Assistant coach Josie Rix, now an Assistant Coach at Samford University, has tons of experience in the soccer industry. She served a term as Assistant Coach with the Wofford womens soccer team after previously serving as a graduate assistant coach at Lee University in 2014. In her only season with Lee, Rix helped the team to a 15-4-2 overall record (10-1-0 GSA conference record) and a victory in the 2014 NCCAA National Championship. As a graduate assistant, Rix was responsible for assisting with film breakdown and analysis as well as organizing the backline. She also played a vital role in game-day preparations and ensuring compliance as the team transitioned to NCAA Division II play. Rix also has experience coaching club teams at the youth level. Rix served as an assistant to the Chattanooga Futbol Clubs Womens team in the summer of 2014. She continues to serve as an assistant coach for Carolina FC and for South Carolina ODP.  She graduated in May 2013 from the University of Alabama with a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology. She was a four-year starter at midfield and defense for the Crimson Tide womens soccer team from 2009 to 2013. She helped the team earn an NCAA Tournament bid for the second time in program history in her sophomore season. She was named to the Southeastern Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll in 2011 and to the Southeastern Conference Community Service Team in 2012 for her efforts in helping Tuscaloosa recover from a series of damaging tornadoes.  After college, Rix went on to play semi-professional soccer with the Knoxville Lady Force in the summer of 2013.