Bio

Lois-Ann Hayes graduated from SUNY Orange in 1979 after crafting standout careers with both the softball and women's basketball teams.

She was a guard, team captain, and regional Most Valuable Player for the basketball squad. She also led the team in scoring. On the diamond, she was a second baseman, team captain, and regional XV all-star. She was awarded the Mary B. Diana "Athlete of the Year " award in 1979. In 1978, Hayes was a member of the Empire States Games Women's Open Basketball Team.

After graduating from SUNY Orange, Hayes earned a scholarship to Marist College, where she played for the Red Foxes from 1980-82 before graduating in 1983. Her .519 field goal shooting percentage in 1981-82 was the second-highest in Marist women's basketball history at the time and that effort still ranks 10th on the Red Foxes single-season chart. Her 67 steals that season still list eighth all-time among single-season leaders. While enrolled at Marist full-time, she also attended Mt. St. Mary College earning her special education teaching certificate.

Hayes later became the head women's basketball coach at SUNY Orange, guiding the Colts from 1987-92 bringing home three junior college regional championships and earning one regional Coach of the Year award. At Middletown High School, Lois-Ann was named MVP of the volleyball, softball, and basketball teams. She also played on the tennis team.

She has served as the junior varsity and modified boys' basketball coach for Monroe-Woodbury and also has coached boys and girls' AAU basketball teams. She is currently the assistant girls' varsity basketball coach and girls' junior varsity soccer coach at Monroe-Woodbury High School. She was named "Teacher of the Year" in the Monroe-Woodbury School District in 2001.