Courtney Roman returns for her second season as an assistant coach at Canisius. In her role, Roman specializes in defense and guard development. She also oversees alumni engagement and serves as the marketing liaison with the program.
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Roman developed guard Mary Copple into a prolific scorer over the course of the 2024-25 season. As a freshman, Copple notched a 21.1% field goal percentage, 21.4% three-point field goal percentage while averaging 0.8 points per game. Under the new coaching staff and Roman’s direction, Copple saw her numbers catapult to 32.5% field goal percentage, 32.8% three-point field goal percentage (36.6 in conference play) while averaging 4.6 points per contest.
Roman joined head coach Tiffany Swoffard's staff after spending the previous six years at Penn State, highlighted by a two-year stint as the Nittany Lions' graduate assistant. During her time at Penn State, the program saw tremendous growth, capped off by the 2023-24 Nittany Lions team that posted the program's first 20-win season since 2016-17, a WBIT berth and an appearance in the tournament's semifinal round.
As a graduate assistant, Roman assisted with opponent scouting, video and data analysis, oversight of undergraduate managers and player development. She worked daily with multiple student-athletes, including 2024 WNBA Draft pick Ashley Owusu. Roman assisted the program's recruiting coordinator with organization, creation of digital content and coordination of on-campus visits. She also handled the planning and execution of team travel, meals and day-to-day program logistics. As an undergraduate at Penn State, Roman was a team manager for four years, helping the team with practices and daily logistical tasks.
A native of Pittsburgh, Pa., Roman graduated from Penn State with her bachelor's degree in elementary and early childhood education and her master's degree in educational leadership.
