Jennifer Reimer

Head Coach

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Case Western

Division 3

Jennifer Reimer was named the seventh womens basketball coach in school history on September 6, 2007, and brought with her a resume filled with winning experience. In her 25 seasons as the head coach of four programs, including CWRU, she has compiled an overall career mark of 314-293, good for a .517 winning percentage.

In her 15 seasons with the Spartans, Reimer has posted seven winning campaigns and became the winningest Head Coach in program history with the 121st victory at CWRU during an 80-64 win at John Carroll on November 18, 2017.  She has mentored her players to a total of 37 All-UAA honors, including 11 first-team selections, and has seen five Spartans named to the D3hoops.com All-Region Team under her watch.

Reimer became a member of the 300-career win club on December 20, 2019, with the team's victory against Wooster. It was part of a 10-win campaign for the Spartans, which included just the second win in program history against Washington U. and a victory against #14 Chicago during the same weekend, earning her WHoopDirt.com Coach of the Week honors. She also helped Abbey Lawrence earn All-UAA First Team and D3hoops.com All-Region Third Team honors as a sophomore. Reimer helped guide the Spartans to a 15-10 record during the 2018-19 season, marking the highest win total for the team since the 2011-12 season, and tied for the second highest mark in program history in a single season.  In addition, the Spartans' 11-win increase from the previous season was the seventh-best improvement among Division III teams in 2018-19.  Reimer coached both graduate student Kara Hageman and senior Hillary Hellmann to All-UAA First Team berths, the third time in program history that the Spartans have placed two players on the All-UAA First Team.

Reimer led the 2016-17 team to 13 wins, as the team notched the second-highest scoring season in program history.  She matched the program record for wins by a head coach on February 12, 2017, with a 71-68 win over Brandeis University, the 120th of her career.  Junior Kara Hageman was named to the All-UAA First Team and All-Region Third Team while setting the team's single-season and single-game scoring records.

The 2012-13 season saw the program notch 16 victories, the team's highest total in 11 seasons, while also producing an 8-6 record and a fourth-place finish in one of the top womens basketball conferences in Division III the University Athletic Association. In addition, four Spartans earned All-Association honors, while senior guard Evy Iacono became just the second player in program history to be named UAA Player of the Year. Under Reimers tutelage, Iacono also became the second All-American in program history with an honorable mention nod from D3Hoops.com.

In each of the previous two seasons, Reimers program produced a Capital One Academic All-American® as well as a finalist for the Jostens Trophy (DIII Player of the Year) in forward Erin Hollinger.

Also in 2010-11, Reimer's Spartans earned the No. 1 ranking in the WBCA Academic Top 25 Honor Roll. And, on January 8, 2011, the head coach picked up her 200th career victory in a 59-47 triumph at rival Carnegie Mellon University (Pa.).

Prior to coming to Case Western Reserve, Reimer was the head coach at Allegheny College (Pa.) of the North Coast Athletic Conference. During her tenure, she posted a 120-67 mark and averaged more than 17 wins per season. She inherited a program that had lacked success for nearly a decade and immediately turned it into a winner with a 20-6 record during the first season. Her 120 victories also remain the highest total in Allegheny womens basketball history.

Before her time at Allegheny, Reimer coached the University of Mount Union and won 32 games in just two seasons (32-18 overall). She also coached Juniata College (Pa.) for one season (1997-98) following a three-year stint as an assistant at Ohio Northern University.

As a player, Reimer was a four-year starter and two-year captain at point guard for Lycoming College (Pa.). She left the program with the second-highest assist total in school history and was named the Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year as a senior.

Reimer earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology/anthropology from Lycoming in 1994 and her Master of Science degree in education from Bowling Green State University in 1996.

Sam Mancinelli

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Tufts

Division 3

Sam Mancinelli joined the Tufts University women's basketball staff as an assistant coach in July of 2022.  In Mancinelli's first season on staff with the Jumbos, Tufts women's basketball finished the year 24-7 after winning the NESCAC Championship and making an appearance in the Elite 8. The Elite 8 appearance marks the eighth time overall in program history the Jumbos have made it to that point, along with 4 appearances in the Final Four and 14 NCAA tournament berths overall. 

 

Mancinelli was the point guard and three-year captain of the Roger Williams University women's basketball team which finished the 2021-22 season 25-3 overall and won the programs first ever Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) championship. She averaged 8.1 points and 4.4 assists per game and was ranked third in the nation for assist/turnover ratio. Her 124 total assists were second in the league and 28th nationally. Mancinelli was an All-Conference selection and was named the CCC Scholar Athlete of the Year.

 

Mancinelli is a 2021 graduate from Roger Williams University. From nearby Peabody, Massachusetts, Mancinelli attended Bishop Fenwick High School where she helped the team win a state championship in 2016.

