longwood women's basketball

In May 2023, Mallory was named an assistant women’s basketball coach at Division I Northern Kentucky.  As a dual sport student-athlete in basketball and softball, Longwood fans remember her enthusiasm and grit.  She received her BS in Business Administration in 2021 and was a two-time Big South Conference All-Academic team selection.  Mal started her coaching career as a graduate assistant at Valdosta State (GA) with an assist from Katie Pate, Associate Athletics Director for Development at Appalachian State. 

Longwood assistant women’s basketball coach Loretta Coughlin talks about Cassie Ensley from recruitment to graduation in this special 20-minute podcast.  Coughlin assisted Head Coach Shirley Duncan from 1985-1998, served as Softball Head Coach from 1986-1995, and taught 20 years at Longwood in the Department of Kinesiology.   She retired from Albemarle County Public Schools in June 2022 after a 17-year teaching career.  Listen to a related Lancers Past podcast, a 40-minute interview with Cassandra Ensley Storer.