McDaniel College Women's Basketball

Christin Gowan begins her seventh season at the helm of the Green Terror women's basketball program in 2025-26. The 2024-25 campaign was Gowan's best as she led the Green Terror to 18 wins and an appearance in the Centennial Conference Tournament, the program's first since 2016. The team's 18 victories was its highest single-season total since 2015-16 and marked a six-win improvement from 2023-24. McDaniel earned a spot in the 2025 ECAC DIII Women's Basketball Championship and defeated Alvernia 52-39 in the opening round. Gowan and her staff earned Centennial Conference Coaching Staff of the Year honors for their efforts during the season. The 2023-24 season marked another three-win improvement for Gowan and the Green Terror as McDaniel climbed to a 12-13 finish. Sophomore Elaina Beckett made the All-Centennial Conference Second Team while freshman Teya McConnaha won the conference's Rookie of the Year Award. 2022-23 saw McDaniel improve by three wins as freshman Elaina Beckett earned a spot on the All-Centennial Conference Second Team. The 2021-22 season was highlighted by junior Josey Klingenberg winning the Centennial Conference Defensive Player of the Year Award. Gowan guided the Green Terror to 10 wins in her debut season of 2019-20 after having spent the previous two seasons as the head coach at Southern Vermont College. Gowan improved her Mountaineers team each season at the helm, culminating with the team’s first conference tournament appearance in four years in 2019. While at Southern Vermont, she also served as associate director of athletics, serving as senior woman’s administrator and overseeing compliance and game-day management. She also served as interim director of athletics. Prior to her arrival in Bennington, she was an assistant coach at Occidental College in Los Angeles from 2015-17 and an assistant coach at Division II California State University-Stanislaus, where she earned her bachelor of arts in psychology in 2011. While a student at Stanislaus, Gowan was a four-year member of the women’s basketball team and was named the institution’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year as a senior. She also earned a spot on the California Collegiate Athletic Association’s All-Academic Team three times. She was a CoSIDA Academic All-District second team selection in 2011. Gowan earned her master of arts in coaching and athletic administration from Concordia-Irvine in 2013. Career Highlights 2024-25 Centennial Conference Coaching Staff of the Year 2025 ECAC DIII Women's Basketball Championship appearance 2025 Centennial Conference Tournament appearance Four All-Centennial Conference selections (Three second team, one honorable mention) Coached the Centennial Conference Rookie of the Year (Teya McConnaha, 2023-24) and Defensive Player of the Year (Josey Klingenberg, 2021-22) Season-by-Season Coaching Record 2024-25 18-10, 12-6 CC Results Statistics Roster News CC Tournament, ECAC Tournament 2023-24 12-13, 7-13 CC Results Statistics Roster News 2022-23 9-16, 7-13 CC Results Statistics Roster News 2021-22 6-19, 4-16 CC Results Statistics Roster News 2020-21 No season (COVID-19) Results Statistics Roster News 2019-20 10-15, 6-14 CC Results Statistics Roster News TOTAL 55-73

Berigan just completed her fourth season at McDaniel under head coach Christin Gowan in 2025-26. During that time, the Green Terror have increased their win total each season, improving from nine wins in 2022-23 to 21 wins and the team's first 20-win season in 10 years in 2025-26. The team has made back-to-back appearances in the Centennial Conference Women's Basketball Championship and earned the top-seed in the ECAC Division III Women's Basketball Championship in 2025 and 2026, winning the title in 2026. Berigan conducts individual skill development and film review with the team, recruiting and coaching All-American and 2026 Centennial Conference Player of the Year, Elaina Beckett, and 2024 Centennial Conference Rookie of the Year, Teya McConnaha. Off the court, Berigan provides academic support and individually mentors' student-athletes. In 2025, the WBCA recognized McDaniel as an Academic Top 25 Team of special mention for the third consecutive year with a team grade-point average of 3.620. Prior to McDaniel, Berigan spent two seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Indianapolis during the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons. Berigan played four seasons at Carthage College from 2016-20, appearing in 101 games while making 36 starts. She totaled 582 points and 460 rebounds while ranking fourth in program history with 139 blocks. She was a three-time College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin Winter Academic All-Conference selection. Berigan graduated Magna Cum Laude from Carthage with a bachelor's degree in Communication and a minor in Educational Studies in 2020. She earned a Master's degree in Sport Management from UIndy in 2022.