 

Carla Coleman

Head Coach

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Bryn Mawr

Division 3

Carla Coleman began her first season as the head coach of the Owls basketball program in the Fall of 2021. Bryn Mawr College Director of Athletics Kathy Tierney announced the hiring of Dr. Carla Coleman as the next head coach of the program in May of 2021. Dr. Coleman had served as an assistant coach for Bryn Mawr for three seasons, and she became the 12th recorded head coach of the program in Bryn Mawr history.

"I am honored and extremely humbled to be the next basketball coach at Bryn Mawr College," Dr. Coleman said. "I am so excited to work with the players, coaches, and athletic administration. It is such a warm and inviting environment that I cannot wait to get started!"

In addition to spending three seasons as an assistant coach for the Owls, Coleman had served as a high school counselor for Harriton High School since 2000. Coleman also has extensive experience as a basketball coach at the prep and AAU levels. She got her start in coaching as an assistant coach of the varsity team at Harriton in 2002 before taking over as head coach in 2005. During her first year, Coleman led her team to the best start in school history, 8-0, and garnered their first playoff win in 30 years. Coleman also has put together two stints as a coach at a local AAU program, Kyniska Hoops, and gave Kyniska its first win over the nationally ranked Comets. Overall, she has over 15 years of experience coaching at the high school and AAU level.

During her collegiate playing days, Coleman was a standout performer at Penn State University from 1990-1995. She was a two-year starter for the Lady Lions, and she captured one Atlantic 10 and two Big Ten titles during her career. She was also a member of the 19U USA Basketball Team during her collegiate career.

In the fall of 2023, Coleman was inducted into the Pittsburgh Basketball Club Hall of Fame. As a high school player at McKeesport High School, she was a Three-Time Daily News 1st Team Selection, Two-Time Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fabulous Five Selection, and Two-Time Terrific Twenty Selection. Nationally, Coleman was a Two-Time AAU All-American, USA Today All-American Honorable Mention, 1990 Streets & Smith All-American Honorable Mention and a Third-Team Pennsylvania All-State Selection. As a senior, Coleman averaged 26.1 points and delivered two triple doubles, first in school history.

"Carla's passion for supporting student-athletes both on and off the court is grounded in her experience as an educator, coach, and former student-athlete," Tierney stated. "She articulated an exciting vision to meet the challenges of advancing our basketball program within the highly competitive Centennial Conference. She has a clear understanding of the Division III experience and embraces the opportunity to provide each student-athlete with a transformative experience. I welcome her to our team!"

Coleman received her bachelor's degree in Rehabilitation Services Education with a minor in Health Education from Penn State in 1995. She also earned her master's degree in Secondary Education/School Counseling from Penn State in 1997. In 2015, Coleman completed her doctorate in Human Services with a Specialization in Counseling Studies at Capella University.

"I am impressed with the investment administration has made in its athletic programs while maintaining high academic standards," stated Dr. Coleman. "These two areas are so important to me, which made this such a great opportunity."

"I also absolutely love the campus," Dr. Coleman continued. "Seeing the cherry blossoms in full bloom and walking the campus brought me back to when I had my first visit to Penn State. I am excited and grateful to Kathy for this opportunity, and I am looking forward to bringing in some of the best scholar student-athletes that will represent the Bryn Mawr community well."

Whitney Humphrey

Assistant Coach

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Wooster

Division 3

Assistant Coach for Womens Basketball at the College of Wooster. Humphrey started her coaching career in February of this year. She was given this tremendous opportunity from head Coach, Nicole Marshall. Stepping back onto the court as a Fighting Scot, has allowed Humphrey to show, as well as train athletes on how to continue to be successful both on and off the court. Humphrey states they have a very young team of talented players and shes very excited to see them build together to their fullest potential. 


As a student athlete, Humphrey was the most experienced player on John Carroll Universitys 2009-2010 team. For her career, Humphrey played in 103 games, 75 of which were starts. She scored 865 points, knocked down 84 3-pointers, corralled 320 rebounds, dished out 139 assists, and tailed 99 steals. 

Natalie Miller

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Beloit

Division 3

Miller joined the Beloit College Athletic community as the head women's basketball coach on June 1, 2022.

Miller came to Beloit following a nearly two-year stint at Concordia University in Ann Arbor, Michigan. As a graduate assistant coach for the Cardinals, Miller aided in recruitment, travel logistics, skill development, scouting, and monitoring of student-athlete academic progress. In 2021, Miller helped lead the Cardinals to the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference tournament championship game and into the final four of the National Christian College Athletic Association tournament where they finished third. Concordia University received votes in three NAIA top 25 polls that season. Last season, Miller aided in the team's return to the semifinals of the WHAC tournament. Miller also served as the head coach of the junior varsity team during her tenure at Concordia.

