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After playing both collegiate soccer and basketball, I aspire to continue my love for sports and developing people in a coaching context. I am grateful for the opportunity to work with Baylor Women's Soccer as the volunteer assistant coach.
Steve McKenna recently wrapped up his third season as an assistant coach with the NC State women's soccer team in 2017, as he assisted in the team building upon its success after a breakthrough 2016 season.
NC State finished with a 15-5-2 record to finish with the most overall wins since 1995 as well as earn trips to the ACC Championship semifinals and the NCAA Second Round. In ACC play the team finished third with a 6-3-1 record, tying the most conference wins and best finish in program history.
McKenna also helped with NC State's success of finishing in the top 25 of all three final polls, ranking 16th on Top Drawer Soccer, 21st on United Soccer Coaches and 23rd on Soccer America. The accomplishment marks the second consecutive season NC State has finished in the top 25 of the final rankings and the first back-to-back top 25 finishes since 1991-92. NC State also recorded a final RPI of 23, the best in program history.
Prior to NC State McKenna served as assistant coach at Loyola University (MD) from 2014-16. Prior to Loyola, McKenna spent 2013 as an assistant coach at Georgetown, where the Hoyas went 16-3-2 and made a second consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance.
"Steve is a great fit for this position and for this program," Santoro said. "I was very patient with this search but after the time spent together and the sharing of ideas, I quickly realized that Steve is the experienced person we need. He will hit the ground running in all facets of our program and make an immediate impact at NC State."
The Northern Ireland native, who holds his United States Soccer Federation "A" license, brings a wealth of knowledge from his international experience before arriving in the U.S., having worked for the Irish Football Association. McKenna led the Centre for Excellence's Grassroots and Primary School programs.
Kathleen Duwve joined the womens soccer staff as an assistant coach in August 2021. She works primarily with DePauls goalkeepers after playing four impressive seasons at Bowling Green and two seasons professionally.
Duwve finished her collegiate career as Bowling Greens all-time leader in career winning percentage and goals against average and was ranked among the top five all-time in every goalkeeping category. She led Bowling Green to back-to-back NCAA appearances after claiming both the regular season and tournament championship in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) in 2018 and 2019.
She also picked up first team All-Conference honors in the MAC as well as United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest Region awards. Academically, Duwve was on the Academic All-MAC Team, a MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete and earned the MAC Commissioners Award.
Following her collegiate career, Duwve played professionally for Apulia Trani ASD in Italys Serie C before returning to the United States to play for the Gotham Reserves (NJ/NY) in the WPSL. She holds United Soccer Coaches certifications in Goalkeeping Level 1, Grassroots Coaching and 11v11 License.
Mario Zuniga-Gil, who has recently served as head girls coach at Father Gabriel Richard High School in Ann Arbor and the head boys coach at Chelsea High School, joined the U-M womens soccer program in the fall of 2021 as the volunteer assistant coach.
Originally from Spain, Zuniga-Gil is also the director of coaching of the Chelsea Soccer Club. He has held multiple jobs in Michigan since the 2015 season, including director positions with the Chill SBC in Lansing and Kingdom SC in Kalamazoo. He was also an assistant coach with Madonna University in 2018.
He holds a degree in translation and interpretation from the University of Granada (Spain) and a master's degree in recreation and sport sciences with a concentration in soccer from Ohio University. Additionally, he boasts a UEFA 'A' license. In 2021, Zuniga-Gil was selected for the prestigious United Soccer Coaches 30 Under 30 program, which each year recognizes 30 up-and-coming coaches under 30 years of age who are leading the way in developing soccer players and enhancing the game.
Jon Gulrajani is in his sixth season with the Badgers going into 2021. Gulrajani's first season came in 2017 in which he assisted in Wisconsin's 20th NCAA Tournament appearance, second Sweet 16 appearance and a 14-4-4 record.
Most recently, he has been a coaching instructor for the Tosa Kickers, developing coaches within the club, creating training sessions and clinics. Before that, Gulrajani spent three seasons at Mount Mary University where he helped the team tie the school record for wins in a season and have the two most successful seasons in school history in 2016 and 2017.
He spent one season at UW-Oshkosh where the team won the WIAC conference tournament and went to the second round of the NCAA tournament, the furthest in school history.
He also had a three-season stint at UW-Milwaukee, where he helped the Panthers win the Horizon League Regular Season and Tournament Championship and qualify for the NCAA tournament twice.
Hemant Sharma rejoined the Tennessee soccer coaching staff as a volunteer assistant coach in the spring of 2021. He previously served as a member of UT's coaching staff from 2004 to 2012 and served as the team's director of operations under current head coach Brian Pensky from 2012 to 2014.
In his previous stint with the Lady Vols, Sharma was a part of three SEC championship teams (2004, 05, 08) and three NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen appearances (2004, 2005, 2007). He also helped to coordinate the Lady Vol soccer team's involvement in TOPSOCCER, a program for disabled athletes.
Between his stints at UT, Sharma worked with goalkeepers for several other Tennessee colleges, including the Maryville College men's and women's soccer teams, the UT-Chattanooga women's soccer team, the Tennessee Wesleyan women's soccer team and the Carson-Newman men's and women's soccer teams. He was a part of the Maryville College coaching staff when the men's team won conference tournament titles in 2016 and 2018, and when the women's team captured a conference tournament crown in 2019. Each of those teams appeared in the NCAA Division III Tournament. Prior to arriving in Knoxville, Hemant worked with goalkeepers for the University of Colorado women's soccer team as a volunteer assistant coach.
Sharma has worked with goalkeepers for two semi-pro men's teams, the Boulder Rapids Reserves of the Premier Development League, and the Knoxville Force of the National Premier Soccer League.
Hemant also has served as Director of Goalkeeping for the Tennessee ODP program for boys and girls since 2012, and has been a member of the South Region girls ODP staff since 2017.
He has been the Director of Goalkeeping for FC Alliance since 2009. During that time span, FC Alliance has produced more than 40 collegiate goalkeepers and sent two goalkeepers on to MLS academies.
During his playing career at Cornell University, the Short Hills, New Jersey, native earned All-Ivy League and All-Region honors, and played in the 1996 NCAA Tournament. In his senior year, he set a school record for shutouts in a season as his team finished ranked in the nation's top 25. Sharma proved equally adept in the classroom as he was a member of the Dean's List and the winner of the prestigious James E. Rice writing prize.
After college, Sharma was a draft pick of all three major professional indoor soccer leagues that existed in the U.S. in the late 1990s (NPSL, WISL, EISL). He was a first-round draft pick of the Buffalo Blizzard of the National Professional Soccer League and a fifth-round draft pick of the Arizona Thunder of the World Indoor Soccer League. He played five years of pro indoor soccer.
Sharma also held coaching positions at his alma mater, serving as an assistant coach for the Cornell women's team in 2001 and the men's team in 2000.
Hemant is a 1997 graduate of Cornell, with a bachelor of arts in English and a certificate in Financial Management. He received a PhD in Political Science from the University of Tennessee in the summer of 2009 and was the first recipient of the University of Tennessee's Otis Stephens Fellowship, granted for excellence in the study of American politics.
Sharma currently teaches in the University of Tennessee's Political Science Department and has co-authored three textbooks: An Introduction to the American Legal System, which was released by Wolters Kluwer publishers of New York; Administrative Law and Policy, published by Carolina Academic Press; and American Government: The Evolution of a Constitutional Republic, published by Great River Learning.
His published articles include one entitled "The Game is the Best Teacher," which appeared in the United Soccer Coaches' magazine Soccer Journal, and "Cant Play Here: The Decline of Pick-Up Soccer and Social Capital in the USA, published in a journal called Soccer and Society.
Assistant/Goalkeeper Coach for Indiana University
Head Coach for Alliance FC
Martins currently serves as the Associate Head Coach at the University of Oregon, and is an assistant coach, and lead scout for the of the United States Womens National Under-20 Team, that just qualified for the U20 Womens World Cup later this year, and prior to that he was on staff with the Under-17 team for 4 years including two CONCACAF Championships, and the U17 World Cup in Jordan. Additionally, Martins has experience in the high school, college, club and semi-professional levels of soccer. Martins serves as the programs recruiting coordinator in addition to handling various coaching duties. After visiting Eugene it was clear to me that coach Mertzs vision is to elevate the womens soccer program to prominence within the Pac-12 and on the national stage, and I immediately knew that I wanted to be a part of it, said Martins. I was also impressed by the support and resources provided to the student athletes by the department - such as the state-of-the-art academic center - and the truly world class athletic facilities. In his two seasons on Oregons staff, the Ducks have beaten Washington in back-to-back years for just the second time in program history and collected a road victory against rival Oregon State, the first win in Corvallis since 2003. UO also has had a freshman named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman team in back-to-back years for just the fourth time in school history and first time since 2011-2012. In Martins first season in 2014, Oregon finished the year with their third-lowest goals against average in school history (1.04), defeated Washington for the first time since 2006, had 12 players scored a goal over the course of the season and the team wrapped up the year at No. 74 in the final NCAA RPI, giving the program their highest RPI finish since 2009. Martins who was born in Portugal also brings Pac-12 experience with him to Eugene, having served as an assistant coach at UCLA from 2011-13.With Martins on staff for two seasons, the Bruins posted a 34-4-6 overall record with a 16-3-3 mark in Pac-12 competition. Martins helped lead UCLA to the quarterfinals of the 2012 NCAA Tournament. With the Bruins, Martins coached a pair of number one draft picks in womens professional soccer; Sydney Leroux (2012/Atlanta Beat/WPS) and Zakiya Bywaters (2013/Chicago Red Stars/NWSL). Martins also coached four NSCAA All-Americans during his stay in Los Angeles. Martins then accepted a position with the U.S. U17 team, where he has served as an assistant coach since 2013. He is responsible for identifying, evaluating and training the best prospects in the United States youth ranks. While Martins was with the squad, U.S. scored 45 goals while conceding two in 10 matches. During that time, Martins was also the Los Angeles area liaison for the United States Soccer Federation. Prior to his stints with U.S. soccer and UCLA, Martins filled multiple roles at the highly successful Los Angeles Premier FC. He was named Director of Coaching and Player Development for the team in 2006, and was named head coach of their WPSL team in 2010. Martins earned WPSL Coach of the Year honors in 2010. Prior to his work with Premier FC, Martins had additional success in the club ranks as the Director of Coaching and Player Development for Los Angeles Rampage FC from 2006-2010. Martins began his coaching career as an assistant with is alma mater, Sylmar High School, in 1996. He assumed head coaching duties two years later and led the program to a 101-54-22 record in seven seasons. While at Sylmar, Martins served as an assistant coach at Los Angeles Mission College and helped the team to a conference championship, a No. 2 ranking in the state and a No. 3 ranking in the nation. He moved on to Division II Cal Poly Pomona, serving as an assistant coach for three seasons. After serving for three seasons with Pomona, Martins was named head coach of Los Angeles Mission College. Martins also served as the boys head coach at Granada Hills Charter High School from 2007-10 while at LA Mission. Martins was born in Portugal and moved to San Fernando, Calif., in 1993. He played soccer at Sylmar High School and LA Mission College. Martins earned a Bachelors of Science degree in kinesiology at Cal Poly Pomona in 2006 and holds a USSF A License. He is fluent in Portuguese, Spanish, English and Creole. Martins and his wife, Lorena, have three children; Isaiah, Emma and London.
Aubri Williamson joined the SMU Womens Soccer staff as an assistant coach in February of 2020.
Williamson comes to the Hilltop after spending a year at the University of Miami as a volunteer assistant coach. There, she worked one-on-one with student-athletes, focusing on wellness, the psychological aspect of the game and player development. She also assisted with on and off-campus recruiting, creating travel itineraries, building scouting reports and executing ID and youth camps. During practices, Williamson helped coach the technical and fitness portions.
