Sade Ayinde

Assistant Coach, Recruiting Coordinator

Yale

Division 1

Sade Ayinde was named an assistant coach at Yale in January of 2019 after spending three seasons at Stony Brook.
 
Ayinde was a part of the Bulldogs successful 2019 season which saw several players earn postseason honors, including Aerial Chavarin, who was named the Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year and was an All-America selection. Chavarin also was drafted by the Chicago Red Stars of the NWSL.
 
In addition, the Bulldogs posted the most overall wins (11) since 2005 and finished with a 4-2-1 Ivy League mark in Ayindes first season.
 
While at Stony Brook, Ayinde was recognized as part of the America East Coaching Staff of the Year in 2016 and 2018. In her three seasons at Stony Brook, the Seawolves posted three straight winning seasons and conference tournament appearances, won a regular season championship, a conference tournament championship and earned a berth in the 2017 NCAA Tournament, the school's first NCAA appearance since 2012. In addition to assisting with the field players, she also worked with the goalkeepers and helped Cara Gallagher post eight shutouts and a program best single season goals against mark (0.70) in 2016, and Sofia Manner honored as America East Rookie of the Year (2017) and America East Goalkeeper of the Year (2018).
 
In addition to her work with the Seawolves, Ayindes past coaching experience include six years as a head coach of numerous girls teams with the East Meadow Soccer Club, an assistant coach with ENYYSA ODP for several years, and player identification with Region I ODP. She also continues to serve as a scout for talent identification for US Soccer in the Northeast region.
 
Ayinde played at the University of Maryland, where she led the Terrapins to three NCAA Tournament appearances. In her career, she scored 16 goals and added 19 assists. She was named to the Soccer Buzz All-Mid Atlantic Freshman Team in 2008 and was voted the NSCAA National Player of the Week and ACC Player of the Week in 2010. She also was invited to several U-20 US Youth National Team camps in 2010.
 
Following her collegiate years, Ayinde went on to play professionally in the Damallsvensken and Elitettan leagues in Sweden for Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC and IF Brommapojkarna.
 
She holds a USSF B Coaching License, United Soccer Coaches Advanced National Diploma, and Goalkeeper I Diploma. Ayinde was one of 15 female coaches selected by United Soccer Coaches for the 2016-17 cohort of the 30-Under-30 program. 

Ayinde graduated from the University of Maryland in 2012, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Criminology and Criminal Justice. She later completed a Master of Science in Human Resource Management at Stony Brook University in 2019.

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.

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.

Victoria Vargas

St. Thomas (MN)

Division 3

Victoria Vargas is entering her fourth season as the assistant coach of the St. Thomas women's soccer team in 2023.

The 2022 Tommie womens soccer team started hot, with a 6-2-3 record prior to losing their final six games, finishing 6-8-3. St. Thomas won its first road Summit League game in program history against North Dakota State.

In St. Thomas' historic inaugural season of Division I in fall of 2021, despite losing eight one-goal decisions, the young Tommie team still managed four wins and a tie, finishing 4-12-1.

The San Diego, Calif. native played for St. Thomas from 2012-15, serving as a team captain during her senior season. As a member of the Tommie coaching staff, she helped close the Division III chapter with a 22-game unbeaten streak (17-0-5). The 2019 team claimed MIAC regular-season and playoff championships and tied for fifth place nationally.

Vargas also has coached at the high school level, as well as assisting in the US Soccer Development Academy ages GU15, GU17 and GU19 for Shattuck St. Mary's School. Her latest experience was working with U19 Girls in the Premier 2 Division of National League's Midwest Conference. She holds a USSF National 'C' License.

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.

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.

Shauny Alterisio

Assistant Coach

Quinnipiac

Division 1

Alterisio is set to begin her second coaching job in NCAA Division I soccer, as she comes to Hamden from Binghamton. This will be her first season with the Bobcats as an assistant coach for the 2022 season. She served as the women's soccer assistant coach for one season. 

As an assistant coach with the Bearcats, Alterisio led the team to an America East tournament appearance and posted the conference's best goals against average during the regular season (0.84). She assisted in all aspects of recruiting, training sessions, opponent scouts, video analysis and sports performance while serving as an assistant coach with the Bearcats.

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.

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.

