John Carroll University Women's Basketball

Beth Andrews '15 enters her second season at the helm of the John Carroll Women's Basketball program in the 2021-22 academic year.  Andrews was named the program's 13th head coach in its 50-year history in November. In her first season, Andrews led the team to a 13-2 record, the OAC Regular Season Championship and the OAC Tournament Championship.  After Andrews impressive efforts, she was selected as the 2021 OAC Coach of the Year.  Andrews previously served as an assistant coach for the Blue Streaks for two seasons. In 2018-19, JCU Women's Basketball won regular season and postseason OAC Championships, reaching the NCAA Tournament. In 2019-20, the Blue Streaks reached the OAC Tournament Championship.  Prior to being a coach for the Blue Streaks, Andrews (nee Switzler) was a four-year student-athlete at John Carroll from 2011 to 2015. She was a key component of the JCU roster during her career, helping the Blue and Gold to two NCAA tournament appearances. Through her four seasons, Andrews recorded over 1,100 career points and became the program record holder for offensive rebounds (338). She was also named a second team all-conference selection in 2015.  After graduation, Andrews got her first experience coaching, holding positions at Mentor Lake Catholic High School in addition to having a stint as a head coach at multiple levels with TNBA as a part of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU). Andrews currently resides in Willowick, Ohio with her husband, Jordan, and son, Tony. A May 2015 JCU graduate, Andrews earned her bachelors degree, majoring in exercise science. She also obtained a masters degree in sports management from Cleveland State University in 2017. Career Coaching Accomplishments 2021 OAC Coach of the YearWHoopDirt.com Coach of the Week (2/2/2021)1 WBCA, D3hoops.com, CoSIDA All-American (Nicole Heffington 2021)1 WBCA All-American Honorable Mention (Olivia Nagy 2021)3 OAC Player of the Year Award winners (Heffington 2021, Nagy 2020, Heffington 2019)3 OAC Defensive Player of the Year Award winners (Nagy 2021, Nagy 2020, Nagy 2019)4 All-OAC 1st Team selections2 All-OAC 2nd Team selections3 All-OAC Honorable Mention selections4 Academic All-OAC selections9 OAC Player of the Week selectionsRecord as an assistant: 45-12YearOverallConferenceOAC TournamentNCAA's2021*13-210-23-0N/AJCU Totals13-2    10-23-0 *OAC-only schedule due to COVID-19