Sammy Jo Prudhomme

Illinois

Division 1

University of Illinois Assistant Coach/GK coach from 2022- Present. Assistant/GK coach at Loyola University Maryland 2020-2022. Coached the Patriot League GK of the Year in 2021. Played in the NWSL from 2017-2020 (Boston Breakers, Houston Dash, Washington Spirit, OL Reign).

Alex Ng

Volunteer Assistant Coach

Indiana

Division 1

[Alex Ng](https://iuhoosiers.com/staff.aspxstaff=3010) was announced as a Volunteer Assistant Coach for Indiana Women's Soccer by Head Coach Erwin van Bennekom in January of 2020. Ng previously served as the program's Director of Soccer Operations/Video Analyst during 2019. 
 
 "Alex has been a great asset ever since he stepped foot on campus and to have him transition into this position is very important for our women's soccer program," said van Bennekom. "He will be responsible for building a holistic high-performance environment where we integrate and optimize our invaluable sports-performance resources in the best possible way. Besides that, Alex will be responsible for all of our video and data operations, as well as assisting in team training."
 
Prior to Indiana, Ng spent four seasons as a student assistant with Valparaiso Women's Soccer, where he assisted with game day and training sessions, as well as operated the team's video and performance analysis systems. In addition, he created and ran the team's social media accounts. Ng was also a student-athlete at Valparaiso, completing his undergraduate research thesis on a Soccer Injury Movement Screen while serving as the football team's punter all four seasons.  
 
 "I want to thank Erwin for giving me this opportunity to take this next step in my coaching career," Ng said. "The role within the coaching staff that Erwin envisioned for me with this program was a chance that I could not pass up. I can't wait to take on greater responsibility in the development of our athletes, which is my educational background and one of my lifelong passions. I am so excited by the potential of this program and group of players, and I cannot wait to see where this program can go."

In addition to his time with Indiana and Valparaiso, Ng has coached with a variety of club teams such as Valpo Soccer Club and the Royal Palm Beach Strikers. He also spent a summer as assistant coach and game day operations for Detroit Sun FC, who advanced to the National Championship Tournament of the United Women's Soccer League.
 
Ng, who graduated Valparaiso with a degree in Exercise Science, has also earned his United States Soccer Federation "C" License and holds a United Soccer Coaches National Diploma. He also holds his National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) certification.
 
Ng is also an Executive Council Member of NSCA Soccer Special Interest Group (SIG). In this role, he works to bridge the gap between traditional strength and conditioning coaches and soccer coaches by sharing information between industries, and begin to organize an annual conference of Soccer Strength and Conditioning professionals.

Jake Dowiak

Assistant Coach

Saint Joseph's (PA)

Division 1

Currently in his third season as an assistant coach with the Saint Joseph's women's soccer program is Jake Dowiak.

In his first year on Hawk Hill, Dowiak helped the Hawks to a seventh place finish in the Atlantic 10, and a run to the semifinals of the A-10 Championship. In 2023, St. Joe's excelled in conference play under Dowiak's guidance as the Hawks went 4-3-3 in conference play en route to the sixth seed for the A-10 Championship, while freshman Emily Hanrahan was named to the A-10 All-Rookie. Team.

Dowiak came to Saint Josephs after serving as an assistant coach with Rutgers-Camdens mens soccer team this past year. In his season with the Scarlet Raptors, Dowiak helped the program advance to the semifinals of the ECAC Championship, while four student-athletes garnered NJAC postseason honors.

Along with experience at the collegiate level, Dowiak has coached at the developmental level & USL 2 ranks, working as an assisant with the Ocean City Nor'easters First team and head coach of their U23 team. Presently, he serves as the head coach for the U19 FC Delco Girls ECNL team.

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.

