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Coach Montgomery passed the 800 mark in career victories last season with a 6-2 victory over Campbell. Her career coaching record stands at 826-399-2. Montgomery has earned her success through hard work and determination. No matter the level, she always has found success. Her coaching résumé is among the nation's finest, including a Division II National Championship in 2007. It also features two consecutive appearances in the National Finals, in 2006 and 2007, and nine consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament from 2000 to 2008. Montgomery led the Cougars into a new era last season. SIUE finished fourth during the regular season in its first run through the Ohio Valley Conference, qualifying for the OVC Tournament in its first year of eligibility.
A 2006 inductee to the SIUE Athletics Hall of Fame for her past performance as a student-athlete, she has enjoyed a flawless transition from player to assistant coach to head coach to administrator. Her success was further confirmed by her 2001 induction into the Illinois Amateur Softball Association's Hall of Fame. Montgomery earned the Great Lakes Valley Conference's Coach of the Year honor four times. The National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) also named SIUE the Regional Coaching Staff of the Year three times. In 2007, Montgomery's staff was named the National Staff of the Year. Montgomery's teams not only succeed on the field but also in the classroom. In 2011, Kasey Schlafke earned Academic All-District honors as voted on by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). SIUE was ranked No. 16 in the nation by the NFCA for the 2009-2010 academic year with a team grade point average of 3.410. On the field, Montgomery has coached 11 All-Americans and 52 players with All-Region status. She has led the Cougars to the NCAA Division II National Tournament 11 times and won the GLVC Tournament five times, including three consecutive titles from 2006-2008. The 2009 season marked the 14th straight season Montgomery's teams won 30 or more games. Montgomery finished out her collegiate softball career at SIUE where she became one of the most successful pitchers in the school's history. She hurled 42 shutouts and finished with a career record of 84-26. As a senior, Montgomery tallied a record of 30-8 with a 0.64 earned run average. In her senior year, she was named a Central region All-American and voted Most Valuable Player. Montgomery had held the school records for most career wins and most career strikeouts. Both were broken in 2009 by Kaitlin Colosimo. She graduated from SIUE with a bachelor's degree in physical education in 1986. In 1988, she earned her master's degree in physical education from SIUE. 
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One of the most successful coaches in school history, the 2012 season marks Sandy Montgomery's 24th season as the head coach of the Cougar softball team.