Coaching Experience
• Associate Head Coach, University at Albany (2018-present)
• Assistant Coach, United States Military Academy at West Point (2016-18)
• Assistant Coach, Stonehill College (2013-16)
Education
• B.A., Mathematics, Stonehill College (2010)
• M.Ed.L., Educational Leadership, Bridgewater State University (2015)
At UAlbany
Methven began her career with the Great Danes along with head coach Colleen Mullen. Throughout four seasons, she has helped Mullen lead UAlbany to 50 wins, most recently owning a 23-10 record during the 2021-22 season.
During the 2021-22 season, she assisted in leading the Great Danes to a historic season with five postseason award winners and a trip to the NCAA Tournament after upsetting first-seeded Maine in Orono. After being named the Sixth Player of the Year, Morgan Haney competed for the Game-Changing Performance in the America East Championship. Kayla Cooper (MOP) and Ellen Hahne (All-Tournament) were honored for their contributions to the conference championship tournament as a whole. Helene Haegerstrand (First Team All-Conference), Kayla Cooper (Second Team All-Conference), Lucia Decortes (All-Defensive Team), and Lilly Phillips (All-Rookie Team) were all honored by the league based on their regular-season accomplishments.
Playing Career
Methven was a four-year member of the women's basketball team at Stonehill, finishing her career with 1,014 points. As a player, Methven appeared in four NCAA Tournaments, including leading the Skyhawks to a 27-5 record and a Northeast-10 Championship as a sophomore in 2007-08.
Prior to UAlbany
Methven served two seasons as an assistant at Army West Point, and three seasons as an assistant at Division II Stonehill College in Easton, Mass.
Methven helped mentor eight All-Northeast-10 Conference players while at Stonehill, while working with Women’s Basketball Coaches Association All-Americans Mary Louise Dixon (2013-14) and Tori Faieta (2014-15).
Prior to her position at Stonehill, Methven worked as a math teacher at Whitman-Hanson Regional High School in Whitman, Mass., from September 2010 to July 2013, while also serving as the head coach for the varsity girls’ basketball team during the 2012-13 season.
During her first season with the Black Knights, Methven helped coach the team to a 22-win season, marking the fifth consecutive year that Army has claimed 20 or more wins in a single season.
Methven began her tenure at Stonehill before the 2013-14 season and helped lead the team to a 19-10 overall record and a victory in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Stonehill posted a 24-5 mark in 2014-15 and reached the NCAA Sweet 16 after winning the Northeast-10 Conference regular-season title. In Methven’s final season in Easton, the Skyhawks finished 15-14 and earned a win over Le Moyne in the first round of the Northeast-10 Tournament.
