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 STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Penn State introduced Coquese Washington as head women's basketball coach, and turned the established program over to a career assistant without head coaching experience.
The 36-year-old replaces Rene Portland, who went 606-236 at Penn State in a 27-year career but stepped down in March a month after she and the university settled a lawsuit by a former player who claimed Portland had a "no-lesbian" policy.
Washington, a successful player at Notre Dame, had been an assistant to Irish head coach Muffet McGraw for eight years before getting hired Monday at Penn State. The announcement capped what she described as a whirlwind courtship that spanned just over a week.
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