Cullop played basketball at Purdue under head coach Lin Dunn. She was a three-time Academic All-Big Ten. She earned a bachelor's degree in communications from Purdue University in 1993.[2]
In 2000, she took over as the head coach at Evansville where she stayed for eight seasons with a 73–48 record. In her final season in 2007–08, the Purple Aces won the Missouri Valley Conference and advanced to the second round of the WNIT. She was the 2008 MVC coach of the year.[2][3]
Toledo
On April 18, 2008, she was named head coach at Toledo.[4] Her teams have won five MAC championships in 2011, 2013, 2022, 2023, and 2024.[2][5] Her 2016–17 and 2022–23 teams won the MAC tournament.[6] The 2017 team qualified for the NCAA tournament where they lost to Creighton in the first round.[7] In 2023, they defeated Iowa State before losing to Tennessee.[8][9][10][11] Her teams have played in the WNIT eight times including taking home the championship in the 2011 Tournament.[12] Her 2024 team advanced to the quarterfinals of the WBIT before losing to Washington State. She was named MAC Coach of the Year in 2009, 2011, 2013, 2022, 2023, and 2024.[2][13]
Miami
On April 5, 2024, she was named head coach of Miami, replacing Katie Meier.[14]
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
Conference regular season champion
Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
Division regular season champion
Division regular season and conference tournament champion
Conference tournament champion