Bernard Hoffrogge

Assistant Coach

Pomona-Pitzer

Division 3

Bernard Hoffrogge is in his fourth season as an assistant coach with the Pomona-Pitzer women's soccer program. He assists with all aspects of the NCAA Division III program, including practice planning, game preparation, recruiting, video analysis, and student-athlete development.

Since joining the Sagehens in 2023, Hoffrogge has helped guide the program to a 47-5-11 overall record and a 28-1-7 mark in SCIAC play. During that span, the team has produced numerous All-Conference, All-Region, and All-America selections, and the coaching staff has earned SCIAC Coaching Staff of the Year honors in 2023 and 2025, along with Region Coaching Staff of the Year recognition in 2025.

Hoffrogge also serves as the head coach of LA Surf Soccer Clubs WPSL team and brings additional coaching experience at the collegiate, high school, and club levels. He holds a U.S. Soccer National B License and earned a bachelors degree in business administration with an emphasis in sports management from Concordia University Irvine.

Jason Tenner

Assistant Coach

Skidmore

Division 3

-- Assistant coach for the women's soccer team at Skidmore College

-- Coaching 20+ years

-- Previous experience at varsity HS level (10 years), and all ages and ability of club

-- Multiple licenses, certificates and training programs

Robert Tomecek

Assistant Coach

Washington and Lee

Division 3

Coach Rob will begin his third season as the assistant coach at Washington and Lee University in the Fall 2024 season.




In his 2 years as an assistant coach, he has helped guide W&L to a 27-6-9 record with back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Tournament.



Coach Rob comes to W&L after serving for the past 2 years as the Womens Soccer Graduate Assistant Coach at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin. In 2021, Carthage was 1 win away from making the CCIW Tournament.


Coach Rob came to Carthage from Wartburg College in Iowa where he served as the womens assistant coach for two seasons and as the mens assistant coach for one season. In his two seasons with the womens program, the Knights went 28-9-4 winning a conference championship, made two appearances in the NCAA Tournament, along with finishing Top 25 in the country in Division III in 2019. In his first season with the mens program, the Knights went 8-8-2 and made an appearance in their conference tournament. Tomecek assisted in all facets of the programs during his time at Wartburg.



Before Wartburg, Coach Rob was at Benet Academy in Lisle, Ill., where he was the assistant coach for the girl's varsity soccer team. In 2018, he helped guide the team to a 20-4-1 record and its first appearance in the IHSA Supersectionals since 2012. The 20 wins that season also set a program record. He was also named the East Suburban Catholic Conference Co-Assistant Coach of the Year. Tomecek worked primarily with the defenders, and also worked as a volunteer assistant coach for the girl's varsity team since 2012 before becoming a full-time assistant in 2018.



Tomecek was a four-year starter as a defender for Macalester College. In 2015, he helped the Scots win the MIAC regular-season championship, finish undefeated during the regular season including an appearance in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2010.



Tomecek graduated from Macalester in December of 2017 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics graduated with his Masters Degree in Education from Carthage in 2022.

Sinead McSharry

Head Coach

St. Lawrence

Division 3

McSharry, the fifth coach in program history, comes to St. Lawrence after a successful five-year stint as the assistant women's soccer coach, recruiting coordinator and strength and conditioning coach at Hamilton College.
 
In her five seasons with the Saints, she has posted a 35-20-9 record and advanced to the Liberty League semifinals in 2018 and 2019. She has coached two USC Scholar All-Americas, back-to-back All-Region honorees in Julia Mulhern and Hannah Arment and has coached eleven All-Conference players, and had 16 members earn Liberty League All-Academic honors in 2022.

McSharry helped lead Hamilton to an at-large bid to the NCAA Division III championships in 2017. The Continentals finished sixth in the NESCAC (New England Small College Athletic Conference) regular season standings, upset Middlebury 1-0 in the quarterfinal round of the NESCAC championship and nearly pulled off another upset against Tufts in the conference semifinals, falling to the Jumbos 3-2. Hamilton ranked 22nd nationally in shutout percentage (.611) last year, and the Continentals also qualified for the NESCAC quarterfinals in 2015 and 2016.

