Quntashea Lewis returned to Salem after spending the 2018-19 season at Mount Saint Mary College, where she served as assistant women's basketball coach. In her one year with Mount Saint Mary, she helped lead the program to its most successful season ever (23-6), which included advancing to the second round of the NCAA tournament.

Lewis, who is one of only three players in Salem history to score 1,000 career points, graduated Salem in 2016 with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science and a minor in coaching.

After enduring a COVID pandemic that wiped out the complete 2020-21 season, Lewis led the team to four wins over the course of the 2021-22 campaign. Her first-ever collegiate coaching victory came on November 13, 2021, when she led the Spirits past Virginia Wesleyan (73-67) at Varsity Gym. Tyler Davenport highlighted the win with a 21-point effort.

Lewis’ second win of the season came on January 29^th versus Meredith, when Tamsi Echendu poured in 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Spirits to a 74-61 win. One week later, on February 5^th, Lewis and her 2021-22 Senior Class (Tyler Davenport/Sydney Bowen/Lauren Privette) closed out the final home game of the season with a 74-61 win over Averett, earning the second win in program history over the Cougars. Her final triumph of the season came on February 12^th when she led the Spirits past William Peace, 92-83 in overtime. Sparked by a 30-point, 12-steal outing from Dionne Sampson, Lewis’ squad rallied late in the fourth quarter to tie the Pacers before scoring 18 points in the overtime session to claim the road victory.

Lewis capped off her playing career at Salem by ranking first in Salem’s career history in offensive rebounds (335), defensive rebounds (472) and total rebounds (872). She also ranks second in Salem’s career history in field goals made (475), points (1208) and points per game average (20.7).

Lewis closed out her Spirit career by ranking third in Salem history in minutes played (2508), games played (96), field goals made (475), field goals attempted (980), field goal percentage (.485), free throws made (241) and free throws attempted (385). Her accomplishments on the courts of Varsity Gym did not stop there, as she tallied 34 double-doubles as a Spirit. She holds the programs’ single-game marks in defensive rebounds (17) and total rebounds (28).

Prior to her position at MSMC, Lewis served two years as a graduate assistant at Eastern Mennonite University, where she assisted in player development and recruiting. While coaching at EMU, she earned her master's degree there in interdisciplinary studies with a concentration in organizational leadership.

While at Salem, Lewis was named Team MVP, Great South Athletic Conference Player of the Year, Salem College Anne Woodward Student-Athlete of the Year, D3 Hoops All-Region 3rd Team and NC Collegiate Sports Information Association 1st Team College Divison All-State as a senior. In her final campaign with the Spirits, she led the Great South Athletic Conference in scoring, averaging 20.7 points per game. Lewis was also second in league rebounding (13.1 ppg) and steals (2.2 spg).