Brooke Stoehr knows the storied tradition of Lady Techster basketball.

During her four years in Ruston, she played a significant role in that history as a player under legendary Hall of Fame head coach Leon Barmore.

This fact, combined with her established track record of winning on the hardwood as a head coach, led to Stoehr being named the seventh head coach in Lady Techster basketball history in April 2016.

Stoehr returned to her alma mater after four tremendously successful years at Northwestern State, where she guided the Lady Demons to three postseason tournaments, including two NCAA Tournament appearances.

"I have a deep passion for this program and have a personal investment in it from my time here as a student-athlete," said Stoehr. "I take great pride and responsibility in leading this group of young women and helping move the Lady Techster program forward."

Stoehr surpassed the 200-win milestone with a road win at Jacksonville State during the 2023-24 season and topped 100 wins at Tech in a CUSA tournament semifinal win over UAB in March of 2022. Stoehr now sits third all-time in program wins behind Leon Barmore and Sonja Hogg after the 2022-23 season with a record of 152-127 at Tech and a 223-185 record overall.

"Brooke was the last point guard I ever coached at Louisiana Tech," Barmore said. "When things were tough and the game was on the line, I wanted Brooke to have the ball. To be honest with you, I'm glad she has the ball now. I love her, and I'm glad she is in charge of this program."

Coach Stoehr has led the Lady Techster program to five postseason berths during her tenure, including back-to-back WNIT selections following her first two seasons (2016-17, 2017-18) and the 2021-22, 2022-23 seasons in Ruston, including an automatic selection after winning the 2022 Conference West Division title. 

Her most recent postseason selection followed an 18-16 campaign during the 2024-25 season, marking the fifth time the program had reached 18-plus wins in a season under Stoehr. The Lady Techsters went 15-3 inside the Thomas Assembly Center, the most wins at home by the program since the 2002-03 season. The Lady Techsters were led by four freshmen, led by Conference USA Freshman of the Year Paris Bradley.

Bradley finished the season with eight 20-point performances, the sixth most by a freshman in program history, on her way to being named First Team All-CUSA. Jordan Marshall and Isla Airey gave the Techsters a dominating duo down low. Marshall finished with 11 double-doubles on the season, the second most by a freshman in the country and the most by a Lady Techster since the 2013-14 season. Airey finished the season with 61 blocks, ranking 34th in the nation, the third most by a freshman at LA Tech and 10th overall in a single season. Averi Aaron found her rhythm during the Techster's postseason run through the CUSA Tournament and WNIT, averaging nearly 15 points and five rebounds a game.

Louisiana Tech finished with a 14-19 record during the 2023-24 season, playing nine NCAA Tournament teams. The Techsters reached the CUSA semifinals before falling to the eventual champion, Middle Tennessee.

The 19-12 campaign during the 2022-23 season produced back-to-back 19-plus win seasons for the first time since 2010 and 2011. Her 12-8 conference record also produced back-to-back double-digit conference wins since her first two seasons in Ruston, tying the most CUSA wins since the 2016-17 season. 

During the 2021-22 season, Stoehr led the Techsters to a 21-12 record, winning the Conference USA West Division crown and earning an automatic birth in the WNIT. The Techsters also reached the CUSA finals for the first time since joining the conference after beating UAB and completing an 11-point fourth-quarter comeback over Middle Tennessee in the tournament semifinals.

Stoehr led the Lady Techsters to a 14-10 record in 2020-21, including an overtime win on the road at Marshall to open up Conference USA play and a first-round victory over the Thundering Herd in the Conference USA tournament.

She has also seen impressive wins in the past few years, including wins over P5 programs in Alabama and Ole Miss. Other notable wins include a road victory over a 14-1 UAB team in the 2018-19 season, as well as a triumph over the Blazers in the first round of the 2020 CUSA Tournament (the first time a 12 seed had defeated a five seed in the event).

Stoehr recorded back-to-back winning seasons during her first two years at the helm. After being picked to finish 12th in the 14-team Conference USA in the preseason coaches' poll before 2016-17, Stoehr led the Lady Techsters to 18 wins, a fourth-place finish in the regular season standings, and the program's first national postseason berth since 2011 during her first year.

LA Tech won seven straight CUSA regular season games down the stretch, advanced to the semifinals of the league tournament before falling to tournament champion WKU, and then took SMU to overtime in Dallas in the first round of the WNIT.

She followed that up with a 19-12 record in 2017-18, a third-place finish in the CUSA regular season, and a second straight berth in the WNIT. It marked the most wins and the highest league finish since the 2011-12 season.

The Techsters posted a win over Big Ten foe Penn State, their first over a Power Five (P5) program since the 2011-12 season. LA Tech also recorded a road win over eventual CUSA regular season champion UAB and snapped the Rice Owl's program-record 15-game winning streak.

During her 10 seasons at Tech, Stoehr has recruited and developed All-Conference players, including the 2022 Conference USA Preseason Player of the Year, Keiunna Walker, who graduated as the No. 6 scorer in program history. Walker was also a two-time First Team All-Conference USA selection, a Conference USA All-Defensive selection, and a Second Team All-Conference USA selection, and was named to the 2022 Conference USA All-Tournament team. Stoehr has also coached and developed local product Anna Larr Roberson into a First Team Conference USA selection, a two-time Second Team All-Conference USA honoree, a Conference USA All-Tournament selection, and a Preseason selection. During the 2023-24 season, Roberson surpassed 900 career rebounds, is the No. 17 all-time scorer in program history, and produced 21 double-doubles.

