Hemant Sharma

Volunteer Assistant Coach

Tennessee

Division 1

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.

Cameron Fertenbaugh

Georgetown

Division 1

Cameron Fertenbaugh has joined the Georgetown University women's soccer coaching staff in February of 2023 as an assistant coach. He comes to Georgetown after being with FAU for 5 seasons.

Cameron Fertenbaugh joined the Florida Atlantic University womens soccer coaching staff in August of 2018 as an assistant and with the task of heading up the teams goalkeepers.

In 2021, Fertenbaugh coached freshman goalkeeper Amit Cohen to a strong season in between the pipes. Cohen recorded a goals against average of just 0.97, which is good for the eighth-best in a single season in FAU history. Cohen tallied 70 saves along with a save percentage of 0.787.

The 2020-21 year, despite postponements and a push back of the entire season to spring, saw more success in goal for the Owls, The combo of Cassidy Wasdin and Amit Cohen each earned C-USA Goalkeeper of the Week honors; Cohen was named to the C-USA All-Freshman team, and Wasdin a member of the C-USA All-Academic squad. The two combined for five shutouts, with all but one of those leading to an Owl victory, and limited opponents to a 1.22 GAA.

In 2019, the Owls made it back-to-back Conference USA regular season titles, and 15 victories, the third-most in program history and most since 2005. Fertenbaugh helped mentor Cassidy Wasdin to multiple awards in her first year in net: C-USA All-Freshman, to the All-C-USA Second Team, and four times, as C-USA Goalkeeper of the Week. The redshirt freshman finished with a 1.11 goals-against average, the seventh-lowest mark in C-USA, and posted five shutouts, ranking her sixth in C-USA.

In his first year with the program, the Owls were 12-8-1, and by going 8-1-1 in Conference USA play, earned a share of the C-USA regular season title. Under Fertenbaugh's tutelage, Jennifer Ocampo and Brianna Waggoner combined to notch six league shutouts and give up just five goals to C-USA opposition. Ocampo earned Second Team All-C-USA honors following her senior campaign, ranking second in the league with seven total shutouts, and fourth with 81 saves. She was also twice chosen as C-USA Goalkeeper of the Week.
 
Fertenbaugh was most recently a member of the womens soccer staff at Penn State University, in a season that saw the Nittany Lions go 15-5-4, win the Big 10 Tournament, advance to the NCAA quarterfinal round, and finish No. 5 in the United Soccer Coaches poll. He has vast experience mentoring goalkeepers, including as the goalkeeping staff coach for the Region 1 Olympic Development Program since 2016, while also scouting for them.
 
Additionally during this time, Fertenbaugh served as goalkeeping coach for the Lancaster Inferno of the United Womens Soccer league, and was the goalkeeping technical director for Mountain District Union of the Centre State Association. That was on top of being the head coach for the latter programs U19B and U10B squads.
 
Fertenbaugh also previously worked with Elite Soccer as goalkeeping coach for U-10 to U-17, and further prior experience came with Keystone FC (as goalkeeping technical director, goalkeeping academy director and coach from 2015-2017), as an assistant coach at York College of Pennsylvania, and at Mallard Creek High School, where he earned Mecklenburg District Assistant Coach of the Year.
 
Prior to entering into the coaching ranks, Fertenbaugh was a prolific player as well. He played professionally with Harrisburg Heat of the Major Arena Soccer League, and while in college, earned 2008 USCAA All-American honors with the Penn State Beaver squad. Also there, the year prior, he was named PSUAC All-Conference and All-Academic. As a member of the Penn State Soccer Club, he helped lead the team to the national quarterfinals in 2009.
 
Fertenbaugh earned his bachelor of science in economics from Penn State, and has numerous coaching licenses, including his USSF C license, and an NSCAA advanced national goalkeeper diploma.

Matt Gwilliam

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.

Mark Catterall

Assistant Coach

Appalachian State

Division 1

Mark Catterall joined head coach Aimee Haywood's first App State women's soccer staff in January 2022.