John Moening

Assistant Coach

St. Olaf

Division 3

John Moening is in his first season as an assistant coach for the St. Olaf women's soccer program in 2022-23 and works primarily with the team's goalkeepers.

Moening came to St. Olaf after serving as the goalkeeper coach for the men's and women's programs at Hamline University from 2018-21. While at Hamline, he coached 2018 Honorable Mention All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) honoree Dean Isaacson.

Since October 2010, Moening has worked as a goalkeeper coach and director of Keliix Intra Soccer Club, running the goalkeeper program for all ages at the club. He has also served as the goalkeeper coach for TFE/Fusion Soccer Club since June 2016, running training sessions for ages U11-U18.

Prior to his time at Hamline, Moening was the goalkeeper coach for the girls teams at Minneapolis South and Minneapolis Washburn High Schools from 2014-20 and The Blake School from 2020-21.

Brienne Smith

Head Coach

Clark (MA)

Division 3

Smith will enter her 11th season at the helm for the Cougars in the fall of 2025, leading the program turnaround since coming back to her alma mater in 2014.

After winning just 4 games in her first two seasons, the Cougars have averaged 9.66 wins per season, and qualified for the NEWMAC Tournament in 2017, 2021, and 2022. This past fall of 2022, the Cougars advanced to the NEWMAC Championship Game for the first time in program history. They finished in second place with a conference record of 6-2-2 and an overall record of 12-6-2, and ended the season ranked 4th in NCAA Region 2.  For the second straight season, the Cougars had 3 All-Conference players, including the NEWMAC Player of the Year, Jamie Joseph, and 2 United Soccer Coaches All-Region players in Joseph and Jayme Brown. Joseph also earned a spot on the United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America team.

Prior to arriving at Clark, Smith spent four years as the head women's soccer coach at Moravian College in Bethlehem, PA. where she guided the Greyhounds to four straight Landmark Conference Tournament appearances, including a berth in the Landmark Championship Game in 2012. During that 2012 season, Smith was named Landmark Coach of the Year, while two of her student-athletes garnered the league's Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year awards, respectively. Her program saw eight student-athletes earn a combined 13 All-Conference citations during her tenure, including six First-Team selections.

Prior to Moravian, Smith spent nine years as an assistant coach at Tufts University. During her time with the Jumbos, Smith helped lead them to three NCAA Tournament berths, including a trip to the Final Four in 2005 and more than 80 victories.

Smith was a four-year letter winner with the Cougars appearing in 68 of 76 games from 1997-00. She was part of the 1998 team that won a school-record 17 games and garnered the school's lone NCAA Tournament bid. A 2001 Clark University graduate with a degree in psychology and a minor in education, Smith also holds a master's degree in physical education from Bridgewater State and an Advanced National Diploma from the United Soccer Coaches.

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.

Breann Nelson

Assistant Coach

Redlands

Division 3

Breann Puchalski was tabbed the first full-time assistant women's soccer coach for the University of Redlands' highly acclaimed program in August 2016.  She returned to Redlands as a familiar face to the Bulldogs, having competed for Head Coach Suzette Soboti for four years and previously worked as an assistant coach for the Maroon and Gray.

Prior to joining Bulldog Athletics, Puchalski served as the head coach of the Murrieta Surf Soccer Club and successfully led her team to the championship game in seven out of eight tournaments. During the 2015 season, she coached her squad to a second-place finish in Flight 2 of the Southern California Development Soccer League.

Puchalski also brings solid coaching experience from her time as an assistant coach with the Pateadores IER (Inland Empire Region) Club Team and as the head coach of the freshman and junior varsity soccer teams at Redlands East Valley High School. From 2010 to 2013, she guided the Wildcats to the CIF Division II Junior Varsity Championship.

While previously coaching at Redlands, she served as a co-director of the collegiate ID camps in 2012 and 2013, before helping the Bulldogs make their first NCAA appearance since her playing days.

As a student-athlete, Puchalski made significant contributions to the program that resulted in a conference title in 2008 and a pair of NCAA appearances in 2008 and 2010.  As a sophomore, she landed on the All-Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) First Team, before earning First-Team All-Region honors. In 2010, she was instrumental in the Maroon and Gray's exciting run that resulted in Redlands' best postseason finish in program history with a third-round showing at the NCAA Division III Championships.  She graduated with a degree in Biology and a minor in Physical Education.