During McSharry's tenure at Hamilton, three players earned Second-Team All-NESCAC honors, 40 were named Academic All-NESCAC, and four earned All-NESCAC Sportsmanship Awards.

In addition to her role at Hamilton, McSharry served as the Director of Coaching for the Odyssey Sport FC in Utica, New York, since 2013, and was the Regional Coach for the Empire Development Academy since October 2017. She also served as the Lead Soccer Coach at Manchester United FC in Manchester, England, from 2010-2014, where she was one of 20 staff members chosen to attend the Manchester United Premier Cup in Shanghai, China.


She holds her UEFA B & USSF B coaching license, a CSCS strength and conditioning certification and is a Coach-Mentor Facilitator for the U.S. Soccer Foundation.

Mike Cole

Assistant Coach (Goalkeepers)

Embry-Riddle (FL)

Division 2

Mike Cole Director of Goalkeeping Embry Riddle University, Daytona Beach FL

Laszlo Van Straelen

Recruiting Coordinator, Assistant Coach

Rollins

Division 2

Laszlo van Straelen joined the Women's Soccer coaching staff in February 2024. 

Prior to his arrival at Rollins, van Straelen served as the assistant coach for women's soccer at D-III Sewanee dueing the 2023 season. At Sewanee, van Straelen was the lead in practice planning, spearheaded player evaluation and recuriting, and was essential in operations management. 

The Tigers finished 14-2-4, winning the SAA regular season and tournament championships for the first time in school history. Sewanee played in the National Championship tournament for the first time, winning their opening round matchup with Hanover College, 2-0. Lazslo was part of a the SAA Coaching Staff of the Year alongside head coach Greg Cathell. The Tigers had ten players named All-SAA, four players named All-Region XI, and had the school's first All-American in over twenty years in Brianna Fee.

Prior to his time at Sewanee, Laszlo served as an assistant for the men's program at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia. During his time, the Tigers were regionally ranked and received votes in the D-III Top 25. HSC had three all-conference players in 2022, and made the semi-finals of the ODAC Tournament. 

Aside from his work at the collegiate level, van Straelen also served a shead coach for FC Richmond U14 Magic Classic and DCXI Juniors. During Fall 2021, he also served as head coach for the Maret Middle School boys team. 

His playing days saw him compete collegiately at Guilford College where he was a four-year letterwinner as a midfielder and defender. During his time, the Quakers reached the ODAC conference championship game for the first time in school history. Laszlo represented men's soccer on the SAAC, was a member of the Equity in Athletics committee, and a two-time ODAC All-Academic selection.

In 2020, he played abroad for A.V.V. Zeeburgia 021 in the ONDER 21 COMPETITIE, a profesional U21 competition in the Netherlands.   

Originally from Takoma PArk, Maryland, van Straelen graduated from Guilford College in 2021 with a degree in sports management. He holds a C coaching license with the United States Soccer Federation, and speaks advanced Spanish and conversational Dutch.

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.

Elliott Chadderton

Graduate Assistant, Men's and Women's Soccer

Drury

Division 2

Elliot Chadderton will enter his second year with the Drury mens and womens soccer programs and will serve as a graduate assistant and goalkeeper coach.
 
Chadderton was born in Manchester, England and played for Manchester Uniteds youth team for eight years. He then moved onto playing for Barnsley FC for two years before heading over to the United States.
 
Chadderton 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 Conference Carolinas. In 2018, he set a program record with a 0.87 goals against average.

Marquis Walker

Head Coach

Thomas More

Division 3

Marquis Walker is entering his sixth season as head women's soccer coach at Thomas More University during the 2020-21 academic year.  

