University of Northwestern Women's Basketball

Aaron Kahl is entering his 16th season as the Head Women’s Basketball Coach and Assistant Athletic Director at the University of Northwestern. Coach Kahl was hired in 2010, and in addition to his coaching duties he oversees the athletic department’s transportation needs, tickets, and concessions. Since Coach Kahl’s arrival in the 2010-11 season, his Eagles have consistently been in contention at the top of the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference. The Eagles clinched a share of the UMAC title in 2014-15, 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2024-25, and won it outright in 2022-23. In 2013-14, Coach Kahl led the Eagles on an unforgettable run through the UMAC Conference Tournament, en route to winning the Conference Tournament Championship. UNW was the #3 seed in the tournament, and after a win against the #2 seeded St. Scholastica Saints, they matched up with the #1 seed Minnesota Morris, who the Eagles had never beaten in Coach Kahl’s tenure. The Eagles shocked the conference by dominating the game from the start. UNW would win 71-33 at Morris, and Coach Kahl guided his squad to their first NCAA National Tournament appearance in program history. This was not the only national success Kahl’s Eagles have had, as UNW qualified for the NCCAA DI National Tournament in 2014-15, 2015-16, 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2024-25. In 2020-21, the Eagles won their quarterfinal game, and an overtime thriller in their semifinal game to advance to the National Championship Game for the first time in program history. Coach Kahl has been named the UMAC Coach of the year three times (2014-15, 2020-21, 2022-23) and the NCCAA Regional Coach of the year six times, including two separate runs of winning the award three-consecutive seasons (2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23). The 23 games that his squad won in 2015-2016 tied a program record for wins in a season. The Eagles won over 20 games for the second time in Kahl's tenure in 2021-22. The 2022-23 season was a big one for Coach Kahl and his team. The Eagles went 19-9, finished 13-1 in the UMAC, won the conference regular season and tournament championships, and returned to the NCAA Division III National Tournament. 2023 also saw Coach Kahl become the all-time winningest coach in program history with 221 wins at UNW and counting.  Coach Kahl earned his Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Gustavus Adolphus College in 2000, and received his Master of Science in Sport Administration from Minnesota State University-Mankato in 2006. Prior to coming to Northwestern, Coach Kahl was an Assistant Coach at Gustavus Adolphus from 2001-2006 and the Head Coach at Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, South Dakota from 2006-2009. Coach Kahl currently resides in Shoreview. He and his wife, Amy, have three children.  

Megan McGeough enters her 3rd season as an Assistant Coach for the University of Northwestern Women's Basketball team in 2025-26, and her second year as Assistant Sports Information Director. As Assistant Sports Information Director, McGeough is the primary Sports Information Contact for UNW's Men's and Women's Cross Country, Men's and Women's Soccer, Men's and Women's Track and Field, and Softball teams. She is also responsible for the redesigns of Northwestern's online team record books and Hall of Fame display inside the Ericksen Center, as well as various archival projects and graphic designs. In Megan's second season as a Women's Basketball Assistant Coach (2024-25), the Eagles earned a share of the UMAC Regular Season Championship and made their 11th appearance in the NCCAA DI National Tournament, going 2-1 and finishing in fifth place. McGeough (formerly Megan Roberts) was a three-time First Team All-UMAC and two-time NCCAA All-America selection for the Northwestern Women's Basketball team. She also was a member of the UNW Women's Lacrosse team for three seasons and worked for the Sports Information Department as a student, setting the foundation for a future career in the department. Her student worker experience included both game day and office duties that were integral to the operation of Eagle Athletics.   After graduating from Northwestern with a degree in Kinesiology, Megan worked as an Admissions Counselor at UNW, which allowed her to connect with many current and future UNW student-athletes. The territories she was responsible for were Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, South Dakota and Washington, as well as Anoka County, Isanti County, Carver County and Wright County in Minnesota. McGeough also was the voice of Northwestern Lacrosse for the Eagle Sports Network after graduating. Megan and her husband, Tyler, make their home in Coon Rapids.