Nicole Ragano

Assistant Coach

Dartmouth

Division 1

Ragano comes to Hanover after spending the last two seasons as an assistant coach at California Baptist University where she focused on goalkeeper development and recruiting.

She helped lead the team to first place in the Pacific West Conference and the first round of the NCAA Division II tournament in 2017, following the 2016 second place finish. Raganos work with Cal Baptists goalkeeping squad paid off, as the teams starting keeper broke career records for saves and shutouts. She was named Defensive Player of the Week three times and received Goalkeeper of the Year accolades from the conference. 

While in California, Ragano was involved in the community, coaching Legends Soccer Club, working with school-aged athletes in the area, and as an assistant coach at Martin Luther King High School and Santiago High School. She held these positions before she began coaching at CBU, starting at both Legends and the high schools in 2013.

Ragano played Division I womens soccer at UC Riverside from 2012-15 where she was a goalkeeper.

Stephanie Demake

Boston College

Division 1

Stephanie Demake joined the Boston College women's soccer staff as an assistant coach in June 2023.

Demake spent the previous five seasons as the head coach at Post University, guiding the program to its highest win total in seven seasons in 2022 as well as the program's highest Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) finish since 2015. The Eagles and Demake earned the third seed in the 2022 CACC tournament and set a program record with seven straight wins during the season. In her time at Post, four of Demake's student-athletes were named to CACC All-Conference teams while 20 were CACC All-Academic Team honorees. Additionally, one student-athlete was named to Jamaica's Under-20 Women's National Team roster for the Concacaf Women's Under-20 Championship.
 
Prior to Post, Demake spent the 2017 season as an assistant coach at Davidson College and from 2014-2016, Demake served as an assistant coach at Troy University and helped the Trojans to an overall mark of 30-10-2. Additionally, Demake has been an assistant at Stetson University, Ohio University and Wheaton College.
 
The Auburn, Mass. native began her coaching career with NEFC and has spent time coaching with club programs Connecticut Rush Select, Farmington Soccer Association, Lake Norman Soccer Club and Stetson Football Association.
 
Demake was a three-year member of the Worcester State women's soccer team, helping lead the Lancers to a Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Championship and the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 in 2007. She was a two-time MASCAC All-Conference honoree and was team captain as a senior. Demake also played one season at Hartford, winning the 2006 America East Championship.
 
Demake holds an Advanced National Diploma and a National Diploma from the United Soccer Coaches, U.S. Soccer D License, and graduated from the NCAA Women's Coaches Academy program in 2013. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Worcester State and Master of Science in Recreation & Sport Sciences from Ohio University.

Rachael Collins

Volunteer Assistant Coach

Alabama

Division 1

Collins completed her collegiate soccer career at Pepperdine University. She now joins the coaching staff at University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. 

Danny Lowton

Assistant Coach

SUNY-Buffalo

Division 1

Danny Lowton is in his second season with the Bulls after being hired by head coach Shawn Burke in July of 2023.

Lowton comes to Buffalo from Gannon University where he served as an assistant coach with the mens and womens programs, running all aspects of goalkeeping including recruiting, training, and video analysis of in-game performances. Off the pitch, he was also accountable for all aspects of nutrition and strength and conditioning.

On the womens side, he helped guide the Knights to a 38-16-9 overall record, including two NCAA National Tournament entries, a 2022 PSAC Regular Season Championship, the PSAC West Offensive Player of the Year and the PSAC West Freshman of the Year honors. Individually, the women produced a United Soccer Coaches All-American, multiple D2CAA Atlantic All-Region and USC All-Region honorees and placed nine student-athletes on PSAC All-Conference teams.

With the Gannon men, he helped lead the Knights to a 50-15-5 overall record, including two NCAA National Tournament appearances, a 2019 PSAC Regular Season Championship, three-time PSAC Defensive Player of the Year honors, two PSAC Freshman of the Year honors and the 2019 PSAC Offensive Player of the Year while also being a part of the 2020 NCAA DII Atlantic Regional Staff of the Year. Individually, the men produced four USC All-Americans, one D2CAA All-American, D2CAA Atlantic All-Region and USC All-Region honorees and placed 12 student-athletes on PSAC All-Conference teams.

A native of England, Lowton was a goalkeeper at Loughborough University where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Sport and Exercise Science in 2013. He then went on to play at Mercyhurst University, where he earned his Master of Science in Exercise Physiology.