Puchalski entered college competition having gained more than 10 years of experience while playing at Redlands East Valley High School and with Los Gauchos Soccer Club.  

She brings an abundance of knowledge of soccer techniques, game strategy, and leadership skills. Puchalski prides herself on her ability to develop customized training sessions for a single player or the entire team. She strives to pinpoint a players strengths and weaknesses, and will work to develop and improve their game to produce better results in the future.

Outside of her soccer knowledge, she also offers two years of experience of working at Physiotherapy Associates in Loma Linda as a rehabilitation aide.

Puchalski currently resides in Angelus Oaks with her dogs Cyan and Rylee. 

Jason Kubbins

Head Coach

Ursuline

Division 2

AT URSULINE
120-102-12career record (.582 winning percentage) in 13 seasonsSix Great Midwest Tournament AppearancesFive Great Midwest Championship game appearancesWon the 2014 Great Midwest Regular Season and Tournament Championships2014 Great Midwest Co-Coach of the Year2011 NCAA Division II Ohio Coach of the Year Runner-upEarned 100th career win in 2016 at Trevecca Nazarene (2-1)  
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT 30 All-Conference Selections (17 First Team)Two Great Midwest Offensive Player of the Year winners (Vanessa Consiglio & Jill Bohling)Two Great Midwest Freshman of the Year winners (Cassie Cripe & Jill Bohling)Four players selected to the 2016 All-Ohio Teams (Three First Team)Three players selected to the 2016 NSCAA All-Midwest Region teamRanked seventh in the country in scoring offense (2.79 goals per game) in 2014Ranked 20th in the country in goals against average (0.59) in 20142014 Academic All-America award winner for Division II (Vanessa Consiglio)2015 NCAA Woman of the Year nominee (Vanessa Consiglio)Four NCAA Division II All-Ohio honorees in 2011Maximum of six All-OIC selections in 2011 (Three First Team)  
AT WALSH UNIVERSITY Began as an Assistant Coach in 2005 and helped guide Walsh to a 11-6-2 recordMade the playoffs for the first time in five years  
OTHER COACHING EXPERIENCE Began coaching with the Canton Soccer Club in 1996Mens Assistant Coach at Notre Dame College (2001)North Canton Hoover High School Varsity Girls Assistant Coach (2003)Great Britain Buckeye soccer camps, the Green Soccer Association, Soccer Plus Goalkeeper Schools, Goalkeeping instruction for the Ohio North Youth Soccer Association, Akron Metro Futbol Club and Internationals Soccer Club.
EDUCATION Graduated from Walsh University with a degree in historyEarned a Masters Degree from Walsh in Education  
CERTIFICATIONS NSCAA National DiplomaNSCAA Advanced National DiplomaPremier DiplomaNational (Level III) Goalkeeping DiplomaUSSF National C Coaching License  
FAMILY Resides in Norton with his wife Amy and twin boys.

Cesar Gomez

Assistant Coach

Elmhurst

Division 3

Head coach in West Chicago HS since 2007.

Assist Coach at Wheaton  College 2003-2023.

Assistant Coach at Elmhurst University currently

Scott Myers

Head Coach

Illinois-Springfield

Division 2

Scott Myers will be in his second year with UIS for the 2025-26 season. The Prairie Stars had a successful year under Coach Myers in 2024 and are looking to continue improving this season. Coach Myers returns 19 players from the previous season. The Stars will lean on this depth to propel them to another great run in the GLVC.  

The 2024 Star season was highlighted with many great moments. Coach Myers led the Stars to an overall record of 8-7-3 and a 8-5-1 conference record. While racking up their wins, the lady stars were able to go on a 5 game unbeaten streak that was capped off with a major 3-1 win over Southwest Baptist. Another key victory in the season was when the Stars defeated Lincoln (MO) 6-0, which was a season high goal total for the Stars.

Coach Myers earned a GLVC tournament berth in his first season. This achievement extends the Lady Stars streak to 3 straight post season tournament berths. Coach Myers also helped lead 3 players to earn All-GLVC honors. Brooke Biffar, Allison Mirimanian, and Katelynn Ward all earned Third Team Honors.

Before Coach Myers tenure at UIS, he gained over twenty years of coaching experience across the NCAAs divisions as well as club coaching in California, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota. Myers was previously the Technical Director at Fusion Soccer Club and Girls Academy Director at Tonka Fusion Elite in Plymouth, Minn., where he coached youth soccer as well as the clubs semi-pro womens team.

