Coaching Staff

Lindsey Isler-Amadio | Associate Head Women's Basketball Coach

Lindsey Isler-Amadio, who had a solid run as a player for Widener’s women’s basketball team and helped the squad to two postseason appearances, returns for a fifth season as an assistant coach at her alma mater in 2018-19.

Isler-Amadio was part of a very important stretch at point guard for the Pride from 2005-10, a run punctuated by her two final seasons in which she helped the squad reach heights not seen in years. The 2008-09 team won the Commonwealth Conference championship, competed in the NCAA Tournament for just the third time in school history and won 18 games to fall one shy of a school record at the time. The 2009-10 squad notched 16 victories and advanced to the ECAC South Tournament semifinals. Amadio ended her career with 238 assists, which presently is seventh best in school history, and dished 96 assists in 2009-10 that is tied for the tenth-best mark in Widener annals. The 2008-09 championship season saw Amadio score 120 points, dish 75 assists and haul in 80 rebounds.

Isler-Amadio graduated from Widener in 2010 with a degree in business management and is still very active with the sports management department. She is the founder and President of the University’s Student Sports Network and continues to be a member of Widener’s Sport Management Advisory Board. Amadio also was a member of the Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society as an undergraduate student. She then earned her master’s from Widener’s accelerated degree program and currently resides in Springfield with her husband, Bob.

Brianne Lutkenhaus | Assistant Coach

Email: bscomden@widener.edu

Brianne Comden is in her fourth season as an assistant coach with the women's basketball team. She will primarily be responsible for the development of post players and scouting.

“We are very excited to bring Brianne on staff at Widener,” said head coach Alisa Kintner. “Her experiences, both as a coach and a player, as well as her commitment to student-athlete success in the classroom make her an ideal fit for our program.”

Comden spent the last two seasons coaching at Swarthmore where she was responsible for team scouting reports, development of post players, and recruiting. Last season, all three of the primary post players for the Garnet averaged better than five rebounds per game as Swarthmore hauled in 39.9 boards a contest and was fourth in the Centennial Conference on the offensive glass.

Prior to Swarthmore, Comden coached with the Spotsy Sting AAU team and worked with the Nike Girls Basketball Camp and the Navy Girls Individual Camp.

Comden had a standout career at the University of Mary Washington, earning two All-America honors while garnering First Team all Capital Athletic Conference Honors three times and was the Conference Player of the Year in 2017. The Eagles went to the NCAA tournament twice in her four years and won the CAC Championship in 2016. Her 1,503 points rank third in school history.

Pat Gallagher | Assistant Coach

Email: pjgallagher@widener.edu

Pat Gallagher is in his first season as a women's basketball assistant coach. He will be responsible for the overall development of Widener’s post players.

"Pat is a great addition to our staff," saind Kintner. "He brings a lot of knowledge to the post position after coaching high school for the past 14 years. He also has a lot of connections in the tri-state area which will help us to continue our rich tradition of recruiting local talent."

Prior to Gallagher’s arrival, he spent 14 years on the sideline at two of Delaware County’s top high programs with experience at Springfield and Bonner & Prendie. His teams have never missed the playoffs, winning a Central League championship, a PIAA District 1 Runner-Up, a state quarterfinalist, and multiple state semifinal appearances.

Gallagher has also been an assistant softball coach for 22 years at Springfield where his teams have won league, district and state championships.

A 1993 graduate of Williamson College of the Trades, Pat was a three-year member of the Mechanics varsity football and basketball teams.

Gallagher resides in Springfield with his wife Jennifer, his sons Colin (19), Evan (17) and daughter Ashlyn (15).