MOREHEAD, Ky. -- Morehead State athletics will be hosting a community welcome event for newly hired women's basketball head coach Cayla Petree at Noon ET on Wednesday (June 23) in the Eagle's Nest at Buffalo Wild Wings.

The event is free and the public is invited.

Petree joins the Morehead State program after a single season at Gulf Coast State College (Panama City, Fla.) that culminated in a trip to the National Junior College Athletic Association Women's Basketball National Tournament in Lubbock, Texas. The Commodores earned the No. 15 national seed at the NJCAA National Tournament.

Prior to her time at Gulf Coast State, Petree led South Plains College (Levelland, Texas) for five seasons, amassing a 127-36 overall record and three NJCAA National Tournament appearances.

She has also been head coach at Angelo (Texas) State, an assistant at North Texas, as well as head coach at Cisco (Texas) College. She played collegiately for one season at Texas Tech.