Myers most recent stretch in collegiate coaching was at nearby Illinois State University where he was the Assistant Head Coach in 2017 and 2018. Myer's was named the Associate Head Coach for the Redbirds for the 2019 season.

Prior to ISU, Myers coached womens soccer at his alma mater Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa from 2013-16. The Kohawks were regionally ranked No. 1 and nationally ranked No. 15 in 2015 by the NSCAA. He produced the programs first all-region player in 2014 along with multiple all-conference players, and recruited over 50 student-athletes with a 95-percent retention rate.

Myers was the head coach at Menlo College from 2010-13, where he led the Oaks to their program-first postseason appearance. He coached eleven FIrst Team All-Cal Pac Conference student-athletes, three Cal Pac Defenders of the Year, two Newcomers of the Year, and a Player of the Year.

Along with various club teams, Myers was an assistant coach at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University from 2008-10 and at the University of Redlands from 2006-08. While at Embry Riddle, the team qualified for the NAIA National Tournament in 2008 and 2009. He also developed and coordinated strength and conditioning and nontraditional-season training programs.

To go with his Bachelor of Arts in Biology and Secondary Teaching from Coe in 2001, Myers earned his Masters in Higher Education from Redlands in 2008, where he was an assistant coach. At Redlands, Myers served as the recruiting coordinator and also developed and implemented nontraditional-season training plans.

Myers holds a USSF National C License, NSCAA Goalkeeping Diplomas at levels I, II and III, NSCAA National Distinguish Pass license, NSCA Advanced National Distinguish Pass license and a NSCAA Premier Diploma.

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.

Brigid Stermel

Graduate Assistant Coach

Mercyhurst

Division 2

From Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Previous scholar Goalkeeper for Clarion University of PA. First team All-Conference 2019.

Received a bachelors in athletic training. 

Finishing a masters in organizational leadership and my second year as a graduate assistant coach.

Coached 2 seasons for Clarion River strikers youth soccer. 

Recent club goalkeeper coach for Milcreek Soccer Academy.

Esther Webb

Head Coach

Houghton

NAIA

Esther Webb was named the sixth coach of the Highlanders women's soccer program in February 2022.
 
Webb, who came to Houghton after coaching for one season at Empire 8 institution Elmira College, is no stranger to the Houghton community. The local product prepped at Fillmore Central School before earning eight varsity letters as a dual-sport student-athlete in soccer and basketball for the Highlanders. Webb also spent one season on the sidelines at her alma mater during the fall of 2018 as an assistant women's soccer coach.
 
At Elmira, Webb led the Soaring Eagles to a 3-12-3 mark on the field in 2021, including one-goal losses to E8 tournament participants Hartwick, Nazareth and Utica, while also serving as the departments SAAC advisor.

Prior to taking the position at Elmira, Webb served as head coach at Eastern Nazarene College, a Division III institution located in Quincy, Mass. In her first full season in 2019, the Lions qualified for the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Tournament and placed three on the All-NECC Second Team. Displaying dedication in the classroom, the Lions logged a 3.34 grade-point average during the 2019-20 academic year and received a United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award.

In addition to her responsibilities as head coach at Eastern Nazarene, Webb served as a professor in the sport management department and taught classes on sports psychology and ethics.

Webb's coaching career began as an assistant at Ohio Christian University under former River States Conference (RSC) Coach of the Year recipient, Jake Warren. During her first year at Ohio Christian, the Trailblazers captured the 2016 RSC regular-season title and finished as tournament runners-up. Webb helped mentor the conference's 2016 Player and Newcomer of the Year, in addition to 10 total All-RSC honorees.
 
"Being given the opportunity to coach at my alma mater and within a community as special as Houghton is something that I am extremely grateful for. The Houghton community has played an integral role in my life and I am ecstatic to be back, said Webb. Houghton College provides student-athletes phenomenal opportunities academically, spiritually and personally. I believe these opportunities, coupled with the high caliber student-athletes Houghton draws and my experiences coaching at the DIII level, will propel this program to be consistently competitive within the Empire 8 and NCAA Division III."  

