Shannon Howley enters her second 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.
Margaret White enters her first year at Elmira College as Assistant
Women’s Basketball Coach and Head Junior Varsity
Women’s Basketball Coach.
White is a 2009 graduate of Gettysburg College where she earned a
B.A. in Sociology and minored in Spanish. White was a four year
letter winner at Gettysburg College and served as the team captain
in her final season. During her stay, White was a member of the
Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll and was named to the
Centennial Conference All-Sportsmanship Team. White was also an
active member of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee and
graduated Summa Cum Laude.
Statistically, White was a standout during her collegiate career.
She currently ranks tied for 4th all-time for 3 point field goals
made; 6th all-time for 3 point field goals attempted; 5th all-time
for games played.
White will pursue a Master’s Degree at Elmira College.