Associated Press - June 10, 2009 9:35 AM ET

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (AP) - Western Nebraska Community College is Scottsbluff is losing its men's basketball coach of 2 years.

Cougars coach Brian Joyce has resigned to become an assistant at NCAA Division I Liberty University in Virginia.

Joyce was an assistant at Colorado State under new Liberty head coach Dale Layer.

Joyce says it was a hard decision to leave the Cougars, but that he couldn't pass up the chance to move up to a Division I program and work again with Layer.

Joyce led the Cougars to a 25-7 record this past season.

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