Before joining the Hurricanes, Williamson spent a summer playing with Einherji in Vopnafjordu, Iceland, where she was also recognized as the associate head coach. In her role, she planned training sessions and made game time decisions and substitutions, helping to lead the program to its best season in club history. In her time competing on the pitch, Williamson finished with a club records 19 goals and 13 assists, while being named to the leagues top-11.
As a student-athlete, Williamson led the Florida Institute of Technology as a three-year captain, while earning both Fall Sunshine State Conference honor roll and FIT honor roll recognition five times from 2013-2017. Playing in 38 games and notching 25 starts, she closed out her collegiate career with 20 goals and 11 assists, scoring a team-leading 14 goals as a sophomore. During her sophomore campaign, Williamson tallied six game-winners and earned All-SSC Second Team honors.
During the 2017 season, she joined the FIT staff as a volunteer graduate assistant, leading the Panthers to their first Sunshine State conference championship. In her role, she marketed and organized registration for ID camps, coordinated away trips and kept the teams social media pages up to date and interactive.
Prior to enrolling at FIT, she played for the Weston Football Club and Archbishop McCarthy High School team.
A native of Davie, Fla., Williamson graduated from Florida Institute of Technology in 2016 with a Bachelor's degree in sports management and a minor in athletic coaching, before earning her Masters in Business Administration in 2017.
Coach Jaworski has served as coach of the Pioneer men's soccer team since 2004. The 2009 Pioneer squad won the Midwest Conference Tournament title and earned the schools first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance as Jaworski was voted MWC Coach of the Year. Jaworski has helped build the Pioneer program into a consistent winner. After his first two teams went 10-19-2 overall and 5-13 in Midwest Conference play, Grinnell has posted a combined overall mark of 67-61-12 and league record of 45-22-7 in the past eight seasons. The Pioneers have posted winning records six of the last eight years and qualified for the MWC Tournament six times in that span. Under his guidance, Grinnell also boasted its first-ever MWC Player of the Year in 2010, Mark Rosenberg. Overall, Jaworski has developed six All-Region selections while at Grinnell and 10 Academic All-Region selections. Jaworskis 2014 team was one for the history books. Grinnell emerged as the NCAA Division III national leader in three categories. Isaiah Tyree led the nation in goals against average at 0.218 and save percentage at .959, while the Pioneers were also tops in team save percentage with a mark of .916. Grinnell also tied or set five MWC records in 2014, including Tyree in goals against average and save percentage. The Pioneers established new league marks in goals allowed with eight and team goals against average at 0.44, with the latter mark ranking fourth nationally. Grinnell tied the MWC record for shutouts in a season with 11. Jaworski arrived at Grinnell in August of 2004, following a long and successful career as an assistant coach at DePauw University that spanned from 1991-2003. During his tenure as an assistant coach, the Tigers went 167-58-12 (.704) and made four NCAA Tournament appearances. In May 2003, Jaworski was named Aflac National Assistant Coach of the Year in recognition of his hard-work and dedication to the DePauw University men's soccer program. The award is based on a coach's longevity and expertise, as well as contributions to the school and community, and special achievements throughout their careers. In addition to his work with the men's soccer program at DePauw, he also was an assistant coach for the DePauw women's soccer team that advanced to the NCAA Final Four in 2003. Jaworski was a standout soccer player for the DePauw men's team from 1984-1988, and he became the first player in the school's history to earn all-America honors in men's soccer, earning the distinction in 1988. He currently ranks seventh all-time in career goals scored with 31, and is eighth all-time in career points with 75. Jaworski, a 1989 graduate of DePauw, was inducted into the DePauw Athletic Hall of Fame in 2002. As a head coach, Jaworski has coached two separate club teams to Indiana state championships. In 2002, his under-17 Dynamo FC Indianapolis club team claimed the state championship, and in 2000 his under-18 Dynamo FC Indianapolis squad won the team title. In 2004, Jaworski guided his Carmel United under-18 club to the final four of the Indiana state championship, where his team lost to the eventual state champion. He and his wife Leslie (a staff member of the Colleges psychology department), with the assistance of College coaches Tim Hollibaugh and Andy Hamilton, began the Grinnell Sports Camp in 2005. The camp allows participants to learn fundamentals and participate in drills in a variety of sports while also learning the values of sportsmanship and enjoyment of several activities. Jaworski resides in Grinnell with his wife and they have three children: Ann Marie (25) is a former three-year captain of the Boston University Women's Soccer Team, a former member of the U-19 US Women's National team, and now Head Soccer Coach at Simmons University in downtown Boston. John (23) attends Sacred Heart University and play Division I hockey. Calvin (19) is a second-year football player (free safety) at the University of Northern Iowa.
I am in my Second year with the Smith College soccer program, and I am working as a Graduate Assistant Coach. I have been coaching for 7+ years and I am excited to work with the athletes of the Smith soccer team. I played four full seasons of collegiate soccer at the D3 level, and was a four year starting goalkeeper during that time. In high school, and during the summers during my undergraduate degree I worked different camps, and coached across many different age groups/positions. My most recent coaching assignment before Smith was a Head coach position with a U11 Girls team, Assistant coach for a U16 Girls team, and Assisting with the U17 Boys team at a local soccer club. I am excited to apply what I have learned over the years, and what I will continue to learn towards my team, and any players I coach.
The Smith College soccer program is a very competitive NCAA D3 program which competes in the NEWMAC. Our team prides itself on success both on and off field- each year having multiple members achieve athletic and academic awards. While we have consistently been a competitive member of the NEWMAC, we are continuously looking to achieve our goal of winning a conference title.
If you want to be a part of the Smith soccer family and you think you can help us achieve our goal of making it to the National Tournament, please take a few moments to fill out our [Recruit Form](http://www.smithpioneers.com/sb_output.aspxfrform=5&path=wsoc) on the Smith Soccer Website.
Smith prides itself on a unique combination of rigorous academics and competitive athletics and ranks 17th in the country in liberal arts colleges!
Smith is renowned for its talented students, committed faculty, and rigorous academic life.
Smith College made a historic announcement that beginning in the fall of 2022, the college will eliminate loans from its undergraduate financial aid packages for students receiving need-based institutional grants and replace the loan amount with grants from the college.
There are 2,500 undergraduate students at Smith College located in the vibrant town of Northampton, MA.
Smith provides an intimate learning environment with a 9:1 student to faculty ratio and average class size of 19 students.
Smith is also a member of the Five College Consortium with the University of Massachusetts, Amherst College, Mount Holyoke College, and Hampshire College, allowing students to take courses at any one of these 5 institutions.
Beyond the classroom learning environment, Smith offers the Praxis program- an opportunity for students to gain experience through summer or semester long paid internships.
Steph Riley-Schafer, who touts eight winning seasons and NEWMAC tournament appearances, brings an 93-45-20 (.652) record into her 10th season at the helm of the Engineers in 2022.
The Engineers finished the season ranked fourth in the NCAA Division III Region II rankings after posting an 11-6-3 mark to record the sixth-straight season WPI won at least 10 games in a single season under head coach Steph Riley-Schafer in 2021. WPI tallied 10 team shutouts while holding opponents to a 0.92 goals-against average. Riley-Schafers team battled in tough matchups throughout the season including a comeback victory over nationally-ranked MIT which broke their 15-match winning, 18-match conference regular season winning, and 46-match unbeaten streaks. WPIs push continued through a pair of scoreless outings against Babson including a 3-2 shootout victory in the opening round of the NEWMAC Tournament before falling to No. 9 MIT in the semifinal round.
Riley-Schafer and co-head coach Sue Silva were named 2021 NEWMAC Women's Soccer Coaches of the Year with Sofia Orrico and Annika Keck earning All-NEWMAC first team and Grace Casey garnering second team praise. Other accomplishments for Riley-Schafers program include United Soccer Coaches Region II first team selections for Orrico and Keck, NEWISA Bowl Selections for Orrico and Jenna Hirshfeld in addition to a CoSIDA Academic All-America honor for Hirshfeld.
In 2019, WPI equaled the school records for victories in a season with 16 and reached the NEWMAC Tournament championship game for the second time in four seasons under seven-year head coach Steph Riley-Schafer. The season rewarded the efforts on the field and in the classroom of Senior goalkeeper Mandy St. Germain, who was selected to the Division III Women's Soccer Academic All-America first team by CoSIDA. Four time All- NEWMAC Senior Midfielder, Kristen McCrea earned her second straight USC All-East Region Award, as well as, her second CoSIDA Women's Soccer Academic All- District accolade. Junior Leah Beauton and first year Annika Keck were also recognized as all NEWMAC players.
In 2017 and 2018, Kristen McCrea was first team All-NEWMAC honoree, while Gabi Hoops garnered first teams honors and Leah Beauton picked up second team accolades in 2018. Both years WPI tied nationally-ranked MIT, preventing Cambridge's Engineers perfect seasons both times.
The 2016 season featured a number of program firsts culminating with their first NEWMAC Championship, NCAA tournament appearance and NSCAA Regional Coaching Staff of the Year honors. The 16-2-3 club boasted the best single-season winning percentage (.833) while being the first to host any round of the conference tournament, as well as the semifinals and finals following a 8-1-1 conference schedule. The Engineers traveled to Geneva, NY and played a double overtime draw with Trinity (CT), who advanced via penalty kicks.
Individually, Hoops was named as the first-ever NEWMAC Defensive Player of the Year while McCrea was tabbed as the second in program history to garner NEWMAC Rookie of the Year honors and Schafer was selected by her peers as the NEWMAC Coach of the Year. Susannah Gray joined McCrea on the All-NEWMAC first team.
The 2015 season (11-5-3, 5-3-2 NEWMAC) was successful on the field and off with Emily Doherty racking up a number of All-America honors, including a pair of academic accolades from CoSIDA and the NSCAA. The team also bested Springfield for the first time in program history. Doherty was an All-NEWMAC first teamer while Gray was a second team honoree for the second consecutive year.
In 2014, the team went 8-7-4 overall, with a conference record of 5-2-3 making it to the NEWMAC quarterfinals for the second year in-a-row. With the success of 2014 campaign the team posted back-to-back winning seasons for only the third time in program history and first time since 2003-04.
In her first season at WPI, Schafer posted a 10-7-2 record (4-5-1 NEWMAC) which qualified the Crimson and Gray for the NEWMAC tournament for the first time since 2010. Megan Forti was the lone WPI All-NEWMAC representative with a first team nod.
Prior to Riley-Schafer coming to WPI she was the top assistant at Division I Wagner College. She was heavily involved with the Seahawks in designing and implementing practice and training sessions as well as in recruiting. Riley-Schafer also took an active role in academic monitoring, scheduling, team travel and fundraising. Prior to her time at Wagner, she spent three seasons as an assistant at Curry College where she helped the Colonels reached the CCC Tournament in 2008 and 2010.
Riley-Schafer also spent five seasons with the Boston Breakers serving as the Senior Team Coordinator, Equipment Manager, Team Manager and Director of Operations over those five seasons. Among her many duties, Riley-Schafer managed player personnel, coordinated practice and game schedules, organized team travel and oversaw the host family program that places 20+ athletes in rent-free housing.
A native of the Philadelphia area, Riley-Schafer played collegiately at Division I Temple University, where she earned a bachelor's degree in sports and recreation management with a minor in business. In 2013, she graduated from Wagner with her master's in secondary education with a social studies concentration.
Joe Sagar is the new head women's soccer coach at Lawrence University.