As a student-athlete, Webb helped make history as a starting defender on the first-ever Houghton women's team to win a national championship. Her senior season concluded with the 2015 National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) Division I title following a 4-2 shootout win over NCAA Division II Mississippi College. Webb played a vital role in the Highlanders' three shutout victories during the tournament and was rewarded with a spot on the NCCAA All-Tournament Team.
 
Webb is passionate about sports ministry, and has traveled to Brazil, Austria and Romania with the Houghton women's soccer team and Nicaragua with the Houghton women's basketball team.

Webb earned a bachelor's in Business Administration and Communications from Houghton in 2016. She completed her MBA at Ohio Christian in 2018.

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.

Katie Smith

Xavier (OH)

Division 1

Xavier womens soccer head coach Dean Ward announced the addition of Katie Smith as an assistant coach in February 2025.

Smith came to Xavier from Pittsburg State in Pittsburg, Kansas, where she was a foundational piece to the creation of the womens soccer program. In the teams inaugural season, Smith helped lead the Gorillas to an overall record of 8-8-2. Smith has also served as head coach of the newly founded Marshall Islands Womens National Team since May 2024, with the team set to have its first fixture in 2025.

Smith joined Pittsburg State from Arkansas State, where was an assistant coach for the Red Wolves in 2023. Prior to her time at Arkansas State, Smith served as an assistant coach at Northwest Mississippi Community College during the 2022 season, helping lead the program to a final four appearance at the NJCAA national tournament.

In 2022, Smith also coached Collierville High School, with the team finishing the season ranked third in the state of Tennessee, and at the mens USL 2 level with Tri-Cities FC, helping lead the team to the most points in a single season in club history.

Smith began her coaching career leading both the boys and girls varsity soccer programs at Fayette Academy in Tennessee. During her time at Fayette Academy, she led the girls varsity team to one of the most successful seasons in the programs history. Smith also coached Collierville Middle School boys soccer, leading the Dragons to regional and sectional championships and finishing the season with the best record in TSMAA history.

During her coaching career, Smith has earned several awards, including back-to-back TSMAA Coach of the Year, United Soccer Coaches Regional Staff of the Year, United Soccer Coaches Youth Coach of Excellence Award, and was selected as a 2024-2025 United Soccer Coaches 30 Under 30 Class Member.

As a student-athlete, Smith served as the inaugural captain at Southwest Tennessee Community College, where she helped lead the program to a TCCAA Conference Championship in the second year of the programs existence. She went on to Louisiana State University at Shreveport, where she was a dual-sport athlete, playing soccer and tennis.

Smith earned a Bachelors Degree in Special Education from Freed-Hardeman University in May 2023 and graduated with a Masters Degree in Soccer Coaching Education from Ohio University in May 2024. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Global Sports Leadership from East Tennessee State University.

Smith holds her UEFA C License, United Soccer Coaches Advanced National License, and currently pursuing her USSF B License. She is an active member of the soccer community and has been featured in many podcasts and articles and has presented at various educational workshops.

Amanda Hamilton

Assistant Coach

Holy Cross (MA)

Division 1

Amanda Hamilton is in her first season as a womens soccer assistant coach at the College of the Holy Cross in 2020-21. She comes to Worcester after spending the 2019-20 season as an assistant coach at Smith College.

At Smith, Hamilton was involved in all facets of the program from recruiting to development and execution of practice and game plans. Prior to her time in Northampton, she spent three seasons as an assistant coach at Bates College.

Hamilton has been in the club soccer realm since 2014, working with several different age groups at different levels. She is currently coaching with New England Surf Club as the head coach of the '07 and '09 teams.

Hamilton holds numerous coaching certifications and has been a member of United Soccer Coaches since 2016. She is a 2016 graduate of St. Lawrence University where she earned her BA in sociology and minored in education studies/sports studies and exercise science. She most recently received a Master's in Exercise and Sport Science from Smith College.

Chris Allen

Assistant Coach, Recruiting Coordinator

Saint Louis U.

Division 1

Chris Allen, who served as a volunteer assistant with the Billikens in 2016, is in his first season as a full-time assistant coach.
 

I am thrilled to have Chris join our staff as a full-time assistant coach, head coach Katie Shields said. Weve already had the privilege of working with him for a year, so we know his exceptional qualities on and off the field. His positivity and passion for Saint Louis University, our program and our student-athletes made him the obvious choice for this position.

