University at Albany Women's Basketball

Honors and Accomplishments 2025 America East Coach of the Year Has coached four major award winners: 2024-25 America East Player of the Year - Kayla

Cara White has been part of the athletics administration since 2002 and a full-time member since 2004, currently serving as Deputy Athletic Director for Administration and

Catherine Cassidy joined the UAlbany women's basketball staff as an assistant coach before the 2018-19 season. Cassidy has served as an assistant coach during head coach Colleen Mullen's entire tenure. As a Great Dane, Cassidy has been a part of a coaching staff that has seen four consecutive 20-win seasons and four-straight postseason appearances (NCAA - 2022; WNIT - 2023, 24; WBIT - 2025). She, along with the rest of the coaching staff, have seen three America East championship games in the last four seasons with two regular-season titles (2024, 25) and a tournament championship (2022). Cassidy joined UAlbany after three seasons as an assistant coach from 2015-2018 at Stonehill College. Under Cassidy's guidance, the Skyhawk's reach the Elite Eight for the first time in program history. During her tenure in Easton, Mass., Cassidy coached five different players to NE-10 All-Conference honors. From 2013-2015, she was an assistant coach for Kinsborough Community College. Cassidy is a four-year letter winner for the Cardinal's basketball team, serving as team captain for three years.

Megan Methven began her career with the Great Danes along with head coach Colleen Mullen ahead of the 2018-19 season. Throughout her first 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. Since the 2021-22 season, Methven has helped Mullen develop 2025 America East Player of the Year Kayla Cooper as well as nine AE All-Conference honorees. She has been a part of a coaching staff that has seen four consecutive 20-win seasons and four-straight postseason appearances (NCAA - 2022; WNIT - 2023,24; WBIT - 2025), with three America East championship games in the last four seasons. As a player, Methven was a four-year member of the women's basketball team at Stonehill, finishing her career with 1,014 points and appearing 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, she served two seasons as an assistant at Army West Point and three seasons as an assistant at Division II Stonehill College, helping mentor eight All-Northeast-10 Conference players.

Coaching Experience Assistant Coach, University at Albany (2025-present) Assistant Coach, American University (2022-25)   Education B.A., Sociology,

Coaching Experience Assistant Coach/Director of Operations, University at Albany (2025-present) Head Coach, NextPlay AAU U16 (2025)  Assistant Coach, Maumee