One was the constant in Richmond women's basketball, the beloved assistant coach who had been on staff for 15 seasons, remaining through two coaching changes. Associate head coach Ginny Doyle and director of basketball operations Natalie Lewis were killed Friday in a fiery hot-air balloon crash along with the pilot, Daniel T. Kirk, who had 20 years of flying experience and was affectionately known as ''Capt. Kirk.'' The three were mourned Sunday by friends, family and colleagues alike. ''There's not a person in this business that doesn't see Ginny as just a light,'' Joanne Boyle, now the coach at Virginia, said of Doyle, who was on her staff with the Spiders from 2002-05. When Boyle got her first head coaching job, replacing Foley at Richmond, Doyle ''just rose to the top'' in an interview and Boyle decided to keep her on staff.
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