Prior to the time in Ann Arbor, Miller was the head 7th/8th grade coach at Legacy Sports following a stint as the women's basketball recruiting and basketball operations assistant at the The University of Texas at Dallas.

Miller earned a degree in human resource management at UT-Dallas in 2020 and finished a Master's in student personnel administration in higher education from Concordia University in 2022.

Brian McCloskey

Assistant Women's Basketball Coach

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Swarthmore

Division 3

Brian McCloskey joined the Swarthmore Womens Basketball staff as an assistant coach at the beginning of the 2019-20 season. A 2019 graduate of Washington (Md.) College with a degree in business management, McCloskey served as a student assistant for the Shorewoman basketball team for four seasons.
 
For the basketball team, he was an intrigant part of formulating drills and training plans for practice sessions. As a student assistant for the Shorewoman softball team, McCloskey conducted batting practice daily and developmental drills for outfielders. He was a captain on the baseball and basketball team at nearby Springfield High School.
 

Christine Clancy

Head Coach

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Washington and Lee

Division 3

Christine Clancy enters her twelfth season as the head coach of the Washington and Lee women's basketball program in the 2023-24 season and now serves as an Assistant Athletics Director for Physical Education.


Clancy is passionate about developing her student athletes into confident and empowered leaders, creating cultures that foster inclusion and promote belonging, and being a proactive leader within the campus and local community. Under Clancy's leadership, the W&L women's basketball team has implemented a leadership development program and the has been recognized eight straight years in the WBCA Academic Top 25 for having one of the highest team GPAs amongst NCAA DIII women's basketball programs. In 2022, in recognition of her service to her students and to the W&L community, Clancy was inducted into the Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society.


Clancy is the winningest coach in W&L women's basketball program history, as the all time leader in total wins (161) and winning percentage (.587). The two time, back to back, ODAC Coach of the Year (2022, 2023) guided the 2022-23 team to ODAC regular season and tournament championships and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The team had 3 ODAC All-Conference Team members, Grace O'Connor '24 (3rd team), Hanna Malik '24 (1st team), and Mary Schleusner '26 (1st team). Schleusner was also named the ODAC Rookie and Defensive Player of the Year, picked up a WBCA Honorable Mention All-American recognition, and was selected as the D3Hoops.com National Rookie of the Year. The 2022-23 team ended the year as the most successful team in program history, breaking more than 15 program records, and finishing as the NCAA DIII statistical leader in total blocks and blocks per game. The 2021-22 team won a share of the ODAC regular season Championship and earned the programs 1st at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. Megan Horn '22 was named the 2021 ODAC player of the Year and a WBCA Honorable Mention All-American and was joined by teammates Jordan Diehl '22 (2nd team) and Hanna Malik '24 (3rd team) on the ODAC All-Conference Teams. 

Under Clancy's leadership, the 2019-20 and 2018-19 teams set the stage for the success that the team enjoyed in 2023. In 2019-20 the team went 18-8 overall and 15-3 in ODAC play, earning the Generals a share of the regular season conference title and setting a program record for wins in the regular season and in conference play. Clancy earned her 100th win at W&L on December 14th with a 65-59 OT win at Mary Washington. Clancy coached a program record four players to All-ODAC laurels. Junior guard Erin Hughes '21 earned first team, seniors Andy Smithey '20 and Taylor Casey '20 were both named to the second team, and sophomore point guard Megan Horn was named to the third team. 

The Generals concluded the 2018-19 season with a 19-9 overall record, and went the team to the ODAC Tournament Championship game after a 13-5 mark in conference play, the program's second appearance in the ODAC title game. Clancy earned her 100th career coaching win in the team's season-opening 72-64 win over Stevenson. She also coached three players to All-ODAC laurels, led by junior guard Taylor Casey '20 on the first team. Sophomore guard Erin Hughes '21 was named the first ODAC Defensive Player of the Year in conference history and earned a second team selection, while junior forward Andy Smithey '20 was recognized on the third team.

Clancy led the Generals to a 17-10 overall record in 2017-18, 9-7 in the ODAC, and advanced to the conference semifinals for the second time in three seasons before falling to Emory & Henry, 64-60. The Generals opened the season 4-0, tying the longest undefeated start to a season since the 2014-15 team also began the campaign 4-0. Under Clancy's leadership, senior guard Emily Perszyk earned her second consecutive All-ODAC First Team honor and went on to become the first player in program history to be named an Academic All-American, earning a spot on the first team.

Clancy led the Generals to a 12-14 record and a 7-9 mark in conference play through an injury-plagued 2016-17 campaign. The Generals won a first round contest over Roanoke, 88-79, before falling to eventual ODAC champion, Guilford, 72-55, in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament. Clancy mentored Emily Perszyk 18 to First Team All-ODAC and Second Team All-State honors. Perszyk is the first W&L player to earn first team all-conference honors since 2012 and the first player to earn a spot on one of the all-state teams since the 2005-06 season.

