Matt Gill
Assistant Coach
msgill@uic.edu
Illinois-Chicago
Division 1
Assistant Coach
msgill@uic.edu
Illinois-Chicago
Division 1
UIC women's soccer head coach [Tom Anagnost](https://uicflames.com/staff.aspxstaff=357) is pleased to announce another addition to his staff. [Matt Gill](https://uicflames.com/staff.aspxstaff=360) has joined the program as an assistant coach, effective immediately.
Gill spent the last three years as the head coach at Huntingdon College. He immediately turned the program around, guiding the team to its best start in program history in his first season. His overall record matched the most wins in any three-year period in school history. Playing against an increasingly more difficult schedule, the Lady Hawks won five more games under Gill than in any three year window during the decade prior to his arrival.In his three years at the helm at Huntingdon, Gill rebuilt what had been a two-win program, and set several school records. Huntingdon reached the USA South conference quarterfinals for the first time in team history in 2017, and returned to that round in 2018. Gill's teams won 21 matches in three years, more than double the program's win total in the three years prior to his arrival.
Gill posted the first winning season in Huntingdon's NCAA era, engineering an 11-7-1 mark in 2017 to set the Huntingdon record for wins in a season. The '17 squad also set the records for most assists and points, and fewest goals allowed, in a season.
The top two single season shutout totals in Huntingdon history both came under Gill's watch. His charges posted nine shutouts in 2017 and eight more in 2018. His tenure saw a total goal differential of +5, marking a huge reversal from the -68 mark over the three years prior.
Gill revamped the recruiting process at Huntingdon. His approach resulted in a bigger and more talented roster. He also oversaw the establishment of an academic support program, and involved his team in several community outreach initiatives.
Before arriving at Huntingdon, Gill gained six years of experience as an assistant coach. He began his career as the Director of Soccer Operations at Boston University. Gill graduated from Mount Ida College in 2009. In his two years on the Mustangs' soccer team, he played in 33 games, starting 31. He was second on the team with 11 points as a senior, and was named to the All-Conference team.