Join Coach Eagan as she discusses her move to UNM and some of the players joining her from the Midwest.  We compare the Mountain West Conference with the Ohio Valley conference and this week's media reports of a 76-team NCAA tournament as early as 2027.

The Show will continue with periodic podcasts during the summer and pre-season and then will move to weekly podcasts as the 2026-2027 season kicks off.

We also talk about her preparation for the transfer portal and she discusses the 3 freshmen that will be joining her squad next Fall.

We also look ahead to this week's OVC tournament where the LU women's team will enter as the number 2 seed - and a double-bye into the semi-finals Friday afternoon.

She also previews the Fashion Walk that the LUWBB team will be doing with LU fashion students before this week's Thursday game against EIU.

She also shared her teams Fall 2025 cume GPA of 3.5.  4 players reported grades of 4.0.

Finally, Coach Eagan talked about the first ever Fashion Walk for her young women.  Working with Dr. Chajuana Trawick from Lindenwood's fashion program, the players will sport their own fashion tastes along with accessories provided by the LU fashion design students.  The players will be recorded as the enter Hyland arena a few hours before the 5:00 p.m. final home game of the year against Eastern Illinois University.

She also discusses how she gave her team some time to recover from a grueling stretch of 4 games in 7 days.

With 6 games remaining in the OVC regular season, Coach Eagan talks about how she prepares her team for this final stretch before the OVC tournament.

She notes how both Gracie Kelsey and Aleshia Jones made some big plays during the final minute of the USI game.

This week the Lions host SIUE on Tuesday night and travel to Little Rock AR for a Thursday night game.

It includes a review of the 17 straight free throws here team made of the past two games.

She also steps listeners through the details of what it is like to take an NCAA DI women's basketball team on the road for 2 games.  It is an important perspective to have for 18–22-year-old student athletes.

Coach Eagan talking about in-season recruiting and upcoming games against SEMO and UT-Martin.

We also revisit her focus on 'fresh legs' for her players as the season progresses.  To date, none of the LU players has logged even 30 minutes per game on average.  

Coach also discusses the long-term potential for players Anna McCarn and Valerie Norwood; along with how Brooke Coffey and Ellie Brueggemann can 'take it to the next level'.  

This Saturday the University of Arkansas Little Rock comes to St. Charles for a 1:00 p.m. start.

She talks about Gracie Kelsey's growth and development that we witnessed during the season so far, and how unique it was that 13 players scored for LU against EIU on Sunday.

Amy also talks about post-holiday conditioning for her players.

Finally, Coach Eagan discusses the main differences in teams and talent in DI.  She uses the Iowa State-Iowa game, the LU-Iowa game, and last weekend's Iowa-UConn game.  She offers an interesting take on talent and teams.

Coach gives us a preview of the upcoming games.  In addition to the Iowa game, she looks ahead to the first two OVC games against Western Illinois University and Eastern Illinois University next week.

After a very quick turnaround, her team won big on the road at Drake University.

Plus much more.

Coach Eagan reviews two tough wins against Oral Roberts University and the University of Kansas City.

She talks about the fabulous environement at Hyland for the 2025 Education Day game where hundreds of local students come to witness DI college basketball.

Looking ahead to the November 8th game at Baylor, Coach Eagan discusses the challenges her team will face against at Top 20 team

Coach talks about this year's style of play and her recent trip for the OVC Media Day.  She also shares a story about fan anticipation for the 2025-2026 LU WBB team.

Associate Head Coach Anthony Beane also joins the show to discuss his roles with the team.

She also shares her experience at the 2025 Women's NCAA DI Final Four in Tampa Bay.

She also reviews how she has prepared her team for post-season play and how this year's tournament could be a dress rehearsal for the NCAA women's tournament starting in 2026 - when LU will be eligible.

Finally, Coach talks about the WNIT opponent for this Thursday, the University of Tulsa.

We also talk about her year two recogntion as OVC Coach of the Year.

Coach Eagan reviewed the past three road games and looks ahead to the OVC regular season title game this Saturday at Tennessee Tech.  Coach also talks about the value of earning the double-bye for next weeks OVC conference tournament at Evansville's Ford Center.