A native of Manchester, England, Sagar has been working at Augustana since the 2014 season. During his four seasons with the Augustana women's program, the Vikings put together a 44-26-4 record and made one NCAA Division III Tournament appearance.
Sagar was a standout goalkeeper at McKendree University in Lebanon, Ill., and is the school's career record holder in saves (205), goals against average (0.90), victories (50) and shutouts (19). Sagar earned a bachelor's degree in physical education from McKendree in 2012 and graduated with a master's degree in educational leadership with an emphasis in higher education administration from the University of Nevada-Reno in 2014.
Before attending college, Sagar played professional soccer in Great Britain. He played with Glasgow Rangers FC for two years and helped that team win the Scottish Premier League Under 19 title and the Scottish Premier League Youth Cup in 2007. He also played for Porthmadog FC in the Welsh Premier League and made starting appearances for Porthmadog in the Welsh Cup.
Joseph Ruesgen is going into his sixth season as an assistant coach of the NYU men's soccer team. His responsibilities include assisting Head Coach Kim Wyant with the playing squad, organizing the day-to-day operations, on-field sessions and game strategies, while also handling the recruiting duties.
Ruesgen previously spent two years as head coach of SUNY Purchases women's soccer team, posting an overall 12-22-1 record and a 7-10-1 in the Skyline Conference. In addition, he served as the men's Head Coach with the New York Athletic Club (NYAC) in the Cosmopolitan League and NPSL, in addition to coaching at the youth level in both NY and NJ.
April 2022-present - Colby Women's Soccer Head Coach
October 2021-present - assistant coach New Zealand Women's National Team
February 2010-February 2016 - Head Women's Soccer Coach at Northeastern University (5 straight CAA Tournament appearances; 2 CAA Tournament Championships; 1 CAA regular season Championship; 2 NAA tournament berths; 2014 CAA and Mid-Atlantic coach of the year))
August 2007-February 2010 - Assistant Women's Soccer Coach at Harvard University -2 Ivy League Championships and 2 NCAA Tournament berths
2005-2006 - Assistant Women's Soccer Coach at Arizona State University - 1 NCAA Tournament berth
Jan. 2004-Dec. 2004- US Women's National Team Assistant Coach - 2004 Olympic God Medalist
Jan. 2000-Dec. 2003-US U19 Women's National Team Head Coach - 2002 Youth World Champion
June 1993-Jan. 2000-Head Women's Soccer Coach at Clemson University - 6 straight NCAA Tournament berths - 2 elite 8's and 1 sweet 16; Clemson Athletic Hall of Fame
1995-1997-US U21 Women's National Team Assistant Coach
August 1991-June 1993 - Assistant Women's Soccer Coach at Creighton University
Playing career: US Women's National Team 1987-1991 - 1991 World Champion
1985-1989 UNC-Chapel Hill - 3 time National Champion and 3 time all American
Montevallo Mens Soccer Volunteer Assistant (Current)
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Coach Trevino enters his 4th year as an assistant coach with the men's soccer program and his 3rd year as an assistant with the women's soccer program at La Sierra University.
Anna Hardin (pronounced AH nah) is entering her second season after being named the Union University women's soccer program assistant coach in June 2019. Hardin came to Union having served two seasons as the assistant women's soccer coach and three seasons as the assistant men's and women's tennis coach at Oxford College of Emory University.
During her time at Oxford College of Emory University, the worked in many areas of coaching in both soccer and tennis. She planned and ran practices, helped develop skills of players, helped with game preparation, statistical analysis, recruiting, and team management.
Hardin's career also includes being an instructor within the Center of Healthful Living at Oxford College of Emory University. She holds a goalkeeping diploma from the United Soccer Coaches Association of America and is also certified in CPR and AED with the American Heart Association.
As a tennis coach, Hardin coach the men's team to four consecutive national tournaments, while helping lead the women's team to three national tournaments.
Hardin is a 2015 graduate of Valdosta State University where she earned a BFA degree in art education. She was a goalkeeper for the Blazers' inaugural season in 2011 and second season in 2012.
She is a 2011 graduate of South Forsyth High School. She started three years as varsity keeper, was named all-county twice, Best Defender twice, and earned the Iron Eagle Award. She led her team as captain to the quarterfinals of the state championships.
She also played club soccer for AFC Lightning Elite 93 in Fayetteville, Ga. for three years. She led her team to multiple Atlanta Cup Championships, Nike Norcross Cup Championships, and a Georgia State Cup finalist.
Hardin is from Alpharatta, Georgia.
Education:
Michigan State University - Bachelor of Arts: Hotel Restaurant Management (1992)
Experience:
Madonna University, Head Coach (2017-Present)Midway University, Mens Soccer Assistant Coach (2016)St. Catharine College, Head Coach (2006-2016)Spalding University, Head Coach (1995-2004)
Coaching Highlights
Three WHAC All-Conference First TeamNine WHAC All-Conference Second TeamFour WHAC All-Newcomer Team17 Daktronic-NAIA Scholar-AthletesFour CoSIDA Academic All-DistrictOne CoSIDA Academic All-American22 WHAC All-Academic TeamHolds career wins record at St. Catharine (86) and Spalding (63)NJCAA Region VII Champion (2007)NJCAA Region VII mens runner-up (2006, 07)
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Team:
Six NAIA Scholar Teams
CERTIFICATES
United State Soccer Federation C licenseNational Soccer Coaches Association of America State and Regional Goalkeeping DiplomasNSCAA National Diploma
Personal Information:
Patton currently resides in Redford, MI.
As part of our COVID-19 safety plan, the indoor sessions traditionally held on the first day of camp will be shared online.
Sessions will be accessible for the week prior to camp. They are available on-demand and can be completed at the athlete's
convenience.
This approach allows us to continue offering these valuable sessions so athletes arrive to camp ready to maximize the experience,
while still maintaining a safe experience.
Over 1,000 different college coaches have attended EXACT's events and will receive access to game video from camp. See below for just a few that attended recent events in this region. As they're announced, coaches will be added to the Confirmed College Coaches section.
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Oklahoma
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Kansas
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Mississippi State
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Brian Dunleavy was hired as an assistant coach on July 16, 2019 after spending six seasons as the head coach at Georgia Southern.
Dunleavy works primarily with States defenders. In his first season, MSU allowed just 12.5 shots per game, which ranks fourth in program history. The Bulldogs have now allowed fewer than 13.0 shots per game in three straight seasons and four of the last five years.
His defenders posted 12 points in 2019, including two players who scored their first career goals.
During his tenure at Georgia Southern, the Eagles won 41 matches, making him the second-winningest head coach in program history. Dunleavy led the Eagles to the Sun Belt Conference semifinals in 2014 and 2017 and was an assistant when GSU won the Southern Conference tournament in 2012.
His 2014 squad posted the programs best record and highest conference finish since 2002, going 11-6-2 and finishing third. That season, Dunleavy also guided the Eagles to their highest standing in the final RPI while two players earned first-team all-conference honors and one made the leagues second team.
As a head coach, Dunleavy oversaw teams that earned five all-conference selections and four NCSAA/United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Awards. Before he was promoted in 2013, he spent two seasons as an assistant for the Eagles.
In that time, the Eagles made their first conference tournament appearance since 2007, won their first conference title, made their first NCAA Tournament appearance and posted their first winning season since 2002. While serving as an assistant, Dunleavy also worked as a staff coach with the Georgia Olympic Development Program.
Dunleavy spent two years coaching at Division II Saint Leo University in Dade City, Florida where he worked with the mens soccer program. While at Saint Leo, the Lions, posted a 15-15 overall record. Dunleavy was responsible for opponent scouting and the teams conditioning program.
Before his time with Saint Leo, Dunleavy was the head mens soccer coach at the College of Mount Saint Vincent, an NCAA Division III institution in the Bronx, New York, where he spent a year directing the Dolphins.
Dunleavy enjoyed a four-year playing career at Hofstra University (1999-02). Following his playing career, he joined the staff at his alma mater as an assistant coach in 2003. He helped the program win back-to-back Colonial Athletic Association Championships which garnered the team NCAA Tournament appearances in 2004 and 2005.
He holds an NSCAA National Coaching Diploma and graduated with his Bachelor of Arts in English and American Literature from Hofstra University.
Assistant Coach
Auburn
Division 1
Assistant Coach
Florida
Division 1
John Roman is in his sixth year as Florida's goalkeeper coach and will coach the Gators quad of goalkeepers.
Before joining the Gators in January of 2016, Roman enrolled in the University of Florida's graduate school to study performance psychology. He received his Masters degree in 2017, and is graduating in 2021 with a doctorate through the University of Florida's Performance Psychology Laboratory.
Roman coached the goalkeepers at Fairfax High School in Northern Virginia before relocating to Florida. During that time, he also worked as a research analyst specializing in big data and analytics in the Washington, D.C. area.
In addition to his studies and coaching responsibilities, Roman is Vice President of Research and Analytics for Mission6Zero, a company founded by United States Special Forces soldiers that improves business executive and professional athlete performance during stress.
John Roman is also a proud Elon Phoenix, avid TK Little, and connoisseur of chocolate cake.
Assistant Coach
Virginia Tech
Division 1
Gwilliam returns to Tech after coaching the Hokies for three seasons from 2007-2009. He will serve as a goalkeepers coach, assist with recruiting efforts and help with many other aspects of the program. Gwilliam most recently served as an assistant coach at Colorado College, where he primarily worked with goalkeepers and defenders, as well as playing a role in the recruiting efforts. In his two seasons with the Tigers, he helped coach the team to 20 shutouts and 156 saves. In 2013, the Tigers were the Conference USA regular season and tournament champions and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. During his two seasons at Colorado College, Gwilliam coached five NSCAA Scholar All-Americans, one NWSL draft pick, five all-region players and multiple CUSA and Mountain West all-league players. Prior to his time at Colorado College, he was the head coach at Temple University from 2011-2012. While heading the Owl program, Gwilliam recruited and coached two All-Atlantic and 10 A-10 all-freshman team members. The team had the highest statistical ranking in school history in goals against and save percentage He has also been an assistant at Virginia Tech, Marshall and The Citadel. The Quakertown, Pennsylvania, native was an assistant with the 2009 Tech team that advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first-time in program history. During his first stint in Blacksburg, the program achieved its then-highest-ever finish in the ACC in 2009, coupled with an ACC Tournament finals appearance in 2008 and a semifinals appearance in 2009. In 2008, the womens program set a school record for shutouts and fewest goals against and in 2009, matched the feat again. Also, the teams goalkeeper was named, for the first time in school history, to numerous national awards, including Soccer America National Team of the Week, and ACC All-Tournament teams. Gwilliam was a goalkeeper at Elizabethtown College during his college years from 1997-2000, where he earned his bachelors degree in social studies education. He was first-team All-Middle Atlantic Conference selection and earned all-academic honors all four years. He helped the Blue Jays win a conference championship and earn a bid to the NCAA Tournament. Gwilliam has received an NSCAA premier diploma and national goalkeeping diploma. He returns to Blacksburg with his wife Krista and his two sons, Benjamin and Jackson.
Assistant Coach
Pittsburgh
Division 1
Dustin Stein enters his fifth season as assistant coach for the Pitt womens soccer program.
Stein has been integral to the turnaround of the Panthers program in his two seasons in Pittsburgh. Last year, Pitt snapped a three-year winless streak (0-25-3) in ACC play with a 2-1 overtime win over Boston College that was followed by a 2-1 win over NC State, who advanced to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament.
With head coach Randy Waldrum and associate head coach Ben Waldrum, the staff secured one of the largest and most talented recruiting classes in program history for 2019 in what their first official recruiting class. As one of the nations youngest programs in the country, Pitt had nine freshmen combined to start 92 matches in the season. Forward Amanda West earned a spot on the All-ACC Third and Freshmen Teams, the first Panther to earn All-ACC honors, and defenders Athalie Palomo and Mackenzie Edwardsboth started in every game played.
