Coaching Staff

Shannon Howley enters her first 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.

Amanda Hill will enter her second year as Assistant Varsity Women’s Basketball Coach and Head Junior Varsity Women’s Basketball Coach in 2008-09.  Hill is a 2007 graduate of Springfield College where she earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Movement and Sports Studies and a teaching license in Physical Education.

After transferring to Springfield College in 2004 from Southern Connecticut State University where she played one season of Division II basketball, Hill helped lead her team to the NCAA Elite Eight in 2005. Her team also won the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) championships in 2005 and 2006. Hill served as team captain for the 2006-07 season and was named to the NEWMAC Academic Conference Team all three seasons she played at Springfield College.

Hill has coached at several basketball camps and was the Cheshire High School Freshmen Basketball Assistant Coach in 2004.

In addition to her responsibilities on the bench, Hill will pursue a masters degree in Education at Elmira College.