Oral history interview with Lynne Agee and Carol Peschel, 2017
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Lynne Agee was born October 7, 1938 in Roanoke, Virginia. She earned her bachelor's degree from Longwood College in 1971, and her master's degree from Radford university in 1981. Agee began her coaching career at William Fleming High School. She next coached at Roanoke College for three years starting in 1978. Agee came to UNCG in 1981 and coached the women's basketball team through Division's III, II, and I. She also coached both men's and women's tennis and served as Associate Athletic Director and Senior Woman Administrator during her tenure at UNCG. Coach Agee retired in 2011, after 30 years as coach at UNCG. Her basketball teams final record was 602-334 mark overall and a 556-311 record for her time at UNCG. At the time of her retirement, she was the 21st NCAA Division I coach to reach 600 career wins and the first women's basketball coach to lead a team to the NCAA tournament in all three divisions. Carol Peshcel was born March 7, 1960 in Portsmouth, Virginia. Peschel played college basketball at Roanoke College before transferring in her Senior year to UNCG in 1981.That team (in Coach Agee's first year at UNCG) attained a 25-3 record and reached the Division III national championship game. Peschel was UNCG's first female All-American in any sport and was also named to the All-Tournament team. Peschel spent three years at 1st Home Federal Savings and Loan in the corporate services department. She got her start in insurance as a property and casualty planner when the bank developed an internal agency. In 1986, Peschel began working as a financial planner for the Principal Financial Group, where she earned her life insurance license. After serving as a part-time coach for three years, Peschel became the program's first full-time assistant coach in 1987. She was named associate head coach in 1988. Peschel earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in business administration from UNCG. She retired in 2011.