Lydia Roth enters her third season as Grove City College's assistant women's basketball coach. She joined the Grove City program in summer 2023 after spending three seasons at nearby Butler County Community College.Â
Roth helped Grove City return to the Presidents' Athletic Conference Championship Tournament in her second season, 2024-25, as the Wolverines went 16-11 overall and 13-7 in conference play. The Wolverines advanced to the conference tournament semifinals after downing Saint Vincent in the quarterfinal round.
As head coach at BCCC, Roth guided the Pioneers to a 19-6 record and the Western Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference (WPCC) title during the 2022-23 season. BC3 advanced to the NJCAA Region 20 championship tournament title game. She earned WPCC Coach of the Year honors while three of her players earned All-WPCC recognition.Â
She spent two seasons as assistant women's basketball coach at Butler County Community College. The Pioneers captured the 2021-22 WPCC title.
Roth competed in soccer and basketball at Presidents' Athletic Conference rival Geneva. She started at center back for the soccer team and then started at point guard for the Golden Tornadoes' basketball team in 2018-19 and 2019-20. While at Geneva, Roth earned PAC Academic Honor Roll recognition, along with National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) Scholar Athlete honors in both sports.
She graduated from Geneva in 2020 with a bachelor's degree in middle level education.Â