Stein came to Pitt after five seasons as head coach of Eastfield College, where he was the winningest coach in program history.
While at Eastfield, his teams tallied 14 or more wins in each of his last three seasons, and boasted a record of 42-12-3 in that stretch. Eastfield was amongst the top 10 NJCAA programs in each of the last three seasons as Stein was named the 2015 NJCAA Region 5 Division 3 Coach of the Year and the Metro Athletic Conference Coach of the Year.
Stein coached two NJCAA All-Americans, two NJCAA Region 5 MVPs, 13 All-Conference first team honorees and 15 All-Conference second team honorees.
A certified athletic trainer, Stein joined the FC Dallas staff in 2012 as a member of its medical team. In 2016, he was promoted to associate head coach of the FCD Women, working alongside Ben Waldrum in the semi-professional womens soccer league.
Stein and his wife, Alyssa, reside in Cranberry Township with their son Brecken.
Assistant Coach
Syracuse
Division 1
Volunteer Assistant Coach
Brown
Division 1
Andre Reis, enters his fourth season with the Brown University womens soccer program in 2021-22 as a volunteer assistant coach with an emphasis on goalkeeping.
Reis a key part of the 2019 United Soccer Coaches East Region Staff of the Year helped guide the Bears to a historic season in 2019 in which the team earned its first Ivy League title and NCAA appearance since 1994. Brown set program records for wins in a season (14), home wins in a season (11), and shutouts in a season (13).
In 2019, the Bears posted an overall record of 14-2-3 alongside an undefeated 6-0-1 mark in Ivy League play, finishing the year unbeaten in conference play for the first time since 1994. Brown notched an 11-0-1 mark at home, including an 11-0-0 record during the regular season. The Bears advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament after topping Monmouth in a penalty kick shootout, 4-1.
The Bears distinguished themselves as one of the top defensive teams in the country, ranking second in the NCAA in goals allowed (eight), third in save percentage (.890), and fourth in GAA (0.40). Over the course of 2019, Brown tallied six All-Ivy selections (including the Ivy League Rookie of the Year), five All-Region choices, 10 Ivy League weekly awards, four selections to Top Drawer Soccers Team of the Week, four All-New England picks, two Scholar All-Americans, the ECAC Rookie of the Year, and the teams first All-American since 2000. In the final national rankings, Brown stood at No. 11 in the Top Drawer Soccer poll, No. 13 in the NCAA RPI, and No. 23 in the United Soccer Coaches poll. Browns 2020 season was canceled due to COVID-19.
During his first year with the team in 2018, the Bears concluded the season with 29 goals, marking their highest goal total since netting 37 goals in 2006. He coached five All-Ivy selections, including First Team All-Ivy honoree Abby Carchio 20 and Ivy League Rookie of the Year Rebecca Rosen 22. Goalkeeper Christine Etzel 19 earned a spot in the NEWISA Senior Bowl.
A native of Fall River, Mass., Reis played at Durfee High School and at the collegiate level at Massasoit Community College and UMass Dartmouth. He then trained with SC Paiense in Portugal and currently plays with Saint George Futsal in the National League of Professional Futsal.
Reis has a USSF C license and completed his Advanced National Goalkeeping Diploma from United Soccer Coaches in 2019.
Associate Head Coach
Texas A&M-Commerce
Division 2
Burns is in his 8th season as an Associate Head Coach for Texas A&M-Commerce, bringing with him over 25 years of coaching and teaching experience. The program is coming off a 9th consecutive winning season, finishing In the top half of the conference. During the last 8 years the team have been selected to the NCAA national tournament 4 straight years and advanced to the sweet 16 two times. The program has numerous conference titles, individual All-Americans and Scholar All-Americans throughout this time. For 2022 the Lions athletic programs will move to NCAA Division 1 and begin competition in the Southland Conference.
Burns spent the previous 17 seasons as the head coach at Austin College in Sherman, building the Kangaroo program from scratch. He compiled a 176-117-26 (.592) record while leading Austin College to three NCAA tournament berths, the 2000 American Southwest Conference championship and four-straight east division titles.
During his time in Sherman, Burns' players accounted for over 100 All-Conference and Academic All-Conference honors. He helped guide the 'Roos to 14-straight winning seasons as well as success in the classroom as his teams consistently boasted a 3.0 GPA or higher.
Prior to starting the program at Austin College, Burns spent one season at Stephen's College in Columbia, Missouri, where he also started the Stars' soccer program. He holds his "A" License from the United States Soccer Federation as well as his premier license from the National Soccer Coaches of America.
Burns earned his undergraduate degree in Sports and Recreation Studies from Staffordshire University in the United Kingdom. There he was an accomplished player, helping lead Staffordshire to the National Finals. Burns went on to earn his master's degree in Health and Exercise Science from the University of Missouri.
Burns' wife Holly is a curriculum coordinator for Sherman ISD and the couple have two children, Jade and McKinlee. He remains active on the pitch, competing in the Dallas Men's Outdoor Premier Soccer League.
Paul Burns
Associate Head Soccer Coach
Assistant Women's Soccer Coach
Abilene Christian
Division 2
At Ranger, Rigney served as the head women's soccer coach and assistant men's coach in the fall of 2017. She was also the interim men's head coach in the spring of 2017. Before taking over the reins as women's head coach for the 2017 campaign, she was the women's assistant coach for the 2016 season.
Rigney also served as the assistant varsity soccer coach at Glenvar High School (Va.) in 2015. Additionally, her experience on the pitch includes numerous clubs, clinics and private instruction from 2010-2014.
As for her own playing career, Rigney lettered three seasons at Tennessee Temple University, where she earned her bachelor's degree in psychology in 2014. She graduated Summa Cum Laude and was the Psychology Department Graduate of the Year.
Rigney holds a Level "E" coaching certificate from the Virginia Youth Soccer Association, as well as a Level 1 Coaching Certificate from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.
Director of Recruiting
Oral Roberts
Division 1
Preston Wiruth is an assistant coach at Oral Roberts University.
Head Coach
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Division 1
In 2024, Solberg enters his first season as the head coach at Gardner-Webb after four seasons as the head coach at the University of Arkansas Pine-Bluff (UAPB).
At UAPB (2020-2023), Solberg steadied a program after being named the Golden Lions sixth different head coach in an eight-year span. By his third season in Pine Bluff, Solberg led UAPB to a 9-11 overall record, its best season since 2016, and a 4-4-1 conference record, the programs best record in Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) play since 2015. The 2022 season opened with a 1-0 victory over Arkansas State University, the programs first win over a Division I foe outside of conference play since 2011.
In 2023, the Golden Lions again finished with nine wins, completing the programs best two-year stretch since 2010-2011. This past season, Solbergs Golden Lions led the SWAC in scoring, finishing 18th-nationally in total goals (49) and 20th-nationally in goals per game (2.33).
During his tenure at UAPB, Solberg coached 12 all-conference players, including a SWAC Offensive Player of the Year (2022), Defensive Player of the Year (2023), and Freshman of the Year (2022), with eight SWAC Player of the Week recognitions.
Solberg is the only head coach in UAPB history to lead his team to four consecutive SWAC Tournament appearances. In each of Solberg's four seasons at UAPB, the Golden Lions outperformed their preseason ranking.
Prior to Pine Bluff, Solberg was the head coach at Northwestern Oklahoma State University for one season (2019), where he led the Rangers to a 7-10-1 record, doubling their win total from the previous season and posting the programs highest win total since becoming a full NCAA Division II member. Four of Solbergs players earned all-conference recognition, including the Newcomer of the Year, as Northwestern Oklahoma posted its highest point total in conference play since 2004.
Solberg brings eight years of head coaching experience to Boiling Springs, having previously spent three seasons at Division III East Texas Baptist University (2016-2018), where he went 27-21-7. In 2017, Solberg led the Tigers to a program-record 13 wins, including an upset victory over NCAA Division I Alcorn State University. Under his leadership, two Tigers earned all-region honors and 17 players were named all-conference selections, including the American Southwestern Conference Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year.
Prior to his time at East Texas, Solberg was an assistant coach at East Central University (2014-2015). He also served one season as a volunteer assistant at Nicholls State University (2013).
A native of Arlington Heights, Ill., Solberg was a student-athlete at the University of Mississippi, competing at the varsity level on the track and field and cross-country teams and scoring for the Rebels at the 2009 Southeastern Conference (SEC) Cross Country Championships. He was named to the SEC Honor Roll for the 2009-10 season and, during a season of graduate eligibility at Southeastern Louisiana University, was named to the Southland Conference Honor Roll.
Solberg is the seventh head coach in Gardner-Webb program history. He holds a bachelors degree in liberal studies from Ole Miss (12) and a Masters of Education with a concentration in sports administration from East Central (15). Solberg and his wife Shelby have two sons.
Head Coach
Alcorn State
Division 1
Kevin Larry was tabbed the head womens soccer coach at Alcorn State University in May 2020. A product of Vicksburg, Mississippi, he began his coaching career at the collegiate level as a volunteer assistant at Alcorn in 2012.
Most recently, Larry served as assistant coach at Jackson State in 2019. He helped the Tigers register a 7-3 conference record as the team finished the regular season on a six-game winning-streak without allowing a single goal.
Prior to JSU, Larry worked four seasons at Shaw University as assistant mens and womens coach from 2015-18.
In 2013, Larry worked at North Carolina at Chapel Hill during World Cup champion Crystal Dunn's senior year. He served as a volunteer assistant breaking down game footage for future training purposes with the match analysis team.
At UNC, Larry worked for Anson Dorrance, one of the most successful head coaches in soccer history with 21 national championships and a U.S. Womens World Cup title in 1991 in China.
Larry's club experience is with Raleigh area clubs Triangle Futbol Club and North Carolina FC as well as mens amateur club Triangle Brigade FC. In 2014, Brigade FC captured the Southeast Regional Championship of amateur soccer and in doing so, qualified for the 2015 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.
Brigade FC also competed in the TASL Mens Open A Division, Raleigh North Carolinas top mens amateur division. With the Brigade, Larry had the privilege of working with players who competed as Division I players and in the professional ranks in the U.S., South America and Europe.
Larry holds a National Coaching license from NSCAA, Raymond Verheijen Football Periodization Certificate and State Diploma. He graduated from Shaw with a bachelors degree in interdisciplinary studies: history/mass communications. Coach Kev has two amazing daughters: Kamille and Klaire.
Head Coach
Southern-Baton Rouge
Division 1
Head Women's Soccer Coach Jeremy Fontenot enters his second season leading the Lady Jaguars.
Fontenot finished last year with 3-14 and making to the SWAC for the first time since 2014. Under his guidance, Fontenot helped produced two All SWAC performers in Sophia Zavala (2nd team, 2017) and Victoria Mendez (2nd team, 2017).
Prior to his arrival, Fontenot earned a Bachelor of Science in Human Resources at Upper Iowa University.
Fontenot coached the Lady Eagles at Parkview Baptist for three seasons and leading the team to the playoffs every year. He was named district coach of the year in his final season. Fontenot produced a handful of All-District players and two All-Metro players during his tenure at Parkview.
Coach Fontenot has been married to his beautiful wife Ashley for 5 years, and reside in Baton Rouge with their three daughters, Jordyn (5) Jaedyn (3) and Jaicee (3).
Vol. Assistant Coach
Air Force
Division 1
Brian Bronowski enters his fifth season with Air Force women's soccer in 2022. He is the Falcons Goalkeeper coach after joining the program in January 2017.
