Kelli Dunlay enters her third season as head coach of the Mercy College women's basketball team for the 2011-12 campaign. Dunlay is the Mavericks’ 13th head women’s basketball coach in program history.

A veteran to the ECC, Dunlay joins the Mavericks following a season as an assistant coach at Adelphi University and two years as an assistant at St. Thomas Aquinas College. In these roles, she organized and scheduled daily practices and workouts, assisted with recruiting and oversaw the preparation for home and away games. She also specialized in the development of post players and assisted with team promotions, sponsorships, and alumni relations.

An Adelphi alumna, Dunlay played for the Panthers from 1989-93, where she was a four-year starter. She led the team in both scoring and rebounding during both her junior and senior seasons. Dunlay was also a two-time All-Conference selection and is still ranked fifth all-time in scoring with 1,288 career points. She earned a pair of MVP awards and is the program’s record holder for points in a game with 38.

Dunlay has also worked seven years as a coach for the Rockland Rockets AAU organization.

Outside of Mercy, Dunlay works in the fashion industry as a design fit consultant, having worked with such clients as Champion, Hanes, and Ralph Lauren.

She is a 1993 graduate of Adelphi University with a bachelor’s degree in Education. Dunlay went on to earn a master’s degree in sports management from Adelphi. She currently resides in Valley Cottage, N.Y., with her daughter, Bernadette (6).