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Elizabeth Biggerstaff rejoined the athletic administration staff as the Assistant to the Athletic Director for Compliance and Business Operations in the summer of 2006 after spending the 2005-2006 school year as the assistant women’s basketball coach for the Bulldogs. Prior to joining the basketball coaching staff, she served three years as an assistant to Wingate University Vice-President and Director of Athletics Steve Poston. Biggerstaff supervised and maintained budget reports and developed promotions and events for sports marketing. She also served three seasons as a color commentator for the Wingate University Sports Network, providing insight on Wingate’s basketball broadcasts, both radio and Internet. In addition, she served one year as a graduate assistant women’s soccer coach.

Biggerstaff, a 2002 graduate of Wingate University, was a valuable member of both the women’s basketball and women’s soccer teams during her time as a student-athlete. Before attending Wingate University she spent two years at Wake Forest University as a scholarship member of the women’s basketball team.

Now as the Director of Compliance, Biggerstaff is responsible for the daily operations of the compliance office including but not limited to initial eligibility and rules interpretations. In addition, she works closely with the Faculty Athletics Representative in determining the eligibility of continuing student-athletes, including transfers.

Biggerstaff graduated from Wingate with honors, earning a B.S. degree in Psychology. She earned her Masters in Business Administration from Wingate in the spring of 2006. Biggerstaff and her husband, Patrick, reside in Monroe.