A Colorado Springs native, Bronowski has spent the last 32 years working with youth soccer clubs in Virginia, Ohio, and Indiana. Before his return to Colorado Springs, Brian was the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) director at Carmel United Soccer Club in Carmel, Indiana. Additionally, he was an Assistant/GK coach with the College of William & Mary women's program, an Assistant/GK coach with the Hampton Roads Mariners, and has also worked with the Columbus Crew.
Bronowski has also worked with the Olympic Development Programs in Virginia, Ohio South & Indiana has taught coaching courses in Kentucky, Indiana & Ohio South, and was a staff & head coach in Region II for 10 years. Brian holds US Soccer 'A', National Youth License, NSCAA Premier, and Goalkeeping Level II Diploma.
Head Coach
Trinity (TX)
Division 3
Dylan Harrison 02 will enter his sixth year as head coach of the Trinity womens soccer team during the 2021 fall season.
Appointed in 2016, the former Tiger mens soccer standout has amassed a record of 86-9-2, for a winning percentage of .896 over the last five seasons.
Coach Harrisons teams have also posted an undefeated 55-0-0 mark in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC). The Tigers have captured five SCAC Championships with Coach Harrison at the helm - including the 2019 season - and have advanced each year to the NCAA Division III Tournament. The Tigers would have qualified for the 2021 spring season but the winter championships were canceled due to COVID-19. Respected by his peers, Coach Harrison was elected the SCAC Coach of the Year for the three times in a row.
Due to the pandemic, the Tigers competed in a condensed season during the spring of 2021. Trinity finished with an unblemished 10-0 record and took home SCAC championship honors. En route to being crowned the conference champions, the Tigers poured in nine goals to defeat Schreiner in the conference quarterfinals on Apr. 17 and set a SCAC record for most goals scored in a single match. The Trinity University womens soccer team was voted the no. 1 team in the nation by the United Soccers Coaches in the final poll but was unable to play in the NCAA Tournament due to COVID-19 cancelling fall sport championships.
Coach Harrison and his assistant coaches were also elected the 2019 NCAA Division III West Region Staff of the Year by United Soccer Coaches. Sharing the honor were Assistant Coaches Spencer Valdespino, Claire Edwards '08, and Jeremiah Narvaez.
Trinity completed the 2019 season with a 17-4-1 overall record, an 8-0-0 mark in the SCAC, and a #20 ranking by D3soccer.com. After securing the conference regular-season title, the Tigers headed to the SCAC Tournament at Georgetown, Texas, as the top seeds, and defeated the University of Dallas (TX) in the Semifinals. Trinity and host Southwestern (TX) University battled to a 0-0 regulation tie in the Championship Game. The Pirates edged the Tigers 5-4 in penalty kicks and claimed the SCAC title.
However, Trinity received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament, marking the Tigers 11th consecutive appearance in the postseason event. The Tigers traveled to Abilene, Texas, for the first two rounds and defeated Pacific Lutheran (WA) University in the opener. Trinity then beat 19th-ranked host Hardin-Simmons (TX) University in the second.
The Tigers advanced to the NCAA Round of 16 for the first time since 2016, during Coach Harrison's first year at the helm. The Tigers headed to Grantham, Pennsylvania, where the top-ranked host Messiah (PA) College prevailed in the third-round matchup.
Senior Kristen Canepa was elected to the United Soccer Coaches All-America First Team for the second year in a row, and earned a slot on the D3soccer.com All-America Second Team. Canepa was honored as the SCAC Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight occasion.
Coach Harrisons squads have produced six All-Americans, three Academic All-Americans, eight Scholar All-Americans, and 13 All-West Region honorees. Chelsea Cole was awarded a prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship following the 2018 season while Lindsey Peng earned the same prestigious award after the 2021 spring season.
Since 2016, seven Tigers have been elected the SCAC Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, and Newcomer of the Year. A total of 35 Trinity players have been tabbed for the All-SCAC Teams during Coach Harrisons tenure.
The 2018 Tiger team completed the campaign with a 17-2-1 overall record and a #18 ranking by United Soccer Coaches. Trinity hosted the SCAC Championship and defeated Southwestern (TX) University to capture the conference title for the 10th consecutive occasion. The Tigers advanced to the NCAA Division III Championship and claimed a decision over Occidental (CA) College in the opening round at Abilene, Texas. The third-ranked host Hardin-Simmons (TX) University beat Trinity in the second round.
The 2017 Tigers finished with a 19-2-0 record and a #13 ranking by d3soccer.com. Trinity won the SCAC Championship with a victory over Texas Lutheran University. Heading to the NCAA Championship, the Tigers shut out the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (TX) in the first round, and were eliminated by Hardin-Simmons in a tightly played second-round matchup.
Coach Harrisons charges chalked up a 23-1-0 mark in 2016 and went undefeated in the regular season. The .958 winning percentage was the best in Division III. D3soccer.com ranked Trinity fifth in the nation in the final poll of the season.
The Tigers won the SCAC title by defeating Southwestern and opened the NCAA Division III Championship with a win over Mount Union (OH) College. Hanover (IN) College fell to Trinity in the second round. The Tigers returned home to take out Penn State (PA) Berks in the third round of the tournament. The eventual national champion, Washington University in St. Louis (MO) eliminated Trinity in the quarterfinals.
Harrison was a key member of the Tigers mens team from 1998-2001. Under the guidance of Head Coach Paul McGinlay, the former defender and team captain earned All-SCAC Second Team accolades in 2000 and 2001. During Coach Harrisons playing days the Tigers advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals in 1998 and 1999 and to the third round in 2000.
He received a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration in 2002.
Prior to joining the Trinity staff, he held the head womens soccer position at Nicholls State (LA) University from 2009-2016. The NCAA Division I program made great strides under his leadership, as the Colonels set a school record for single-season victories (2013) and was the sixth-most improved team in the nation that season.
Nicholls State advanced to the Southland Conference semifinals in 2014. His teams also produced two National Soccer Coaches Association of America (now United Soccer Coaches) All-Region Players and a Southland Conference Player of the Year.
Coach Harrison holds the distinction of having the most career womens soccer victories at the school, located in Thibodaux, Louisiana. He earned a masters degree in business administration at Nicholls State.
An excellent teacher of the sport of soccer, Coach Harrison mentored the 97 Louisiana Girls Olympic Development Team from 2012-2015. Three of the players attended national camps, and Coach Harrison was elected the 2014 Louisiana Soccer Association Coach of the Year.
From 2006-2008, Coach Harrison led the DIII womens program at Sewanee: The University of the South (TN). He guided seven players to All-SCAC recognition. The versatile Coach Harrison was also an assistant track & field coach, focusing on sprinters and jumpers.
He began his coaching career in 2003 at San Antonios University of the Incarnate Word, and oversaw all travel logistics and game-day operations. UIW was a member of the NCAA Division II at that time.
A native of Napoleonville, Louisiana, Coach Harrison is married to the former Kristen Fillmore, a Nicholls State graduate, soccer standout, and assistant womens coach. She is Trinitys Associate Athletic Director for Recreation and Sports Camps.
Assistant Coach
University of the South
Division 3
McKinnon Pennell C'18 is in his third season with the University of the South women's soccer program. Making his second stint with the program, he also served as an assistant with the program for the 2019 and 2020 seasons.
He recently served as Director of Soccer Operations for Old Dominion University (Va.) during the 2021 campaign. During his time with the Monarchs, he was a part of a conference regular season and tournament championship with Conference USA (C-USA). Additionally, he was a part of a coaching staff that was named the C-USA Coaching Staff of the Year. He was a part of research, scouting and evaluation of prospective student-athletes and opponents. Additionally, he was responsible for player performance technology and analytics.
Off the pitch, he maintained the program's social media channels and administrative day-to-day operations of travel, equipment and budgets.
He has also served as an Academy Coach for Virginia Beach City FC.
Pennell was also a former four-year letterwinner with the Sewanee men's soccer team, and he was named to the SAA Academic Honor Roll.
Pennell earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics with a History minor from the University of the South, and he is expected to complete his Master's of Education with a Sport Management concentration in 2022 from the University of Texas at Austin.
Volunteer Coach
Dallas Baptist
Division 2
Assistant Coach at Dallas Baptist University.
Assistant Coach
Texas Woman's
Division 2
I'm the assistant coach at Texas Womans University in Denton, TX. I played my 4 years at Washington State University. Immediately following graduation, I accepted a position with Pac-12 Networks as an on-air analyst. I decided after only a season with the networks how much I missed the sport and decided to get into coaching. Come February 2020, I interviewed for the assistant position at TWU and began in March of 2020- I've been at TWU for over a year and a half now. Looking forward to meeting all of you!
Head Coach
Midwestern State
Division 2
Former Midwestern State standout Ryan Spence begins his fifth season at the helm of the women's soccer program in 2022.
In his best season since taking the reigns, Spence led the Mustangs to a 12-5-3 record. MSU finished second in the Lone Star Conference with a 9-1-3 ledger advancing to the NCAA Postseason for the first time since 2017 falling in the first round to Colorado School of Mines. MSU was led by D2CAA All-South Central Region performers Kelly Cannistra (8 goals) and Nicole Marsolek.
The Mustangs battled their way to a 2-7-1 record during the pandemic shortened season in the spring of 2021. MSU claimed an opening round win over UT Tyler in the opening round of the LSC Postseason Tournament behind the efforts of first-team all-conference performers Valentina Carvajal and Reece Wildt.
In 2019, the Mustangs finished 4-12-2, including a 3-9-1 record in Lone Star Conference play. The four wins marked a two-win improvement from Spence's first season.
Spence guided the Mustangs to a 2-13-3 overall record and a 1-9-2 mark in Lone Star Conference play, earning a trip to the quarterfinals in the LSC Postseason Tournament in his first season with the Maroon and Gold. Junior defender Imani Morlock became Spence's first first team all-conference performer.
MSU Texas welcomed home Spence as the program's fifth women's soccer coach in May of 2018.
In his first season as a head coach, Spence led Eastern New Mexico to a strong finish in 2017 which included a pair of victories over his alma mater including a regular season 2-1 win and 4-0 shutout in the opening round of the Lone Star Conference Postseason Tournament. He posted a 5-9-6 overall mark in his first season as head coach.
Spence served the 2016 season assisting for the men's and women's programs for Claudio Arias at Texas A&M International.
Playing Career
Spence enjoyed a storybook playing career as a three-time All American from 2008-11. He helped the Mustangs amass a 64-10-6 record advancing to the NCAA Division II playoffs in each of his four seasons on the field. MSU reached the Final Four in 2010 following a run to the national quarterfinals in 2008.
His play at center back proved key in aiding the Mustangs to top five national showing in each of his three seasons as a starter. Midwestern held the opposition to goals against averages of 0.43, 0.58 and 0.54 with 35 shutouts during the run.
Spence also competed in the Premiere Development League (PDL) with the DFW Tornados, St. Louis Lions and Springfield Synergy before starting his coaching career as a graduate assistant under his mentor Doug Elder for the 2014 and 2015 seasons.
He helped the Mustangs to two more NCAA tournament appearances before earning his Masters of Education in Sports Administration from MSU in 2016.
Personal
Spence and his wife Haylee reside in Wichita Falls. They have two sons, Davis and Keller.
Assistant Coach
East Texas Baptist
Division 3
Head Coach
Howard Payne
Division 3
Brandon Badgeley joined the Howard Payne athletic department as the head women's coach in the spring of 2016. Brandon was recently named the 2021 American Southwest Conference Coach of the Year!
Before HPU, Brandon Badgeley spent the two seasons as the head girls coach at Cedar Hill High school in Cedar Hill, Texas. There he increased the teams win total by seven games and achieved first double digit win season for Cedar Hill in last four years.
