MOREHEAD, Ky. (WYMT) - The Morehead State Eagles named Richmond native Ashton Feldhaus as its next women’s basketball head coach on Monday, March 24.

Feldhaus is the 13th head coach in MSU program history.

Her latest coaching stint was at Missouri Western where Feldhaus led the Griffons to a 20-win season.

She released a statement following the announcement.

“I am beyond thrilled and honored to return home to the state of Kentucky as head women’s basketball coach at Morehead State University,” Feldhaus said. “From the moment I arrived on campus, I was struck by the incredible people - administrators, coaches, support staff, and community. I want to express my sincere appreciation to (President) Dr. (Jay) Morgan and Athletics Director Kelly Wells for their belief and trust in me to lead this program. Their vision for the future resonates with my own, and I am excited to work with them to take this program to new heights. I look forward to building something special and continuing to honor the rich tradition at MSU. I am excited to work with our dedicated staff, student athletes and community to build a championship level program that our Eagle family is proud of."

The school will host an introductory press conference at noon on Thursday, March 27.