Marist University Women's Basketball

Doughty began working alongside assistant coach Alisa Kresge with the team's guards in the 2011-12 season. Under Doughty's guidance, the Red Foxes led the MAAC in blocked shots (4.1 per game) and defensive rebounds (27.5 per game) in 2010-11. The previous two seasons, Marist ranked second in those two categories. Additionally, Marist led the conference in rebounding margin last season at +1.9. Doughty was the active member on the Marist coaching staff that helped bring the Friends of Jaclyn Foundation and the women's basketball program together. In April 2010, the team adopted Nina Triplo from Stone Ridge, N.Y., welcoming her to the Red Fox family. The foundation seeks to improve the quality of life for those affected by pediatric brain tumors. From 2002-05, Doughty was a walk-on guard who appeared in 12 games, made two MAAC All-Academic teams and was one of the Red Foxes' most popular players. An accurate long-distance shooter, Doughty hit the first two shots she attempted in her collegiate career, both of which were three-pointers. During her senior season, she joined the coaching staff as an assistant, and in her first season with the squad, Marist finished with 23 victories, the highest win total in school history at the time. Doughty attended Holy Cross High School in Connecticut, where she played four years of varsity volleyball and basketball. In basketball, Doughty became the school's all-time leader in three-pointers made and helped the squad earn a berth in the state championship game in 2002. Doughty earned her bachelor's degree from Marist in 2006 and her master's in 2008 in Psychology.

Erin Doughty enters her third season as the head coach of the women's basketball team for the 2025-26 season. This season is her 24th of association with the Marist women’s basketball program, which previously includes time as a student-athlete, student assistant coach, assistant coach, associate head coach, and head coach. In her second season at the helm, Doughty coached the team to 16 wins on the season and 11 in MAAC play, more than doubling the program's total in both categories from the season prior. With 11 MAAC wins, the Red Foxes earned the No. 5 seed in the MAAC Championship, earning a bye into the Quarterfinals against Mount St. Mary's.  Doughty saw three players earn All-MAAC honors in her second season, with Morgan Lee garnering Second Team recognition, Lexie Tarul earning Third Team recognition, and Danielle Williamsen earning All-MAAC Rookie Team honors. In her first season at the helm, Doughty earned six wins and coached senior Zaria Shazer to All-MAAC status for the second consecutive season.   In Doughty’s five-year tenure as associate head coach, she helped guide the Red Foxes to a MAAC championship in 2021 as the program navigated challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the 2020-21 season, Marist was 18-4 with a 13-3 MAAC record, securing the program's 13th MAAC regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed, the Red Foxes then won their 11th MAAC Championship in program history, which includes a 69-30 triumph over No. 3 Saint Peter's that ranks as the largest margin of victory and fewest points allowed in a MAAC Championship final. Marist earned a 15-seed in the NCAA Tournament, playing Louisville in the first round. In 2019-20, the Red Foxes went 26-4, giving the Red Foxes their ninth season with at least 25 victories and a share of its 12th MAAC regular season championship. Marist climbed as high as fifth in the College Insider Women's Mid-Major Top 25, and had three All-MAAC selections in a season that was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2018-19, the program went 23-11 and reached the MAAC Championship final.   As an assistant, Doughty helped the program achieve new heights. In 2007, Marist became the first MAAC basketball program – men’s or women’s – to reach the Sweet 16. In this time, Marist amassed five NCAA tournament victories and 10 NCAA tournament appearances.   Along with the NCAA accomplishments, Doughty help guide the Red Foxes to a MAAC record 35-game winning streak against conference opponents (including postseason) between the 2006-07 and 2008-09 seasons. The Red Foxes also had a 34-game MAAC winning streak between the 2009-10 and 2011-12 seasons. Both streaks are the only ones in MAAC history to reach the 30-game plateau.   Doughty helped bring the Friends of Jaclyn Foundation and the women's basketball program together. In April 2010, the team adopted Nina Triplo from Stone Ridge, N.Y., welcoming her to the Red Fox family. The foundation seeks to improve the quality of life for those affected by pediatric brain tumors.   From 2002-05, Doughty was a walk-on guard who appeared in 12 games, made two MAAC All-Academic teams and was one of the Red Foxes' most popular players. An accurate long-distance shooter, Doughty hit the first two shots she attempted in her collegiate career, both of which were three-pointers. During her senior season, she joined the coaching staff as an assistant, and in her first season with the squad, Marist finished with 23 victories, the highest win total in school history at the time.   Doughty attended Holy Cross High School in Connecticut, where she played four years of varsity volleyball and basketball. In basketball, Doughty became the school's all-time leader in three-pointers made and helped the squad earn a berth in the state championship game in 2002. Doughty was named to the Hudson Valley's Top Forty Under 40 as announced by the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce in 2024.    Doughty earned her Bachelor's degree from Marist in 2006 and her Master's in 2008 in Psychology. Erin and her husband, Mike, reside in Poughkeepsie with their two children, Chase and Fallon.  