Coach Eagan talks about the some of the many special attributes of this year's team. She also discusses the depth of the bench and player rotations she is able to use with such a strong bench.  

We look at the year-to-date Ohio Valley Conference statistics and talk about where LU is strong and a couple of areas to work on.

With her team on the road for the last 4 OVC games, Coach talks about the importance of the 2 games this week to keep LU and the top of the conference standings.

Coach Eagan discusses the methodical approach her team has used throughout their OVC games.  We also discussed some coaching tips on how she emphasizes rebound block outs and spacing the floor.  LU WBB has their final two OVC home games this Thursday and Friday; with the final four games on the road.

In our 'behind-the-scenes' discussion, Coach reviews the many important responsibilities for her Director of Basketball Operations, Lindsay Ward.

She also discusses Justis Odom's evolution to be one of the best true centers in the OVC this year and how the 'help-side' defense has evolved as the season progresses.  Coach Eagan also shares a moving story about the team's student manager, Payton Toussaint - and all of the many tasks Payton does for the team.

Finally, news came out on Monday that ESPN U will be on the LU campus on Saturday, February 15th at 11:00 a.m. central time.  A large crowd is expected for the game in the Hyland Arena.  LU will face defending OVC champion University of Southern Indiana.

We go behind the scenes to hear about the responsibilities of Amy' staff.  Coach also shares the logistics associated with getting practice time and shoot-arounds on the road and at home during the OVC conference season.

We also review this past weekend's road trip to USI and Moorehead State, where the Lady Lions came home 1-1.  A close loss at USI and a blowout win at MSU both pointed out positive trends for her team.

Both LU basketball teams will be playing at home in St. Charles for the next two weeks.  Coach Eagan reviews the SEMA and Arkansas-Little Rock teams that will be in town.

In this episode of the Amy Egan Podcast, Maya Scoff, a sophomore guard for the Lindenwood University women's basketball team, shares her experiences as a student-athlete. She discusses the joys and challenges of balancing academics and athletics, her decision to attend Lindenwood, and her aspirations in exercise science and occupational therapy.

Coach Amy Egan reviews the two OVC conference wins last week - along with the team's 5-1 OVC record -  and looks ahead to road trips to Southern Indiana and Moorehead State this weekend. Coach also discusses how she and her staff prepare the team for the Thursday-Saturday game sequences during the OVC conference schedule.

U-T Martin and Tennessee State head to St. Charles for games this Thursday and Saturday.  Coach talks about both games.

Coach discusses the continuing investments that Lindenwood University is making in athletics, how she stays in touch with former players, new assistant coach Aaron Beadle and much more.

• Summer 1 v. summer 2
• Freshmen become sophomores
• Portal success
• Financial support for the team
• Coach talks about her slowly developing pickleball skills.

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Join Coach Eagan as she asks Jaxson about his interest in sport.  Make sure to stay for the last part of the podcast.  Jaxson interviews Coach Eagan

Topics included:

• Basic requirements for NAIA, Juco, NCAA DI, DII, and DIII
• What to look for in a 'select team' or AAU coach.
• How to look at scholarships for student-athletes
• Coach shares her philosophy and approach to recruiting DI basketball talent.
• She addresses the question students and parents should ask during the recruiting process

"I am happy to announce the addition of Aaron, his wife Tessla, and son, Vince, to our Lion family!" Eagan said. "Aaron was brought to us through numerous coaching connections, as someone that is upcoming in this industry because of his character and work ethic. I knew immediately after speaking with him for the first time, that both of those things were true. His energy, passion and work ethic will be unmatched, and I am excited for what he will bring to the program on and off the floor!"

Beadle arrives in St. Charles, Mo. after spending the last three seasons as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Hardin-Simmons University in Abeline, Texas. In three years, Beadle guided the team to a 71-13 overall record. Last season, the Cowgirls finished the year with a 26-4 record, which culminated in an American Southwest Conference regular season championship and a sweet 16 appearance in the NCAA DIII tournament. Paris Kiser was named an All-American by D3Hoops.com

Prior to his time in Abeline, Beadle was an assistant coach at Wartburg College from 2019-2021. In those two seasons, the Knights compiled a record of 38-7 and he helped lead Wartburg to its fourth-straight conference title in 2019-20. Beadle coached one WBCA Honorable Mention All-American during his tenure.

