Wagner College Women's Basketball

Terrell Coburn became the first African American head coach in program history ahead of the 2021-22 season. Prior to be named head coach, Coburn was an assistant coach on Grymes Hill for five seasons. "I am extremely blessed and appreciative for the opportunity to lead the Wagner women's basketball program," Coburn said. "Thank you to Walt Hameline for entrusting me with this position. I would like to thank my family, friends, and mentors for their unwavering amounts of love and support. I am thrilled and excited to continue to build upon the foundation we have established and we will continue to grow as a team to reach new heights."   Coburn began his coaching journey as a graduate assistant before moving into a director of player development role at his alma mater, the University of Central Arkansas. In his two seasons with the Sugar Bears, the team went a combined 42-22, while qualifying for the Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI) in 2011.   Following his time at Central Arkansas, Coburn accepted an assistant coaching position at Long Island University, where he spent five seasons.   While at LIU, the Blackbirds qualified for the NEC Tournament in four of the five seasons while notching the biggest win in program history, defeating Big 12 member, Oklahoma State.   A large part of the Blackbirds success was thanks to the recruiting efforts by Coburn. In 2013 and 2014, LIU ranked among the nation's top-50 recruiting classes, according to Dan Olsen's Collegiate Girls Basketball Report. Coburn targeted student-athletes from California, Florida, Texas, New Jersey and New York to attend the Downtown Brooklyn institution.   Before accepting the assistant coaching position at Wagner, Coburn was on the sidelines as an assistant at ASA College in Downtown Brooklyn. There he helped guide the Avengers to a 22-4 record in 2015-16. ASA reached the Elite Eight of the NJCAA National tournament that season. In his first season as head coach, Coburn earned his first victory in his first-ever game as a head coach on November 9, 2021 at NJIT. Coburn also led Wagner to one of the biggest wins in program history as they defeated St. John's 62-59 at the Spiro Sports Center on December 12, 2021. After winning four out of the first five games in the 2021-22 season, Coburn guided the Seahawks to a NEC Tournament appearance. Coburn notched his first NEC Tournament victory on March 7 against LIU at the Spiro Sports Center. Under Coburn's guidance, Emilja Krista Grava earned First Team All-NEC honors along with Third Team All-Met honors. Zhaneia Thybulle was named Third Team All-NEC while Lina Loceniece was named to the NEC All-Rookie Team. With 16 regular season wins in his first season, Coburn finished sixth in the nation in wins for a first-year head coach. Coach Coburn has been a driving force of improvement for several Seahawks, most notably Emilija Krista Grava, who was named to three-straight All-NEC First Teams. In his first season at the helm of the Seahawks, Coburn led the Seahawk defense a top-10 finish nationally in three-point field goal percentage against. Along with the team's three-point percentage, the 2021-22 Seahawks defense finished 29th in the nation with 19.21 turnovers forced per game. Wagner finished 59th in the nation as they allowed 58.2 points per game during the 2021-22 season. Wagner finished in the top-75 in the nation with a +2.79 turnover margin and 74th with 9.0 steals per game. Along with Emilija Krista Grava, Coburn watched Zhaneia Thybulle earn back-to-back All-NEC Third Team honors as she finished first in the conference in assists during the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons. Thybulle also finished 91st in the nation in assists per game in the 2022-23 season. Coburn also saw the development of Alex Cowan, who was named All-NEC Second Team for the 2022-23 season, Cowan finished top-five in the NEC in scoring. Coburn guided Wagner to a 6-0 start to begin NEC play during the 2022-23 season, the best conference start in program history. During the 2022-23 season, Wagner finished the season 52nd nationally with 9.4 steals per game, 11th with 20.46 turnovers forced per game and 15th with a +5.54 turnover margin.   During his third season at the helm of the Seahawks, Coburn guided the Seahawks to 38th nationally with 19.14 turnovers forced per game. Wagner also ranked 50th in the nation with 9.7 steals per contest. Wagner's 30 steals against Saint Elizabeth on December 30, 2023 was the most in a single game in program history and the fifth-most in a single game in the nation during the season. Rakisha Ballinger broke a 30-year old single game steals record in the contest with 12. Under Coburn, Ballinger saw a spike in her points per game average. As a sophomore during the 2022-23 season, Ballinger averaged 3.6 points per game before averaging 8.7 during her junior season during the 2023-24 campaign. Coburn also saw the emergence of transfers Semie Brar and Taleah Washington. Brar averaged a team-high 9.4 points per game. Brar notched a career-high 26 points against Iona on November 27, 2023 and eclipsed 20 points or more on three separate occasions. Taleah Washington finished her first season on Grymes Hill second on the Seahawks with 9.2 points per game and 3.8 assists per game. Washington's assists per game ranked second in the NEC and first on the Seahawks. Washington poured in a career-high 29 points against LIU on January 8 was the most since Emilija Krista Grava scored 32 on March 5, 2021. Coburn also led the