He arrived in Boone after spending the previous five seasons on staff at Queens University (Charlotte, N.C.), helping the team achieve a 56-23-7 overall record and five straight winning seasons. After serving as an assistant coach his first four years, he was promoted to associate head coach prior to the 2021 season.
  
In 2017, the Royals made their first appearance at the NCAA Championships in 10 years and won their first NCAA tournament game in school history. When Haywood arrived in 2020, they helped Queens to a 7-2-1 record in an abbreviated season and then led the squad to another NCAA tournament to highlight their strong season last fall.

Catterall spent three years as an assistant coach for the St. Edwards University (Austin, Texas) women's soccer team in 2013, 2015 and 2016. While on staff he helped the program to an overall record of 47-7-7, winning two Heartland Conference Championships and making three trips to the NCAA Tournament, including an Elite Eight appearance in 2013.

Catterall was also on the St. Edwards men's soccer staff in 2016, a team that posted a record of 18-3-1 while winning the Heartland Championship and reaching the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. The staff was also recognized as the 2016 NSCAA Southwest Region Staff of the year.

Catterall was on the women's soccer staff at the University of Bridgeport (Conn.) in 2014, helping the Purple Knights to a record of 14-5-2 and an NCAA Tournament appearance.

During his time at both St. Edwards and Bridgeport, Catterall coached multiple all-conference, all-region and all-American athletes.

In addition to his collegiate coaching, Catterall has served as a staff coach for the Charlotte Soccer Academy and was the Senior Program and College Placement Director for SA United Soccer Club. Overseeing the development of all the club's high school players, he set coaching standards and best practices and developed the club's college recruitment process. During his tenure, more than 90 SA United players were recruited to play at the collegiate level.

Catterall has a master's degree in applied sport and exercise psychology and a bachelor's degree in sport science, both from Bangor University in Wales (U.K.). During his playing career at Bangor, Catterall reached two Welsh University National Cup Finals.

Taylor Culp

Assistant Coach

Elon

Division 1

Prior to Elon, Culp served as the goalkeeper coach with the Penn women's soccer team in 2018. While with the Quakers, Culp helped the team's goalkeeper unit ranked first in the country in goals-against average, clean sheet percentage and save percentage. The starting goalkeeper was also named the Ivy League's Goalkeeper of the Year and was a second team All-Region choice under his tutelage as Penn won the 2018 Ivy League championship.

Culp also served as the goalkeeper's coach at the College of Mount Saint Vincent in Bronx, N.Y., during the spring of 2018. Additionally, he has held similar posts at the United Soccer Academy and Matchfit Academy.

On the field, Culp helped lead Saint Joseph's High School in Metuchen, N.J. to back-to-back state championship appearances, before attending the University of Massachusetts Amherst. In 2016, he made his move to Montclair State, in which he helped the Red Hawks to the NJAC championship and reached the NCAA Tournament for the 11th straight season.

A native of Piscataway, N.J., Culp graduated from Montclair State University with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology.

Lucas Zicher

Assistant Coach

Stetson

Division 1

Lucas Zicher begins his first season as an assistant coach with the Hatters. He joined Chris Bergmann's staff in March of 2019.
 
Zicher comes to Stetson after spending last season as the goalkeeper coach for the mens program at Florida Southern. Prior to his time there Zicher also coached at Old Dominion, Coastal Carolina, Lake Forest College, and with numerous club and professional teams around the world.
 
Lucas is a fantastic addition to our program, Bergmann said. As a field coach, he has an excellent understating of defensive tactics along with being an outstanding goalkeeper coach; hell help us develop a very strong defense. As a recruiter he has wonderful contacts throughout the world along with all his club coaching connections within the United States. He will help us attract the right student-athletes who will be the right fit for Stetson and the womens soccer program.
 
At Florida Southern, Zicher played a key role in the development of the defensive unit, coaching the goalkeepers, as well as recruiting. During his one season in Lakeland the Mocs enjoyed their best finish since 2001 and were ranked nationally for four consecutive weeks, reaching a high of No. 8 in early October.
 
