Nate Lie (pronounced LEE) enters his first season as Head Coach of Xavier Women's soccer. Lie joined the program after a 4 year stint at the University of Cincinnati that culminated in being named Associate Head Coach for the 2016 Season. In his first season with UC, he aided the Bearcats in posting an 8-11-1 overall record and 4-4-1 in league play. It marked only the fourth time in the last 10 seasons that UC accumulated eight of more wins and only the second time in 10 years that they had four or more conference wins.Cincinnati, who was picked to finish ninth in the AAC, surprised the league by finishing sixth, despite being tied for third entering their final conference match.