Covenant College

She joins the Covenant coaching staff after spending a season as an Assistant Coach for King University, an NCAA Division II program in Bristol, Tennessee. During her one year at King, she helped guide the Tornados to a 13-16 record, after winning just three games the year before. King also advanced to the second round of the Conference of Carolinas Tournament. 

Some of Russell's duties as an Assistant at King included planning and running team practices, recruiting, coordinating team travel, and leading team strength sessions. 

Russell graduated from Bryan College in 2024 with a Bachelor of Science in Exercise and Health Science where she was a three-year player after starting her career at Young Harris.

In her first season with the Lions, she was named the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Newcomer of the Year. Russell was a two-time All-Conference player and during her final season at Bryan she was the Conference Player of the Year and a Third Team All-American. 

Russell was a huge part of a successful three-year stretch for Bryan as it went 84-14 with three AAC Regular Season Championships. Statistically she averaged 17.9 points and 7.1 rebounds per game for her career. 

Other experiences that Russell has had include two years of coaching an AAU program in Tennessee as well as completing a High School Coaching Internship in 2023.