) ▁to ▁coach ▁her ▁al ma ▁mater , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Florida . ▁A ston ▁inherited ▁a ▁ 4 9 ers ▁team ▁that ▁had ▁made ▁five ▁consecutive ▁post season ▁appearances ▁including ▁a ▁W N IT ▁ber th ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁After ▁a ▁W N IT ▁appearance ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁she ▁led ▁the ▁ 4 9 ers ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Atlantic ▁ 1 0 ▁Conference ▁Tournament ▁Title , ▁and ▁an ▁ 1 1 th ▁seed ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁NCAA ▁Women ' s ▁Division ▁I ▁Basketball ▁Tournament . ▁After ▁a ▁run ▁to ▁the ▁final ▁four ▁of ▁the ▁W N IT ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁A ston ▁ab rupt ly ▁res igned ▁on ▁April ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁soon ▁there after ▁accepted ▁the ▁head ▁co aching ▁position ▁at ▁North ▁Texas ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁be ▁closer ▁to ▁her ▁family ▁in ▁Ark ansas . ▁ ▁North ▁Texas ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Kar en ▁A ston ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁sixth ▁head ▁coach ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁North ▁Texas ▁women ' s ▁basketball ▁program . ▁She ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁university ▁where ▁she ▁had ▁co ached ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁under ▁long time ▁UN T ▁head ▁coach ▁T ina ▁S link er . ▁A ston ▁took ▁over ▁a ▁program ▁that ▁had ▁gone ▁ 5 – 2 5