 

Since his arrival at SLU, Chris has been relentless in finding ways to improve and grow every facet of our program, Shields said. I look forward to having him on board full time as we continue to educate our student-athletes, compete for and win championships on the field, and grow our presence in the community.

 

I feel incredibly blessed and am so grateful to be given this opportunity, Allen said. After spending last year as a volunteer assistant, I have grown to appreciate just how special SLU and the Billiken women's soccer program are. To be able to join the Billiken family in a full-time capacity is a dream come true.

 

Prior to his one-year stint as a SLU volunteer assistant, Allen spent nine seasons as girls soccer head coach at Webster Groves High School.

 

Allen transformed Webster Groves into a perennial power in Missouri. During his tenure, the Statesmen achieved a No. 4 national ranking and finished third in the Class 3 state tournament in 2015; enjoyed six 20-win seasons; won numerous conference and tournament titles; and produced more than 30 players who went on to compete at the collegiate level. Allen tallied a 164-71-5 record at the helm.

 

Allen was tabbed Missouri Class 3 Regional Coach of the Year the past two seasons and was selected to coach in the 2015 Missouri Athletic Club High School Soccer All-Star Game. He garnered five conference Coach of the Year awards.

 

Allen spent two seasons as boys head coach at Gonzaga Prep and one season as girls head coach at Mead High School, both located in Spokane, Washington. He served as an assistant coach of boys teams at Webster Groves (six seasons), Rockwood Summit (two seasons) and Gonzaga Prep (two seasons). Allen was a girls assistant coach at Webster Groves (one season) and Gonzaga Prep (two seasons).

 
Also the technical director of Four Rivers Futbol Club in Union, Missouri, Allen was a three-year starter at Kirkwood High School before playing one season at Calvin College, where he earned second-team All-Conference plaudits. He transferred to Truman State and graduated with a bachelors degree in exercise science/sports management in 2002.

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.

Joe Sagar

Head Coach

Lawrence

Division 3

Joe Sagar is the new head women's soccer coach at Lawrence University.

A native of Manchester, England, Sagar has been working at Augustana since the 2014 season. During his four seasons with the Augustana women's program, the Vikings put together a 44-26-4 record and made one NCAA Division III Tournament appearance.

Sagar was a standout goalkeeper at McKendree University in Lebanon, Ill., and is the school's career record holder in saves (205), goals against average (0.90), victories (50) and shutouts (19). Sagar earned a bachelor's degree in physical education from McKendree in 2012 and graduated with a master's degree in educational leadership with an emphasis in higher education administration from the University of Nevada-Reno in 2014.

Before attending college, Sagar played professional soccer in Great Britain. He played with Glasgow Rangers FC for two years and helped that team win the Scottish Premier League Under 19 title and the Scottish Premier League Youth Cup in 2007. He also played for Porthmadog FC in the Welsh Premier League and made starting appearances for Porthmadog in the Welsh Cup.

Kirsten Koester

Head Coach

Grinnell

Division 3

Kirsten Koester was named the Grinnell women's soccer coach in June of 2014 after serving as head coach at Cornell College. 
She has enjoyed a successful stint at Grinnell, qualifying for the Midwest Conference Tournament four of her six years while going 32-20-4 in league play and 51-48-8 overall. Her 2018 team posted a 7-2 league record, their most MWC wins since 2012.

In 2016, Koester guided the Pioneers to their first trip to the MWC championship match for the first time since 2006. Additionally, the 2016 team strung together a six-game winning streak, the longest for a Grinnell squad since 2008. In 2022, women's soccer claimed the MWC Title and Championship to make a post-season appearance in the NCAA Tournament. 
 
Before coming to Grinnell, Koester found success at Cornell and in 2013 guided the Rams to their best season since 2002.

Prior to coaching at Cornell, Koester was head soccer coach and athletics recruiting coordinator at the College of Notre Dame of Maryland for two years.
 
The Stoughton, Wis., native attended Luther College where she was a standout player. A two-time All-Iowa Conference midfielder for the Norse, she also served as team captain and was voted the teams Most Valuable Player as a senior while leading the squad to the league title. Koester also played basketball three years at Luther.
 
Koester received a bachelors degree in English and Art in 2005 and remained in Decorah as an assistant basketball coach for Luther during the 2005-06 season.
 
