Allen joined the Dominican women's basketball staff in June 2014. A former player herself, Allen enjoyed an All-NCAA career and went on to play professionally for the Nottingham Wildcats in the England Basketball League (EBL).
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Since Allen joined Dominican before the 2014-2015 season, the Penguins have yet to record a losing season and have tallied a winning percentage of .566 (47-36). Dominican finished with its best record in program history in her first season on the staff at 13-13 and topped that mark the next year, finishing 18-11 (13-7 PacWest) in 2015-2016. The Penguins made it to the second round of the PacWest tournament that year after defeating Hawai’i Pacific in the first round. Dominican made its second straight PacWest tournament appearance in 2016-2017. She was promoted to associate coach ahead of the 2017-2018 season.
At Dominican, Allen is in charge of guard development and academics for the team. Before joining the Penguins, Allen served as a Student-Athlete Academic Mentor at UCLA, where she was responsible for academic advising, early identification of academic concerns, fostering academic accountability, and monitoring academic and personal transition to a competitive university environment. She earned her BA in Business Administration and Sports Management from Cal State Bakersfield in 2010 and her Masters in Sports Management from University of San Francisco in 2015. She is an active member of the WBCA. She serves as an integrative coach for the University, taking the role of academic advisor for some of the student population. She also teaches a course at Dominican which helps students with time management, organization and other skills essential to academic success. Additionally, Allen serves as the Black Student Union Club Adviser for Dominican.
The San Diego native played her final two seasons under Tim LaKose while at Cal State Bakersfield. As a senior, she started all 29 contests and averaged 16.6 points and 4.6 assists per game. She was a first team All-NCAA Division I Independent performer that season. Allen played her first two collegiate seasons at Eastern Washington, where she earned honorable mention All–Big Sky Conference honors as a sophomore.
In high school, Allen earned Eastern League MVP honors as a senior at Serra HS in 2005. That season she averaged 20 points, six assists, and five steals per game. Allen garnered San Diego Section All–CIF Division II honors for three consecutive seasons, twice earned Serra’s Defensive MVP award, and was a two–time San Diego County Player of the Week selection.
Allen has also served as a tournament assistant for the Big West Conference and as a supervisor and referee for the YMCA.Â