guidance of freshman Kiera Edmonds, who earned All-NEC Rookie Team honors as a freshman for the Seahawks. Edmonds averaged a team-high 9.9 points and 7.8 rebounds during NEC play. Edmonds earned NEC Rookie of the Week honors on three separate occasions during her first season on Grymes Hill. Edmonds also picked up four double-doubles during the season, including three in February. On December 30, 2024, Coburn and the Seahawks set four program-records and tied one in a 133-34 victory over Old Westbury. Wagner recorded a program-record in points scored (133), biggest margin of victory (99), field goals made (56), and most assists (37) while shooting a perfect 4-4 (100%) from the free throw line for the ninth time in program history. Taleah Washington set a new program-record after dishing out 22 assists in the win, eclipsing the previous record by six assists.  At the conclusion of the 2024-25 season, Coburn help guide Keana Foz to an All-NEC Rookie team selection as Julia Fabozzi notched All-NEC Second-Team honors. During the season, Fabozzi scored 40 points against LIU on February 6, 2025 after dropping 38 against Old Westbury on December 30, 2024. Fabozzi's 40 points landed her in sixth all-time in points scored in one game in Wagner women's basketball history. Fabozzi made 12 free throws on two separate occasions - at LIU and against Northeastern - to be the second Seahawk in program history to accomplish such feat (Jasmine Nwajei - 2016). Coburn will begin his fifth season at the helm of the Seahawks roster prior to the 2025-26 season. Coburn currently resides in Brooklyn with his wife, Geneen, his daughter, Taylor, and the newest addition to the Coburn family, his son, Taj.

Alycia Gervais was appointed as an assistant coach of the Wagner women's basketball program in June 2021. She comes to Wagner College following a three-year stint as the head coach of the Dean College Bulldogs in Franklin, MA. She took over the program that was transiting from a junior college to an NCAA Division III program as a member of the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC).   Under Gervais’ guidance, the Bulldogs made two consecutive trips to the NECC Tournament while combining for 39 wins. In their first season in the NECC in 2017-18, Dean tied for the regular-season title with a 12-2 record in league contests.   Gervais was instrumental in the development of several student-athletes during her time at Dean. She coached Makayla Rudder and Iindia Pina, who both went on to eclipse the 1,000-point threshold while earning First Team All-NECC honors and USCAA All-America accolades in 2018-19. Alexah Rudder paced the NECC in blocks as well.   Before accepting the position at Dean, Gervais spent two seasons as the head coach at Pine Manor College in Chestnut Hill, MA. Under her leadership, the Gators went to back-to-back American Collegiate Athletic Association (ACAA) championship games with the 2017-18 finals contested on Pine Manor’s home court.   Erica Jones led the Gators offense and Shaquanda Middleton, who both netted their 1,000 career points in 2017-18, as both players excelled in Coach Gervais' up-tempo style of play as the team averaged more than 70.0 points per contest.   Before her stint with Pine Manor, she was the assistant coach at the University of Virginia College at Wise. Gervais was instrumental in laying the foundation for what turned out to be a team that went 21-11 and advancing to the Mountain East Conference semifinals in 2016-17.   Gervais began her collegiate coaching career at Adelphi University in 2012 under former Wagner head women’s coach, Heather Jacobs. While with the Panthers, Gervais helped lead the program to its first NCAA Tournament appearance in more than a decade in 2013-14 as well as etching their name on the USA Today Sports Division II National Top-25 Poll.   Gervais was a standout four-year letterwinner at Daniel Webster College in Nashua, NH. Among her athletic accolades include being selected as a two-time All-Region selection by D3Hoops.com, a two-time NECC Conference Player of the Year (2011, 2012), and a four-time all-conference honoree, who led the Eagles to the program’s first-ever NECC Tournament Championship and NCAA Tournament berth in 2011.   In addition to being a standout on the hardwood, Gervais spent four seasons as a member of the Eagles’ cross-country team, serving as captain for two years and played a season of softball (2011) and soccer (2012).   A former highly-decorated four-year letter winner at Daniel Webster College in Nashua, N.H., Gervais is a two-time all-region selection by D3Hoops.com, a two-time NECC Conference Player of the Year (2011, 2012) and four-time all-conference honoree who led the Eagles to the program’s first-ever NECC Tournament Championship and subsequent NCAA Tournament berth (2011).    In addition to her basketball exploits, Gervais spent four seasons as a member of the Eagles’ cross-country team, serving as captain for two years. She also played a season of softball (2011) and soccer (2012). Away from the playing field, Gervais was a four-year member of the Daniel Webster’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and was a two-time recipient of the College’s Female Student-Athlete of the Year award (2011, 2012).   In December 2020, Gervais was named to the Noontime Sports All-Decade Team as well as the New Hampshire Division III Women’s Basketball All-Decade team.    Gervais graduated from Daniel Webster with a degree in Sport Management and earned her Master’s degree in Sport Management from Adelphi in 2014.

