The Amy Eagan Show

This week's podcast features senior forward Mary McGrath.  Mary reviews her 4 years at Lindenwood and shares her post-college plans with us. 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 Cent...

This week sophomore forward Brooke Coffey joins the podcast to discuss her first year at Lindenwood University and steps us through the exciting day when ESPN U came to St. Charles for the LU v University of Southern Indiana game.  In our 'behind-the-scenes part of the show, Brook talks about DI basketball bus rides! Coach Eagan talks about the some of the many special attributes of this year's te...

Coach Eagan invites sophomore guard Gracy Wernli to the podcast.  Gracy share many of her first-year experiences at Lindenwood University - including her interest in pursuing medical school after her time at LU. 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 f...

Coach Eagan discusses the team's success in the OVC so far this season.  Her Lady Lions are 8-0 at home, but play 4 of the final 6 conference games on the road.. 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 mana...

Ellie Brueggeman joins us on the show to talk about an exciting weekend of basketball and her spot on last Saturday's Sports Center Top-10 plays.  Coach Eagan shares the play that was called and the exhuberant reaction from players on the bench. 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...

In this week's podcast, Coach Eagan discusses the NCAA ruling that could allow Lindenwood University student-athletes to participate in the 2025-2026 academic year DI championship tournaments.   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. Bot...

Summary 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 conferenc...

Coach Eagan reviews the 3-1 start to the OVC season.  We look at LU WBB's solid performances in team defense and free throw percentage. U-T Martin and Tennessee State head to St. Charles for games this Thursday and Saturday.  Coach talks about both games.

Coach Eagan joins today to talk about balancing ages and grades across 4 college years.  She updates us on the academic progress of her players, and discusses last Saturday's game v. Alabama A & M.  Finally, she offers some thoughts on being able to schedule Power 4 conferences in coming years.

Coach Eagan discusses improvements from 2 tough road games, playing time, early patterns with scoring by period and wraps up the podcast with a discussion on how a non-Power 4.5 DI college handles travel during the season.

Coach Eagan talks about the 4 game winning streak, education day at Hyland Arena, tough upcoming games at Oral Roberts U. and University of Nebraska -plus much more

Join Coach Eagan this week as sophomore Gracie Kesley joins us.  Gracie talks about Lindenwood, her major and post-college plans.  She also shares some guidance for younger basketball players thinking about playing NCAA DI basketball. Coach discusses the continuing investments that Lindenwood University is making in athletics, how she stays in touch with former players, new assistant coach Aaron B...

On the first show of Coach Eagan's 2024-25 season, we talk about: Summer 1 v. summer 2 Freshmen become sophomores Portal success Financial support for the team Coach talks about her slowly developing pickleball skills. To support Lindenwood University Women's Basketball click here .

Jaxson Alderks is an 11 year-old boy fascinated with women's college basketball and hockey. 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

Coach Eagan uses this special episode to provide guidance to future college athletes and their familes. 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 paren...

Lindenwood women's basketball head coach Amy Eagan announced the addition of Aaron Beadle to her staff. Beadle will serve as an assistant coach beginning with the 2024-25 season. "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...

Coach Eagan chats with Rock Valley Junior College Head WBB Darryl Watkins . 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.

This week Coach Eagan talks about OVC plans and gets personal about how families should evaluate whether the portal is a good option for their student-athletes.  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 als...

Francis Howell Central Girl's Basketball Coach Hayley Leake is Amy's guest today.   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.

During the off-season, The Amy Eagan podcast will post every two weeks.   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...

Coach Eagan reviews the 2023-2024 season.  She discusses how many OVC cames her team came up just short of winning. 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 Ea...

This week Coach Eagan reviews the UT Martin and Little Rock games.  We also discuss creating traditions, community service, court-storming, and the use of technology in college athletics.

In this week's episode, we talk about close games at SIUE and Eastern Illinois. We learn that 7 games this year have been decided by 6 or fewer points.  More on the improving facilities at Lindenwood, and Coach talks about recruiting and summer basketball for her team.

This week we talk Pink, women's health, Kaliyah Sain, Makayla Cunningham, and a 2 overtime win. 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 h...