University of Illinois (Chicago)
NCAA DI • MVC
Date: May 9, 2025
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Jamie Buksa, the now former Interim Head Coach for UIC, is a failure at coaching and was demeaning to her team. At the beginning of the season, she said she was going to make history - and she did! With her 9-46 record this season, she became the losingest coach in UIC history. She led the country in losses across all D1 softball programs this year. She had the brilliant idea to start all her seniors almost every game, which is a group that has collectively lost over 150 games since they've been there. So what did the seniors do this year? Lose! Same as they have done the entire time they've been there. Jamie Buksa said she would live and die with her seniors, and she died with them. The Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) League recognized this too, as not one of the seniors received any recognition or awards from the league. Hailey was the only senior standout, and should have received something for her offense, but I blame the coach because the teams record was so abysmal that she was probably overlooked. Jamie Buksa has lost over 230 games since she joined the program in 2018, and along with her predecessor, they have 2 of the losingest seasons in the history of the UIC softball program. These are FACTS! She does not take any accountability for anything, and instead she would ridicule the team, never encouraged them, instilled a loser mentality and didn't know how to adapt. She also drove away the pitching coach, who quit in the middle of the season. Her assistant, Coach C (Joanna Cirrincione), is just as terrible as she is and should never coach again. She Buksa's little minion, and was never a part of the solution, but always part of the problem. For the sake of the program, I'm glad Buksa and her coaching staff of 1 are leaving, along with the toxic seniors. There is still talent on this team, and with the right coaching staff they can possibly turn things around.