Daniel Cherbonnier

Assistant Coach

Tulsa

Division 1

Daniel Cherbonnier is in his sixth season with the Golden Hurricane.  He served as a graduate assistant his first four years, but was promoted to assistant coach prior to the 2017 season.
 
Last year, TU had just six wins, including three victories in conference play for a sixth-place finish in the American Athletic Conference.  The Golden Hurricane did defeat #1 Stanford (2-0), who went on to win the 2017 College Cup, as well as #19 SMU (1-0) and tied #25 Wisconsin (2-2). 

TU recorded its third-straight American Athletic Conference tournament title and played in the first round of the NCAA Championship in 2016.  The Hurricane tallied 10 wins, including six shutouts, and faced three top-25 teams for a 1-2 mark.
 
During the 2015 season, Tulsa captured The American tournament championship for the second-straight year, and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Championship.  TU totaled eight wins, three shutouts and faced nine teams ranked in the top-25 for a 1-5-3 mark in those contests, including a 3-2 overtime win over 16th-ranked FIU in the first round of the NCAA tournament. 
 
In 2014, the Hurricane posted an 11-6-3 overall record, including a 5-2-1 mark in the American Athletic Conference, captured The American tournament title and played in the first round of the NCAA Championship.  TU played five top-25 teams for a 3-1-1 mark, including a 1-0 win over then third-ranked Virginia, which claimed the 2014 NCAA Championship, and had seven clean sheets on the season.
 
The Golden Hurricane earned 11 victories in 2013, advanced to the Conference USA title game.
 
Prior to coming to Tulsa, Cherbonnier spent six years as an assistant coach at the University of Texas at Tyler where he assisted in all aspects of the program including coaching, recruiting, goalkeeper training, academic advising, administrative duties and camp organization.
 
While at UT Tyler, Cherbonnier helped the Patriots compile a 72-29-14 overall record and a 50-15-10 mark in the American Southwest Conference.  During the six years, UT-Tyler won three regular season conference championships, three ASC tournament championships, and had a program-best NCAA Elite 8 appearance.  On the field, Cherbonnier helped coach three All-America selections, nine all-region honorees and 38 all-conference performers.  Off the field, he helped produce 52 Academic All-Conference players, while the team earned the NSCAA Team Academic Award.
 
Cherbonnier also had coaching stints with Bishop T.K. Gorman High School, All-Saints Episcopal School, Tulsa Soccer Club and Azzurri Soccer Club.
 
Cherbonnier has earned his NSCAA Advanced National Goalkeeping Diploma.
 
A native of College Station, Texas, Cherbonnier earned his bachelor's degree in psychology with a minor in kinesiology from UT-Tyler in 2012.  He earned his masters degree from Tulsa in December 2016.

Kelly Madsen

Assistant Coach

Rice

Division 1

HOUSTON Kelly Madsen has joined the Rice soccer staff as an assistant coach, Owl head coach Nicky Adams announced on Monday (February 5).

Madsen joins Rice from Stephen F. Austin University where she worked the last seven seasons. Off the field she organized the team travel and equipment, served as the programs academic coordinator and was the director of camp operations. Madsens work helped SFA retain its status as the top womens soccer program in the Southland Conference. In her seven years with the Ladyjacks the team won five regular season conference titles and played in the SLC Tournament Final a total of six times.

I am so excited to be adding Kelly Madsen to our staff, said coach Adams, the 2017 Conference USA Coach of the Year. Kelly has proven to be a successful coach at SFA and we are looking forward to have her and husband Patrick join our program. She is so passionate about positively affecting young women, and her competitiveness and love of the game is a perfect fit with the culture of our program.

In her seven seasons Madsen helped the Ladyjacks compile an eye-opening 99-34-7 record with a host of individual honors and statistical records for the student-athletes. She was part of the 2012 coaching staff that saw SFA play in the NCAA Tournament.

Madsen came to SFA after serving two years as an assistant coach at the University of Dubuque (Iowa). She helped lead the Spartans to their first-ever Iowa Conference Tournament title and first NCAA Tournament appearance in 2009. Madsen assisted in all areas of the program, specifically recruiting, scouting of opponents and daily training.