The Generals finished the 2015-16 campaign with a 17-10 overall record and an 11-5 mark in ODAC play. W&L traveled to Salem for the ODAC Tournament as the fourth-seed and advanced to the semifinals where it fell to eventual conference champion, Lynchburg, 71-57. Clancy guided Jackie Clifford '17 to Second Team All-ODAC accolades and Ailyn Kelly '18 to Third Team All-ODAC laurels.

In her first season at the helm of the program, Clancy led a W&L team picked to finish last in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference to the No. 8 seed out of 12 teams for the conference tournament. The Generals won a first round contest before falling to top-seeded Eastern Mennonite, 68-58, in the quarterfinals. W&L finished with a 9-16 overall record and finished among the league leaders in scoring defense and field goal percentage defense. Clancy mentored Katy Wilson '13 to Second Team All-ODAC honors and she was also named the ODAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

Clancy served as the Generals' assistant coach for the 2011-12 season, helping lead the Blue & White to a 14-13 overall record and an 11-9 mark in conference play. The Generals were the No. 5 seed for the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Tournament, defeating fourth-seeded Randolph-Macon, 78-69, in the quarterfinals before falling to top-seeded Virginia Wesleyan by a score of 60-58 in the semifinals. With her assistance, W&L claimed three all-conference selections and Becca Bolton '12 was named the ODAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

Prior to arriving in Lexington, Clancy spent three seasons at Colby College, serving as an assistant coach for two years before taking over as interim head coach for the 2010-11 season. After going 13-11 in her first season as an assistant, she helped lead the White Mules to a program record for wins (24-5) and the first NCAA Tournament berth in program history in 2009-10. Clancy then took over on an interim basis in her third year, guiding Colby to a 22-6 overall record and a second NCAA Tournament berth, advancing to the second round before falling to William Paterson, 58-53.

Clancy's coaching experience also includes two seasons (2006-08) as an assistant coach at Smith College, where she earned a master of science degree in sports and exercise studies. She also served as an athletic administrative intern at Smith.

As an undergraduate, Clancy played on the basketball and tennis teams at Brandeis University, graduating in 2006 with a bachelor of arts degree in economics. She received the Coaches Award in both sports and was a three-time member of the University Athletic Association All-Academic Team. A team captain for the basketball team as a senior, she was a three-time All-UAA selection, including a first team honoree following her final season.

Caroline Wendt

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St. Thomas (TX)

Division 3

Recently completed my first year of coaching as the Graduate Assistant for the University of St. Thomas Women's Basketball team (2022-2023). Prior, played all four years of college basketball at Hendrix College in Central Arkansas (2018-2022). 

Sahil Lakhani

Assistant Coach

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Lake Forest

Division 3

Sahil Lakhani joined the Forester coaching staff in 2021. He will work with the shooting guards and oversee the team's strength and conditioning efforts.

During the 2020-21 season Lakhani was the head junior varsity coach at Taft High School in Chicago, where he directed the team to a 10-1 record. He has also been a coach for four years at the club level with Spartan Sports AAU and Junior Wolves Basketball in Chicago.

Lakhani's experience in basketball also includes serving as a manager for the women's team while attending Bradley University and as a graduate assistant coach and director of operations for the men's team at Frostburg State University. He graduated from Bradley in 2016 with a degree in management and leadership and earned a master's in business administration from Frostburg State four years later.

Tethnie Carrillo

Head Coach

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Dominican (IL)

Division 3

I am entering my 25th  year in collegiate coaching, including 18 years as a head coach at the NCAA Division II and Division III levels. Throughout my career, I have been committed to building competitive programs rooted in strong culture, player development, and long-term success.

I am currently in my third year as the Head Womens Basketball Coach at Dominican University. In a short time leading the program, we have doubled our win total in one season and achieved the programs first double-digit win season since 2019. I am incredibly proud of the growth weve made and excited about the vision we have for the future of Dominican Basketball. We are building a foundation that we believe will lead to sustained success.

Beyond coaching, I am a proud mother of two daughtersone in eighth grade and one in third grade. My husband is also a collegiate coach, serving as a womens soccer coach, and together we are passionate about mentoring student-athletes and building strong programs.

Devin Jefferson

Head Coach

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Stockton (NJ)

Division 3

Devin Jefferson is the Head Women's Basketball Coach at Stockton University.  The role is her first as a head coach and first at the NCAA Division III level after stints at the Division I level.  Jefferson helmed Stockton to 12 wins, the programs most since 2017-18 and most in her tenure so far, plus a second consecutive NJAC Tournament berth.

Jefferson arrived at Stockton with 10 years of college coaching experience. Prior to taking over the Ospreys, she spent five years as the associate head coach at Division I Fairleigh Dickinson University. Jefferson served as the Recruiting Coordinator at Fairleigh Dickinson and was heavily involved with scouting, player development, compliance and community service programs. 

