American University Women's Basketball

Coll enters her third season as an assistant coach at American University. Prior to her arrival at AU, Coll spent the 2012-13 season as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Towson. While at Towson, she helped to aid in the development of two All-CAA honorees and oversaw their academic performances, seeing marked improvements during her time with the Tigers. Coll previously served as an assistant coach at Lehigh, helping guide the Mountain Hawks to three 20-win seasons, three Patriot League regular season titles and two NCAA Tournament appearances. Before joining Lehigh, she was an assistant coach at Navy for the 2007-08 season and was a graduate assistant coach at St. Johns for two seasons, helping the Red Storm to a top-25 ranking and 22-8 overall record in 2005-06. Coll played basketball abroad in Portugal, Germany, Holland and Wales after playing at the collegiate level for UMBC. She was a four-year member of the Retrievers squad and served on the NCAA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee for two seasons. Coll graduated from UMBC in 2003 with a degree in issues and athletic administration and received her masters degree in sociology from St. Johns in 2007.

American University Director of Athletics and Recreation JM Caparro announced the hiring of Kelly Killion as head coach of the Eagles’ women’s basketball program on April 2, 2025. A respected leader with a proven track record as both a coach and former standout player, Killion brings a wealth of experience and a winning pedigree to the AU sidelines. “We’re excited to welcome Kelly Killion to American University and to entrust her with leading our women’s basketball program into a new era,” said Caparro. “We know we have work to do, and Kelly’s energy, experience, and commitment to building strong, student-centered teams make her the right person to guide that process. Her track record as both a coach and a player speaks for itself, and we’re confident she’ll bring a renewed sense of purpose and competitiveness to our program.” Killion comes to American after a distinguished, 11-year tenure at the University of Pennsylvania, where she served as associate head coach and recruiting coordinator for the past three seasons, and assistant coach/recruiting coordinator prior to that. During her time with the Quakers, Killion played a pivotal role in overseeing the success of two Ivy League championship teams across two tenures with the Quakers, including the program's fourth title in a six-year span in 2018-19 when the Quakers went 24-7 overall and 12-2 in league play. “I’m incredibly grateful for the opportunity to lead the women’s basketball program at American University,” said Killion. “After many special years at Penn, I’m excited to bring everything I’ve learned to this new chapter in D.C. My family and I are looking forward to joining the AU community, and I’m ready to get to work building a culture our student-athletes and fans can be proud of. There’s a strong foundation here, and I believe in what this program can become.” After an initial stint at Penn from 2010–12, Killion served as an assistant coach at Sacred Heart for one season before spending three seasons at William & Mary. While with the Tribe, she helped lead the program to back-to-back 15-win campaigns—tied for the fourth-most in school history—and its first-ever postseason appearance with a bid to the 2015 Women’s Basketball Invitational. As a player, Killion had an illustrious career at Holy Family University. She was a four-year letterwinner and a three-time team captain, a two-time Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Player of the Year, a two-time ECAC first-team selection, and a two-time second-team selection. She earned her bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Holy Family in 2008, and was named to the Holy Family Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2021 while her 2007-08 team was inducted into the 2017 CACC Hall of Fame. Kelly and Edward “EJ” Bacerra welcomed their first child, Edward Lee Bacerra III, in December 2020 and in September 2025, they welcomed their daughter Suraya Noel Bacerra. 

Robert Isme joined head coach Kelly Killion’s staff as the team’s associate head coach in June of 2025. Prior to coming to American, Isme was with Dartmouth women's basketball program as the team's assistant coach and recruiting coordinator in June of 2023 and was promoted to Associate Head Coach and Recruiting Coordinator in June of 2024. Isme most recently spent two seasons as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator on Cimino's staff at St. Francis Brooklyn after a lengthy stint at his alma mater, New York Institute of Technology (NYIT). During the 2021-22 season, his first on Cimino's staff, Isme helped guide the Terriers to a program-best 13 conference victories. The 17-win campaign also featured an upset of Michigan State, which marked St. Francis Brooklyn's first Power Five triumph in program history.   At NYIT, Isme was a men's basketball assistant coach from 2008-15 before serving as the Division II program's interim head coach for the 2015-16 season. He then joined NYIT's women's program as an assistant coach and helped guide the Bears to a 2018-19 conference championship, plus a pair of NCAA Tournament bids, before joining Cimino at St. Francis Brooklyn prior to the 2021-22 season. Isme earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from NYIT in 2012 and went on to earn his master's in business administration from Southern New Hampshire University in 2021. Isme and his wife Dr. Zaibis Munoz-Isme have two children, son Maximus and daughter Kalliope.

