time is now to seek an alternate path to get this team back on track."
Farmer was named the team's first ever head coach in December 2000. Previously, he coach at Penn State, where he had a record of 233-57-28 (.777) and was the school's only head coach since the women's program's inception in 1994.
Last season, Farmer led the Power to a 9-7-5 (.548) record. The team finished in third place in 2001, earning a playoff berth in the WUSA playoffs.
Duccilli, in his second season with the Power, served as the assistant under Farmer and was responsible for pre-scouting upcoming opponents and evaluating prospects in addition to his on the field assitance with the team during games and practices. Duccilli coached the Rutgers Scarlet Knights for 11 years, heading the program from its inception in 1984 and compiled a record of 167-114-26 while at Rutgers.
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