As a 1992 Webb City Alumni, Coach Friend went on to continue her academic and athletic career at Missouri Southern State University in Joplin, Missouri. At MSSU, Friend was a member of the softball team, obtain her Undergraduate Degree in Biology and was presented the GTE Academic All-American Award. Returning to Webb City, Friend has taught Chemistry and Physics at Webb City High School for the past 20-years. In 2007, she received her Graduate Degree in Secondary Teaching from Pittsburg State University. For the past 21-years, Coach Friend has taught Chemistry and Physics at Webb City High School and the last 4-years has been the Head Softball Coach for the Lady Cardinals.