I want to say thanks to Chris Bergmann and the administration for this opportunity, Zicher said. I am excited to join the Stetson family, and look forward to contributing and being an asset to the program, institution and community.
 
Prior to his time at Florida Southern, Zicher spent two seasons at Coastal Carolina, helping the Chanticleers to a pair of second-place conference finishes. In 2016, Coastal set a team record with 12 shutouts.
 
Zicher has spent the bulk of his coaching career working with a variety of club and professional teams in the United States, Europe and Australia.
 
Zicher is a 2009 graduate of Trinity International University in Deerfield, Ill. He owns an NSCAA Goalkeeping Level 2 Diploma and a USSF D Coaching License.

Tori Christ

Assistant Coach

Boston University

Division 1

Boston University Women's Soccer

Assistant and Goalkeeper Coach

Michael Skelton

Assistant Coach

Vermont

Division 1

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Skelton comes to Catamount Country after a two-year stint at Niagara University in the same role. Skelton was involved in all aspects of the program at Niagara including individual player development, scouting reports, recruiting, video analysis and travel management. In his time with the Purple Eagles they were 11-11-2 and advanced to the MAAC Semifinals in 2019 and the MAAC Quarterfinals during the spring of 2021.
 
During his stint in Western New York Skelton was also the Head Coach of the 2009 and 2006 WNY Flash girls teams. Prior to Niagara, he served as an assistant coach at Colby College and UNC Asheville.
 
Skelton, a native of Conway, N.H., was an All-American soccer player at Lasell College in Newton, Mass. He served as team captain in three of his collegiate seasons and was named GNAC Player of the Year twice. He holds the Lasell College record for goals and points in a season and career goals and points. Following the completion of his collegiate career, Skelton spent time playing semi-professional soccer in England.

Matt Tennyson

Assistant Coach

Drake

Division 1

Matt Tennyson joined the Drake women's soccer staff as an assistant coach in the winter leading up to the 2024 season. Tennyson arrived in Des Moines from Xavier, where he was the Director of Player Performance for the 2023 campaign.

Before Xavier, Tennyson was at Coe College where he worked with both the men's and women's soccer teams as an assistant coach.

Prior to Coe, Tennyson spent a season at Lake Forest College as the goalkeeper coach and recruiting coordinator.

Tennyson spent two years as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Buena Vista University. He was involved in all aspects of the program and worked heavily with goalkeepers.

During his playing career for the Beavers, Tennyson was a team captain and an Honorable Mention All-Iowa Conference selection as a senior. He compiled 147 career saves, including 68 during his senior year.

Tennyson's coaching experience also includes three years with the Minnesota Youth Soccer Association, where he organized, coached and instructed traveling programs. He has his Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education from Buena Vista. He holds a United Soccer Coaches National Diploma and USC GK Level 1 Diploma as well as a USSF C-License.

Tennyson resides in Des Moines with his wife Jamie and daughter Kori.

Katie Van Aken

Assistant Coach

Haverford

Division 3

Aken 12 returned to the Haverford College womens soccer program as a volunteer assistant at the start of the 2014 season. During her playing career with the Fords, Van Aken was a first-team All-Centennial Conference selection during the 2009 and 2011 seasons, earning second-team All-Centennial Conference honors in 2010. Van Aken went on to earn second-team All-Mid-Atlantic Region honors during her senior campaign in 2011. She was also named to the Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll during each of her final three seasons.
Van Aken helped Haverford qualify for the Centennial Conference playoffs in each of her four seasons. She scored a career-high nine goals during her 2009 season, while recording a career-best 22 points (eight goals, six assists) during her senior campaign. Van Aken broke the school record for game-winning goals (15) prior to her graduation and now ranks second all-time in that category. Her 30 goals and 72 points ranks fifth and seventh, respectively, in Haverfords program history.
Van Aken is currently attending Drexel University where she is a graduate researcher working towards her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Materials Engineering.

Ben Tierney

Assistant Coach

Denison

Division 3

Ben Tierney enters his first season as the assistant women's soccer coach at Denison University in 2020.

