Mount St. Mary's University Women's Basketball

Antoine White was named the seventh head coach of the Mount St. Mary's women's basketball program on March 30, 2021.  In his first season, he guided an already accomplished team to another successful campaign. After securing a third-place finish in the regular season, the Mountaineers won three straight games in the Northeast Conference Tournament to advance to their second straight NCAA Tournament. One of the inaugural First Four teams in the women's tournament, they battled from being 22 points down in a near-comeback against the Longwood Lancers.  Since joining the MAAC, White and crew piloted a steady climb up the conference standings, winning games in the conference tournament every year. During the most recent campaign of 2024-25 the Mount reached fourth place in the league while earning a winning record in league play.   Promoted to Associate Head Coach in the summer of 2019, White is entering his sixth season on the Mount’s women’s basketball staff. While an associate, he handled the Mount’s defensive scheme while also being in charge of opponent scouts during the season.  He also excels in individual workout and player development. White graduated in May of 2016 from Southern Vermont College in Bennington, Vt., where he rounded out his career as the Mountaineers’ all-time career assists leader with 242 in 59 games played (4.1 ast/g). White was a three-year team captain at SVC, helping guide his squad to an ECAC Championship in 2015 and NECC Championship in 2016. The Bethesda, Md. native also holds the record for most assists in a single season in program history, tallying 177 during the 2013-14 campaign as he earned Team Co-MVP honors. Prior to his time at Southern Vermont College, White worked as a coach with the KOA Sports travel team, and as the head JV coach and assistant varsity coach at his alma mater, Walt Whitman High School, in Bethesda. THE WHITE FILE Season Record Conference Notes 2021-22    16-13         11-7 NEC Champions, NCAA First Four  2022-23         12-19 7-13 MAAC Quarterfinals 2023-24 14-17 10-10 MAAC Quarterfinals 2024-25 15-16 12-8 MAAC Semifinals Total 57-65 40-38

Former Director of Women's Basketball Operations Kelsey Funderburgh returned to the Mount as an Assistant Coach, starting with the 2020-21 season. Funderburgh came back to Emmitsburg after a one-year stint as the Director of Basketball Operations for the women's basketball team at Monmouth University. The Hawks qualified for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championship, where they pulled off an upset over Iona.   Before her journey to West Long Branch, Funderburgh worked on Marchesano's staff for two seasons. Her duties as DOBO included assisting in scheduling practices, community events, game film and travel arrangements, to name a few. While here, she earned a Master's degree in sports management. From her first season to her second, the Mount improved by six wins and reached the semifinals of the Northeast Conference (NEC) tournament. Her transition to assistant coach is a first for Funderburgh in a college setting. One benefit is her prior experience in Emmitsburg, which brings direct knowledge of the current team's juniors and seniors, who were underclassmen during Funderburgh's DOBO tenure. Marchesano's familiarity with Funderburgh goes back to Walsh University, where Maria was coach and Kelsey was a guard for the Cavaliers. In three seasons at North Canton, Funderburgh was a prolific scorer, finishing with 1,304 points. She also ranked in the top 50 of Division II for three-pointers per game each year. During the duo's time at Walsh, they guided the women's basketball team to a 50-35 record and two semifinal appearances in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) tournament. A two-time All-GLIAC player for Walsh, Funderburgh graduated with an exercise science degree in 2016.

Danielle Durjan joins the Mount on the women's basketball staff ahead of the 2024-25 season.    Durjan comes to Northern Maryland after making her name at three schools in the Baltimore area. This past season, she served as Associate Head Coach and Recruiting Coordinator for Coppin State, guiding the Eagles to the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Semifinals for the first time since 2016. Three members of the team received All-MEAC selections, including Defensive Player of the Year Laila Lawrence and Sixth Player of the Year Faith Blackstone. Along the way Coppin State defeated Power 5 foe Pitt, and hosted LSU in a sold-out Physical Education Complex.   Before time on the West end of Baltimore, she worked one season at Morgan State and three years for the Community College of Baltimore County, Essex on the eastern side of the city. The Bears finished with 17 wins in 2022-23, took second in the MEAC, and earned a berth in the WNIT. Four players garnered All-MEAC selections with All-Rookies as well. Essex was a powerhouse in the junior college ranks, going 65-3 in that span and gathering a #3 ranking in the country in 2022. That same year, on top of their second conference title, the team made a trip to the NJCAA Final Four. Three players at Essex received Junior College All-American status, including Patricia Anumgba.   As a player, Durjan competed for Towson, starting at guard, and serving as a senior captain. In two seasons and 62 games she amassed 434 points for the Tigers, along with 191 rebounds and 71 assists. While there Towson won a CAA title and made their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance.   Durjan joins Joe Haigh and Kelsey Funderburgh as coaches on the Mount’s staff. White returns as head coach for the fourth season, after a sixth place Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference finish and a quarterfinal appearance in the conference tournament.  

Women’s basketball head coach Antoine White adds Maria McConnell to his 2025-26 coaching staff as the Director of Basketball Operations and Graduate Assistant.    McConnell completed her playing career last season at Mercyhurst University. Over two seasons with the Lakers she competed in 40 contests. Before her tenure in Erie, she competed for Saint Francis in Loretto, playing in 50 games for the Red Flash. She graduated with a management degree this past May and began to hone her coaching skills as a volunteer for the WPA Bruins – an AAU team out of Pittsburgh.   Raised in an eminent basketball family in Western Pennsylvania, Maria’s mother Jill played for Canisius and her father Tommy played at Juniata. Her family runs McConnell Hoops in Ebensburg, training hundreds of players across a variety of age groups. She is cousins with both T.J. McConnell of the Indiana Pacers and Megan McConnell of the Phoenix Mercury.