Erica Owens joined the Gilmer Lady Cat family in the 2013-2014 season. Prior to joining the Lady Cat staff, Owens most recently served as a graduate assistant at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia in 2011-2013 where she worked primarily with guard development, tape exchange, recruiting, and strength and conditioning workouts. Owens graduated from Columbus State in 2013 with a Masters of Education in School Counseling.

Prior to that, Owens played four years of basketball at Berry College in Rome, Georgia. Over her four year career as a Lady Viking she played in 95 games despite having an injury that sidelined her during most of her senior season and scored 632 points. The Cleveland, GA native helped Berry secure two bids to the National Tournament before their transition to NCAA Division III status. Owens was also a member of the women's golf team at Berry. Owens graduated from Berry in 2011 with a Bachelors of Science Degree in Psychology. Erica is married to Drew Owens, P.E. teacher at Ellijay Primary School and assistant softball and assistant baseball coach at Gilmer High School. The couple is expecting their first child in April 2015.