Tierney comes to Denison after two seasons as the assistant women's soccer coach at Hanover College in Hanover, Indiana. In his two seasons with the Panthers, Hanover posted a combined record of 28-8-2, including a 16-1-1 mark in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference and back-to-back trips to the HCAC Tournament Championship match. The Panthers also captured the HCAC Regular Season Championship in 2018 after going 17-2 overall and 9-0 in conference play.

Tierney coached 19 all-conference selections at Hanover, including consecutive Freshman of the Year award winners in Amanda Carmosino (2018) and Josie Dattilo (2019). The Panthers also turned out six All-Great Lakes Region honorees in Carmosino (2018 1st team), Brandi Brock (2018 1st team), Cassidy Evanson (2018 2nd team), Shannon Hawkins (2018 2nd team), Kelsey Hughes (2018 2nd team), and Autumn Boothby (2019 3rd team).

Prior to his time at Hanover, Tierney was no stranger to the HCAC where he was a two-time all-conference defender with the Franklin College men's soccer team. Starting 58 of 63 matches on the Grizzly backline, Tierney helped Franklin reach the HCAC Tournament Semifinal in 2014 after posting a 5-2-2 record in conference play. A 2018 graduate of Franklin College with a bachelor's degree in sports management, Tierney also assisted with the girl's varsity soccer team at nearby Franklin Community High School.

At the club level, Tierney has spent the last six years as a senior team coordinator and coach with the Columbus Express Soccer Club in Columbus, Indiana. During that time, he has helped lead his teams to multiple state and tournament championships while also developing and implementing training sessions for all players to increase technical and tactical skills.

A native of Wilder, Kentucky, Tierney is currently pursuing masters degree in Athletic Coaching Education from Ball State University in Muncie, Ind.

Shaun Soderling

DePauw

Division 3

Shaun Soderling is a soccer coach, educator, and leadership consultant with experience at the youth, high school, and collegiate levels. He has been part of multiple program turnarounds, including helping elevate a collegiate program from one of the nations lowest-ranked teams to a Top 20 national ranking within a few seasons. Shaun has coached in competitive club and scholastic environments, with a focus on player development, culture building, and tactical clarity. He has coached at the University of Evansville, Alderson Broaddus University, Brescia University, University of Kansas, and DePauw University.



In addition to coaching, Shaun frequently works with coaches and educators on leadership, communication, and creating high-performing team cultures. His sessions blend practical soccer concepts with real-world strategies for building trust, accountability, and confidence in athletes. Shaun currently runs soccer camps and clinics and continues to coach while mentoring young coaches at various stages of their careers.

Patrick Johnston

Assistant Coach

University of the South

Division 3

Johnstons 20-plus years of coaching experience includes stops at Illinois State University, UNC Greensboro, Barry University and James Madison University, among others. He also coached professionally with the New Orleans Gamblers in the A League.


As a player, Johnston was a High School All-American and a member of the U.S. National Youth Team. He played four years for Duke University and was an All-ACC selection for three years. He was selected to the NSCAA All-American Team during his senior season. Johnston went on to play professionally in England for Newcastle United (English First Division) and in the United States for the Miami Sharks, the Maryland Bays and the Miami Freedom (ASL, APSL).

Johnston has been active in youth soccer in the US for over 30 years. He has coached or served as a Director of Coaching at clubs all across the south and was a Region III ODP staff coach for two different directors.  He is currently a lecturer for the NSCAA and represents the organization in the Club Standards project.  He reviews youth clubs nationwide, assisting them to improve in his role as a consultant.  Johnston is a contributing writer for Success in Soccer and other publications and has traveled abroad extensively in this role visiting professional and amateur academics in Europe and South America.  His focus in his journalism has been the topic of club structure and player development.

In the summer of 2014, Johnston released The Odyssey of a Soccer Junkie. The book takes readers along the evolving journey from a startling innocence into a pragmatic adventurer chasing the beautiful game. This heroic journey promises to entertain you with facts, feats, and levity while displaying adventurous escapism at its finest. 

