Ashley Finnegan

Finnegan just finished her second year coaching at Westfield State University, helping the Owls to back-to-back MASCAC Tournament Championships and two NCAA tournament bids.The team reached the 19-win mark both years; including 11-1, records in the league helping them claim the 2017 and 2018 MASCAC regular season titles.

Finnegan began her collegiate coaching career with a four-year stint at Lasell College in Newton, Mass., where she played a key role in the rebuilding of a program that went from 4-21 to 12-14 during her time.

Finnegan was a graduate of Westfield State in 2011 where she played her final two years leading the Owls to a MASCAC regular season championship and posting 19 doubles her senior year ranking 8th in the nation. Prior to transferring to Westfield in 2009 Finnegan started her career at NCAA Division II Mercy College (NY) where she averaged 10.4 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, helping lead the mavericks women’s team to their first postseason berth in the program’s history. In her four-year collegiate career, Finnegan scored 1286 points and grabbed 808 rebounds.

A native of Worcester, Mass., Finnegan was a four-year starter at Holy Name High School where she helped her team to a pair of district titles while also being named to the academic honor roll.