Coaching Staff

Kelli Greenway - Assistant Coach

Greenway joined Drake in 2022 after five seasons as the head coach of Grand View University.

During her tenure as a Bulldogs, Greenway has helped lead Drake to another historic season in 2022-23 as the team took down No. 22 ranked Nebraska 80-62 early in the season and eventually captured their seventh MVC Tournament championship and their 14th NCAA Tournament berth in program history. The Bulldogs traveled to Austin, Texas for the NCAA Tournament where they battled No. 5 seed Louisville to the last possession. Greenway then helped guide the Bulldogs to the program's 10th MVC Regular Season championship in 2023-24. It was the eighth MVC Tournament championship and second in a row for Drake, who visited Manhattan, Kan. for their second straight NCAA Tournament berth.

In her time at Grand View, she led them to three NAIA National Tournament appearances, coached the 2021 Heart of America Player of the Year, and held a 97-60 record. She also spent three seasons as an assistant coach at Grand View prior to becoming head coach.Prior to her stint with the Vikings, she spent six seasons with North Iowa Area Community College – three years as an assistant coach and three years as head coach. During her time with the Trojans, she led them to the Regular Season and Tournament Champions in 2014 when they were ranked No. 1 for 11 out of 13 weeks.

She earned her bachelor's degree from Iowa in 2008 where she spent three years as a Manager for the Hawkeye women's basketball program. She also holds an associate degree from NIACC where she was a member of the basketball team for two years. She earned the 2005 Female Student-Athlete of the Year.

Whitney Moia - Assistant Coach

Whitney Moia was added the Drake Women's Basketball staff as an assistant coach in 2021.

Moia's first year in Des Moines was also the first year of the Allison Pohlman head coaching tenure. Moia has had major impact on the success of Drake forwards during her time as a Bulldog, coaching the likes of All-MVC players Anna Miller, Grace Berg, Maggie Bair, and others. She has helped lead the Bulldogs to a WNIT (2022) run and back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances (2022-23, 2023-24).

Moia joined Drake after spending two seasons as a graduate assistant at Missouri Western State University. Prior Missouri Western, she played four seasons at Mid-America Nazarene University. Moia, a forward, received Heart of America Athletic All-Conference honors three times in her career with the Pioneers. During the 2018-19 season, she was named the Heart of America Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year. She was a member of the 2016 Mid-America Nazarene team that captured the 2016 NAIA National Championship.

“Whitney is a compassionate and caring coach,” Pohlman said. “She brings a back to the basket perspective, understands how to connect and make student-athletes better and is a tireless worker. Whitney has an infectious personality and we’re ecstatic to have her at Drake. She is a great fit for our program!”

Moia graduated from Mid-America Nazarene with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a minor in business administration. She earned her master’s of business administration from Missouri Western in May, 2021.

Cortni Rush - Director of Basketball Operations

Cortni Rush, a Mason City native and a three-year Drake women’s basketball letterwinner, joined the Drake women’s basketball coaching staff in April, 2018.

Rush coordinates all aspects of the program's travel during the season, manages its equipment and uniforms and helps schedule and coordinate community service for the program. In addition, she assists with the Bulldogs' summer camps by running the Little Dribblers division of camp.

Rush played in 83 career games with 10 starts for the Bulldogs over three seasons after she transferred to Drake after an All-American freshman season at North Iowa Area Community College. She scored 219 points, grabbed 208 rebounds, handed out 86 assists and made 39 three-pointers for the Bulldogs. Rush was a member of the historic 2016-17 Drake team, which tied a school record with 28 wins, went 18-0 in Missouri Valley Conference play, claimed the MVC regular season and tournament titles and made the school’s first trip to the NCAA Tournament since 2007. In her three seasons, Drake won 71 games and qualified for postseason play three times.

“I think most student-athletes can attest to the Drake experience being one in a million, so it was an easy decision to come back and be a part of the women's basketball staff,” Rush said. “In the position, I'll be learning from an all-class staff and program, and will be surrounded by a really special community. I am really looking forward to giving back and getting started.”

Following her senior season, Rush was awarded the program’s Charles E. Leonard award. The Charles E. Leonard award is given to a student-athlete who embodies a positive, enthusiastic attitude towards basketball and life. She graduated in May, 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in health sciences. Later, Rush earned her master's degree from Drake in leadership development.

Prior to her return to Drake, Rush was an assistant coach at North Iowa and coached club basketball with the North Iowa Fire. In her one season on the NIACC coaching staff, the Trojans finished second in the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference.

Becca Hittner - Director of Basketball Analytics & Player Development

Former Drake women's basketball star player Becca Hittner joined the Bulldogs' coaching staff in 2021 as the team's graduate assistant. In 2023, Hittner's title was changed to her current role as the Director of Basketball Analytics & Player Development.

The Dowling Catholic graduate has served a versatile role in the Drake program with impacts on team preparation, marketing and communcations, and gameday execution.

Hittner returned to her alma mater after playing one season of professional basketball in Spain's LF Endesa. She is one of the most decorated Drake women's basketball student-athletes on the basketball court and in the classroom. Hittner was a two-time honorable mention all-American, a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American in the classroom, three-time MVC Jackie Stiles Player of the Year award winner and her name is found all over the Drake and MVC record books, including points, three-pointers made, three-point percentage and scoring average.