During her five years, Jefferson helped the Knights record 47 victories, including 15 in 2017-18 for the programs highest win total since the 1992-93 campaign. Jefferson worked primarily with the post players at FDU and was instrumental in several post players continuing their careers professionally and receiving Northeast Conference honors.

Prior to joining the FDU staff, Jefferson served as an assistant coach at the University of Vermont for three years from 2010-13. During her tenure, she coached players who earned two America East All-Conference and two America East All-Rookie honors and helped the Catamounts reached the semifinals of the America East tournament in 2013. Jeffersons college coaching career began at Division II Bloomfield College, where she was an assistant coach from 2008-10.

An Orange, New Jersey native, Jeffersons collegiate playing career was at Seton Hall University, a Big East Conference university and earned Big East All-Academic Team honors twice. Following her athletic career with the Pirates, Jefferson played semi-professional basketball with the NY Gazelles (Bronx, NY).  

Jefferson earned her bachelors and master degrees from Seton Hall. She also was accepted in the prestigious NCAA Achieving Coaching Excellence (ACE) program in 2016, and the Alliance for Womens Coaches (now called WeCOACH) and the Womens Coaches Academy in 2014.

Whitney Hopson

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Shenandoah

Division 3

Im Whitney Hopson, an Assistant Coach at Shenandoah University, who helps strives to provide an environment to help create and develop female leaders. 

This past season at Shenandoah we had an ODAC Championship appearance, with a 19-10 record and three All-ODAC selections. 

Jason Schmitz

Head Coach

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St. Scholastica

Division 3

Head Coach at the College of St. Scholastica.
 
Prior to CSS, Schmitz was the head womens basketball coach at NCAA Division III Centenary College (La.). In three seasons at Centenary, he led the program to its most conference wins since the 1982-83 season and recruited the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) Newcomer of the Year.

Prior to Centenary, Schmitz was an assistant on the womens staff at his alma mater the University of Mary (N.D.) for four seasons. While at Mary, he recruited and coached five Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) All-Conference selections, one NSIC Freshman of the Year, one DII Bulletin All-Freshman Team selection and two WBCA All-American Honorable Mention selections.

Schmitz graduated from Mary in 2008 with a degree in Social Behavioral Science Education. He went on to earn his Masters in Secondary Education at Worcester State College (Mass.).

Ebony Tanner

Head Coach

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Elizabeth City State

Division 2

Coach Ebony Tanner brings over 19 years of coaching experience and a strong legacy of player development and program growth to the Elizabeth City State University womens basketball program. She was named head coach following a successful three-year tenure at St. Augustines University, where she led the Falcons to their first winning season since 201011 during the 202324 campaign. Under her leadership, the program improved each season, earning multiple All-CIAA and All-Rookie Team honors and achieving top-25 national rankings in turnovers forced.



Before her time at St. Augustines, Coach Tanner served as the top assistant at Shaw University from 2017 to 2021her second stint with the Bears. In her earlier tenure at Shaw (20062009), she helped lead the team to a CIAA Championship and an NCAA Division II Tournament berth in 200708.



Tanner also spent the 201617 season as an assistant at the University of Hartford, helping the Hawks reach the America East Semifinals. Her most extensive coaching experience came at her alma mater, the University of Richmond, where she was an assistant coach from 2008 to 2016. During her eight seasons with the Spiders, the program earned six WNIT appearances, three 20-win seasons, and a 2410 record in 201415its best mark in over two decades.



A standout student-athlete herself, Tanner was a two-time All-Atlantic 10 selection at Richmond from 1999 to 2003. She finished her career with 1,215 points, 824 rebounds, and 114 blocks, ranking in the top 10 in several categories in program history, including field goal percentage (49.9%). Following her collegiate career, she played professionally in Israel and Greece.





Tanner earned her Bachelor of Arts in Interpersonal Communication and Speech Rhetoric from Richmond in 2003. Her extensive background as both a player and coach positions her as a dynamic leader, dedicated to building a championship culture and developing well-rounded student athletes both on and off the court.

Lauren Galvani

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Lees-McRae

Division 2

Lauren Lewis Galvani was announced as the new Head Women's Basketball Coach at Lees-McRae on April 2024 by Lees-McRae College Vice President for Athletics and Club Sports Craig McPhail.

In her first season as head coach of the Bobcats, Galvani helped improve the team record to 7-18, doubling wins from the previous two seasons. Lees-McRae improved in every statistical category from the year prior, including finishing top 5 in Conference Carolinas with three-pointers made, FT percentage, steals, and turnover margin.

