Matt Wickenhauser enters his seventh season as an assistant coach with the women’s basketball squad. He served as a volunteer assistant coach in 2001-02, before becoming head coach Chris Ellis’ top assistant in 2002-03.

Wickenhauser has helped the Saints to a 109-51 overall record in his six years as an assistant, including 60 consecutive regular season wins in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC). His duties with the program include recruiting, coaching the pressure defense, scouting and game preparation.

Wickenhauser, a native St. Louisan, earned his bachelor’s degree in General Business from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1978. He currently works as a Client Service Manager for Benefit Finance Partners.

Wickenhauser and his wife, Sue, reside in Manchester, Mo. They have three daughters, Kristin, Anna and Amanda.