A native of Pensacola, Fla., Madsen starred as a midfielder for the University of South Alabama from 2004-2008. She was a First Team All-Sunbelt Conference honoree and selected to the Sunbelt Tournament Team. Madsen scored 22 goals and added 20 assists over her collegiate career. After graduation, she played professionally in England for Portsmouth Women's Football Club and in the W-League for the London Gryphons (London, Ontario).

Madsen currently holds her NSCAA National Diploma and NSCAA Level III GK Diploma. She obtained her bachelor's degree in communications in 2008 and her master's degree in communications in 2011.

The Rice soccer program hired Madsen after a sensational 2017 season where the Owls went 12-4-2 overall, won the C-USA regular season title and earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. Coach Adams recently completed her seventh full season at the helm of the Rice program and has been at the University since 2003.

Joe Vari

Head Coach

Bates

Division 3

In 2019, Bates Director of Athletics Jason Fein announced the appointment of University of Puget Sound head coach Joe Vari as the eighth head women's soccer coach in the program's 39-year history.

"I feel that Bates is a sleeping giant with great potential," Vari said. "I think this is one of the best jobs in Division III and I know the challenges that are ahead to build a successful program in this conference."

Vari led Puget Sound to a 39-14-8 record in three seasons as the Loggers' head coach, including a conference championship and an NCAA tournament appearance in 2018. He was named the 2018 Northwest Conference Coach of the Year.

"After an extensive national search, we are thrilled that Joe is joining our team as head coach of women's soccer," said Fein. "While he has a stellar record at competitive Division III institutions, he also understands the pressures on today's student-athletes, as well as the importance of maintaining a healthy balance between strong academics, well-being, and peak performance on the field. We look forward to getting him on board this summer."

Vari also won consistently as head coach at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn., between 2009 and 2015, leading the Lynx to a 75-43-14 record over seven seasons. He additionally served as assistant athletic director there beginning in 2014.

Before becoming head coach at Rhodes, Vari was assistant coach for the men's and women's soccer teams at Rhodes. He got his coaching start as an assistant at Lynchburg College, where he earned a master's degree in counseling in 2006. Vari received a bachelor's degree in psychology in 2003 from Hiram College, where he was a goalkeeper for four years. Puget Sound, Rhodes, Lynchburg and Hiram are all Division III schools like Bates.

"I love Division III athletes, as they are self-starters, driven, and able to experience the true meaning of being a student-athlete," he said. "I've always enjoyed working at strong academic institutions, and Bates and the NESCAC are in a league of their own for academics and athletics."

Vari took over a Bates program with an all-time record of 301-222-32 since its origin in 1980, including four NCAA tournament appearances and a NESCAC championship in 2005.

"Our goal will always be to play as many games in November as we possibly can," said Vari. "I think that we can build something special here at Bates."

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Scott Waddell

Assistant Coach

Brandeis

Division 3

Scott Waddell joined the Brandeis women's soccer staff in August of 2020 as an assistant coach and was promoted to Associate Head Coach in spring 2022. After a season with Division I Mount St. Mary's University in Maryland, he returns to the Judges for the 2023 season. He helped guide the 2021 Judges to the second round of the NCAA Division III Tournament.

Prior to joining the Judges, Waddell spent four seasons at UAA rival New York University. He helped the Violets post a 46-21-12 record in that span, including an NCAA tournament berth in 2018 and two trips to the finals of the ECAC Divison III tournament.  

Before his time at NYU, Waddell spent two seasons as an assistant coach at New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, New Jersey, and four seasons as an assistant at his alma mater, Columbia University. He has also accumulated experience with the ENYSSA Olympic Development Program as Head Coach of its U17 team (2012-14) and as Director of the NYC Soccer Academy (2010-14).
 
A 2007 Columbia graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science, Waddell played four seasons as a midfielder/forward with the Lions' soccer team and also served as a captain.

Following his collegiate career, Waddell played professionally for Pulau Penang FC (2008) and Real Mona FC (2009).

A member of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA), Waddell holds United States Soccer Federation (USSF) 'B' License and a NSCAA National License. He is a native of Kingston, Jamaica.

Jeff Katz

Assistant Coach

Massachusetts Institute of Tech

Division 3

In 2024, Jeff Katz will complete his 8th year as Associate Head Coach and 12th overall for the MIT women's soccer team as Katz joined the MIT coaching staff in the summer of 2014.