Coach Stoehr also coached three-time All-Conference USA member Kierra Anthony and First Team All-CUSA selection Alexius Malone.

Off the court, the Lady Techsters have been very involved in the local community. They have volunteered countless hours with several organizations, including DART, Buddy Ball, The Big Event, and Special Olympics, and they have visited several local elementary schools.

The Lady Techsters continued to make strides in the classroom as well. Over the past 10 years, 73 players were named to the Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll, including a record-high 11 Lady Techsters during the 2023-24 season. Taylor Stahly became the first Techster since joining the league in 2013 to earn a spot on the women's basketball All-Academic Team, recording the honor in back-to-back seasons. Stahly, Ashley Santos, Lotte Sant, Amaya Brannon, Robyn Lee, Silvia Nativi, Autumn Smith, and Mackenzie Wurm earned the CUSA Commissioners Academic Medal. Silvia Nativi was also named to the Conference USA All-Academic team in 2023. The Techsters have also achieved a perfect single-season Academic Progress Rate (APR) score in two of their last three seasons. 

Stahly, who concluded her academic career with a perfect 4.0 grade point average, was also named a Google Cloud Academic All-American in 2018-19, making her the 16th recipient of the highest academic honor in Louisiana Tech Athletics history.

"Brooke needs no introduction to Louisiana Tech University," said Baylor head coach Kim Mulkey. "She is Lady Techster basketball! Her history with the program speaks volumes. She was loved as a Lady Techster player and will be loved as the head coach."

Prior to Louisiana Tech, Stoehr inherited a Northwestern State women's basketball program that had won six games the previous season. In four seasons, NSU compiled a record of 71-58, as the Lady Demons won back-to-back Southland Conference Tournament championships in 2014 and 2015. Those victories produced the first consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances in program history.

In her last season in Natchitoches, Northwestern State earned an appearance in the Women's Basketball Invitational, extending its run of national postseason appearances to three.

On the court, Stoehr developed four-year starting point guard Janelle Perez from a player who had no other Division I scholarship offers into a 1,000-point career scorer, the 2012-13 Southland Conference Freshman of the Year, and a 2014-15 first-team All-Southland Conference selection.

During Stoehr's tenure in Natchitoches, she has also guided Keisha Lee on a path that led the shooting guard to become the 25th player in program history to score 1,000 points and Trudy Armstead to becoming just the seventh player in school history to record at least 1,000 career points and grab at least 700 career rebounds. Armstead also earned 2014 Southland Conference Tournament Most Valuable Player honors before signing to play in Romania.

The maturation of shooting guard Beatrice Attura into the Southland Conference Tournament Most Valuable Player only underscored Stoehr's ability to develop quality guard play, which marked her playing career at Louisiana Tech.

Stoehr demands just as much or more from her players off the court, and the numbers prove it. In the classroom, Northwestern State finished with the nation's 16th-best cumulative GPA (3.461) in the 2014-15 season and had the fifth-highest among NCAA Tournament teams that season. The team GPA for the Fall 2015 semester was 3.48, trending NSU toward another high ranking nationally when the 2015-16 review is released this summer by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association.

Each player who completed their athletic eligibility earned their degree during the Stoehrs' tenure.

In addition to her time at Northwestern State, Stoehr served as an assistant coach at Texas Tech (2009-12), Southern Mississippi (2008-09), LA Tech (2005-08), and UALR (2003-05).

Stoehr played for the Lady Techsters from 1998 to 2002 and helped guide the program to four NCAA Tournament appearances, two Elite Eight appearances, and one Final Four. She concluded her career at LA Tech as the NCAA's all-time leader in free throw percentage.

Brooke and her husband, Scott, have two kids: a daughter, Aubrey, and a son, Cooper.
 

Stoehr Year-By-Year

Year	School	Overall	League/Finish	League Tourney	Postseason
2012-13	Northwestern St	12-18	7-11/8th
2013-14	Northwestern St	21-13	11-7/4th*	Champions	NCAA
2014-15	Northwestern St	19-15	10-8/5th*	Champions	NCAA
2015-16	Northwestern St	19-12	13-5/2nd		WBI
2016-17	LA Tech	18-14	12-6/4th	Semifinals	WNIT
2017-18	LA Tech	19-12	10-6/3rd	Quarterfinals	WNIT
2018-19	LA Tech	14-16	6-10/10th
2019-20	LA Tech	15-15	6-12/12th	*
2020-21	LA Tech	14-10	8-8/8th	Quarterfinals
2021-22	LA Tech	21-12	11-7/1st West	Finals	WNIT
2022-23	LA Tech	19-13	12-8/T-4th	Quarterfinals	WNIT
2023-24	LA Tech	14-19	7-9/T-4th	Semifinals
2024-25	LA Tech	18-16	8-10	Semifinals	WNIT
Totals		223-152	121-107

*2020 CUSA Tournament canceled due to COVID-19