Thiel College Women's Basketball

JESSICA VORMELKER '19 at a Glance Position Head Women's Basketball Coach At Thiel Fourth Season (2026-27) Coaching Experience Eighth Season Alma Mater Thiel Graduate Degree Waynesburg Career Record Year Overall PAC Home Away Neutral 2023-24 0-25 0-20 0-12 0-13 - 2024-25 0-25 0-20 0-12 0-12 0-1 2025-26 6-19 1-15 2-7 4-12 - Career 6-69 1-55 2-31 4-37 0-1 Career HIGHLIGHTS - COACH Head coach at Thiel since 2023 Thiel alumna ('19) Coached one All-PAC selection Previous coaching stops at Allegheny and Waynesburg Eight seasons of collegiate coaching experience Selected for the 55th class of the WeCoach - NCAA Women Coaches Academy in Nov. 2025 Participated in the 2023 NCAA Basketball Coaches Academy Career HIGHLIGHTS - PLAYER Third in team history in points (1,681) and points per game (16.8); 1-of-16 1,000-point scorers in program history Program record holder in career 3-pointers made (248), career 3-pointers attempted (837), single-season made 3-pointers (80), single-season attempted 3-pointers (251) and single-game made 3-pointers (nine) Is in the top 10 of seven different major Thiel career record lists Was named D3hoops.com All-American Honorable Mention, D3hoops.com All-Region Second Team and PAC Player of the Year in 2019 Earned D3hoops.com All-Region Third Team in 2018 Four-time All-PAC selection At Thiel Jessica Vormelker '19 enters her fourth season as the head women's basketball coach at Thiel in 2026-27. 2025-26 Completed her third season leading the Tomcats Picked up her first win as leader of the Cats at Penn State Shenango on Nov. 12 (82-67) Led Thiel to its most wins in a season (six) since 2019 (eight) Thiel's four road wins were its most in a campaign since 2012 Mentored All-PAC guard Issy Green 2024-25 Completed her second season at the helm of the program  2023-24 Coached her first season at her alma mater Began the rebuilding process of the program Before Thiel Allegheny (2021-23) Vormelker spent two seasons as an assistant coach at PAC North-rival Allegheny. She was the advisor for the College’s SAAC and FCA as well as handling gameday management for the Gators' women’s volleyball team and serving in a facilities management role for the David V. Wise Center and Robertson Athletic Complex. Waynesburg (2019-21) Vormelker was a graduate assistant at PAC South-foe Waynesburg for two seasons. Coaching Experience Years School Position 2023-Present Thiel Head Coach 2021-23 Allegheny Assistant Coach 2019-21 Waynesburg Graduate Assistant Education Waynesburg Master's Degree in Special Education Thiel Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood and Special Education

Ewing is a 2025 Grove City College graduate. She was a player on the Grove City College women’s basketball team for four years and earned her Bachelors of Psychology Degree with an Exercise Science minor from Grove City. Nevaeh graduated from Knoch High School in Saxonburg, PA and is currently working toward her degree in Speech-Language Pathology at Thiel College.

Kaitlyn Schmidt '25 was hired as Assistant Cheer Coach in July 2025. Schmidt brings a strong combination of leadership, cheer experience and educational excellence to the role. During her four years on the Tomcats cheer team, Schmidt served as team captain, helping lead the program to new heights and a national championship in the National Cheerleaders Assocation (NCA) College Nationals in 2023, as well as a runner-up finish in the same division in 2022. The Tomcats also logged third-place national finishes in 2024 and 2025. "Kaitlyn was a cornerstone of our cheer program during her time as a student," Burnett said. "Her passion for the program and leadership experience will be a strong asset to our team." Schmidt's professional experience extends beyond Thiel, having worked as staff for the NCA, where she led instructional camps and coordinated team-building activities with athletes from across the region. She also served as an assistant instructor at M&M Dance Academy in Monroeville, Pa. "I'm incredibly excited and honored to return to Thiel in this role," Schmidt said. "I look forward to helping our student-athletes grow not just in their sport, but as leaders and individuals." In addition to her athletic background, Schmidt holds a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics with a Secondary Education Certificate. She was recently hired as a high school math teacher at Mercer High School. She was a standout student in the Dietrich Honors Institute, earning Dean's List honors for eight consecutive semesters. 

Cameron Austin '25 was named Women's Basketball assistant coach in August 2025. Austin was a three-year starter at Bradford High School in Bradford, Pa. There, her served as team captain his junior and senior seasons. Austin served as a Men's Volleyball manager last season before earning a spot on the active roster in the stretch run of the season. He was active on campus, serving in key posts with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) since his sophomore year. Austin also helped train and teach basketball skills to youth children at Bradford YMCA.

While pursuing his MSPA at Thiel College, Rubino will be assisting the Thiel College Women’s Basketball Team as a Student Volunteer Coach, primarily working with power forwards and centers.   Before joining the Tomcats, Rubino graduated from Allegheny College with a B.S. in Biology and a minor in Spanish, where he was a proud member of the Honors Program and graduated Cum Laude. During his time at Allegheny, Chris also excelled on the football field as a defensive lineman. He was a student-athlete representative for Allegheny’s football team at PAC Media Day (2022). He earned Second Team All-NCAC (2021) as a sophomore and All-PAC Honorable Mention (2022) honors as a junior, and was named to the D3football.com Team of the Week (Sept. 24, 2022). In 20 career games, he racked up 103 tackles, including 47 solo, and 11.5 tackles for a loss. After medically retiring from football following his junior year, Chris transitioned into coaching and served as a student assistant for the Allegheny College Women’s Basketball Team during the 2023–2024 season. In this role, he worked closely with power forwards and centers, helping the Gators secure and host their first home postseason playoff game since 2016.