Capital University Women's Basketball

OVERVIEW OF McPHERSON Enters fifth season leading the Capital women's basektball team in 2025 Has coached 10 All-OAC and 22 Academic All-OAC student athletes at Capital Camille McPherson enters her fifth season at the helm of Capital Women's Basketball in 2025-26, looking to make big strides after a pair of very successful seasons in which the Comets reached the OAC Semifinals in back to back seasons. She ascended to the role of head coach in December of 2021 after serving as assistant coach for the first nine games of the season, making her the fourth head coach in program history. 2024-25 In the 2024-25 season, the Comets would finish with a record of 20-7, the first time the 20 win mark had been reached since the 2015-16 season.  The team got the season started with an eight game win streak, capped off with a win over top ten ranked Ohio Wesleyan.  Four players would earn All-OAC honors, headlined by Bri O'Connor who was named both Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the year.  O'Connor was the first since Krisen Richardson in 2010 to be named Player of the Year, and was the first in program history to earn Defensive Player of the Year.  Samaree Perkins would join O'Connor in the naming of the D3hoops.com All-Region team.  Rounding out the on-court recognition would be a WBCA Honorable Mention All-American honor given to O'Connor.  The Comets would see success in the classroom, as nine athletes would be named Academic All-OAC and four would be named Academic All-District. 2023-24 The 2023-24 season was McPherson's best to date as the Comets climbed to the top of the OAC table, finishing the regular season with a 18-8 overall record and 13-5 in conference play to claim third place in the OAC. Capital, led by D3hoops. com Second Team All-Region guard Bri O'Connor, would advance to the OAC Semifinals after defeating Mount Union at The Capital Center, eventually bowing out on the road to Marietta. Under McPherson's guidance, four Comets would receive All-OAC Honors: Bri O'Connor (First Team), Samaree Perkins (Second Team), Demi Brewer (Honorable Mention), and Laney Murphy (Honorable Mention). 2022-23 The 2022-23 season was Capital's first full season under McPherson's command as she led the Comets to a much-improved 13-12 overall record, 7-11 in conference play, ending up just oustide of the restructured six-team conference tournament at seventh place in the OAC. The Purple and White would boast new addition Bri O'Connor as a D3hoops.com Second Team All-Region Selection as well as a First Team All-OAC Selection alongside freshman Samaree Perkins earning OAC Freshman of the Year honors. 2021-22 McPherson took over the reigns of a struggling Capital program in December of the 2021-22 season after being added as an assistant coach earlier in the year. The Comets would finish that season 5-20 overall and 2-14 in conference play after falling in the first round of the then ten-team OAC Tournament. Despite the struggles, a highlight of McPherson's first season in charge was the selection of freshman Laney Murphy as the OAC Freshman of the Year and All-OAC Honorable Mention. Murphy would also set the program records for most three-pointers made (70) and attempted (184) in a single-season, which still stands to this day. BACKGROUND ON McPHERSON On March 16th, 2022, President Dave Kaufman and Interim Athletic Director Steve Bruning announced the promotion of Camille McPherson to be the next head women's basketball coach.  Prior to joining the Purple and White, McPherson served as an assistant coach with Allegheny College. At Allegheny, McPherson assisted the program in administrative tasks, coordinating recruiting efforts, operating the team's social media page, and organizing various volunteer opportunities for the team among other duties. She helped a program turnaround that included a five-win increase from the previous year. Additionally, McPherson helped in recruiting the 2020 NCAC Newcomer of the Year, coached three All-Conference honorees, and mentored a 1,000 point scorer.  In addition to her coaching responsibilities at Allegheny, McPherson took on department administrative duties by serving as the game day manager for the volleyball program.  Prior to coaching at Allegheny, McPherson was the Graduate Assistant for the Center for Career and Civic Engagement from 2017 to 2018 at her alma mater, Moravian College. In this role, she worked to recruit, hire, and schedule more than 50 student workers to tutor and mentor in local elementary schools. Additionally, she participated in programs to encourage students to become engaged through community service and volunteerism.  McPherson has invested greatly in her coaching education and enhanced her resume through various professional development opportunities. She is a member of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association, WeCoach, Women Leaders in College Sports, Latinx Association of Basketball Coaches and National Hispanic Coaches Association. She has also participated in programs such as the NCAA Final Four Convention, the WBCA's "So You Want to be a Coach" program, Point Guard College, and the WBCA annual Youth Clinic.  During her playing days at Moravian, McPherson served as a two-year captain and helped lead her team to a 2016 NCAA Tournament Appearance. She was named to the Co-SIDA Academic All-American team in 2017, was a two-time D3Hoops.com All-Region selection, a three time first team All-Conference honoree, and a two-time honorable mention All-American. She was also named the Moravian College Female Senior Athlete of the Year in 2017.  McPHERSON'S RECORD AT CAPITAL Season Record Pct. Conf. Pct. Notes 2021-22 3-13 .188 2-12 .143 Took over as Interim Head Coach after nine games 2022-23 13-12 .520 7-11 .389 Promoted to Head Coach 2023-24 19-8 .740 13-5 .722 2024-25 20-7 .741 13-5 .722 2025-26 Totals 55-40 .579 35-33 .515 Last updated December 9th, 2025

