Coaching Staff

Shannon Howley enters her fourth year as head coach of the Elmira College Women’s Basketball program.

Howley joins the Soaring Eagles staff after three seasons as Head Women’s Basketball Coach and Assistant Director of Athletics at Arcadia University.   In her three seasons with Arcadia, she molded the Knights from a six-win team in 2005-2006 to narrowly missing the postseason in 2008.

Her coaching resume also includes assistant coaching positions at the Catholic University and Marymount University.   In four seasons at Marymount her teams tallied an overall record of 90-30 including three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances and a trip to the Final Four in 2004.

Howley, who is a member of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association and the Women’s Basketball Regional Committee, hails from Silver Spring, MD. She holds a B.S. in communications from Radford University and received her master’s degree in education from Arcadia.

In addition to her responsibilities as Head Coach, Howley will serve as Director of Sports Information at Elmira College.

Chloe Hamilton joins the Elmira College coaching staff for her first season as the Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach and Head JV Women’s Basketball Coach. Hamilton, a 2011 graduate of Butler University, was a four-year member of the Division I Lady Bulldogs.

Hamilton was a two-year starter for Butler, garnering WBCA all-tournament team honors as well as Second Team All-Horizon League accolades. She was an exceptional sharpshooter from the field as she ranked fourth in the NCAA and first in conference in field goal percentage (59.4 %). Hamilton was also top ten in the Horizon League in free throw percentage (77.6 %) and points per game (14.2).

Hamilton spent her summers as a camp counselor at Butler University’s summer basketball camp. She planned and taught different skills at different stations and coached a small group of children during camp, helping them work on their fundamentals. Hamilton was the co-fundraising Officer of Physical Education Majors Club where she was responsible for planning and organizing fundraising events, meeting with outside businesses to get sponsorship and working with the president of the club in order to promote the club. Hamilton is also a member of the Indiana Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (IAHPERD).

Hamilton’s experience playing at the Division I level and working with many younger players at a prestigious summer camp to help develop their skills will provide a valuable asset to the EC women’s basketball program.

Hamilton is pursuing a Master’s degree in General Education at Elmira College.