Before Cedar Hill, Badgeley spent two seasons at Haltom High School in Haltom City, Texas where he led the program to its first double digit win season in 17 years, only the 2nd in the programs 25 year history. He also grew program from 40 student-athletes to nearly 70 in two years.
A 2009 graduate of Howard Payne, as a student he was an initiator assisting the administration in the creation of the first intercollegiate soccer programs at Howard Payne University. He was assigned the task of developing a business plan that was presented to the HPU Board of Trustees that initiated HPUs first Division III intercollegiate men's and women's soccer programs.
He served as a student assistant coach at Howard Payne to both the men's and women's teams under Sam McCutcheon and Kevin Wright in the programs first three seasons.
After graduating from HPU in May of 2009 with a Bachelors of Business Administration, he worked one year as a teacher in Midlothian ISD and as a volunteer coach with the Midlothian soccer program. He then spent two years working for the Hurst Euless Bedford ISD as a teacher before taking the head soccer position at Haltom High School.
Brandon holds a NSCAA National Level 2 Goalkeeping Certificate, and ISPAS Applied Match Analyst certificate. He is married to Lindsay and they have four children Ainsley, Beckham, Coleton, and Darby.
Associate Head Coach, Recruiting Coordinator
Hardin-Simmons
Division 3
Louisiana Soccer first-year head coach Lance Key announced, on Friday, Feb. 15, the hiring of Stephen Salas as Assistant Soccer Coach and Recruiting Coordinator making Coach Salas, Coach Keys first new addition to his staff as the program begins to make strides towards the 2019 season.
Stephen epitomizes the type of human being that every parent would desire their son or daughter to be led by throughout their collegiate experience," said Coach Key. "As we focus forward on building champions, in life, in the classroom, and on the soccer field, he will be integral in facilitating that growth, as he is a champion himself.
Coach Salas has evolved as a coach under great leadership and mentorship at his previous two stops, and I have great respect for the coaches that poured into him during those tenures. Stephen played an integral role in helping to transform a program into an NCAA Division I Tournament side in his most recent position, which we are aspiring towards here.
I am confident that Stephens influence on our program, institution, and community at-large will be profound. We are very blessed to be adding Stephen.
Coach Salas has spent the previous six seasons as the Associate Head Womens Soccer Coach at Abilene Christian. During his time at ACU (2013-18) Salas, whos specialty was coaching the goalkeepers, was a key part of the coaching staff that helped lead the Wildcats to what was the best season in program history, a 15-6-1 2018 season that saw the Wildcats win its first-ever Southland Conference Championship.
The Wildcats rode their conference championship to a berth in the NCAA Tournament which was not only the first appearance for the soccer program but the first time an ACU athletic program has ever appeared in a NCAA Tournament at the Division I level. During ACUs historic run to the NCAA Tournament, the Wildcats ripped off seven-straight wins to finish the season, during a stretch where ACU outscored its opponents 15-2.
Prior to his time at ACU, Salas spent six seasons as a player and eventually assistant coach at his alma mater Hardin-Simmons. He was the Cowboys' goalkeeper from 2008 to 2011 and helped his squad win the 2009 American Southwest Conference Tournament and reach the NCAA Championships' Sweet 16 behind an overall record of 12-3-6.
Salas eventually became an assistant and goalkeeping coach on the HSU womens soccer team, joining the staff prior to the start of the 2011 season, and in two years he helped lead them to 38 wins, a pair of conference regular season and tournament championships, and an appearance in the 2012 NCAA Sweet 16. His goalkeepers also allowed just eight goals (0.36 GAA) in each season and combined for 33 shutouts as HSU extended its regular-season conference unbeaten streak to a NCAA-record 157 matches.
During Salas' two years on the Cowgirls' bench, HSU finished with a No. 12 national ranking in 2011 by the NSCAA, seventh in 2012, and received two NSCAA/adidas team academic awards. The program also produced a national player of the year, five all-Americas, four academic all-Americas, 11 all-region selections and 14 all-conference honorees.
Salas' additional experience includes working at the Texas A&M and University of Texas summer soccer camps and coaching the Region III (girls) Olympic Development Program. He also served as the Director of Coaching, Academy Director, and Head Coach for the Abilene Soccer Club along with being the area director for FC Dallas WTX in Abilene, Texas.
Salas did have a professional career as well, playing two summers for the DFW Tornados of the USL Professional Development League. He received his Bachelors of Behavioral Science in Education from Hardin-Simmons in December of 2012.
Assistant Coach
McMurry
Division 3
In her first season as an assistant (2019), the War Hawks won a program-best 12 games, including their first ever ASC Tournament game. Ramos aided in coaching six all-conference honorees as well as three All-Region players. The War Hawks had five more players selected for all-conference in Spring 2021.
Ramos has a strong knowledge of the American Southwest Conference, as her last stint was as an assistant coach at University of the Ozarks. The Arlington, Texas native also lettered four seasons at LeTourneau, where she was named a three-time distinguished scholar athlete for soccer and participated in the NCAA Sports Forum in Indianapolis in 2014.
Ramos has coached in a number of capacities, including staff coach roles for Oklahoma State University's ID and Residential camps and Exact Sports. She was also the Youth Director and Head Coach at the Arkansas Valley Soccer Association from 2016-19, developing players from U8-U16.
In addition to her four seasons as assistant coach for the Eagles, Ramos also spent two years as the fitness center director, one year working as an assistant sports information director and a short stint as the interim head competitive cheer coach. She also worked as the Southeast Wrestling Conference Commisioner from Nov. 2018 to Aug. 2019.
Ramos graduated from LETU with a degree in business management and related coursework in Kinesiology. She is CPR/First Aid certified, Bigger, Faster, Stronger certified and holds a US Soccer Federation "F" license.
Assistant Coach
Concordia (TX)
Division 3
Im from Southampton England I played for them growing up the moved to Austin Texas to play for St.Edwards University. I was an all-American at college level and have been coaching Concordia for 3 years.
Assistant Coach
Ouachita Baptist
Division 2
St. Mary's (TX)
Division 2
Head Coach
Ozarks
Division 3
At Ozarks
Led the program to its first-ever American Southwest Conference post-season tournament appearance in her first season (2015)2015 team clinched playoff spot behind three consecutive conference wins in OctoberPosted a signature win against league power Texas Dallas (2015)2015 team recorded its most conference wins (4) since 20092015 team had its highest conference finish since 20022015 team set a new program record with five shutoutsHad six players earn All-Conference (2015)Five of her players earned All-Conference (2018)Placed 11 players on the ASC All-Academic Team (2018)Program was awarded its tenth USC Team Academic award (2019)12 players earned a spot on the Academic All-Conference Team (2019)Six players earned All-Conference (2019)Six players achieved ASC All-Academic Team (2016)Six players earned All-Conference (2017)Six players achieved ASC All-Academic Team (2017)Compliance OfficerSenior Woman AdministratorAttended NCAA Womens Leadership Symposium
Assistant Coaching Experience
Central Methodist University (five seasons)Helped Central Methodist University to a 46-33-12 record12 players earned All-Conference honors at Central Methodist University13 more achieved conference Scholar-Athlete status at Central Methodist UniversityHelped guide Central Methodist University to four straight winning seasonsPosted a school-best 14-3-2 record in 2011 at Central Methodist UniversityMissouri 1997 Olympic Developmental Program (2012-2014) Missouri 1999 Olympic Developmental ProgramBoonville High School
Collegiate Playing Career
Central Methodist University, Forward
Collegiate Playing Accomplishments
Three-time All-ConferenceThree-year captainFour-year starterTwo-time conference Player of the Week
Camp Instructor
Oklahoma State UniversityUniversity of the OzarksUniversity of Missouri
Coaching License
D coaching license from the United States Soccer FederationAdvanced National Level Diploma from the National Soccer Coaches Association of AmericaNational Level Coaching Diploma from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America
Education
Received her bachelors degree in Education from Central Methodist University (2010)Earned a masters degree in Education from Central Methodist University
Hometown
St. Charles, Mo.
Personal
Married to Andy (2013)Parents of one daughter
Assistant Women's Soccer Coach
Missouri Southern State
Division 2
Ritters coaching experience spans across all levels of competitive soccer which include stints at NCAA D1, NJCAA, NAIA, Club, and high school programs.
Prior to joining the MSSU Staff, Ritter spent two seasons as an assistant for the Southern University Jaguars of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). During his time in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, he helped lead a defensive unit that reduced goals allowed in one season by 54% (2018) on top of setting program records for goals allowed and goals allowed average on top of holding opponents under 2.0 goals per game to close out the 2018 season; the only time in program history.
Before testing the Division I soccer landscape, Ritter coached in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) as the assistant mens coach at the University of Saint Mary for the 2016 season. The team went on to registered the programs best overall record of 7-9-2 (.444) since going 10-7-2 overall 13 years earlier in 2003 and best conference record of 4-5-2 (.454) since the early 2000s.
His defense also shined by setting a record for fewest goals allowed in school history and helped the squad in ending nine year losing streaks to Tabor College and McPherson College. Three members of the defensive unit went on to become All-Conference selections while two of them gained NAIA Scholar Athlete recognition.
The native kick started his college coaching journey at the Junior College level as mens assistant at Western Wyoming CC for the 2011 season as he assisted the team to the school record for most wins in a season and leaded eight players to the all-region squad and ten of them to the Academic All-Conference team as well before switching over to assume the head coaching role of the womens soccer program that summer.
Over the course of his three seasons as head coach from 2012 to 2014, Ritter developed the schools only NCAA D1 transfer, National Offensive Players of the Week, a goalkeeper to top-three status nationally in save statistics, five All-Region players, and 30 Academic All-Region recipients along with leading the womens program to the most conference victories in school history, including the programs first victory in the post-season play.
Upon leaving WWCC, Ritter returned to his alma mater of Dakota Wesleyan in Mitchell, South Dakota to volunteer throughout the off season while working for the U-18 and U-16 Dakota Alliance Soccer Club teams and for Olympic Development Program in 2015.
Ritter completed his Masters of Education in Sports Administration at USM in 2018 and received a United Soccer Coaches National Diploma in 2014 after graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics at Dakota Wesleyan University in 2011 and taking home an Associates of Science degree from Western Wyoming Community College in 2009.
Head Coach
Texas A&M-Int'l
Division 2
Jon Hussak was named head coach in January of 2020.
A native of Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, Hussak brings with him over a decade of coaching experience. He comes to TAMIU from the University of West Florida, one of the most successful womens soccer programs at all levels of the NCAA. At UWF, Hussak served two years under legendary coach Joe Bartlinski as an assistant. While there, he helped lead the Argonauts to a 12-5-1 record this past season and to a 20-1 record in 2018 with an appearance in the NCAA Tournament. During his time in Pensacola, Hussak developed a reputation as a tireless recruiter with ties all over the country and internationally.
Additionally, Hussak has prided himself on building student athletes who are successful in the classroom, as well as on the pitch. One of his major responsibilities at UWF was the monitoring of all academic-related requirements, where he helped guide the program to a team GPA near 3.5.
Head Coach
Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Division 3
Head Coach
Paul Quinn
NAIA
Delgado is the current head coach at Paul Quinn College. He was a player at Howard Payne University and also coaches at the club level at Barca 99.
Head Coach
Eastfield
Junior College
Assistant Coach
Brookhaven
Junior College
My name Robert Williams. I started my coaching career in Bermuda at the U11 level. I gradually worked my way up to the U19 level while obtaining my BFA coaching certification. I later had a brief stint as a woman's coach in Bermuda.
In 2015 I became the assistant women's soccer coach at Brookhaven College. During my time there I have helped transform a losing program to one of the top division 3 JuCo's in the country. I pride myself on the development of young talent.