In his time with the Engineers, the team has won 10 NEWMAC regular season titles, as well as NEWMAC Tournament Championships in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021, and 2023.  The team has also reached the NCAA tournament nine times in Katz's eleven years at MIT. He helped lead the 2017 and 2023 teams to the Sweet 16, and the 2021 team to the Elite 8.  

The United Soccer Coaches Association named MITs coaches New England Coaching Staff of the Year for Division III Womens Soccer in 2017, 2021, and 2023. 

The 2021 season was historic for MIT as the Engineers went 22-2-1 and advanced to the program's first-ever NCAA Quarterfinals. 

In 2019, the Engineers reached their highest ranking in program history at #5, posted its second 20 win season in program history and were crowned NCAA Division III statistical champions in goals against average (.162), save percentage (.941) and shutout percentage (.833). Additionally, the 2019 Engineers became the first team in the NEWMAC to post an unblemished record in conference play at 10-0-0 since 2007.

Katz spent 13 seasons as the head coach of Brookline High Schools boys varsity soccer team prior to joining MIT. From 2005-2014, he guided the Warriors to nine MIAA Division One state tournament berths, advancing to the Division One North Sectional Finals in 2010 and the Semifinals in 2014. Katz was named the Bay State Conference Coach of the Year in 2007, Eastern Massachusetts Coach of the Year in 2008, and the Brookline High School Coach of the Year in 2011.

Katz has also coached U15-U23 teams at NEFC/Breakers since 2004. His U23 teams feature student-athletes from local Division I, II and III colleges and universities. His youth teams have won Massachusetts State Cup titles in 2012, 2016, and 2017. Katz's 2016 team advanced to become NEP New England Regional Champions. In 2017, his team advanced to the semifinals of US Club Soccer's National Cup in Indiana.

In 2018, Katz was appointed Head Coach of Team USA Womens Soccer for the European Maccabi Games, which were held in the Summer of 2019 in Budapest, Hungary. His team of collegiate athletes won the gold medal as they defeated squads from Great Britain, Germany, and Hungary and outscored their opponents 33-0 over the course of the games. In 2022, Katz led Team USA to a second gold medal in the World Maccabiah Games, held in Israel every four years. 

Katz holds his USSF D license and NSCAA National and Advanced National diplomas. He is also a 5th grade teacher at the Baker School in Brookline.

Elizabeth Stone

Assistant Coach

Grinnell

Division 3

Second season as the Assistant Women's Soccer Coach and Goalkeeping Coach at Grinnell College. Played at Drake University as a goalkeeper from 2018-2021.


Grinnell College Women's Soccer - Midwest Conference:


Back-to-back Midwest Conference Tournament Appearances '22 & '23

NCAA Tournament Birth in 2022

Undefeated Conference Champions 2022

Undefeated Regular Season Conference Title 2022

Tj Kostecky

Assistant Coach

Bard

Division 3

TJ Kostecky enters his 4th season as the head coach of the Bard College mens soccer program in 2023. 




During the 2023 season, the Raptors had its best season, winning six games in a season since the 2016 season. Also, the Raptors earned their first points in the Liberty League with the tie against Vassar College. It was the first Liberty League points for the Raptors since the tie against Hobart in 2017. It also marks the first shutout in program history against Vassar after 23 matches since 1994. 




Kostecky had two Raptors named to the All-Liberty League Team. Sam Gerber and Mateo Betelu were both named to the All-Liberty League Honorable Mention. 11 Raptors were named to the Liberty League All-Academic Team, including four Raptors that were named to the 2023 Division III College Sports Communications Academic All-District. Coach Kostecky was named head coach for EXACT 11 International Program by EXACT Sports. Kostecky wrote a book called [Eyes Up](https://www.amazon.com/Eyes-Potential-Meaningful-Connections-Perspective-ebook/dp/B0C68F2WF4/_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=ECF0K&content-id=amzn1.sym.cf86ec3a-68a6-43e9-8115-04171136930a&pf_rd_p=cf86ec3a-68a6-43e9-8115-04171136930a&pf_rd_r=133-7610527-9112849&pd_rd_wg=RCVfX&pd_rd_r=accd0311-1d5b-47be-a8e4-9934502a3d31&ref_=aufs_ap_sc_dsk) that will be published on Feb. 6, 2024. 




Under Kostecky, the Raptors have been active in the community and with fundraising, such as hosting a Miles of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation game, the team partnering with the Ramapo for Children and raising money for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. The Raptors have earned the Team Academic Award from the United Soccer Coach for 14 consecutive years. 




