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Cassie Seth is one step closer to running her own program. West Liberty named Seth its associate head coach for women’s basketball. The move bumps her up from the assistant coach position in her fourth year with the program. The next step is coming. She knows it. It may be next season; it may be 10 years from now. That part doesn’t concern her. What does concern Seth is the upcoming season. It’s an exciting time for the Lady Hilltoppers’ program. Seth is now further entwined in the program where she coaches alongside one of her best friends in head coach Kyle Cooper. The two grew up in the same community. Seth went off to Mercyhurst, where the all-conference guard scored more than 1,000 points during her career. She holds a business degree from Mercyhurst and a master’s degree in sports business management from Valparaiso. Those keep her near the game, but it’s coaching that keeps Seth whole. She cut her teeth at Parma near Cleveland for seven seasons. She coached both the high school team and on the AAU circuit. From there, she took the opportunity to leap to the collegiate ranks at nearby Baldwin Wallace University in Berea. While she intended to stay longer, that stint lasted one season. That’s when Cooper, who’d just taken over for the legendary Lynn Ullom, called up his old friend and asked her to help. Together, the two have helped the Hilltoppers win better than 50 percent of their games. Read the full article