Slippery Rock University graduate and legendary women’s basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer has announced her retirement at Rutgers University.

Stringer, 74, will officially end her 50-year collegiate coaching career Sept.1. Her 50 years of coaching includes stints at Cheyney State, Iowa and Rutgers. Her 1,055 career victories rank fourth all-time among Division I women’s basketball coaches.

A member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Stringer guided her teams to 28 NCAA tournament appearances and four Final Fours.