The 2022 season saw the Raptors have 13 players named to the Liberty League All-Academic Team; Ben Steketee was named Scholar All-America Award by United Soccer Coaches; and Robeiro a repeat All-Liberty League Second Team. Coach Kostekcy was also voted top coach at Showcase Camp with EXACT Sports. 




In 2021, the Raptors launched a fundraising campaign to battle pediatric brain tumors and raised $6,365. 11 Raptors were named to the Liberty League All-Academic Team. Kostecky had one Raptor named All-Liberty League Second Team, Caleb Ribeiro. Ribeiro then goes on to play for the Kingston Stockade FC during the summer. 




In 2020, during the COVID year, Kostecky was inducted into the Ukrainian Sports Hall of Fame. 13 Raptors were named to the Liberty League All-Academic Team. Kostecky was also featured in The Captains Coach podcast called: [Coach TJ Kostecky - Founder of Vision Training for Life on Principles of Program Integrity. ](https://www.captainscoach.com/podcasts/2020/1/17/coach-tj-kostecky-founder-of-vision-training-for-life-on-principles-of-program-integrity)




In his debut season at the helm, Kostecky had six Raptors named to the Liberty League All-Academic Team. He also had Logan Leppo named to the All-Liberty League Honorable Mention. 




TJ Kostecky arrived at Bard in July of 2019.




He came to Bard after 20 years as the head coach at Div. I LIU-Brooklyn, where he led the Blackbirds to the 2018 NCAA Tournament in his final season there. During his tenure there, he won three Northeast Conference titles, made three NCAA Tournament appearances and was the NEC Coach of the Year in 2015 and 2018.




As successful as his teams have been on the pitch, Kosteckys squads were also devoted in the classroom. His 2003 & 2012 teams posted the highest team grade point average in the nation. The 2008 & 2015 squads was awarded the NEC Team Academic Award for posting the highest GPA among mens soccer teams in the conference. The 2011 & 2013 teams were distinguished by the conference with the NEC Sportsmanship Award.




Kostecky has a proven track record of rebuilding programs, having engineered successful turnarounds at each of his prior coaching stops. Prior to LIU, he took over an Appalachian State program in Boone, N.C., that had suffered four consecutive losing seasons prior to Kosteckys hiring in 1998. In his only season at the school, he led the Mountaineers to a 13-8 mark in 1998, marking the best first-year record for a coach in the programs history of over 40 years. For his efforts, he was named Southern Conference Coach of the Year.




Kostecky arrived in Boone following a successful run as head coach and director of athletics at Pfeiffer University in Misenheimer, N.C., from 1994-97. He was handed the reins of a program that had suffered eight straight losing seasons before he led the team to a 46-25-7 record and captured two Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference championships. Kostecky was named CVAC Coach of the Year in 1997 and mentored one All-American and nine all-conference honorees during his tenure.




He began his collegiate coaching career at New Jersey Institute of Technology, where he led the Highlanders from 1988-93. NJIT compiled a 67-37-11 mark in his six years, capturing conference championships in 1991 and 1992 and making four ECAC postseason trips. Kosteckys accomplishments at NJIT came in his native New Jersey, where he starred scholastically at Woodbridge Township High School.




Tactically, Kosteckys attacking practice sessions involve a system called Vision Training that he and business partner Len Bilous developed several years ago. This method helps players make smart, well-informed decisions by improving their field vision.




A featured clinician around the world, Kostecky conducted a coaching seminar in Masku, Finland, in March of 2005 on Vision Training. In early 2005, he released a DVD under the same name for players and coaches to use. Since its release, it has become one of the most requested coaching DVDs in the country and abroad.




Throughout his career, Kostecky has been an instrumental figure in facilitating the growth of soccer in America. From 1987-94 he was a coach for New Jerseys Olympic Development Team and was responsible for the training and selection of the states top players for the United States National Team. When he accepted his post at Pfeiffer, he filled a similar role with North Carolinas Olympic Development squad. Several of the players he mentored have played succeeded at the international level, including former U.S. National Team captain Claudio Reyna, and moved onto professional leagues such as Major League Soccer.




