Women’s basketball coach Kay Yow will step aside as head coach for the remainder of the 2008-2009 season following a joint announcement by Yow and athletics director Lee Fowler Tuesday afternoon.

Yow, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1987, missed four games this season after a road trip to New Jersey Dec. 20. The Hall of Fame coach noted that her energy levels have remained low since her return from the five-day trip.

Yow, 66, continues to recover in her Cary, N.C. home from the overwhelming fatigue resulting from her long struggle with breast cancer. She remains optimistic that she will be in attendance at some of the team’s ACC games and possibly return later in the season, however, she doesn’t feel that her current health permits her to coach at the level needed for the program.

If Yow did return, it wouldn’t be the first time. After missing 16 games in the 2006-2007 season, the 737 win coach returned to lead the Wolfpack to the NCAA Tournament and ultimately to the Sweet 16.

Associate head coach Stephanie Glance will serve as interim coach for the remainder of the season. The women travel to Chapel Hill Sunday to take on No. 2 UNC.

Source: Gopack.com