Career Highlights Entering her first season with Capital in 2022-23 Schyler Fennimore joined the Capital women's basketball coaching staff in August of 2022 and will begin her first season with the Comets in 2022-23. She is familiar with the OAC as she played four years with Muskingum University.  Fennimore is joining the Comets coaching staff after most recently serving as an assistant coach at Susquehanna University. While with the River Hawks, Schyler helped oversee academic progress of the team, coordinate recruiting visits and social media for the team, assist with fundraising efforts and composing graphics and highlights for recruiting purposes.  On the court, Fennimore assisted in the mentorship and player development of a 2022 All-American Strength and Conditioning Athlete of the Year.  Additionally, she helped coach two All-Conference selections and oversee the academic progress of 14 Academic Honor Roll student-athletes. Furthermore, Schyler helped the team be named as a WBCA All-Academic Special Mention program both years she was with the River Hawks.  Prior to joining Susquehanna, Fennimore served as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for Bethany College. There, she assisted the program to qualify for the PAC Tournament in back-to-back seasons. With Bethany, she oversaw the recruitment of 16 student-athletes, while also aiding in numerous scouting, coaching, and administrative tasks.  Prior to kick starting her coaching career, Schyler played collegiate basketball at familiar OAC-foe Muskingum University. With the Muskies, Schyler was a four-year letter winner. While competing as a student-athlete, she also remained active off the court and completed two semesters of coaching practicum with both the women’s basketball and lacrosse teams. She also served as a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. Additionally, she helped organize the One Love Foundation Game for both men’s and women’s lacrosse.  Professionally, Schyler has become an active member in the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association, being a member of the organization since 2018. She has also participated in the WBCA Convention twice, once as an on-court demonstrator in 2018 and again as a participant in 2020.  Schyler completed her Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics from Muskingum in 2018 before going on to obtain her Master’s Degree in Teaching at Bethany in 2020.   

Few people can say they’ve walked lock-step with a legendary coach for nearly a quarter of a century, but Jason Wright can. In 2021-22, Wright will begin his 21st season as an assistant coach on the Capital women’s basketball team. Wright has been an assistant coach at Capital since the 2000-2001 season. During that span, Cap has claimed five OAC championships, including back-to-back conference regular season titles. The Purple and White have also earned three NCAA Tournament bids and won at least 20 games in seven seasons with Wright on the coaching staff. In 19 seasons on staff, he has coached three All-Americans, five OAC Players of the Year, two OAC Freshman of the Year honorees, and 49 All-OAC selections - including 17 first-teamers - among a myriad of student-athletes to garner academic accolades. A 1999 Capital graduate, he helped Head Coach Dixie Jeffers as a student assistant coach during his time as an undergraduate. In his current role, Wright works with Capital guards while aiding with a variety of administrative tasks. Wright is also a teacher in the Bloom Carroll school district.