Kostecky has also worked with U.S. Mens and Womens National Team members, including Julie Foudy, a captain of the 1999 Womens World Cup Champions. He conducted an instructional clinic for inner city children at the 1998 NCAA Division I Championships in Richmond, Va., for the NCAA Youth Education Through Sports Program and was again a guest clinician for YES at the 1999 and 2000 NCAA Championships.




In 1989, Kostecky founded Soccer Start, a youth soccer program for inner city children. He served as the programs National Chairman until 1993. The program continues to identify and cultivate the abundance of talent in the inner-cities. He was appointed World Cup 94 Committee Chair by then New Jersey Governor Jim Florio and coordinated training site activities in the Metropolitan area for each international team.




A former all-state performer at Woodbridge, he was inducted into the schools Hall of Fame in 1995. He played midfield on the mens soccer team at East Stroudsburg University and received a bachelors degree in health and physical education in 1983. He completed his masters degree at East Stroudsburg in the same field in 1992.

Shannon DeVoe

Assistant Coach

CO School of Mines

Division 2

Assistant Women's Soccer Coach at Colorado School of Mines (2013-present)

Joe Saleem

Head Coach

Berea

NAIA

Coach Joe Saleem was named the Head Coach of the Women's Soccer program in the summer of 2017.




Joe Saleem has worked with Berea College student athletes in various capacities for over a decade.  Coach Saleem has served in several roles within the Berea College Soccer Program.  As a player, he played for 4 season as a Mountaineer, including 2 as captain.  Since returning to his alma mater, Coach Saleem has served as the Assistant Coach for Men's & Women's Soccer, Associate Head Coach for Men's & Women's Soccer, and now Head Coach for Women's Soccer. 




Coach Saleem graduated from Berea College in 2008 with a Bachelors in Health and Human Performance with minors in Health Education and African and African American Studies.  He also holds a USSF D-License and is a member of the United Soccer Coaches organization.  




Coach Saleem resides in Berea with his wife and daughter. 

Hollie Gray

Head Coach

Luther

Division 3

Named head coach of women's soccer Feb. 25, 20212015 Graduate of Luther CollegeHe coached the Norse during the 2021 COVID shortened spring seasonReturned to Luther after serving three years as the assistant coach for the Boys U19 soccer team at Shattuck-St. Mary's School in Faribault, Minnesota, where he played his high school career from 2008-11.While at Luther, he made 56 appearances that included 53 starts as a defender and was named all-conference and third team All-North RegionHe helped lead the Norse to a three year record of 41-15-4, a conference championship in 2013 and a NCAA III National Tournament appearance that same yearFollowing his playing days at Luther, Gray III was an assistant coach for the men's soccer team for three years

Lindsey Bolas

Graduate Assistant

Georgia College & State

Division 2

A native of Troy, Michigan, Bolas came to Milledgeville as a recent graduate of Oglethorpe University in Atlanta (21). She spent four seasons with the Stormy Petrels, as a captain and starter earning All-Southern Athletic Association (SAA) Honorable Mention in both 2017 and 2019 as a goalkeeper. A well-rounded student-athlete, she was a two-time SAA Scholar Athlete and a member of the 2018 SAA All-Sportsmanship Team. Bolas picked up a Bachelors of Science in Biology from Oglethorpe, and is currently pursuing a Masters in Public Administration at GC.

Leanne Cardoso-Bastos

Assistant Coach (Goalkeepers)

Allegheny College (PA)

Division 3

Leanne Cardoso-Bastos joined the Allegheny womens soccer staff in the summer of 2021 and holds a "D" License from the United States Soccer Federation as well as a Goalkeeping Level 1, 2 and 3 Diplomas from the United Soccer Coaches.

Bianca Keil

Head Coach

Minnesota-Morris

Division 2

Bianca Keil begins her head coaching tenure at Minnesota Morris starting with the 2020 season.

Keil brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the Cougar staff from multiple different levels, including AZ Arsenal WPSL, NCAA DII and DIII, NJCAA, and high school soccer.
 
Keil served as assistant womens soccer at the University of Illinois Springfield from 2017 to 2019. She helped lead the NCAA DII program to a school record for victories in a season and their first-ever Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) tournament bid. She was responsible for bringing in 24 student-athletes over three recruiting cycles and coaching two GLVC Defensive Players of the Week. Keil coordinated academic resources for the program and saw players achieve a 3.66 cumulative GPA in 2018-19.
 