Brandi Segars enters her first year as a Wagner women's basketball assistant coach prior to the Seahawks' 2025-26 campaign. “Brandi is a tremendous addition to our staff. She brings great energy, knowledge of the game, and a genuine ability to connect with student-athletes, commented Coach Coburn. I’m excited to see the positive impact she will make on our program both on and off the court.”  Segars most recently served as the Head Varsity Girls Basketball Coach at Staten Island Academy for the 2024–25 season, guiding the team to an ACIS Conference Championship. Segars' playing career began at Loyola University Chicago (2015-18), where Segars appeared in 83 games with 24 starts during her three year tenure. Segars averaged 7.7 points and 4.4 rebounds per game as a sophomore, scoring in double figures 10 times and posting a season-high 15 points against Wichita State. During the 2017-18 season, Segars added 3.1 points and 1.5 rebounds per game while making 32 appearances and eight starts The Queens native spent the 2019-20 campaign with Winston-Salem State University, making 29 appearances and 23 starts. Segars ranked third on the team in scoring (10.3) and averaged 5.8 rebounds per game, earning CIAA All-Tournament honors. Segars' best performance came against West Virginia State, when Segars recorded 26 points and 17 rebounds.. As a coach, Segars was Head Girls Varsity Coach at Mount Zion Christian Academy from 2021-22, earning Triangle Athletic Conference Coach of the Year honors in 2021–22.  Prior to her time in New York, Segars led Winston-Salem Christian School (2022–23), capturing the CAA4SC State Championship and was named Non-NCHSAA Basketball Coach of the Year. Since 2023, Segars has worked with EEP Basketball, a program under EEP Law, where Segars combined her role as a paralegal with training athletes focused on skill development and preparation for higher levels of competition. Off the court, Segars earned her MBA from Winston-Salem State in 2022 and holds a bachelor’s degree in Communication, Advertising, and Public Relations from Loyola Chicago.  

Zhaneia ‘Z’ Thybulle enters her first year as a Wagner women's basketball assistant coach prior to the Seahawks' 2025-26 campaign.  Thbulle most recently spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Adelphi University in Garden City. During her time as a Panther, Z implemented a new defensive system that elevated the team’s scoring defense ranking from eighth to third in the NE-10 and installed a baseline-out-of-bounds package that increased scoring by an average of eight points per game.  Z directed all individual player development sessions, leading to measurable improvements in returning players’ field-goal and three-point percentages. In addition, she managed team travel schedules, organized practices, maintained video and statistical databases, and filed detailed scouting reports to support athlete development and recruiting evaluations. “We’re thrilled to welcome Z back to Wagner in this new role. She embodies everything it means to be a Seahawk—hard work, leadership, and a deep love for this program, commented Coach Coburn. She is a terrific coach, and our players will benefit greatly from her experience and the passion she brings every day.” No stranger to Grymes Hill, Thybulle played five collegiate seasons between UNC Wilmington and Wagner. Thybulle appeared in 114 career games with 74 starts, finishing her career as a two-time All-Northeast Conference (NEC) Third Team selection (2021-22, 2022-23) and the NEC’s assists leader in back-to-back seasons. While a Seahawk, the Elmont, NY native appeared in 75 games, making 74 starts, logging 2428 minutes averaging 9.2 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 4.7 assists across 33 minutes per game while shooting 38.4% from the floor.  In 2022-23, Thybulle averaged 10.8 points, 4.2 assists, and 4.0 rebounds per game, leading the NEC in assists for the second straight year and ranking 91st nationally. Thybulle recorded the third triple-double in Wagner history and the first in the NEC since 2020-21, finishing with 10 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists at LIU on February 11, scored in double-figures 17 times, averaging 11.8 points in conference play, and was named NEC Player of the Week on December 19. As a senior in 2021-22, Thybulle started 28 of 29 games and averaged 10.1 points, 5.1 assists, and 4.8 rebounds in 34.3 minutes per game. Thybulle ranked first in the NEC in assists, seventh in steals, and finished top-20 in both scoring and rebounding. Thybulle had 16 double-digit scoring games, handed out a season-high 11 assists twice, and recorded her first career double-double with 15 points and 11 assists at Merrimack. Nationally, Thybulle ranked 37th in assists per game and 44th in total assists. In her first season at Wagner (2020-21), Thybulle started all 18 games and averaged 5.7 points, 4.9 assists, and 3.3 rebounds per game. Thybulle ended second in the NEC in assists and third in assist-to-turnover ratio, while ranking top-50 in the nation in assists per game. Thybulle set a career-high with 12 assists against Mount St. Mary’s, the highest single-game total in the NEC that season. Coach Z joined elite company as the sixth player to earn All-NEC honors in consecutive seasons as Thybulle picked up All-NEC Third Team honors after the 2022 and 2023 seasons.  Thybulle is the founder and head trainer of Visionary Hoopers, where Thybulle has worked with youth, college, and professional athletes to improve skill development, with a focus on shooting, ball-handling, and decision-making.  Thybulle also serves as a Youth Basketball Coach at Hoops 101 in Port Washington, NY, where Thybulle organizes skill-based training sessions and emphasizes player fundamentals, sportsmanship, and team development. Thybulle graduated from Wagner in 2022 with a B.S. in Business Administration.  

