"I'm very excited about having both of them on the staff," Papa said. "Connie brings a wealth of experience. She's been a head coach and knows about developing young players and programs.
"Noleana brings tremendous experience as a player, both as a collegiate All-American and as a professional. And the fact they've worked together makes the transition of having two new coaches even smoother."
Miner comes to North Carolina from the University of California-Riverside, where she was the associate head coach. She has had two stints as a head coach, at San Jose State from 1996-2000 and at Eastern Michigan from 1988-96.
Woodard coached as an assistant on Miner's staff at San Jose State from 1996-00. Woodard earned All-America honors in 1992 as the Spartans' right fielder and went on to play professionally for the Tampa Bay Firestix. She will be inducted into the San Jose State Hall of Fame on Nov. 8.
Miner will focus on pitching, catching, the infield and oversee the camps and clinics. Woodard will oversee the outfielders and hitters. Both will assist with all other areas of UNC softball.