With that, Johnston has appeared a numerous national media shows and interviews.

Coach Johnston received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Duke University in 1986 and a Masters in Fine Arts from The University of the South and is married with four children, Corinne, Nikki, Kyle C'19 and Robbie.

Shannon DeVoe

Assistant Coach

CO School of Mines

Division 2

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

Katie Mitchell

Wingate

Division 2

Coach Mitchell joined the Bulldog staff in 2023 as an assistant and was announced as head coach in April 2024. In her first year as head coach, the Bulldogs went 12-4-3 on the season, recording their best Regular Season finish in program history coming in at #1 in the South Atlantic Conference. She currently holds her USC Premier Diploma and USSF B License. 

Prior to her stint as the head coach at Manchester University from 2021-2023, Mitchell was an assistant coach at the University of Indianapolis from July of 2019 through May of 2021. She helped guide UIndy to a sweet 16 appearance in the NCAA Tournament during her tenure.

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. 

Kevin Driggs

Head Coach

St. Mary's (TX)

Division 2

Driggs comes to St. Mary's after five years at West Texas A&M University as an assistant coach, spending his last season as the associate head coach. During his time in Canyon, Driggs was instrumental in helping WT become one of the top programs in the Lone Star Conference and South Central Region. 


In 2018, Driggs helped guide the Lady Buffs to the program's second regional championship along with winning the Lone Star Conference Championship and a program-best 14 game unbeaten streak.


Prior to West Texas A&M, Driggs served as the Girl's Academy Director for the New Mexico Rush Soccer Club from 2008-2015.
 
Driggs holds a Master's degree in counseling from New Mexico Highlands. He also holds a USSF "A" License and a US Soccer NY License.

Luke Meadows

Assistant Coach

Regis (CO)

Division 2

Luke Meadows enters his 4th season as the Regis University Women's assistant women's soccer coach in 2025. He comes to Regis with an extensive resume at the youth level, now returning to the collegiate sideline after a multi-year absence as a volunteer assistant with the Men's program at Division II, University of Bridgeport (CT).

Outside of Regis, Meadows also currently serves as a head coach in the ECNL program with the Colorado Rush 2007/08 and 2013 teams, along with heading up the Rush College Advisory Program helping student athletes find their pathway to the collegiate ranks. 

Prior, Meadows also served as the head coach of multiple teams in the Colorado Rapids ECNL program and then separately with the Legacy High School girls program for 6 seasons. One of Colorado's largest public high schools, garnering a near .700 winning percentage with 24 All-Conference players, 6 All-State players and 1 All-American among countless All-Academic performers.

A 2006 Connecticut Coach of the Year, along with being a 2017 Colorado Coach of the Year Finalist and a member of Region IV ODP staff, Meadows will help to head up recruiting, along with many on and off field duties necessary to continue the success of the Regis Women's Soccer Program. Luke is a Colorado native, this is a dream job for someone like me.

Cathrine Whitehill

Assistant Coach

Emory

Division 3

 Cat Whitehill just started working as the full time assistant coach in May, but she has been serving as a volunteer coach since 2019.  A 10-year member of the United States Womens National Team with over 130 caps under her belt, she appeared in the 2003 and 2007 World Cups and helped USA capture the gold medal at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. In addition, Whitehill played professionally with the Washington Freedom, Atlanta Beat and Boston Breakers.

Prior to playing professionally, Catherine was a standout at the University of North Carolina, helping the Tar Heels to NCAA Division I national titles in both 2001 and 2003. She was a four-time All-American at UNC and was the recipient of both the Honda and Hermann awards for top college womens soccer player.

Kimberly Harrell

Head Coach

Belhaven

NAIA

Dr. Kimberly Harrell is entering her third season as the Belhaven Women's Soccer Head Coach. She also assists the Athletics Department in the coordination of special projects. The Blazers have seen a quick turnaround under Harrell in her first two seasons with the 2019 season having the most wins (10) since the 2008 season. The 2019 season was also a historic first for Belhaven Women's Soccer as they earned a berth in the ASC Women's Soccer Tournament in their first season of eligibility. The Blazers also had a program best, five players earn ASC All-Conference Honors after the 2019 season. In her two seasons, Harrell has had six ASC All-Conference honorees, 16 All-Academic Team honorees, one USC Scholar-Athlete, one ASC Distinguished Scholar Athlete Team honoree, and one NSCAA All-South Scholar Athlete team honoree.

