Priscilla Edwards, who was officially introduced earlier this month as Northeastern’s new women’s basketball coach, is a former player with a variety of coaching experiences and a lifelong entrepreneur. She takes over a 19-12 team that earned its first share of the Colonial Athletic Association regular-season championship while winning nine of its last 10 games.
When CAA coach of the year Bridgette Mitchell left the Huskies after two years to take over at Fordham (near her hometown of Trenton, New Jersey), athletic director Jim Madigan and deputy AD Regina Sullivan quickly zeroed in on Edwards, a four-year guard at St. Bonaventure (2004-08) who joined the coaching staff at her alma mater in 2009.
Edwards had stints at St. John’s (2012-15, where she helped develop four WNBA draft picks), Providence College (as associate head coach for five years) and for…
