Women's Basketball
Kaitlyn Lewis
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- kel622@lehigh.edu
Kaitlyn Lewis enters her second season as an assistant coach of the Lehigh women’s basketball program in 2023-24.
Lewis made an immediate impact in her first season as a coach, helping mentor Lehigh's two first-team All-Patriot League honorees and coaching FrannieHottinger, the 2023 Patriot League Player of the Year.
No stranger to the Patriot League, the former four-year guard at American spent the last three seasons as an assistant at the University of Scranton.
“I’m very excited to announce Kaitlyn as the final addition to our staff,” said Lehigh head coach Addie Micir. “KLew comes to us well-prepared having spent three years at Scranton where she was an integral part of their championship and Sweet 16 caliber teams. She’s been immersed in all facets of the job and we are thrilled to have a go-getter like her in our program.
“Having navigated through the Patriot League as a student-athlete, KLew was a champion at American University and her coaching savvy, understanding of the high academic and competitive athletics balance and energetic personality will make her an asset to our staff and someone with whom our players will really connect with.”
During the 2021-22 season, Lewis played a big role in leading Scranton to a 27-3 overall record, a perfect 14-0 mark in Landmark Conference play and a seventh straight Landmark title with a 68-51 win over Catholic in the championship game. The Lady Royals picked up two victories in the NCAA Tournament, qualifying for the Sweet 16 for the sixth time in eight years. Under Lewis’ guidance, Abby Anderson and Bridget Monaghan earned d3hoops.com All-Region First Team honors and were named All-Americans by WBCA. Lewis also was named a Thirty Under 30 honoree from the WBCA.
In 2020-21, she helped coach the Lady Royals to their sixth straight Landmark Conference Championship following a shortened regular season in which Scranton went 7-1 overall and defeated Catholic, 56-55 in the title game.
Lewis helped guide the Lady Royals to a fifth straight Landmark Conference crown in 2019-20 with a 63-42 victory over Catholic. Scranton went 24-4 (12-2 Landmark) during the regular season including a 12-game winning streak from Jan. 22-Feb. 29.
Lewis joined the Lady Royals program fresh off the heels of finishing up her own athletic career at American, where she was a vital member of the Eagles' women's basketball program in four seasons. In Lewis’ senior season, she helped American register a 22-11 overall mark, as the Eagles finished 16-2 in the Patriot League. For their efforts, American earned a bid into the Women's NIT as Lewis served as the team's captain throughout the season. As one of the team captains in 2017-18, Lewis helped lead the Eagles to the Patriot League championship and a bid into the NCAA Tournament. AU went 26-7 during Lewis’ junior campaign.
In four seasons, Lewis logged playing time in 115 games, starting 67 at guard. In 2018-19, she started 30 games for American, averaging 11.9 points a game, while dishing out 3.4 assists per contest, totaling 101 assists for the season. In her senior season, Lewis went into double-figures eight times, including a career-best 24-point performance against Ohio.
Off the court, Lewis went on to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from American in 2019, earning a spot on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll twice during her career (2017-18 and 2018-19). She also took part in the American University Elite Camp as a counselor for three years (2016-18) as well. Lewis also a breakout sophomore campaign, highlighted by a five-week run in the top-five rankings for NCAA Division I in 3-point percentage Of those five weeks, two were spent as the No. 1 performer in Division I for the category.
A native of Scranton and North Pocono product, Lewis ended her basketball career as the school's all-time leading scorer, ending with 1,337 points, while also breaking the school's single-season scoring record (562 points). A four-time Lackawanna League All-Star, Lewis was the District 2 MVP in her senior season of 2015, on her way to earning PA All-State accolades at Class AAA. She was also a six-time state qualifier in the 800 and 400 meters in track and field.
Lewis made an immediate impact in her first season as a coach, helping mentor Lehigh's two first-team All-Patriot League honorees and coaching FrannieHottinger, the 2023 Patriot League Player of the Year.
No stranger to the Patriot League, the former four-year guard at American spent the last three seasons as an assistant at the University of Scranton.
“I’m very excited to announce Kaitlyn as the final addition to our staff,” said Lehigh head coach Addie Micir. “KLew comes to us well-prepared having spent three years at Scranton where she was an integral part of their championship and Sweet 16 caliber teams. She’s been immersed in all facets of the job and we are thrilled to have a go-getter like her in our program.
“Having navigated through the Patriot League as a student-athlete, KLew was a champion at American University and her coaching savvy, understanding of the high academic and competitive athletics balance and energetic personality will make her an asset to our staff and someone with whom our players will really connect with.”
During the 2021-22 season, Lewis played a big role in leading Scranton to a 27-3 overall record, a perfect 14-0 mark in Landmark Conference play and a seventh straight Landmark title with a 68-51 win over Catholic in the championship game. The Lady Royals picked up two victories in the NCAA Tournament, qualifying for the Sweet 16 for the sixth time in eight years. Under Lewis’ guidance, Abby Anderson and Bridget Monaghan earned d3hoops.com All-Region First Team honors and were named All-Americans by WBCA. Lewis also was named a Thirty Under 30 honoree from the WBCA.
In 2020-21, she helped coach the Lady Royals to their sixth straight Landmark Conference Championship following a shortened regular season in which Scranton went 7-1 overall and defeated Catholic, 56-55 in the title game.
Lewis helped guide the Lady Royals to a fifth straight Landmark Conference crown in 2019-20 with a 63-42 victory over Catholic. Scranton went 24-4 (12-2 Landmark) during the regular season including a 12-game winning streak from Jan. 22-Feb. 29.
Lewis joined the Lady Royals program fresh off the heels of finishing up her own athletic career at American, where she was a vital member of the Eagles' women's basketball program in four seasons. In Lewis’ senior season, she helped American register a 22-11 overall mark, as the Eagles finished 16-2 in the Patriot League. For their efforts, American earned a bid into the Women's NIT as Lewis served as the team's captain throughout the season. As one of the team captains in 2017-18, Lewis helped lead the Eagles to the Patriot League championship and a bid into the NCAA Tournament. AU went 26-7 during Lewis’ junior campaign.
In four seasons, Lewis logged playing time in 115 games, starting 67 at guard. In 2018-19, she started 30 games for American, averaging 11.9 points a game, while dishing out 3.4 assists per contest, totaling 101 assists for the season. In her senior season, Lewis went into double-figures eight times, including a career-best 24-point performance against Ohio.
Off the court, Lewis went on to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from American in 2019, earning a spot on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll twice during her career (2017-18 and 2018-19). She also took part in the American University Elite Camp as a counselor for three years (2016-18) as well. Lewis also a breakout sophomore campaign, highlighted by a five-week run in the top-five rankings for NCAA Division I in 3-point percentage Of those five weeks, two were spent as the No. 1 performer in Division I for the category.
A native of Scranton and North Pocono product, Lewis ended her basketball career as the school's all-time leading scorer, ending with 1,337 points, while also breaking the school's single-season scoring record (562 points). A four-time Lackawanna League All-Star, Lewis was the District 2 MVP in her senior season of 2015, on her way to earning PA All-State accolades at Class AAA. She was also a six-time state qualifier in the 800 and 400 meters in track and field.
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