Galvani, a 2015 Lees-McRae graduate, returns to Banner Elk, after guiding the Independence women's basketball program to nine years and a record of 127-95, the largest turnaround in North Carolina during that time. Galvani is the all-time winningest coach at Independence, a three-time Southwestern Conference Coach of the Year and posted a record of 95-28 in the past five seasons.

In 2022-23, Galvani held an undefeated conference record (12-0), the first in school history, and ranked as the number one team in various local and state polls during the 2020-21, 2022-23, and 2023-24 seasons. She has coached three Southwestern Conference Player of the Year recipients. She has made six postseason appearances, four conference tournament championship appearances, two Sweet Sixteen appearances, and one Elite Eight appearance at Independence.

"In watching her coach over the years, I have been impressed with her sideline presence, the involvement with her student-athletes on and off the court, the accountability and relationships she has built," said McPhail. "I am convinced there will be plenty of young women now look at Lees-McRae as a place to continue their basketball career."

Galvani also served as the Assistant Coach of Team Curry Girls Under Armour Association where the team competes in the Under Armour Circuit as a Top 20 nationally ranked team.

During her collegiate career, Galvani was a two-sport student-athlete at Catawba College and Lees-McRae (softball and basketball). She garnered all-conference in 2014 while leading the league in three-point percentage, and most three-point field goals made in a season, and finished in the top five of scoring in Conference Carolinas.

Peyton Papenburg

Assistant Coach

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King (TN)

Division 2

Prior to King

Papenburg served as a coach and teacher at Magee High School in Mississippi while working on her masters degree. She spent two years as an assistant coach for the girls basketball team and served as the head girls volleyball coach in 2021.

Personal

She played basketball at Belhaven University for two years following a two-year career at Southwest Community College where she was a two-year captain. She also earned NJCAA All-Tournament team accolades and played in 50 career games, helping the Bears to 36 wins.

At Belhaven, she played basketball for two years and soccer her senior year, earning second team American Southwest Conference (ASC) East honors. She started all 20 games on the pitch and was second on the team with seven goals. On the hardwood, Papenburg started 47 games in 49 appearances for the Blazers. She was a two-time All-ASC East selection, all second team in 2020 and all-defensive team in 2019. In her career she scored 642 points for an average of 13.2 per game. She also accumulated 107 steals and owns a career-high of 36 points in a game.

During her senior season she averaged 18.0 points and 6.8 rebounds per game while shooting 75.6 percent from the free throw line. She was the second-leading scorer in the ASC while ranking third with an average of 2.9 steals per game. Papenberg was selected Belhavens Womens Basketball Player of the Year following the season.

Papenburg earned her Associates degree from Southwest CC in 2018 before earning her Bachelor of Science in Sports Medicine from Belhaven in 2020. She then earned her Master of Art in Teaching from Belhaven in 2022.

Drew Gaeng

Head Coach

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Hendrix

Division 3

Drew Gaeng enters his 10th season as the head women's basketball coach after spending four years as the Warriors' men's assistant.

Gaeng led the 2017-18 Warriors to a third-place finish in the final SAA regular season standings but Hendrix fell one-point shy of a SAA Tournament Championship after the Warriors fell to Oglethorpe 70-69 in overtime. 
In 2016-17, Hendrix won the Southern Athletic Association Tournament, qualifying for the NCAA Tournament. The Warriors went 18-11 and tied for second in the regular season with a 9-5 mark.

In 2015-16, the Warriors placed third in the Southern Athletic Association and went 19-7 on the year. They led the league in scoring with 68.2 points per game and with 13.8 assists per game.

In his second season, Gaeng's Warriors went 13-14 and placed fourth in the Southern Athletic Association with a 7-7 record. They advanced to the SAA semifinals and led the league with 14.7 assists per game.

In his first season with the Warrior women, Gaeng improved a 5-22 team to 12-14 and tied for fourth in the conference. Hendrix led the SAA in rebounding with 42.5 per game.

During his tenure, Gaeng coached the 2013-14 SAA Defensive Player of the Year in Jamie Tate, 2014-15 SAA Newcomer of the Year and D3Hoops.com South Region Rookie of the Year Sara Dyslin, who was also named the 2015-16  and 2016-17 SAA Player of the Year. Caitlin Kriesel-Bigler was named WBCA All-America Honorable Mention in 2015-16.  Heather Prowse was named the 2017-2018 SAA Defensive Player of the Year. In 2020-2021, Freshman Kennedi Burns was named the D3Hoops.com South Region Rookie of the year.

Gaeng was a standout point guard for the Roanoke College in Salem, Va.  He served as team captain of the Maroons his senior year and led the team with 46 three-pointers, 74 assists and averaged 6.7 points per game.

Gaeng guided RC to a 13-game win streak to start the 2008-09 season and was ranked as high as 18th in the D3Hoops.com National Top 25 poll.

Gaeng earned his bachelors in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance, and Minor in Economics from Roanoke in the spring of 2009.  He began his collegiate career at Mount Saint Marys University in Emmitsburg, Md. from 2004-06.

