Dunton is in her fourth season on the sidelines for Hollins after being named the program’s 10th head coach in September of 2018.
After not playing last season due to COVID-19 Safety Protocols, Dunton will look to continue build on the foundation she has created very quickly since taking over the Green and Gold program.
During her second season in 2019-2020, Dunton led Hollins to 11 wins which included HU’s first back-to-back ODAC wins in over a decade and the most consecutive wins in school history. Hollins, which recorded the most home wins in school history, defeated both Washington and Lee and Emory & Henry who finished in the top-2 spots in the ODAC standings at season’s end. HU also scored a season sweep of league rival Virginia Wesleyan for the first time in school history. In addition, HU made the most three-pointers in school history with 186 and committed the fewest turnovers per game in the ODAC.
Dunton doubled the number of conference wins in her first season. The Green and Gold beat Ferrum for the first time in school history, while upsetting the Old Dominion Athletic Conference champions in their final home contest.
Dunton came to Hollins after a successful three year stint as head coach at Liberty High School in Bedford, VA. She led the team to two conference championship appearances and was selected as the Conference 30 Coach of the Year in 2016.
Dunton is no stranger to the ODAC, having graduated from Randolph College in 2015. While a member of the WildCat basketball team, Dunton was a captain and a key part of a 2014 squad that tied the program record for wins in a season. She was an Academic All ODAC and VaSID Academic All State selection while competing at Randolph. Dunton was on the Randolph College Dean's List as well as a member of the Chi Alpha Sigma Student-Athlete Honor Society.
Dunton finished her high school career at Brookville ranked third all-time in VHSL for career assists and also played for the AAU Team Virginia program, coached by her father, that won two national championships.
After high school, Dunton spent time at Longwood (DI) and Francis Marion (DII) before returning to Lynchburg to earn her degree and compete at the DIII level. She has amassed a network of respected basketball mentors from her own playing career in the region, her successful time coaching at Liberty and through her work at various basketball camps.
