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Dora GolesDora Goles
Assistant Coach - Camp Director

Dora Goles - Assistant Coach - Camp Director 
Dora Goles enters her 2nd season as the assistant coach of the Bengals Women’s Basketball. She has been a part of the program as a player from 2017 to 2022. She has led the Bengals to Back to Back Championships in 2020-2021 and 2022-2023. As the  team’s leading scorer in in 2019-2020 and 2020-2021, Goles exhibited excellent shooting ability as well as leadership skills which helped her continue her career as an assistant coach for the Bengals.  
Goles Individual Accomplishments include: 
 
Dora Goles (2017-2022) 
2X Big Sky Champion 
1st all-time single season made three-point field goals (69) 2019-20 
T14th all-time scoring (1,145 points) 
1st team all-Big Sky Conference (2021) 
2nd team all-Big Sky Conference (2020) 
2X Team M.V.P. (2020,21) 
Team Best Defensive Player (2018) 
Team Dana Beechie Award winner (2022) 
4X Big Sky Conference all-Academic team 
Big Sky Conference Player of the Week 
Triple Crown Cancun all-Tournament team (2021) 
6th all-time single season steals (64) 2019-20 
7th all-time career free throw percentage (79.9%) 2017-22 
8th all-time career assists (317) 2017-22 
6th all-time career steals (157) 2017-22 
3rd all-time career made three-point field goals (178) 2017-22 
12th all-time career made three-point field goal percentage (35.8%) 2017-22 
6th all-time career games played (117) 2017-22 
10th all-time career assist/turnover ratio (+1.16) 2017-22  
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Member of the Croatian National Women’s Basketball Team 
Ranked TOP20 Freshmen in NJCAA 
Junior College All American

Maiya MichelMaiya Michel
Assistant Coach

"Maiya is a great fit for our staff and program!" said Head Coach Seton Sobolewski. "She has a wealth of playing and coaching experiences to draw from and she comes highly recommended from some very well-respected coaches. I love Maiya's mentality, attitude and approach to coaching. We can't wait to get started with her."

Michel brings an impressive resume to the program with previous experience at Arizona State, Vanguard and Mt. San Antonio College, University of La Verne and a strong playing career at the University of Denver.

"I knew ISU was the place for me because of the supportive culture of the community and the consistently successful program Coach Sobolewski has built at ISU," remarked Michel "I am very excited to join a highly competitive championship level program and the Idaho State athletic staff!"

Previous to joining the Bengals, Michel worked in the Operations department for Arizona State women's basketball.

Michel spent two seasons at Vanguard University, a NAIA member school in Costa Mesa, California. During the 2019-20 season, Michel took over as interim head coach of the Lions, Michel led the team to a 23-6 record picking up multiple wins against ranked opponents. Michel led the Lions to a No. 3 seed heading into the NAIA National Championship tournament before it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

During her college coaching career, she has developed student-athletes into 1000-point scorers, All-Conference, and All-State performers by utilizing her background of training, coaching, and supervision of physical and team performance.

Michel hails from Fontana, CA where she has settled after her playing days at the University of Denver. In Colorado, she was a three-year starting forward who was named 2011 Charge Master of the Year, 2012 Defensive Player of the Year, 2013 Western Athletic Conference All-Defensive Team and 2014 "So You Want to Be a Coach" graduate. In 2016, she received her MBA in Sports Management from the University of Real Madrid.

Olivia LuuOlivia Luu
Assistant Coach