As mens and womens assistant soccer coach and intramurals director at Illinois College (Jacksonville, Ill.), Keil recruited more than 30 student-athletes from across the country to the NCAA DIII liberal arts college in two seasons from 2015 to 2017. Her first recruiting class brought in 21 new student-athletes and helped boost the womens program's competitiveness.  
 
"I am thrilled to be given the opportunity to lead the women's soccer program at Morris," Keil said. "Throughout the interview process, I was impressed with the young women on the team and all the people I talked to from the university. I am thankful to the search committee, Cougar athletics staff, and campus leaders for believing in my vision for the future of this program. My family and I are excited to join the Cougar community!"
 
A native of Gilbert, Ariz., Keil began her coaching career at Seton Catholic Preparatory High School in Chandler, Ariz. moving from assistant coach to head coach. Seton Prep saw great success in her five years as head coach and her tenure with the program as a whole, qualifying for eight state tournaments, reaching three state championship finals, and winning a state championship title. 
 
Keils collegiate coaching career began at Chandler-Gilbert Community College, where she assisted the men's and women's programs. She also served as youth and high school club soccer coach with the Arizona Arsenal and Barcelona of Maricopa. 
 
Keil played collegiate soccer for Scottsdale Community College, where she earned her associates degree. Keil went on to earn bachelor of science degrees from the Pima Medical Institute in Respiratory Therapy and Arizona State University in exercise and wellness. She completed her Master of Sports Administration from Missouri Baptist University in the summer of 2020.
 
Keil holds licensure and membership with the United States Soccer Federation and United Soccer Coaches. Over the last six years, she has led and been part of the coaching staff for summer camp programs for Exact Sports (in St. Louis and Chicago), the University of Illinois-Springfield, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Monmouth College, and Texas A&M.

Keil resides in Morris with her husband, Alex, and daughter, Victoria.

Wendy Espejel

Head Coach

Soka University

NAIA

Wendy brings a great deal of expertise to Soka University, recently bring promoted to head coach.  Additionally, she is currently on staff for the Cal South Olympic Development Program as a Head Coach. She has traveled to a five ODP National Championships and many Regional Tournament both as an assistant coach and Head Coach and has won various regional titles. 
 
She was also formerly a goalkeeper for the U-20 Mexican National Team as well as the Mexican University Olympic Team where she competed in various international Tournaments.  
 
She currently holds her USSF B National License.

Shaun Soderling

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.

Andy Kohel

Assistant Coach

Johnson & Wales (CO)

Division D3

Andy Kohel was named head men's soccer coach at Johnson & Wales University in January 2018. Kohel comes to JWU after serving as an assistant coach at Colorado College for the last three seasons.

While a member of the Tiger's coaching staff, Kohel helped coach the squad to a 41-10-9 record over three years and saw numerous players recognized for Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) and United Soccer Coaches (USC) honors. As an assistant for Colorado College, Kohel was charged with video analysis, scouting, planning trainings and coordinating on-campus visits for recruits among other tasks. He has also worked with Rush Pikes Peak Soccer Club since January 2016, overseeing youth player development as part of the coaching staff.

Before joining the CC coaching staff, Kohel spent four seasons as an assistant at his alma mater, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. During his tenure, the Titans went 48-18-11 and captured the 2014 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) championship and earned a spot in the 2013 NCAA Division III Championship.

Alongside his work with the Titans, Kohel also worked with FC Green Bay Soccer Club as a member of the coaching staff.

Kohel played his undergraduate career at UW-Oshkosh and was a four-year starter for the Titans. UW-Oshkosh went 52-16-11 in his career and as a senior advanced to the national semifinals of the NCAA tournament after going 20-1-3.

He holds a USSF 'B' Coaching license and earned his bachelor's degree in History.

Paul Sikinger

Assistant Coach

Marquette

Division 1

The Sussex, Wisconsin, native arrives on campus after most recently serving as Director of Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) for FC Wisconsin, one of multiple individuals in that role.  He oversaw the regional league program for the only ECNL for the only club in the state participating in the organization.  He was involved with player development, coaching and membership engagement.
 
Prior to his most recent position with FC Wisconsin, Sikinger worked in a variety of coaching and administrative positions with Strike FC Wisconsin since 2013.  He also served as the girls varsity head coach at Germantown High School since 2010, guiding numerous players to the collegiate ranks.
 
