Mikaela Boyd Joins Women’s Basketball Coaching Staff

Canisius head women's basketball coach Tiffany Swoffard announced today that Mikaela Boyd has been hired to join the Golden Griffin women's basketball coaching staff as an assistant coach.

Boyd was a four-year letterwinner and a two-time team captain for the Toledo women's basketball team from 2015-19. A three-time All-Mid-American Conference (MAC) honoree and the 2017 MAC Women's Basketball Tournament MVP, Boyd starts her collegiate coaching career after serving as an insurance underwriter for Distinguished Programs, based in Plano, Texas.

"It's a full-circle moment adding Mikaela to our staff," Swoffard said. "She is a proven winner and will be a great role model for our student-athletes. Her work ethic and high basketball IQ as a player will make her transition from the corporate world to coaching a smooth process."

Boyd played in 129 career games at Toledo, which ranks eighth in school history. Known for her speed and quickness at both ends of the floor, Boyd scored 1,197 career points to go with 773 career rebounds. A native of Hillside, Ill., Boyd scored 10-or more points 60 times, had 10-or more boards in 27 contests and dished out seven-or more assists 15 times. In the classroom, she was a Dean's List student, a three-time MAC All-Academic honoree, and she was named the 2016-17 MAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete.

"My time in the private sector was incredibly rewarding and helped me grow as a leader and as a person, but I know I am meant to be around the game of basketball," Boyd said. "The opportunity to work with Coach Swoff and this staff was not one I could pass up. I want to make a positive impact on this amazing group of young women, help them reach their full potential, and be part of something bigger than myself. Returning to college athletics as a coach feels like the right decision for me."

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