Walker came to Thomas More after serving as an assistant women's soccer coach at NCAA Division I member Canisius College in Buffalo, New York.  During the 2017 season, Canisius won the Big 4 Cup, by defeating the other three Division I teams (University of Buffalo, Niagara University, and St. Bonaventure University) in Western New York, while making the conference tournament for the first time in four years.  Canisius also excelled in the classroom as 23 of the 24 student-athletes had a GPA over 3.0 and the team had the highest GPA among female teams in the athletic department.

Walker was the head women's soccer coach at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford during the 2016 season.  The team advanced to the conference tournament semi-finals and had five first-team All-Conference selections, nine All-Conference Academic Award winners and the team earned the NSCAA Team Academic Award.  From 2002-2008 he was the head men's soccer coach at Malone University in Canton, Ohio.  Walker helped the team transition from NAIA to NCAA Division II and grew the roster from 25 to 42 players with six of his players going on to play professionally at the highest level in the MLS, the European Champions League, and for their own national teams in Scotland, England, and Mexico.

Walker has coached at the high school level, where he was the head varsity girls soccer coach at Hudson High School in Ohio during the 2015 season.  He led Hudson to a 15-2-2 record with a District Runner-up finish, while finishing ranked No. 7 in Ohio Division I.  Walker also was an assistant men's soccer coach at Hiram College for two seasons.  He assisted in scouting, evaluating, training, coordinating travel and academic performance at Hiram.  Walker has club experience as he has coached with the Everest Soccer Club in Hudson, Ohio and the Western NY Flash Academy in Buffalo, New York.

Walker played collegiately at Malone, where he was a four-year starter (85-of-86 game), was a two-time all-conference and East Regional selection as well as a two-time team MVP and team captain.  He earned his Bachelor of Arts in business administration from Malone in 2002 and Master of Business Administration from Malone in 2009.  Walker also has a Master of Science in Management from the University of Akron.  Walker holds a UEFA B License through the Welsh FA, as well as the Premier Diploma, Advanced National Diploma, National Goalkeeping Diploma, and a National Diploma from the United Soccer Coaches.  He has also earned his National C License from the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) and currently working on his UEFA  B License.

Walker and his wife, Molly, have a daughter Isabella (15)  and three sons Trajan (12), Gabriel (10) and Maximus (8).

Michelle Smith

Head Coach

Saint Thomas (FL)

NAIA

Smith has produced for the Bobcats on the field and is now sharing her knowledge and guidance for a new generation of Bobcats.  Each season the team has gotten better with her as coach.

Anna Hardin

Assistant Coach

Union (TN)

NAIA

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.

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.

Jesse Goleman

Volunteer Assistant Coach

Pittsburgh

Division 1

Pitt womens soccer has added volunteer coach Jesse Goleman for the fall 2021 season. A Pittsburgh native, Goleman serves as the goalkeeper coach for the Panthers.

Last year Goleman worked in this role for the Northeastern mens soccer team and over the summer for the USL League Two Champions Des Moines Menace.

Prior to joining Northeastern, Goleman spent three seasons at Centenary University in New Jersey and was part of the 2016 Colonial States Athletic Conference Coaching Staff of the Year after helping Centenary win the conference championship and advance to the NCAA tournament. He has worked with 20 all-conference selections and one conference player of the year during his time working with Centenary, Chatham University, Seton Hill University and Carlow Universty.

We are very excited to announce that Jesse Goleman will be joining our staff this fall as our volunteer goalkeeper coach, said Pitt head coach Randy Waldrum. Jesse previously served at Northeastern as a part of the mens staff and has had previous other stops including Centenary, Chatham and Seton Hill. This summer he was the goalkeeper coach for the Des Moines Menace in the USL2 and they had a very successful campaign winning the National Championship. Jesse will be a great addition as he is very knowledgeable and has great rapport with our goalkeepers. Im excited to see the improvements they make under his direction!

