Niki Reid Gieckeler and Howard University assistant coaches Brian Johnson, James Simmons moves on to CAA Towson University

TOWSON, Maryland -- Niki Geckeler, who led Howard University to back-to-back 20-plus-win seasons and three postseason tournament appearances, was introduced as the women's basketball coach at Towson on Thursday.

"When we started this search, we went in search of a coach that would possess the characteristics needed to build the Towson women's basketball program into a perennial force in the CAA," Towson athletic director Mike Waddell said. "Niki is just that person … a leader and a winner. She has shown leadership throughout her career as both a player and now as a coach. With her energy and passion for the game, she has recruited great students and athletes and transformed them into championship programs."

The season before Geckeler started with the Bison, in 2007-08, Howard won just four games. In 2011-12, Geckeler compiled a 24-9 mark, tying the program's record for wins in a season. She amassed 85 career wins at Howard, including 44 in the past two seasons.

Under her guidance, the Bison went to the Women's National Invitation Tournament in 2011 and 2012 and the Women's Basketball Invitational this season, the program's first three postseason bids.

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