Rich Stoneman was elevated to associate head coach in December, 2015, following three seasons as an assistant coach with the Lancers. Stoneman joined the program in July, 2013, and will enter his fourth season with the program in 2016.
Prior to Longwood, Stoneman coached the 2013 Fredericksburg Impact of the W-League, Women’s Pro-Am Soccer, to a fourth-place finish in the Northeastern Conference. That team included former Lancers’ standout Lindsey Ottavio.
Stoneman also served as an assistant coach at Pfeiffer University during 2012, while also working as the college coordinator at the Charlotte (N.C.) Soccer Academy (CSA). He has previous Division I coaching experience at Big South Conference member Coastal Carolina University (2010-11, women’s assistant, volunteer men’s assistant), East Carolina University (2007-09, women’s assistant), Louisiana Tech University (2004-06, women’s assistant) and Baylor University (2001-02, volunteer women’s assistant).