As a player, Goleman was a three-time all-conference selection at Centenary University and led the Cyclones to their first-ever CSAC championship and NCAA tournament appearance in 2013. He represented the USA Maccabi Team on three different occasions (2012, '13, '15) in Brazil, Israel and Chile. Goleman ended his career at Centenary as the all-time leader in saves, goals against average, save percentage, shutouts and wins.

Goleman led Allderdice High School to three City League Championships and finished as the all-time leader in shutouts with 25 and as the record holder for fewest goals against in a season with nine. Hes inducted into Western Pennsylvania Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.

In the summer of 2019, Goleman started his own company, Goleline, LLC, which specializes in strength and conditioning for goalkeepers. He earned a degree in business administration from Centenary University in 2016.

Courtney Hofer

Assistant Coach

Connecticut

Division 1

Assistant coach at The University of Connecticut. 

Sarah E Raymond

Head Coach

Williams (MA)

Division 3

Veteran coach Sarah Raymond, an assistant at Williams the past four years, has been named Michelyne Pinard's successor as the head coach of the Williams College women's soccer program. The Ephs have won three of the last five Div. III national championships and made two Elite 8 appearances in the years they did not wear the crown. Raymond has 14 years of head coaching experience at the Div. III collegiate level. She spent six years as the head coach of Clarkson University prior to her arrival at Williams, and eight years before that as head coach of Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Her career mark is 126-98-27. Raymond's appointment was announced by Williams' Director of Athletics Lisa Melendy, who said the search for Pinard's successor began in early November immediately after the conclusion of the soccer season and attracted 84 applicants from around the globe. "I am very excited to announce Sarah Raymond has accepted our offer to be the next Williams women's soccer coach," Melendy said "She distinguished herself among an extremely strong field of candidates. The committee was impressed with her deep knowledge of the game of soccer and her equally deep understanding of the role of athletics at a liberal arts college. She has a demonstrated history of putting students and relationship building at the center of her coaching. I could not be more pleased to have her step into this new role at Williams. I am confident the team is in good hands as it begins the next chapter of Williams women's soccer." Pinard announced in July of 2019 she would depart Williams after her 18th season. She will become the athletic director at The Thacher School, a private boarding school in Ojai, Calif. Over the last four years under Pinard and Raymond, the Ephs have gone 68-8-10, winning the national championship in 2017 and 2018. The Ephs also captured a NESCAC championship in 2017 and a Little 3 title in 2017. "I would like to thank Lisa Melendy and the search committee for this amazing opportunity to be the next leader of the Williams' Women's Soccer program," Raymond said. "Williams has been a standard bearer for excellence, competitive success and empowering young women. It has been a privilege to be part of this program over the past four years so I know first-hand what incredible women I have the honor of interacting with on a daily basis. I want to thank the players and outgoing head coach, Michelyne Pinard, for their belief and support throughout this process. I am so excited to continue the standard of excellence that Williams women's soccer is known for and through my passion for the game, inspire the next generation of Ephs. I am so fortunate to be surrounded by the coaches in the Williams athletic department; driven, competitive professionals who deeply care about their athletes and who I can learn from every day." At Clarkson, Raymond guided the Golden Knights to their first winning season since 1992 in her second year at the helm of the program; 2011. She was selected as the 2011 Liberty League Coach of the Year. Raymond repeated that feat in her final season, 2015, as Clarkson finished 8-7-2.

Jared Rose

Head Coach

Agnes Scott

Division 3

Jared Rose was named the head coach of the Agnes Scott College soccer program on August 15, 2023. 

Prior to joining Agnes Scott, Rose was coaching in Ohio for the last 11 years. Collegiately, he coached at Walsh University as the  Assistant Coach of the mens soccer team, as well as directing area at one of the top ECNL clubs in the country, Internationals SC.