Koester gained her masters degree in English from Washington College in Maryland in 2009. She was the assistant womens soccer coach at Washington from 2006-08 and also assisted the womens basketball squad for a season.

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.

Brooke Lincoln

Head Coach

Azusa Pacific

Division 2

The 2025 season marks Brooke Lincoln's seventh at Azusa Pacific. She was named the fifth head coach in Azusa Pacific women's soccer program history in January of 2018.

Since Lincoln's arrival, the program has posted a 55-33-16 record, 12 of those wins were contributed from the 2024 campaign where the Cougars broke onto the national stage with a NCAA West Regional appearance after finishing 4th in the PacWest standings in the 2023, 2022 and 2021 season seasons.

Since Lincoln's arrival, the program has posted a 55-33-16 record, 12 of those wins were contributed from the 2024 campaign where the Cougars broke onto the national stage with a NCAA West Regional appearance after finishing 4th in the PacWest standings in the 2023, 2022 and 2021 season seasons.

In 2022, the Cougars went 9-4-4, posting a 6-2-2 conference record, and was receiving votes for the Top-25 National poll for the second consecutive year.



In 2021, Lincoln led the Cougars to an 11-5-1 record, including a 6-3-1 conference mark. At the conclusion of the season, the Cougars ranked eighth in the regional rankings and also received votes for the Top-25 National poll for their efforts throughout the season. 



In 2019, the Cougars finished 9-7-2 overall, with a 5-5-1 record in PacWest play that placed them sixth in the final conference standings. On Nov. 5, Lincoln and her team upset rival Biola by a 2-1 score. Biola had entered the match as the first place team in the conference with an 11-game unbeaten streak, but a tough and gritty performance lifted the Cougars to the big win in front of their home fans.

In 2018, which was Lincolns first season at the helm of the program, Azusa Pacific went 6-9-2 overall. While the Cougars struggled to find their rhythm at the beginning of the season, Lincolns system began to blossom and come to fruition in conference play, as the squad went 6-3-2 against PacWest competition to close the season out.

Through seven seasons at the helm, Lincoln has coached four All-Region and 27 All-PacWest performers. Off the pitch, her teams have also excelled in the classroom, as she has had 82 Academic All-PacWest honorees from 2018-22. For the 2019-20 school year, the Cougars posted a team GPA of 3.61.

Lincoln has served as the head coach at Asbury University (Ky.) for the past five seasons. During her tenure with the Eagles she has tallied a 51-32-15 overall record. She had a decorated tenure at the NAIA school. She won three regular season River State Conference titles (formerly the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference), two league tournament titles which earned two berths into the national tournament. Lincoln was named the conference Coach of the Year on two occasions. In addition, she coached three Conference Players of the Year and 17 all-conference players.

Lincoln went to Asbury after serving as a graduate assistant at Belhaven University in Jackson, Miss. During the 2012 season Lincoln helped Belhaven reach the Southern States Athletic Conference Tournament for the first time in its third season in the league. The Blazers finished eighth in the  conference that had the top seed in the NAIA National Tournament. During Lincoln's two years with the Blazers, she handled recruiting in the south region as well as in the state of Mississippi. Although a graduate assistant, Lincoln was the only assistant coach on staff and often ran training sessions. She was also charged with coordinating summer camps, bringing in more than 400 campers during the course of the summer as well as 10 teams.

Prior to joining the staff at Belhaven, Lincoln was the head girls' soccer coach at Terry High School in Terry, Miss., for two years. At Terry, Lincoln guided the squad to the state Final Four for the first time in school history and garnered a ranking as high as No. 6, finishing the year at No. 12.

She earned her Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education from Mississippi College. Lincoln has a Master's Degree in Sports Administration from Belhaven University.

Brooke Wendl

Assistant Coach

Lubbock Christian

Division 2

Brooke is in her second season as an assistant coach for the Lubbock Christian University women's soccer team under head coach, Alex Denning.

She graduated from Lubbock Christian in 2016, where she played from 2012-2016. Brooke claimed Freshman of the Year, All-Conference honors, All-Region Team, All-Region Academic Team, and Heartland Conference Offensive Player of the Year for the 2014 season. Brooke also holds all offensive records at LCU. 

Since graduating Brooke has been teaching and coaching junior high and high school soccer in the Dallas area.