Joining head coach Kelly Killion’s staff at American in June of 2025, Paige Corkins is hot off two seasons as an assistant coach with the Holy Cross women's basketball team. During her first season, Corkins worked with the forwards and help guide the Crusaders to the 2024 Patriot League Tournament Championship and the 2023-24 Patriot League Regular Season Championship. Janelle Allen was named to the Patriot League Championship All-Tournament Team and All-Patriot League Third Team. Corkins was also honored by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) to its prestigious Thirty Under 30 list which recognizes 30 up-and-coming women's basketball coaches aged 30 and under at all levels of the game. Each honoree has exemplified their involvement in community service, mentorship and impact on others, professional manner, and attitude and professional association involvement. Corkins comes from Fordham after spending the first season as a video analyst and adding director of player development to her responsibilities for the 2022-23 season. While with the Rams, Corkins developed and carried out individual workout plans, return to play injury plans, produced scouting reports, assisted Green in developing game strategy, designing of effective and efficient training and practices for both the team and individual student athletes as well as coordinated all film and video responsibilities for the program. Before Fordham, Corkins was an assistant coach at her alma mater, Concordia for three years specifically working with the post players while assisting with academic support, coordinating team activities and scouting. During her tenure at Concordia, the program reached the NCAA Division II Regionals. A four year letter winner for the Clippers, the one-time team captain finished her career ranked 15th in program history in offensive rebounds and was top 20 in both rebounds and defensive rebounds. Corkins graduated from Concordia with a Bachelor of Science in psychology in 2017 and earned her Masters of Science in public media from Fordham in 2023. 

Niya Beverley, elevated to assistant coach by head coach Kelly Killion in May 2025, joined the Eagles’ women's basketball staff as the program’s Director of Basketball Operations in October 2024. Beverley came to the Eagles from the University of Connecticut where she most recently served as a graduate assistant for the women’s basketball team. During her graduate assistantship with the 11-time National Championship program, Beverley garnered the elite experience of working with and learning from legendary Hall of Fame Coach, Geno Auriemma. At UConn, Beverley was responsible for assisting with all aspects of the program including on-court workouts, scouting reports, overseeing student managers, and aiding in all recruiting efforts. In her two years with the Huskies, Beverley was a part of a Final Four run in 2023-2024 and a Sweet Sixteen run in 2022-2023. Prior to her time in Storrs, Beverley had an outstanding playing career at both Penn State University and University of Wisconsin. During her playing career, Beverley led the Big Ten and was second in the country in assist-to-turnover ratio while also earning Academic All-Big Ten honors. A native of Laurel, Maryland, Beverley attended the prestigious St. John’s College High School in Washington, DC where she was the No. 22 ranked point guard in the nation her senior year. Beverley earned a Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitation and Human Services from Penn State University in 2021 and a Master of Science from the University in Connecticut in Sport Management in 2024.  

Former post player at Kansas State and Virginia, Taylor Lauterbach joined the American University women's basketball team as Director of Operations in August of 2025.   At K-State, she appeared in 75 games with the Wildcats, earning a spot on the 2022 Academic All-Big 12 first team. In May 2022, she competed in the Red Bull USA Basketball 3x Nationals, with her team finishing in third place in the Pool B standings. While at UVA, having appeared in 49 games across two seasons, Lauterbach twice earned All-Academic ACC honors.   A native of Appleton, Wisconsin, Lauterbach collected a plethora of honors before even stepping foot onto a collegiate court. The 6'7 center was a top-100 prospect coming out of Appleton West High, ranked as the No. 12 recruit at her position for the class of 2020 by espnW HoopGurlz.   Lauterbach earned a Bachelor of Art in Psychology from Kansas State in 2023 on a three-year fast track and added on a Masters in Higher Education from the University of Virginia in 2025.