Lindsey VanAllen has completed her second season as LMU’s Director of Basketball Operations in 2025-26, contributing to one of the most historic campaigns in program history. The Lions earned a postseason berth in the Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament – just the fourth postseason appearance in program history and the first since 2018-19 – falling in a tightly contested 80-76 matchup on the road at Stanford Cardinal women's basketball. LMU captured the WCC Regular Season Championship outright, the program’s first conference title since 2003-04, and posted a 15-3 conference record, the best mark in program history, while finishing with 21 total wins to tie for the second-most in a single season. The Lions also put together a nine-game winning streak – their longest since the 2003-04 championship season – and secured a signature victory over Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball, snapping a 35-game losing streak and earning their first win in the series since 2008. Individually, LMU saw a resurgence in conference honors, earning its first All-WCC First Team selections since 2018-19 and placing two players on the First Team in the same season for just the sixth time in program history and the first since 2003-04. Picked ninth in the WCC Preseason Coaches Poll, the Lions exceeded expectations while building on strong late-season momentum from 2024-25, when they closed with three straight conference wins and a WCC Tournament victory. Despite early-season injuries limiting key contributors, LMU also posted a resilient 6-5 nonconference record, setting the foundation for a championship run.
VanAllen joined LMU for the 2024-25 season after gaining experience at the West Coast Conference office, where she served as the men’s and women’s basketball operations intern and supported conference-wide initiatives and logistics.
A former standout student-athlete at Santa Clara University, VanAllen earned All-WCC honors in three of her four seasons, including First Team recognition as a senior. She became the 27th player in program history to surpass 1,000 career points and finished seventh all-time in scoring at Santa Clara. Following her collegiate career, VanAllen competed professionally for one season in Sweden’s top league before transitioning into her role in basketball operations.