Neel Bhattacharjee

Head Coach

Binghamton

Division 1

Bhattacharjee (pronounced BAT-uh-CHARGE-ee) was named Binghamton's head coach on December 30, 2015.

"Neel is a highly respected coach and leader on a national level, and has accumulated significant quality experience with championship programs and elite student-athletes," Director of Athletics Patrick Elliott said. "We are excited to have Neel join our athletics family, and lead our women's soccer program into the future."


In just his second season, Binghamton pulled a stunning turnaround.  After his hire in 2015 in which the program only had 3 total wins, the Bearcats went 11-4-4 this past 2017 season and included a share of the regular season conference title, its first title in 13 years.  Bhattacharjee and his staff were recognized as the America East Coaching Staff of the Year for their accomplishments. 

"I am very excited and humbled to lead the Binghamton women's soccer program at one of the preeminent public institutions in the Northeast and the country," Bhattacharjee said. "I am grateful to Pat, President Stenger, and the entire search committee for having the confidence in me to lead the women's soccer program to new heights.  I have a vision for the program that is shared by the Binghamton leadership and that energy and passion will lead to future success.  Given the direction of the athletics program and strong blend of academics, Binghamton is well suited to have a very competitive women's soccer program that will make the community, alumni and fans proud."

At Boston College, Bhattacharjee played a key role with an Eagles program that reached the national semifinals in 2010, NCAA Elite Eight in 2009 and Sweet Sixteen in 2011. At BC, he served as recruiting coordinator and goalkeepers coach, helping steer the Eagles to the program's first-ever College Cup appearance in 2010. One year earlier, BC was ACC co-champion.

During his tenure at Syracuse, the Orange made the transition from the BIG EAST to the ACC. His 2014 recruiting class was ranked No. 18 in the country (Top Drawer Soccer). He was also directly involved with on-field team training, opponent scouting, scheduling, budget planning and compliance.

While he was as associate head coach at GW (2006-08), the Colonials rose in ranks within the A-10 each season.

He graduated from University of Maryland in 1998 with two degrees - in geography and secondary education-social studies. Bhattacharjee then earned his master's degree in applied geography at Texas State University in 2000. He has also completed coursework toward a PhD in geography from Arizona State University.

Bhattacharjee played goalkeeper for club soccer teams at both Maryland and ASU.

In 2006, Bhattacharjee was the goalkeeper coach for the Under-21 Women's National Team. He has also coached with the Region I and Region IV Olympic Development Programs (ODP).

A native of Randolph, N.J., Bhattacharjee holds an "A" License from the United States Soccer Federation (highest license in the U.S.) and also holds an NSCAA Premier Diploma.

Neel and his wife, Merry, have two daughters, Naiya (7) and Norah (5).

Scott Waddell

Head Coach

New York University

Division 3

Scott Waddell, formerly as assistant coach of the New York University womens soccer program, was named head coach in July 2023.

Waddell brought a wealth of coaching experience to his new position, re-joining NYU after serving as an assistant coach (2020-22) and associate head coach (2023) at Brandeis University. While there, Brandeis achieved its best conference finish since 2010, placing third with a 4-3 record in the ultra-competitive University Athletic Association (UAA).

Serving as an assistant coach at NYU from 2016-20, Waddell helped the program achieve its highest ever United Soccer Coaches national ranking at #15 in 2019 and a second-place finish in the UAA with a 5-1-1 record in 2018, its best conference showing since 2002.

Waddell returned to NYU with NCAA Division I, Division III, and international coaching and playing experience. A 2007 Columbia University graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, he played four seasons as a midfielder/forward with the Lions' soccer team and served as a captain.

