A bit of sad news

[LeftWideOpen]

Army womens basketball coach Maggie Dixon has died at the age of 28. Her brother is Jamie Dixon, the men's coach at Pitt.

[thejetstolehome]

28 years old...tragic. simply tragic.

[LeftWideOpen]

here's the report from espn.com

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/news/story?id=2400335

[preppyak]

wow, I know they showcased her alot and they always showed her in the stands for Pitt games during the NCAA tourney...this is suprising

Army gave Dixon her first head coaching job last October. Six months later, she led the team to its first bid in the women's field. The rookie coach's accomplishment gained extra attention because her brother led the Panthers to the men's tournament at the same time.

The Dixons are believed to be the first brother and sister to coach in the NCAA Tournament in the same year. Army lost 102-54 to No. 6 Tennessee in the first round.

[dontgrabtindy]

it would suck to die that young

[Jesse2]

Wow, that's terrible news.

Even scarier because she's only 3 years old than I am. eek.

[Vincewithouthee]

Wow that's terrible. Best wishes to her family and everyone close to her. That's so sad.

[bigmike]

wow, that's so sad. Definitely best wishes to her family and everyone close to her.

[leafsacc]

so sad, especially because it happened so suddenly,