Sami Stormont will enter her 7th season as Head Women's Basketball Coach in 2025-26.
The 12th head coach to lead the program, Stormont is the second winningest women's basketball coach in Alma College's history, both in overall victories and conference wins. She has coached six All-MIAA selections during her tenure. Her resume also includes the recruitment of Alma's third leading all-time scorer, and four time All-MIAA honoree Taylor Sas. Her teams have also accounted for a pair of wins over nationally ranked opponents, a victory over a Division II opponent, and MIAA playoff appearances in all six seasons that she has led the team.
Stormont's 2024-25 squad posted a 10-16 record, with a 7-9 mark in MIAA play. Brooke LeRoux was named Second Team All-MIAA for the second year running, and the program saw a handful of individual performances make their way into the record book. This included both LeRoux and Cadence Kaminske tying the single game three point record with eight makes apiece, and LeRoux scoring a top ten all-time 32 points in one game against Saint Mary's. The Scots also scored a season highlight 15-point victory over rival Albion College. The margin of victory is the largest that Alma has had over the Britons since the 2008 season.
Alma posted a 13-13 record in 2023-24, going 9-7 in the MIAA. Highlights included a double overtime thriller over #21 Wittenberg University, and an upset of #5 Hope College to end the regular season on Alma's home floor. The 61-50 decision over the Flying Dutch was Alma's first victory against the DIII powerhouse in 24 years, and snapped a 50-game losing streak to Hope. Stormont coached a pair of All-MIAA players in Taylor Sas (First Team) and Brooke LeRoux (Second Team), marking the first time since 2005-06 that Alma had multiple All-MIAA selections. Sas became the all-time leading 3-point scorer in Scots WBB history, and became Alma's first 4-time All-MIAA selection since Janell Twietmeyer from 1999-03.
In 2022-23, Alma managed a 10-16 record, and an 8-8 mark in MIAA play. This included an upset win over Albion College late in the season, and a trip to the MIAA Tournament, the program's 4th postseason appearance under Stormont. Alma was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Albion. Taylor Sas recorded her 1000th career point, and broke the single season Made Three Pointers record in the postseason contest. Sas earned 2nd Team All-MIAA honors for the third consecutive season, and finished as the conference leader in scoring.
The 2021-22 season, the Scots saw an improvement to 15-12 under Stormont. Highlights included a 79-70 preseason victory over Division II opponent Lake Superior State University, 8 MIAA wins, and a MIAA Quarterfinal upset of Albion College. Alma made it to the semifinal round of the MIAA Tournament before being eliminated by Trine. Taylor Sas earned 2nd Team All-MIAA honors for the second straight season.
In 2020-21, Stormont's team recorded an 8-7 record, including a 3-3 mark in MIAA play. They fell to Calvin in the opening round of the MIAA Tournament. Taylor Sas earned 2nd Team All-MIAA honors under Stormont's guidance.
In her first season as head coach, Stormont led the Scots to a 12-14 overall record and an MIAA Playoff berth. Stormont also coached Jeny Brandt to a 2nd Team All-MIAA selection.
Twice the interim head coach for the women's basketball team, Stormont was hired by Director of Athletics Steven Rackley in May 2019 as Head Coach, and was initially hired as the lead assistant coach in the Summer of 2017.
Stormont graduated from Northwood University in 2017 with a degree in marketing and management. She was also a four-year member of the women's basketball program and had worked in Northwood's sports information office since September 2015.