Beadle got his start in coaching when he spent three seasons as a student assistant at Stephen F. Austin. In that time, the Lady Jacks compiled a record of 73-21.
Beadle received is bachelors in kinesiology from Stephen F. Austin in 2019. He obtained his master's in education from Xavier University in 2021.

(Source: lindenwood.edu)

Coach Watkins discusses NIL, his basketball culture, and how he teaches his players how to react to good and bad events on the basketball court.

Coach also shares the story of a trip with one of her players to one of the top diagnostic medical labs in the world.  It is only one of the many career preparation events the LU staff is planning for players - current and future.

She also discusses the importance of engaged President and in particular, LU president John Porter.

If you are a high school coach or athletic director and want the chance to join Coach Eagan on her podcast, reach to aeagan@lindenwood.edu

The coaches disuss sports culture, preparing for high school sports, college decisions for high schoolers, teaching students how to react to good and bad events in basketball and elsewhere, and the skills and atttitudes Coach Leake is on the lookout for in players working their way through her school district.

Coach Eagan will co-host the podcast and will be joined by a variety of guests - including high school coaches, colleagues from Lindenwood University and from the community at-large.  

In this episode, Coach wraps up her first season at DI.  She discusses the NCAA 4-year waiting period and discusses summer plans for her team.

We again talk about the new basketball facility at Evans Commons.  Coach Eagan shares her excitement with the prospects of LU WBB players developing new skills, shots, and moves with the dedicated facility.

Finally, with the explosion of the popularity of women's basketball, Coach Eagan previews what LU WBB will look like next season.

More big news regarding Lindenwood University's new basketball floor practice facility.  Current and future LU Lion's men's and women's basketball teams will have year-round access to a top-flight practice facility on campus.

Finally, Coach Eagan discusses her approach to supporting career guidance to her players.  It is clearly much more about life after basketball.

Here are Coach Eagan's words from the podcast transcript.

That's our number one job (career preparation and guidance). And four years for most of these kids, unless they choose to maybe go overseas, but at some point basketball comes to an end in your life. And you have to be ready to get out into the real world. And so any way we can help them prepare - I think just like you talk about players trying to get scholarships out on the floor in basketball or any sport, it's also trying to separate yourself from other people and jobs, right? 

And so anything we can do to build their resume, to get them internships, early in their career here, to get them to, I think internships are the best way to figure out if it's really a field you want to be in or not too. You know, I think it really is. And we want them to figure that out before they take a job and then say, man, I majored in this and I don't even want to do this. 

We're just trying to help them out as early as we can in their career to really start to figure some things out. And I think that was just such a great experience for them to really get their feet wet with it, to look at even some resume type stuff right now. And they'll be here in the summer a lot. So maybe getting them, whether it is down to see some medical stuff or some experiences within what they're thinking about doing.

With Coach Mellott, we chat about his career journey to college coaching, his young family, and his move from Drury University to Lindenwood.

Coach Eagan shares her thoughts on player minutes, the OVC tourney, and balancing fun and work in women's college basketball.

In a format change, Coach asks Gary about the biggest difference he saw at UConn v. Marquette women's game he saw in late January.  His response might surprise you.

Finally, freshman Mykala Cunningham is joining us.  She shares her experiences as a Lindenwood University student, talks about her major and career plans, plus provides guidance to high school girl's basketball players looking to play college basketball.

Finally, our first podcast guest of the season.  Freshman forward Alyssa Nielsen, from Bixby, OK is joining us.

This week we look at the past week's games against the University of Dayton and the University of Cinncinatti and we'll talk about early season scheduling, the big picture of women's college basketball and how Coach Eagan and her staff prepare their players for their post-college jobs and careers.  We'll also look ahead to the road trip to U Northern IL this week.

 If you have questions or comments for Coach Eagan for future podcasts email them to gstocker@lindenwood.edu.