Waddell also played professionally for Pulau Penang FC (2008) and Real Mona FC (2009).

In addition to his NYU and UAA experience, Waddell also served as an assistant coach at Mount St. Mary's University (2022), as an assistant coach/recruiting coordinator at New Jersey Institute of Technology (2014-16), and assistant coach at Columbia (2010-14).

A member of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, Waddell is a native of Kingston, Jamaica, and resides in New York City.

Sydney Kahan

Assistant Coach

Assumption

Division 2

Assistant/Goakeeper Coach Assumption University June 2023-present 




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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

Jamie Kazenmayer

Assistant Coach

Pfeiffer

Division 2

My name is Jamie Kazenmayer. I am in my first year as a collegiate assistant soccer coach at Pfeiffer University. Before Pfeiffer, I played 5 years of D2 collegiate soccer. I am originally from New Jersey and played two years at Felician University. I then moved to Mooresville, NC in 2020 to play soccer at Catawba College. My soccer career at Catawba ended with a Conference and Tournament Championship, as well as earning SAC Goalkeeper of the Tournament.

Scott Gerseny

Head Coach

Mary Washington

Division 3

I have been a college coach for 16 years including 14 years at the Division I level.  I am happy to be at Mary Washington now and am looking forward to making UMW a Nationally competitive program.

Fabrizio Donis

Assistant Coach

St. Mary's (MD)

Division 3

Joined the St. Mary's College women's soccer coaching staff prior to the 2018 season.

The Arlington, Va., native brings over 20 years of coaching experience with St. Mary's Youth Soccer, including coaching both male and female youth soccer teams as well as organizing and planning practices and game strategies.

He holds a USSF "D" license.

Donis is a retired Air National Guardsman with eight years of active duty experience in the Marine Corps.

Natalie Freeman

Graduate Assistant Women's Soccer Coach

Illinois Wesleyan

Division 3

Natalie Freeman joined the Illinois Wesleyan womens soccer coaching staff prior to the 2019 season. She works primarily with the Titans goalkeepers.

Freeman graduated from Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville with a bachelors degree in psychology, emphasizing in sports psychology in the spring of 2019. A three-year letterwinner in goal for the SIUe womens soccer team, she served as a student assistant coach during the 2018 season.

Freeman brings several years of experience, having coached at the youth, high school, and collegiate levels.

The Normal, Ill. native holds US Soccer Federation National D and Grassroots licenses, as well as a Goalkeeper Level 3 license from the United Soccer Coaches Association.

Kieron Heblich

Head Coach

Christian Brothers

Division 2

Heblich is in his 10th season as the women's soccer coach at CBU, where he is tied for the school record for career wins.

The Lady Bucs returned to the NCAA South Regional in 2014 for the first time since 2002, going 13-6 with an 8-4 GSC record.

In 2013 they narrowly missed the regional, finishing 13-5-2 and reaching the GSC championship game. They were in the NCAA Regional Rankings to the end of the season, but they narrowly missed the NCAA Tournament.

Heblich has coached 26 All-Gulf South Conference players at CBU as well as 10 Academic All-GSC players.

Heblich was named head coach of the Lady Buccaneer soccer program on May 6, 2005 after serving two years as an assistant coach with both the men's and women's soccer programs at CBU.

He came to CBU after a standout career as a collegiate soccer player at both the Junior College and NCAA levels.  Heblich played two years at Meridian Community College in Mississippi, where he was an NJCAA All-American, a member of the National Tournament All-Tournament Team, and an All-South Region Selection.

From Meridian, he transferred to Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma where he was a two-time All-Region player.  He also earned All-Lone Star Conference and LSC All-Tournament Team honors.

Heblich graduated from Northeastern State in 2000 with a degree in health and human performance and spent one season as an assistant coach with both the Men's and Women's teams at NSU.  He earned his masters degree in education from CBU in May of 2005.

A native of Scarborough, England, Heblich spent two years in an apprenticeship with his hometown club.

Heblich, his wife, Caroline, and their three children, Jack, Charlie, and Libby, live in Memphis.