The 2024-25 season was Christine (McCollum) Woods' 10th as the Director of Basketball Operations for the Penn women's basketball program.
Woods handles all administrative duties for the program and came to Penn after spending three seasons as an assistant coach at her alma mater, Holy Family. During that time, the Tigers won a regular season and two tournament conference titles, and made two NCAA Division II Tournament appearances.
She played three seasons under Mike McLaughlin during her four-year playing career at HFU from 2006-10. Woods appeared in 130 games for the Tigers as the team went an impressive 117-13, including 77-0 in conference play. She was a member of two of McLaughlin's Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) championship teams (2007, 2008) and made four NCAA Division II Tournament appearances. The Tigers advanced to the East Region championship final twice during her career in 2008 and 2010.
Woods was a three-time All-CACC selection, receiving the honors the final three years of her career. She earned second-team accolades in 2009 and 2010 and third-team honors in 2008. Woods was also a three-time CACC All-Academic selection.
Her familiarity with McLaughlin's system deemed her a perfect addition to the Penn coaching staff, as she has been a part of three Ivy League championships (2016, '17, '19) and a Big Five title in 2018.Â
Woods graduated from Holy Family in 2010 with a Bachelor's degree in elementary/special education. She resides in the Philadelphia area with her husband, Sean, and their children Sean and Faith.
