Elizabeth "Izzi" Howard joins the women's soccer program as the graduate assistant women's soccer coach in 2018. Howard earned her degree from Montana State University-Billings where she was a two-year member of the women's soccer team. While there, she was presented the Quest for Excellence Award for demonstrating teamwork, hard-work, dedication, discipline and passion on the women's soccer team. Prior to MSU-Billings, she spent her freshman and sophomore seasons at Arkansas State University, being named to the Academic Honor Roll in 2013 and 2014. Her coaching experience includes stints as the head coach for the Magic City SC during the spring of 2016. She also served as the assistant women's soccer coach at Montana State University-Billings in the spring of 2016. Additionally, Howard was the Academy Coach at Challenger Sports in Sacramento/Los Angeles in the fall of 2016 and in Denver during the fall and spring of 2017. Howard hails from Bristol, England and will pursue her Master's of Education in Secondary Education.