 Before taking over for Washington University, she served as the head coach at Incarnate Word Academy in Saint Louis, Missouri, where she accumulated a 155-15 record with three Missouri State championships in 1982, 1983 and 1984.Washington University dominated Division III under Clemens, as they won the NCAA Division III national championship seven times, including an unprecedented six in a row from 1991-96.Clemens coached the Bears for fourteen seasons, from 1985-1998.