A 2010 graduate of Cardinal Stritch University with a degree in sociology, Sikinger was a member of the mens soccer program for two seasons (2007-08).  He spent his first two years at UW-Whitewater and was also on the varsity team with the Warhawks.

Jesse Olivas

Assistant Coach

La Sierra

NAIA

Coach Olivas enters his seventh year as Head Men's Soccer Coach at La Sierra University in Riverside, California after serving a year as Associate Head Coach for the Golden Eagles. Prior to coming to La Sierra he served as the assistant Men's and Women's soccer coach for three years at his alma-mater, University of the Southwest (Hobbs NM). Olivas helped lead the Mustangs to three straight Conference tournaments, and the women's program to the national tournament (2006). Coach Olivas is a member of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and is licensed through the United States Soccer Federation.

Jesse Olivas graduated with a B.S. in Psychology and a minor in Human Development from the University of the Southwest. He currently is a candidate for a Masters in Mental Health Counseling.

As a player he Captained the Mustangs to their first playoff appearance in school history, he also received a number of awards including Red River All-Conference and Honorable mention All-American.

Gaby Alfaro

Assistant Coach

Wofford

Division 1

Assistant Coach at Wofford College

Max Burns

Assistant Coach

Stonehill

Division 2

Burns joined the Stonehill Women's Soccer program as a volunteer assistant coach in January 2022.

Born and raised in Liverpool, England, he is a 2014 graduate of Liverpool Hope University, where he earned his degree in Business Management. Max is also an English FA licensed and Liverpool FC accredited coach and has achieved the USSF D license, Grassroots, and United Soccer Coaches Director of Coaching Diploma in the USA.

Currently, Max is the Southeast Regional Director and Impact NPL Director for LFC International Academy MA. He has been involved with the club since 2017 becoming the Regional Director in 2019 and leading the Impact NPL program for the last 2 years. He is the current U17 and U15 Girls Impact NPL Coach at Liverpool FC IA.

Prior to his arrival at LFC, he worked at Challenger Sports as an academy coach from 2014-2017.

Sydney Kahan

Assistant Coach

Assumption

Division 2

Assistant/Goakeeper Coach Assumption University June 2023-present 




Goalkeeper Coach Clark University August 2024-present 




Goalkeeper Staff Coach Region I ODP June 2023-present 




Head Coach Maccabiah USA Open Womens Soccer Gold Medalist in Pan American Games Dec 2024 




Assistant Coach Maccabiah USA Open Womens Soccer Gold Medalist in Israeli Games July 2022




Interim Assistant Coach Brandeis University August 2022-November 2022




Assistant Coach Tufts University August 2021-May 2022




Assistant/Goalkeeper Coach Clark University April 2018-May 2021




Assistant/Goalkeeper Coach Clark University August 2017-March 2021

Cam Bushey

Head Coach

Whitworth

Division 3

Cameron Bushéy is a Whitworth soccer alum, and now, a coaching legacy Afro the Bucs.  He graduated in 2012 after a very successful career playing for the men's soccer team under Sean Bushéy, his father.  Bushéy was a four-time All-Northwest Conference honoree who helped lead the Pirates to three NWC titles and NCAA Division III tournament appearances in 2008 and 2009. 


Bushéy began his coaching career while still in college at Whitworth, as a head coach of high school aged girls' teams with the Spokane Shadow Soccer Club.  In 2012, he moved to Colorado where he was the top assistant coach with the Colorado Rush women's first team for two years.  He also was the head coach of several Colorado Rush girls' high school teams until 2015, before moving back to Spokane in 2016.  He became the Director of Coaching and head coach of the Spokane Shadow girls' team while also serving as an assistant coach of the men's program with the Community Colleges of Spokane.  In 2017, Bushéy took on the additional duties of men's First Team head coach with Shadow SC.


Bushéy has deep roots in Spokane.  He grew up in town, played club and high school soccer in Spokane and began his coaching career here.  He comes to Whitworth from Stanislaus State where he started in the Spring of 2020. Prior to Stan State, Bushéy was an assistant coach at Gonzaga University with the men's team for two seasons (2018 and 2019).

Zac Reichert

Assistant Coach

Brenau

NAIA

First year Assistant coach at Brenau University. Had been a local High school coach at countryside and Largo high as well as a local club coach. Has US D license, USC GK License, English FA Talent Identification License, DFB-Akademie training center certification.