Senior Head Coach
Cedar Valley
Junior College
Navarro
Junior College
Kendall serves as the assistant womens soccer coach at Navarro College. Prior to coming to Navarro, she served as the assistant soccer coach at Cisco College.
After graduation, Kendall spent two years playing professionally in Greece where she also served as the sports psychologist for the AO Trikala professional mens soccer team, was head goalkeeper coach for the Ambilakia club team, and was the assistant coach for the U11 boys club team.
Kendall graduated with a bachelors degree in Sociology from Louisiana Tech University in 2017 and was awarded her masters degree in Exercise and Sport Psychology from the University of Thessaly in 2019.
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Head Coach
Cisco JC
Junior College
Entering 3rd year as Head Womens Soccer Coach
Previously spent 2 years as the Assistant/Goalkeeper Coach at Howard Payne University
Played 4 years at Howard Payne University as a goalkeeper
Holds a USC Level 2 Goalkeeping License and a USSF D License
Head Coach
Coffeyville CC
Junior College
Women's soccer coach at Coffeyville Community College. NJCAA D1 program.
13+ years experience at this level. 20-21 kjccc men's coach of the year 2017 women's NJCAA region 6 Runner up.
Head Coach
Neosho County CC
Junior College
Coach Chadderton comes to Neosho from Drury University, where he worked with the men's and women's soccer programs.Chadderton served as a graduate assistant and goalkeeper coach for both teams, working with three All-Conference selections in 2019 and five All-Conference Selections in 2021. Chadderton started his coaching career at Mary Baldwin University as a Graduate Assistant. However, after their head coach was fired 5 weeks into the 2019 season, Coach Chadderton took the reigns and was promoted to interim Head Coach.
Coach Chadderton was born in Manchester, England and played for Manchester United's youth team for eight years. He also played for Barnsley FC for two years before making the move over to the United States. He played two seasons at Fort Lewis in Colorado and was twice named the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week. He transferred to Chowan University in North Carolina and was a two-time all-conference performer in the Conference of the Carolinas. In 2018, he set a program record with a 0.88 goals against average.
Brescia
Division 1
Shaun Soderling joined the Kansas soccer staff in January 2024.
Soderling most recently served as the head coach of the womens soccer program at NAIA Brescia University in Owensboro, Kentucky from 2020-23. Prior to Brescia, Soderling worked at Division II Alderson Broaddus University as the recruiting coordinator for the mens team and a scout for the womens team from 2014-20.
In addition to coaching, Soderling was the director of operations for the mens soccer team at Evansville from Jan. 2013 to July 2014. He operated the teams networking efforts, coordinated community service opportunities for elementary schools in the area, and assisted in the daily operation of team activities.
Before becoming a coach at the collegiate level, Soderling worked at three high schools, including Vincennes Lincoln High School (Ind.), Henderson County High School (Ky.) and North Knox High School (Ind.). In addition to coaching at the collegiate and high school levels, Soderling has 20 years of coaching at the club level that dates back to 2003. He most recently coached with Racing Louisville's Youth Academy.
Head Coach
Richland
Junior College
Scott Toups is beginning his 15th season as one of the women's soccer coach at Dallas College Richland. Toups has continued the Thunderduck's winning way by adding a national championship in 2009 and 2018 to the Richland trophy case which also won in 2004 and 2006. His 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 teams have finished 4th, 5th, 2nd and 5th respectfully.
Assistant Coach
Southwestern Assemblies of God
NAIA
Women's soccer coach at SW Assemblies of God University.
EXACT
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Assistant Coach
Mississippi
Division 1
Richard Beebe, who joined the program prior to the 2014 season, has made an instrumental impact in the Rebels success.
Beebe helped the program to its best season yet in 2015, as the Rebels advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 for the first time in school history.
A good portion of the programs recent consistency can be credited to Beebe, who wears many hats in the volunteer assistant role.
He cuts up all game film for the Rebels, helps scout opponents prior to matches, and assists in numerous roles in practice. Head coach Matt Mott, who was alerted of Beebes work ethic through a mutual friend, called him an unsung, absolute godsend to our program, reiterating Beebes importance to Ole Miss soccer.
Beebe joined the Rebels after serving as an assistant coach at his alma mater, William Carey, where he was also a standout soccer player himself.
As an assistant at William Carey, Beebe helped lead the womens team to the Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC) championship in 2013 with a perfect 11-0 record in conference play and outscoring foes 53-to-6 on the season. It was the first SSAC title for William Carey.
He helped the team advance to the Sweet 16 of the NAIA tournament while posting an 18-5 record on the season and a final ranking of 10th in the national polls. Beebe worked with the defenders at William Carey and helped coach Lauren Satcher to third team NAIA All-America honors and second team All-America honors from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.
During the 2011 and 2012 seasons, Beebe served as the head coach of both the boys and girls soccer teams at Greene County High School, leading the girls team to the South State finals in both seasons.
He also coached the Hattiesburg Futbol Club for four seasons and served as the Assistant DOC for the last season under Danny Owens.
Beebe lettered four years at William Carey, serving as a starter all four years of his career. He served as team captain in 2009 and was named a Gulf Coast Athletic Conference first team selection that season. Beebe helped lead his team to the GCAC Championship in 2008 and 2009, while also helping the squad claim the GCAC Tournament Championship in 2007.
He earned a bachelors degree in education with a minor in biology from William Carey in 2010 and a masters degree in secondary education in 2012.
Assistant Coach
Southern Methodist
Division 1
Aubri Williamson joined the SMU Womens Soccer staff as an assistant coach in February of 2020.
Williamson comes to the Hilltop after spending a year at the University of Miami as a volunteer assistant coach. There, she worked one-on-one with student-athletes, focusing on wellness, the psychological aspect of the game and player development. She also assisted with on and off-campus recruiting, creating travel itineraries, building scouting reports and executing ID and youth camps. During practices, Williamson helped coach the technical and fitness portions.
Before joining the Hurricanes, Williamson spent a summer playing with Einherji in Vopnafjordu, Iceland, where she was also recognized as the associate head coach. In her role, she planned training sessions and made game time decisions and substitutions, helping to lead the program to its best season in club history. In her time competing on the pitch, Williamson finished with a club records 19 goals and 13 assists, while being named to the leagues top-11.
As a student-athlete, Williamson led the Florida Institute of Technology as a three-year captain, while earning both Fall Sunshine State Conference honor roll and FIT honor roll recognition five times from 2013-2017. Playing in 38 games and notching 25 starts, she closed out her collegiate career with 20 goals and 11 assists, scoring a team-leading 14 goals as a sophomore. During her sophomore campaign, Williamson tallied six game-winners and earned All-SSC Second Team honors.
During the 2017 season, she joined the FIT staff as a volunteer graduate assistant, leading the Panthers to their first Sunshine State conference championship. In her role, she marketed and organized registration for ID camps, coordinated away trips and kept the teams social media pages up to date and interactive.
Prior to enrolling at FIT, she played for the Weston Football Club and Archbishop McCarthy High School team.
A native of Davie, Fla., Williamson graduated from Florida Institute of Technology in 2016 with a Bachelor's degree in sports management and a minor in athletic coaching, before earning her Masters in Business Administration in 2017.
Assistant Coach, Recruiting Coordinator
Stephen F. Austin State
Division 1
Assistant Coach
Sam Houston State
Division 1
Michael O'Hare is in his first year at Sam Houston State after serving as a volunteer assistant coach at Oklahoma State the previous three seasons.
Oklahoma State won the Big 12 regular-season championship in 2017 and 2019, picking up 16 wins in both seasons with O'Hare on staff. The Cowgirls' program was also recognized as having the 2019 United Soccer Coaches Midwest Staff of the Year.
O'Hare holds national "B," "C," "D" and "E" licenses from the United States Soccer Federation and also Goalkeeping Level I-III licenses from the National Coaches Association of America. He also is an Olympic Development Program Region III Staff coach.
A six-year member of the coaching staff at Stillwater High School, O'Hare helped lead the Pioneers to four state tournament appearances, including a Class 6A state runner-up finish in 2017. He served as an Oklahoma High School All-State coach in 2011 and 2016.
A native of Oklahoma City, O'Hare graduated from Oklahoma State with a psychology degree in May 2015. He is also a graduate of Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School where he played on three district championship teams and a state title winner as a prep and was named an all-state goalkeeper in 2010.
Assistant Coach
Texas State
Division 1
Head Coach
McNeese State
Division 1
The Cowgirls are led by head coach Drew Fitzgerald who enters his eigth season at the helm in 2023.
In 2021 the Cowgirls tied the single season win record for the program (13) on the way to a 9-2-1 conference record.
In 2019 the Cowgirls set a new team record for consecutive wins (7) on their way to their third 10+ win season in a row. They also earned a spot in the Southland Conference Tournament semi-finals for the second time in his tenure.
In 2018, the program set a new record for most wins in a season (13), including a victory over SEC Power, Arkansas. The 2017 campaign tied the previous all-time record of 12 wins as the Cowgirls earned a 12-5-2 record, marking the first time in program history the Cowgirls earned eight conference victories on the way to breaking numerous school records and finishing runner-up in the SLC.
The 2017 campaign followed up a strong inaugural season for Fitzgerald's Cowgirls where the team won a Southland Conference tournament match for the first time since 2008. The squad finished 6th after being tabbed to finish 11th and earned numerous postseason awards. The team wrapped up the season with three All- SLC selections, one SLC All-Tournament team selection and two SLC All-Academic Honors.
Fitzgerald returned to Lake Charles in 2014 and was a key factor in helping revamp a program that had scored one conference victory a season prior to his arrival. Under his guidance, McNeese tallied six league wins for a fourth place finish that helped propel them to an appearance in the 2014 Southland Conference Tournament.
In four seasons at Missouri State, Fitzgerald helped lead the Bears to multiple Missouri Valley Conference Tournament appearances as well as developed the programs first professional draftee, Nia Williams, who was selected by FC Kansas City in the fourth round of the 2012 NWSL draft.
In his first season with the Bears, he helped the program to a 12-5-2 overall record and a second-place finish and a MVC Tournament finals appearance. Along the way, he assisted for a team that went unbeaten in 11-straight matches, had a seven-match win streak and won four-straight 1-0 shutouts, all firsts in team history.
Fitzgerald began his career at McNeese spending four years (2005-2008) as an assistant coach under then head coach Scooter Savoie. During his previous tenure, Fitzgerald helped McNeese to an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2006 and a Southland Conference Championship in 2007. He also aided the team in reaching the Southland Conference Tournament finals in 2008. Fitzgerald helped develop the programs first McNeese Hall of Famer, Kamryn Koch who became the all-time leading scorer as well as being named 2008 Louisiana and Southland Conference Player of the Year. She was also recognized as an NSCAA/Adidas Scholar Team member.
Fitzgerald began his career as the head coach of the Texas A&M mens club soccer team before landing at McNeese. As head coach of A&Ms club team from 2004 until 2005, he led them to the NIRSA National Championship and an undefeated season in his second year at the helm.
Fitzgerald earned a B.S. Degree in Journalism (2001) and his masters in Sport Management (2005) from Texas A&M. He holds the United Soccer Coaches Advanced National diploma.
Assistant Coach
Arkansas State
Division 1
Daniel O'Hare is entering his fourth season as an assistant coach for the Arkansas State women's soccer team.
O'Hare serves as the Red Wolves goalkeeper coach and guided his group to the best single-season goals-against-average in school history at 0.85 in 2017. A-State rotated among two primary goalkeepers in Kelsey Ponder and Megan McClure. The pair combines to allow just 15 goals on the year and had six shutouts and nine victories.
