Career
After attending Kentucky for two years, she transferred to EKU. In her two seasons at Eastern, Roberts led the Lady Colonels to two OVC regular season titles, a conference tournament championship, and appearances in the National Collegiate Athletic Association and WNIT tournaments. During her junior season (1996-1997), she nead the nation in three point shooting, winning both the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame"s Edward South. Steitz Award and the American Telephone & Telegraph Company Long Distance Award. Her shoes, jersey and practice gear were enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts.
She still holds the EKU records for most three point field goals in a season (85 in 1996-1997) and highest career three point shooting percentage (476%).
Roberts earned her bachelor"s degree in sports supervision in 1998 and her master"s degree in sports administration in 1999, both from EKU.
After graduating from Eastern Kentucky, Roberts remained there as a graduate assistant coach while earning her master"s degree. She then spent one year as an assistant coach at Tennessee Technical before returning to EKU for two more years as an assistant coach.
In 2002, Roberts began a six-year stint as an assistant for the East Carolina Pirates. On June 3, 2008, Roberts was named as the eighth coach in the history of Eastern Kentucky women"s baqsketball program and returned to her alma mater.
