
Cathy Inglese is the head coach of the University of Rhode Island women's basketball team. She was previously the head women's basketball coach at Boston College in Massachusetts, United States until she abruptly resigned following a 21-win 2007-08 season featuring second round exits from the ACC Women's Basketball Tournament, losing to the University of Maryland, and from the Women's National Invitation Tournament, losing to St. Johns University. She posted 20 win seasons in seven out of her last eight seasons, and guided her team to three consecutive Sweet Sixteen appearances, including defeating Number 1 seed Ohio State in the 2005 Women's NCAA Tournament. Her teams also qualified for five consecutive NCAA Tournaments, and seven out of the last eight tournaments. She resigned from her position at Boston College on April 10, 2008.
In 2004, her team earned their first ever Big East Championship. That year, the Eagles won a school record 27 games. Inglese won her 300th career game in December as well.
Prior to becoming the coach at Boston College, she served as the head coach at the University of Vermont. She put together a string of 57 consecutive regular season wins over two seasons going 28–0 in 1992, and 29–0 in 1993. She posted a 120–74 record overall at Vermont.