HEAD COACH WOMEN'S SOFTBALL
UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA (FLORIDA)
after recording three wins against top 10 competition. Making its
second straight NCAA Tournament appearance, UT advanced further
than ever posting a 2-2 record in the South Regional.
When Kanter first arrived at Tampa for the 1995 season, she
inherited a team that had won just 13 games with a roster
predominately composed of walk-ons. In 1997, her program
received an injection of new scholarship funds and her recent
recruiting efforts reflect the improvement. In 1998, the Spartans
posted their first winning season in four years and were rewarded
with four all-Sunshine State Conference selections, including a
sophomore and two freshmen recruited by Kanter.
In 2000, her team equaled the school record for victories with 28,
posted a winning SSC ledger and placed in the league’s first
division for the first time since 1993. Following the successful 2000
season, the Spartans continued to improve as they won the
Sunshine State Conference championship and posted a 33-16
record, shattering the previous record for victories. Her team
reached the NCAA II rankings for just the second time in school
history at #25.
Prior to taking the helm of the women’s softball program in 1995,
Kanter was an assistant coach to Michelle Lamont from 1990-93 and
was on staff when the Spartans won their previous school record of
28 games, finishing second in the Sunshine State Conference
behind national champion Florida Southern.
During Kanter’s tenure as first assistant coach at UT, the Spartans
recorded a five-year streak of winning seasons, earned the school’s
first national ranking in softball at No. 18 in 1992 and produced a
conference co-player-of-the-year.
Kanter earned all-area and all-sectional honors in three years while
playing at South Florida and in 1986, she earned all-region and first-
team All-America honors.