Moriah Crisp enters her second season as part of Erin Doughty's bench in 2025-26. Crisp joined the Marist women's basketball staff as an assistant coach for the 2024-25 season as announced by coach Doughty on July 22, 2024. Crisp was part of the staff that aided Doughty in earning 16 total wins and 11 MAAC wins in the 2024-25 season, more than doubling the previous season's totals in each category. That same season, Crisp was named to the prestigious WBCA Thirty Under 30 Honoree. Crisp spent the 2023-24 campaign as a video analyst with the Fordham women’s basketball program. Before her time as a Ram, Crisp served the previous two seasons at Fordham’s Atlantic 10 rival George Washington as a graduate assistant, earning her Master's degree in Sports Management.  While with the Colonials, she provided scout reporting assistance, facilitated player development, tracked performance statistics, reviewed game film, conducted prospect player evaluations, coordinated student-athlete visits, and managed the recruiting schedule. She also designed many of the team's social media graphics and highlight reels. Crisp played for four years from 2016-20 at UNC Wilmington, spending three years as a team captain, appearing in 99 career games and making 45 starts. She scored 342 points for her career, averaging 3.5 per game, with 246 assists, a clip of 2.5 per contest. Crisp was also selected to the CAA Academic Honor Roll as a senior.

Brittany Shields enters her second season as part of Erin Doughty's bench in 2025-26. Shields joined the Marist women's basketball staff as an assistant coach for the 2024-25 season as announced by coach Doughty on Sept. 4, 2024. In her first season with the Red Foxes, Shields was responsible for the development of the Marist post players. She helped aid in the development of Morgan Lee, who went on to have a breakout junior campaign en route to earning All-MAAC Second Team honors. Shields was part of the staff that aided Doughty in earning 16 total wins and 11 MAAC wins in the 2024-25 season, more than doubling the previous season's totals in each category. Shields has spent the last three seasons as the Associate Head Coach of the Pace women’s basketball program, following seven years as an assistant coach and two seasons as a graduate assistant.   During the 2022-23 campaign, Shields helped guide the Setters to one of the best seasons in program history with a final record of 24-8. Pace’s 2021-22 season featured milestones at every turn, including claiming the program’s first-ever NE10 Southwest Division regular-season championship. The Setters went on to compete in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2012. Pace was crowned the NCAA East Regional champions as the No. 7 seed. They upset second-seeded Chestnut Hill and third-seeded University of Sciences, before winning the final game against Daemen. The Setters then headed to Birmingham, Alabama for the program’s first NCAA Elite Eight appearance since 2001. The No. 8 seeded Pace was defeated by top-seeded North Georgia 68-61. The Setters, who were previously unranked in the last WBCA National Poll, climbed all the way to the 15th spot. Shields has been instrumental in the recruitment and development of several Pace standouts. Most recently, she has mentored Lauren Schetter (2017-22), who finished fourth behind Shields in Pace’s all-time scoring list with 1,705 career points. In addition, Schetter was D2CCA All-Region First Team, Northeast-10 All-Conference First Team, NCAA East Regional’s Most Outstanding Player, and a WBCA All-American honorable mention. Schetter is just one of three players in school history with over 1,500 points, 750 rebounds and 100 blocks.  Before Schetter, Shields mentored another standout forward, Jackie DelliSanti (2016-2020). DelliSanti finished 10th on Pace’s all-time scoring list with 1,298 points, and 12th on the all-time rebounding list with 724 rebounds. She was a 2019-20 NCAA Woman of the Year Finalist, dominating the classroom and the court. DelliSanti was named back-to-back NE10 Academic All-Conference Teams, NE10’s Sport Excellence Award, CoSIDA’s Academic All-District Team, and was a member of three different Honors Societies at Pace. On the court, DelliSanti made the NE10 All-Conference and All-Met Writers First Teams, and was named to the D2CCA All-Region team. DelliSanti was named NSCA All-American Strength and Conditioning Athlete of the year.  Shields also worked with two standout guards: Allie Monteleone (2015-19) and Margo Hackett (2014-15). Monteleone finished 21st on Pace’s all-time scoring list with 1,138 points, and finished 9th with 114 made three-pointers. She was named to the NE10 Third Team. Hackett finished 26th on Pace’s all-time scoring list with 1,049 points and finished 3rd with 178 made three-pointers. In 2015, she was selected to the NE-10 All-Academic Team.  Shields, who played for Pace from 2008-2013, joined the coaching ranks after completing one of the most heralded careers in school history. She is one of just seven players in Setters’ history to record more than 1,000 career points and rebounds. In addition to 1,006 career boards, Shields also ranks third in the Pace annals with 1,757 points. Shields was a four-time All-Conference selection, earning First-Team accolades in 2011-12, Second-Team honors in 2012-13 and 2010-11, and was named Northeast-10 Conference Freshman of the Year for the 2008-09 season as well as being selected to the All-Rookie team. In addition, she was named the All-Met Division II Player of the Year in 2012.  Shields was a member of three 20-win NCAA appearance seasons (2010, 2011, 2012). In 2010-11, the Setters went to the NCAA East Regional Finals and ended with a sensational record of 24-9. Shields was selected to the NCAA All-Regional Team that season. Over four seasons, Shields averaged 15.3 points and 8.7 rebounds per game while shooting over 50 percent from the field. She finished with 41 career double-doubles. She also tallied 129 career steals and 50 blocks. Shields was named to the D2 East Hoops “Super 75” list as one of the top-15 “Power and Stretch Forwards” in the region over the last four decades. In Fall 2022, Shields was inducted in the Pace University Athletics Hall of Fame.