In College: Over the past 4 years Rose has spent coaching at the Division 2 collegiate level at Walsh University. Starting as a volunteer in 2019, he had an immediate impact helping the team to their first winning season since 2011.  For the Fall 2021 season, Rose was appointed to the full time assistant role where he picked up where he left off.  He was given a lead role, and even more involved with player development, design & implementation of  training sessions, in charge of video analysis, & relied on for game tactics and management which helped the Cavaliers to new heights. The team had the best start in program history (7-0-2), as well as the best finish since joining the GMAC conference at 4th, hosting their first ever GMAC quarter final. The team made the semi-finals for the first time & over the course of the season were ranked as high as #22 in the Nation.  In the 2022 season, Walsh again tied the best start in program history (7-0-2) & reached a ranking of #11 in the country, breaking the top 20 for the first time in program history. 

In Club: Rose joined  the Internationals Soccer club starting back in 2012. While at Internationals SC, Rose coached some of the best young players in Ohio. He then moved into a Director role very quickly and began to have a larger impact within the club.  He helped the club develop & organize its training curriculum for the U13-U19 aged players with season plans, individual development plans, & GAP (Guided Activity Plans) that would allow the players to stay focused on their individual goals, team goals, and training plan on their own.  He was in charge of the video platform & analysis that would allow athletes to have video of games & highlights as well as giving data on each game & player.  He was in charge of bringing on a recruitment platform for the club to better track & help athletes to move on to the collegiate level.  He was an integral part of the clubs success over the last 11 years, not only  growing the club in numbers, retaining top level players, teaching life lessons through hard work and discipline in sport, and developing players mentally & athletically to compete at the next level (College & Professional).  But also success on the field, helping them to win at almost every age group U13-U19 in the ECNL conference & having the best percentage of success between the 2 divisions within the Ohio Valley Conference in the ECNL.  He has won 3 National Championships over his time at the club & helped countless players obtain collegiate scholarships across the NCAA D1-D3 levels as well as NAIA. Rose holds a USSF National "B" license as well as a Masters in Sports Science - Coaching.

Rose has experience coaching at every level & in many parts of the country. Other coaching roles in Ohio include time with University of Akron - Women's Soccer (3 years) & Hathaway Brown HS (2 years). Before Ohio, when coaching in FL, he worked with Pinecrest Premier Soccer Club (4 years) & Carrollton HS (2 years). Rose started his coaching career in 2006 as a student coach at Michigan State University.

Rose had an outstanding college soccer career at NCAA Division I Florida International University from 2002-2005.  While in college, FIU was consistently ranked in the top 25 in the country & competed in the NCAA Championships every year, making the sweet 16 in 2003.  He was a two-time all-conference player & became team Captain during his senior season. 

Rose lives in Georgia with his wife, Christine, and his 2 Daughters, Katarina & Daniella.

Coach Rose: I am so excited to be joining such a prestigious school like Agnes Scott.  I cant thank Dr. Richardson & Dean Martin for their trust in me to lead the soccer program to new heights and bringing me in to  join the Scotties family.  The whole athletic department as well as leaders of the college have been so welcoming, together, to make it an unbelievable place to be.  My focus will be helping young women to be the best versions of themselves through athletics.  Through soccer/sport, you can develop positive habits & friendships/relationships that will help you in your overall life outside of sport.  To show dedication, responsibility, & commitment to yourself & to other like-minded individuals, really helps you develop into an amazing person with a positive character.

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.

Emmy Koflanovich

Assistant Coach

Central Washington

Division 2

Koflanovich joined the Wildcats' staff in spring 2020 after completing her playing career at Azusa Pacific University.

She appeared in 60 games over four years for the Cougars, including starting in 32 games over her junior and senior seasons.  Koflanovich earned All-PacWest Second Team honors her junior season after scoring two goals and tallying four assists.  She followed up with seven goals and four assists in her senior campaign.  She was captains of the team her senior season. Koflanovich finished her career at APU with nine goals and 10 assists for 28 points.  





This is Koflanovichs 2nd year with the wildcats where she stepped into the roll as Interim Head Coach. 

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.