Torrie Cash joins Terrell Coburn's staff prior to the 2024-25 season as the Director of Basketball Operations. Most recently, Cash served as the Director of Operations for Monmouth during the 2022-23 season.  Prior to being named the Director of Basketball Operations for Coastal Carolina’s 2021-22 campaign, Cash spent the 2020-21 season as an assistant coach for the Chanticleers. Cash spent her junior and senior seasons on the hardwood for Coastal Carolina. During her senior campaign, Cash started all 29 games she played in. Cash completed the year averaging 10.0 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.9 assists, and 1.3 steals per game, highlighted by two separate 23-point showings against UL-Monroe and Troy, as well as an eight-steal performance against Georgia Southern.  As a junior, Cash appeared in 32 games, starting 23, averaging 5.2 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 1.2 steals per game.  During the 2019-2020 seasons, Cash helped the Chanticleers obtain a 25-4 overall record with a 15-3 mark in conference play. Cash received a Bachelors of Arts degree in Communication with a minor in Recreation and Sports Management from Coastal Carolina. After, Cash earned a Master of Science degree in Sports Management from the University of Florida. Before Coastal Carolina, Cash spent two seasons at Monroe Community College where she averaged 12.0 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 2.0 steals per game.  

Sabira Ahayeva enters her first year as the Wagner women's basketball video coordinator prior to the Seahawks' 2025-26 campaign.  “We’re excited to welcome Sabira to Wagner. Her background and commitment aligns perfectly with our vision, commented Coach Coburn. She has a strong work ethic and a fresh perspective that will help elevate our team moving forward.” The Minsk, Belarus native joins the Seahawks by way of the University of New Haven, where Ahayeva spent two seasons as a member of the Chargers. Prior to her stint with New Haven, Ahayeva played for two seasons at Dawson Community College in Glendive, MT. During her first year as a Charger, Ahayeva earned three starts during her first season, and had a breakout performance against Bentley scoring 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting—including 2-of-4 from three-point range—in just 15 minutes off the bench.  During her second season at New Haven, Ahayeva appeared in 28 games, making 25 starts while averaging 5.7 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game across 30.2 minutes of game time. Ahayeva shot 82.2% from the free throw line during the course of the year.  Ahayeva was recognized for academic excellence with Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll Academic Distinction honors and was named to the New Haven Dean’s List for Fall 2023. While at Dawson Community College, Ahayeva played two seasons for the Buccaneers. During her second year in Glendive, Ahayeva posted 10.6 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game in 31 appearances. Ahayeva ranked third on the team in scoring, second in rebounding, and led the team in free throw percentage (83.3%).  Ahayeva finished with career highs of 26 points and 12 rebounds in a performance against Miles Community College in the regular season finale. Throughout the year, Ahayeva scored in double-figures in 21 games during the season. While a member of the New Haven community, Ahayeva earned multiple Dean's List honors, took part in the Women in Business Club, Transfer Peer Mentor, Career Readiness Club, SAAC, Creators Club, was a Phi-Theta Kappa, and received the Transfer Scholar Award. Ahayeva helped assist the Chargers' Athletic Department, contributing to broadcasting and streaming with FloSports, as well as supporting game-day event organization. While a member of the Dawson CC community, Ahayeva was awarded All-Conference Academic, All-American Academic, Dean's List, Ford Scholarship, LaQuinta Scholarship, a member of Phi-Theta Kappa and took part in the Bible Study Club for Athletes. Ahayeva participated on Belarus' Women's Basketball National Team in 2017 and graduated from UNH with a degree in Business Management. Currently, Ahayeva is enrolled in the Wagner College Nicolais School of Business to obtain her MBA aside from her duties with the women’s basketball program.