Gabi Mendonca enters her second season as part of Erin Doughty's bench in 2025-26. Mendonca joined the Marist women's basketball staff as an assistant coach for the 2024-25 season as announced by coach Doughty on October 10, 2024. Mendonca was part of the staff that aided Doughty in earning 16 total wins and 11 MAAC wins in the 2024-25 season, more than doubling the previous season's totals in each category. Mendonca got her start in the business as a former student manager for the UConn Women’s Basketball program for the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons. During her time with the Huskies, she contributed to the facilitation of practices by assisting players and ensured smooth gameday operations by completing miscellaneous tasks to assist coaches and players.  Mendonca also tracked various statistics throughout practice to support coaches and promote player development. In her two seasons, as a manager, the Huskies reached the National Championship and Sweet 16 in back-to-back years. After her time at UConn, Mendonca joined the WNBA powerhouse Connecticut Sun as an equipment manager. During her time with the Sun, Mendonca ordered and administered team-issued gear while maintaining an inventory of current and future equipment within budgetary parameters. She also supported in providing and fulfilling the daily needs of players, team personnel, and coaching staff. She also scheduled and directed rotating tasks of 20 team attendants that executed gameday operations throughout the season. Mendonca graduated from UConn in May 2023 with her degree in sports management.

Volchok enters his third season as an assistant coach on head coach Erin Doughty's staff. Volchok was part of the staff that aided Doughty in earning 16 total wins and 11 MAAC wins in the 2024-25 season, more than doubling the previous season's totals in each category. Volchok joined Doughty's bench for the 2023-24 campaign and is primarily responsible for the defensive game-planning and player development. In his first season with the Red Foxes, he helped coach Zaria Shazer to All-MAAC status. Prior to joining the Red Foxes, Volchok spent three years as an assistant coach at Iona University. In his three seasons with the Gaels, Volchok helped lead them to 43 wins and 2022-23 MAAC Championship. He was responsible for the development of 2023 MAAC Player of the Year Juana Camilion. Camilion went on to become Iona's first Olympic Medalist, as she earned a silver medal with her home country of Spain in 3x3 Basketball at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad.    Volchok was a 1000-point scorer at Mercy College and played several years playing professionally in Europe in the ABA, and the IBL after graduating in 2004.