(L-R): Student Assistant Courtney Farmer, Assistant Coach Bob Benson, Head Coach
Rebecca Morrisey, Assistant Coach Jessica Fullen, Assistant Coach Becky Monachino.

Rebecca Morrisey, Head Coach

Rebecca Morrisey enters her seventh season as the head coach of the Rockhurst Hawks. She also currently serves as the Senior Woman Administrator for the Hawks.

Morrisey came to Rockhurst in 2001 after spending 18 years teaching and coaching at the high school level at Spearville (Kan.) High School from 1984-91 and Leavenworth (Kan.) High School from 1991-2001.

At Spearville, she served as an assistant and head coach during a six-year span that saw her teams finish second twice and win four state championships in a row. She was named the Class 2A Coach of the Year in 1989 and 1990, while her teams posted a 51-1 record. She was named Coach of the Year for all classes in 1990.

At Leavenworth, Morrisey was named Sunflower League Coach of the Year in 1993. She served on the National Federation of State High School Associations Basketball Rules Committee from 1995-1998. In 1996, she earned her master’s degree in educational administration from Benedictine College. She was named Kansas Association of Secondary School Principals Area I Assistant Principal of the Year in 1999.

Morrissey received her bachelor’s degree in mathematics with an emphasis in secondary education in 1983 from St. Mary of the Plains College in Dodge City, Kan., where she played basketball for the Saints. She graduated from Atwood High School, where she was a three-sport varsity letterwinner and honor student.

She is married to Shawn Morrisey and lives in Leavenworth, Kan. They have three children: Adam, Christopher and Erin. Erin is a junior on the Rockhurst basketball team.

Jessica Fullen, Assistant Coach

Jessica Fullen enters her fifth season on the coaching staff. She received her bachelor's degree in sports medicine from the University of Kansas and her master's in business administration from Rockhurst. She brings a full understanding of Coach Morrisey's system. She and her husband, Jason, live in Leavenworth, Kan.

Bob Benson, Assistant Coach

Bob Benson begins his fourth season on the coaching staff. He has more than 30 years of coaching experience. Benson is the founder and coach of the Kansas Belles AAU organization. He has coached players at all levels of women's basketball. He lives in Spring Hill, Kan.

Becky Monachino, Assistant Coach

Becky Monachino is in her first season on the coaching staff. She spent the past four seasons as the head coach at Penn Valley Community College. She previously was the head basketball coach at Raymore-Peculiar High School for two years and at Albany (Mo.) High School for one year.She also coached volleyball at Central High School. She received her bachelor's degree in education from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She also played basketball at the University of Central Florida, Trenton Community College and Neosho Community College. She and her husband, James R. Dennis, live in Kansas City, Mo.

Courtney Farmer, Student Assistant

Courtney Farmer played the past two seasons for the Hawks after transferring from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She led the team in scoring and blocked shots last year. She is finishing her degree in communications this year.