Ponder took over as the teams primary keeper late in the year and was named as an All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team selection after she set numerous school records during the year. She broke her own record by collecting five shutouts on the year and currently possesses the lowest single-season goals-against average in the programs history at 0.57. She also owns the record for most wins by a goalkeeper in a career at 14 finished the year ranked in the top-five in saves.
His duties at Arkansas State will include serving at the goalkeeper coach and assisting with the day-to-day operations of the team.
O'Hare graduated Tennessee Wesleyan with his bachelor's degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in finance. He also graduate with his master's degree in Business Administration at Arkansas State in 2019.
Interim Head Coach
Nicholls State (LA)
Division 1
Cable serves as the Colonels' recruiting coordinator -- with specific focus in Louisiana and Texas -- and also as the team's video coordinator. She handles coaching responsibilities on the defensive side of the pitch while also assisting the remainder of the staff in the day-to-day activities of the program.
Prior to joining the Red & Gray, Cable acted as the graduate assistant at Northwestern State, helping the squad to its second Southland Conference Tournament berth in three seasons and a 10-win campaign. In addition to arranging practice schedules and her usual coaching duties, Cable managed video operations for the Lady Demons and assisted with social media.
Before taking over the GA position with Northwestern State, Cable competed for two seasons at the University of North Texas (2015-16), logging 34 appearances with 12 starts before a knee injury cut her senior season short. As a career center back, she contributed to a defense that posted 20 combined shutouts over her two years in Denton, Texas, and even managed to rack up three assists as well. On the pitch, the Mean Green put together two strong seasons, notching back-to-back Conference USA championships and a NCAA Tournament berth.
The Double Oak, Texas native spent her first two collegiate campaigns with the Southland rival Southeastern Louisiana (2013-14), bolstering the Lady Lions to a 2013 Southland Conference Tournament title and a trip to the NCAA Tournament. Statistically, she notched her only career goal during her freshman season, adding two assists as well, and compiled 40 starts with 43 total appearances.
Cable received a Bachelor of Science in Integrative Studies from the University of North Texas in May 2017 and a Master of Science in Health & Human Performance from Northwestern State in May 2019.
Head Coach
Massachusetts Institute of Tech
Division 3
Martin Desmarais, a five-time NEWMAC Coach of the Year honoree and three-time United Soccer Coaches New England Regional Coach of the Year, enters his 14th season at the helm of MITs Womens soccer program in 2022 coming off four straight NEWMAC Tournament Championship titles and five straight NCAA Tournament appearances.
Desmarais first joined the program as an assistant coach in 2005. He became head coach in 2008, since then, he has led MIT to four NEWMAC Championship titles, seven consecutive regular season crowns and eight NCAA tournament appearances, making it to the Sweet Sixteen in 2012 for the first time in program history and again in 2017. Desmarais, who has totaled 153 wins over that span, became the first coach in program history to reach 100 career wins after his squad defeated Worcester State on September 6th, 2016.
Desmarais led the Engineers to their best seasons in program history over five straight years beginning in 2016. In that span, MIT posted an overall record of 96-14-9 and a mark of 45-2-3 in NEWMAC play. The Engineers took home five NEWMAC Regular Season titles, four NEWMAC Championship crowns and made five appearances in the NCAA Tournament with their best finish coming in 2021 when the team reached the Elite for the first time in program history.
With a career record of 195-52-34, Desmarais is the programs all-time leader in wins and winning percentage (.800) and has the most postseason victories with 25.
Desmarais came to MIT from Framingham State University where he served as an assistant womens soccer coach. Prior to joining Framingham State, Desmarais worked as a media relations assistant for the Boston Breakers of the Womens United Soccer Association.
A 1997 graduate of Stonehill College in North Easton, Mass., Desmarais was a member of Stonehills ice hockey team. He went on to earn a masters degree in media studies from The Pennsylvania State University in 1999.
Desmarais has his NSCAA Advanced National Diploma, NSCAA National Diploma, NSCAA Advanced Regional Diploma, as well as NSCAA State and Regional Goalkeeping Diploma.
Assistant Women's Soccer Coach
Fort Hays State
Division 2
Assistant Women's Soccer Coach at Fort Hays State University, a DII institute from Hays, KS who compete in the MIAA Conference.
Assistant Women's Soccer Coach
Oglethorpe
Division 3
Vanhorn comes to Oglethorpe after completing her Master of Sports Management at the University of West Georgia. While at UWG she was a graduate assistant helping in all aspects of the womens soccer program. VanHorn competed collegiately at Division II University of North Georgia where she played for Anania in her first season in Dahlonega. In four years, VanHorn was a two-time All-Southeast Region performer and was named All-Peach Belt twice as well. In her career, she scored 31 goals and recorded 17 assists while setting the career penalty kicks record, converting five goals on five attempts.
Off the field, Vanhorn excelled as she was named PBC All-Academic Team three seasons and was a three-time selection to the PBC Presidential Honor Roll. Additionally, Vanhorn was awarded the NCAA Womens Enhancement Postgraduate Scholarship and was a nominee for NCAA Woman of the Year. At UNG, she was the recipient of the UNG LeeAnn Noble Nighthawk Service Award and the Women of UNG Leadership Award.
Head Coach
Murray State (OK)
Junior College
Assistant Coach
Jacksonville (TX)
Junior College
Head Coach
Rose State
Junior College
Assistant Coach
Rich Mountain
Junior College
Coach Maria Sturluson is the Men's and Women's Assistant Soccer Coach at UA Rich Mountain. She came to UARM after having spent her first three years in the coaching world as the Graduate Assistant for University of Central Arkansas' women's soccer program. During her time at UCA, she helped lead the Bears to a Conference Championship in 2021 and coached several All-Conference Players during the 2019, 2020, and 2021 seasons.
Sturluson was born and raised in Copenhagen, Denmark. She came to the U.S. in 2014 to pursue a degree while playing collegiate soccer. Prior to coming to UCA, Maria played at Lewis & Clark Community College, then transferred to Missouri Southern State University where she graduated in 2019 with a Bachelor's Degree in Health Promotion and Wellness. She most recently graduated from UCA with a Master's Degree in Exercise Science in the Spring of 2022.
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EXACT offers a great experience that blends on field training in a college atmosphere with off field soft skills needed to help become a better candidate for recruitment. The coaches provide excellent, real world feedback to parents and athletes on what and what not to do. Overall its a great experience that provides insight that will serve the players and the parents well during the recruiting period.
Parent
My daughter had a great time. The coaches were professional and very approachable. The question and answer panel with the coaches was informative. There was more interaction between the players and coaches than I expected from attending other "camps". The coaches really made an effort to be available when not on the field. I would highly recommend this experience to others. Soccer players can never get enough exposure for a reasonable price, nor can they gain enough experience playing with girls that are unknown to them.
Player
The EXACT Camp was really informative and challenging. The coaches were very honest and gave me some really good information and tips, which I really enjoyed it.
Overall, it was an excellent camp experience, wish I lived in America to visit more ID camps, coaches gave me much more coaching and training then my own coaches, so it was good to see that I can pick it up a bit to improve my overall performances. I have gone MENTALLLLL!!!!!!!
Player
The staff, the players, and the coaches that were apart of this camp were such genuine and caring people that I really felt welcome when I stepped on the field. Also, it was just a really fun experience where I had the chance to interact with fellow soccer lovers and I learned so much. I have to give it 10 out of 10 soccer balls.
This is one of the first times I've had the opportunity to interact so closely with college coaches and it really opened up my eyes not only to the opportunities that are available to me, but also the personalities of these coaches. They truly care about the improvement and development of their players and it's so wonderful spending time with such professional and involved people.
Player
EXACT is a very good way to promote yourself if you are wanting to play at the next level. The most inspiring thing about EXACT is that they want everyone to believe in themselves, which goes a long way when you are trying to be your best.
The camp was very well run, and it is essential that everyone try to go to at least one EXACT camp while they still have the opportunity.
Player
I loved that I was able to communicate and work with a variety of different coaches. It was an eye opening experience and I was surprised how sociable I was with the other girls at the camp, because I am usually shy and don't want to talk to people. Thank you and two thumbs up to you for getting me out of my shell.
Player
I was very satisfied with the program and how it was run. Being new to these types of experiences and camps, I was happy to see how the staff was kind and helpful to all the athletes. I know that in the future if an opportunity like this swings around the corner I will have no trouble snatching it. I had an amazing time at this camp and hope it happens again. Thank you to all for hosting it. Also having celebrity's host a camp like this one makes it very special to a lot of the athletes.
Player
I loved the environment of the EXACT camp. It's so different from other camps because it takes into account the mental aspect of the game instead of just the physical aspect. The environment was friendly and welcome, and this camp gave me a giant boost of confidence whether for striking up a conversation with a college coach or just on the field. It was very informative and I feel like I'm on the right track for being recruited at a college that is the right fit for me. Thank you!
Player
I really appreciated the atmosphere that EXACT Sports Elite Camp provided. Everyone was included in any drill or game we were doing. It was an awesome experience to meet girls I've never seen before early in the morning, practice drills and techniques with them, and play with them/against them later in the same day. It is very different than practicing with the same team every day, every year. It was an experience to go out on a field with complete strangers and interact with them on the field. I also loved the number of college coaches who were at the camp. Especially at my young age, I haven't yet focused on one or two schools yet, so having a wide variety coaches from different schools and levels was exactly what I needed and was looking for.
Learn why EXACT Sports is the most trusted and top-rated training camp
Largest college coaching staff of any organization -- camp, tournament or club (bringing in 1000 amazing college coaches every year)!
Hugely successful supporters of high school athletes -- 70.2% of participants have gone on to play NCAA or NAIA college athletics.
Only training camp organization that has received funding from the NCAA.
Official behavioral training partner of US Soccer.
The only camp staff that has expertise in developing athletes from high school to college to pro (we also work with over 60 pro teams).
The only exposure organization that blends the 4 pillars of development through our mental training expertise (EXACT is funded by the National Institutes of Health).
This is a sample schedule. Registered athletes will receive a final schedule prior to camp.
Overview
Residential (Optional)
Athletes Traveling Alone
If You Drive
If You Fly
EXACT's goal is to provide every participant a great camp experience. We know that starts with your travel arrangements. We accommodate a variety of travel options so you can pick what works best for your family, whether that is driving or flying, athlete traveling alone or with a parent, or opting into our residential option or booking your own lodging. Select from the options below for more information.
Traveling far to get to EXACT? Campers have the option to participate in the residential, overnight program. Typically, 20-40% of campers participate in this optional program. Those interested in lodging can add on during registration. Campers stay in EXACT-supervised accommodations with 1-3 fellow participating players. Friendship requests can be made to [email protected]. Included in the EXACT residency option are two nights lodging, dinners, breakfasts and shuttle between the camp game fields and the overnight accommodations (plus all the fun you can handle!)
In addition to a GPS location, we provide specific directions to all participants in pre-camp materials so you know exactly where to go and when to be there!
The following airport options are most convenient for the event location:
KDFW - Dallas Fort Worth International Airport: About 27 miles from facility.
KDAL - Dallas Love Field: About 23 miles from facility.
If family member(s) would like to stay at our recommended hotel, we often organize a discounted rate (Click Here). Family members are welcome to observe & participate at camp. We have a few sessions designed for family participation including the parent workshop and the recruiting panel However, it is totally optional -- only person that should be there is the athlete!
Players are welcome to travel to the EXACT camp without an accompanying family member. Players have the option to take our airport transit from the recommended airports listed above. This transit will take the athlete from airport to camp (and back to airport after camp ends). Try to book your flight to arrive at airport by 11am and departing flight after 8pm. If you need take earlier/later flights, just let us know -- we always accommodate!