Prior to leading the Hurricanes, Meier spent the previous four seasons as the head coach of the UNC Charlotte 49ers. Meier led Charlotte to its first-ever NCAA berth in 2003 and took the 49ers to the postseason in each of her last three years. Under Meier, Charlotte earned an at-large NCAA bid in 2003 and followed that up with consecutive appearances in the WNIT in 2004 and 2005. In her first season at Charlotte, Meier directed the 49ers to a 16-13 record, giving the program its first winning season in eight years. Meier followed that up by guiding Charlotte to a 21-9 record in 2003, and with a 12-2 record in Conference USA, clinched the 49ers’ first-ever regular season CUSA championship. Charlotte went 17-14 in 2004, and picked up its first postseason victory with a 78-71 win over Clemson in the first round of the WNIT. Meier led the 49ers to a 22-9 record in 2005, marking the most wins for the program since 1991.

Prior to her stint at Charlotte, Meier was the associate head coach at Tulane from 1999-2001 and was an assistant for the Green Wave for the five seasons before that, helping Tulane to a 164-52 record during her seven years at the school. Meier began her collegiate coaching career at UNC Asheville, where she was an assistant in 1994.

As a player at Duke from 1986-1990, Meier was the ACC’s Rookie of the Year in 1986, earning Basketball Yearbook Freshman All-America honors that season. Meier earned All-ACC First Team distinction and was named to the Kodak/WBCA District 2 All-America team as a senior in 1990. Meier scored 1,761 points for the Blue Devils, and was named to the ACC’s 50th Anniversary Team in 2002