Gaeng graduated with Valedictorian honors from Governor Thomas Johnson High School in Frederick, Md. He earned his Masters of Arts in Accounting from Hendrix in 2013.

Gaeng resides in Conway with his wife Melody and children Brady and Blair.

Barbara Rangel

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Cal Lutheran

Division 3

I played collegiately at the University of Hawaii, where I earned my degree in Economics. After receiving an extra year of eligibility due to COVID, I transferred to Seattle University for my final season, and earned my MBA.

I am currently entering my third year coaching at California Lutheran University. My work focuses on player development and defensive skills, helping athletes improve fundamentals, build confidence, and elevate their understanding of the game in a competitive environment.

Des Abeyta

Head Coach

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Sonoma State

Division 2

Head women's basketball coach Des Abeyta finished her second season with Sonoma State after being named the head coach for the 2022-23 season. During her two years at the helm, Abeyta picked up where the program left off and clinching a spot in the CCAA Tournament, finishing 6th in league play. The program's postseason berth went down as the 7th straight conference tournament appearance since 2017. The Seawolves finished with a 16-13 overall record and 13 wins in conference action. Abeyta also produced three all-conference selections including First Team recipient Alli McDonald. 

Abeyta joined Sonoma State after 15 years on the sidelines for the UC Davis women's program. She began as an assistant coach for the Aggies in 2007-08, the school's first year in Division 1. After spending 11 years as assistant on Jennifer Gross's staff, Abeyta was promoted to the position of associate head coach in 2018.  

As the associate head coach, Abeyta helped lead the Aggies to a 71-35 record and two NCAA Tournament appearances in the last four seasons. 
Abeyta also served as an assistant coach to the South Sudan National Team in the 2021 during their inaugural appearance in AfroBasket. Prior to UC Davis, Abeyta spent two seasons as the varsity head coach at Forest Ridge High School in Bellevue, Washington and one season as an assistant coach at North Seattle Community College.  

Abeyta was also a student-athlete during her playing days as she was a standout player for UC Davis from 1996-00, playing in the California Collegiate Athletic Association prior to UC Davis making the jump to Division I. She helped lead the Aggies to a 94-22 overall record in her four seasons and was twice named to the All-Conference team. Abeyta still ranks among the school's career leaders in points, rebounds and blocked shots.

Kevin Mitchell

Head Coach

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La Sierra

NAIA

La Sierra University Women's Basketball, Head Coach | 2017-Present

La Sierra University Men's Basketball, Associate Head Coach | 2014-2015 & 2016-2017 

2019-2020 California Pacific Conference "Coach of the Year"

Kevin Mitchell Basketball, Founder & Player Development Coach | Youth Level to the NBA

Former Pure Sweat Basketball Skills Coach




Career Highlights:

- Player Development Coach for "Top 10 Pick" in the 2020 NBA Draft and 2022-2023 Naismith National Defensive Player of the Year.
- Assisted with workouts with NBA Players| Joel Embiid, Jayson Tatum, Bradley Beal, Jordan Clarkson, Andrew Wiggins, Kelly Oubre, Gordon Hayward, RJ Barrett, David Lee, DeAnthony Melton, Jaylen Clark, Onyeka Okongwu

Caleb Johnson

Assistant Coach

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Olivet Nazarene

NAIA

Education:

Olivet Nazarene University - Master of Business Administration: Leadership Concentration (2018-2020)

Indiana Wesleyan University - Bachelor of Science: Sport Management (2018)

Professional Experience:

Olivet Nazarene University, Women's Basketball Assistant Coach (2020-present)

Olivet Nazarene University, Women's Basketball Graduate Assistant (2018-2020)

Indiana Wesleyan University, Women's Basketball Student Assistant (2014-2018)

Awards and Recognition:
Caleb Dimmich Memorial Scholarship Award (2017)

Derrick Pringle

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Evergreen State

NAIA

3rd  year Head Women Basketball Evergreen State College
30 + years of Experience 
Head Coach Grays Harbor College
Former Assistant @ SPSCC MensBasketball
Former Assistant @ Evergreen State College Women Basketball
Former Director/Owner of DAP Hoops
18 Years as Boys High School

Jana Pearson

Assistant Coach

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Westmont

NAIA

Played college basketball at a NCAA D2 program called Harding University. I got my undergraduate degree in Mathematics and then went on to get my masters degree in Counseling (also at Harding) while I worked as a Graduate Assistant for the WBB team.

After college, I coached for four years at a top ranked NAIA program called Freed-Hardeman University in Henderson, TN, under Hall of Fame Coach Dale Neal. From here I went to work for another Hall of Fame NAIA Coach and top ranked NAIA program called Vanguard University in Costa Mesa, CA. I coached here for four years before accepting an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator position at a NCAA D1 program called the University of Northern Colorado located in Greeley, CO. I worked here for Coach Jenny Huth for three years before coming to work at Westmont College (top ranked NAIA program in the process of making the transition to NCAA D2) for Coach Kirsten Moore.

I have been blessed in my experiences to travel the world, work with some of the best coaches in the business! We have one numerous conference championships, played in several elite eight and sweet sixteens, four final fours, and even a National Championship game. Ive gotten the coach 20 or more All-Americans and at least five National Players of the Year. Ive been selected as the NAIA national assistant coach of the year by the WBCA, participated in many clinics and camps both in the US and abroad.

I am passionate about what I get to do and getting to work with and help incredible young women develop both on and off the court!

Drew Mitchell

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Colorado College

Division 3

Colorado College: Assistant WBB Coach/Recruiting Coordinator - 2024 to Present

Coe College: Assistant WBB Coach/Recruiting Coordinator - 2022 to 2024

Eureka College: Assistant WBB Coach - 2020-2022

MacMurray College: Assistant WBB Coach - 2018 to 2020

Western Illinois University: Student- Assistant WBB Coach - 2016 to 2018

Maggie McCloskey-Bax

Head Coach

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North Central (IL)

Division 3

2020 College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Tournament QualifierOne All-CCIW Award


Assistant coach at Carthage College (2013-2017)Assistant coach at Ohio Wesleyan University (2011-2013)Youth coach of Fjolnir Basketball Club in Reykjavik, Iceland

Played collegiately at NCAA Division I Loyola University Chicago, 2006-2010Elected three-year team captainHolds NCAA record for consecutive games with a three-point field goal (69)Holds Horizon League record for career three-point field goals (325)Horizon League Academic Honor Roll recipientParticipated in ESPN three-point shootout in 2010Graduated from Loyola Chicago in 2010 with a bachelor's degree in psychologyGraduated from Carthage in 2017 with a master's degree in education with a concentration in leadership

Jhay Fletcher

Assistant Coach

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Goucher

Division 3

My name is Jhay Fletcher. I am an assistant coach at Goucher College. I will be entering my second year. I am a former student-athlete. I participated at Martin Methodist College in Pulaski, TN. Martin Methodist is a member of the NAIA.

Rich Murphy

Head Coach

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Redlands

Division 3

Murphy became the Head Women's Basketball Coach at the University of Redlands in the summer of 2007.  He also serves as a member of the faculty for the Department of Physical Education.
Murphy joined the Bulldogs from Humboldt State University where he was involved in the athletics program either as a student-athlete or assistant coach/ P.E. instructor for a total of nine years.  Most recently, he was the Lumberjacks' Assistant Women's Basketball Coach, heading up the recruiting responsibilities and working in all aspects of the Division II program.  In 2006-07, he helped guide the team back to the NCAA Championships after an 11-year absence, finishing third in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC).
In addition, Murphy has worked with the men's basketball programs at Humboldt, Columbia College, and De Anza Community College.  Throughout his career, he has gained teaching experience in a variety of Physical Education courses, along with Spanish.
Murphy completed his Bachelor of Arts in Spanish, teaching credential, and Master of Science at Humboldt State University.   He competed for the Lumberjacks for two seasons as a shooting guard.  He landed on the All-Conference First Team twice and was voted the team's MVP both years of his career.  In 1993-94, he earned Second Team All-West Region honors.  Murphy was named the 1994 HSU Male Athlete of the Year and voted onto HSU's All-Century Team.  In 2002, he was inducted into the HSU Athletic Hall of Fame.  Prior to attending Humboldt, Murphy competed in basketball at Moorpark Junior College.
In his spare time, Murphy enjoys competing and watching all types of sports and spending time with his family.

Jasmin Tirado Viscalla

Graduate Assistant

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Saint Rose

Division 2

The College of Saint Rose 

Albany, New York 

Women's Basketball Assistant Coach 

Allison Nichols

Head Coach

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Lynchburg

Division 3

Head Women's Basketball Coach - University of Lynchburg - (current)

Associate Head Coach - Roanoke College (2017-2021)

Head Coach - Randolph College (2010-2016)

Director of Basketball Operations - East Carolina University (2008-2010)

Assistant Basketball Coach - August State University (2006-2008)

4 year member of Bridgewater College women's basketball team (2000-2004)

Mike Coppolino

Head Coach

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George Fox

Division 3

I am the Head Women's Basketball Coach at George Fox University.  I have been at the D3 level for the past 12 seasons, first starting out in New York as a men's assistant at Alfred University then moving to Mount Saint Mary College as the Head Women's Coach from 2013-2019 and currently coming up on my 4th season at George Fox University. I have worked on the men's and now women's side and loving helping young athletes learn many life lessons learned thru the game of basketball!