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Assistant Coach
enbeltra@uiwtx.edu
Incarnate Word
Division 1
Eric Beltran will begin his third season as an assistant coach for UIW women's soccer in the fall of 2020.
In the 2019 season, UIW finished fourth in the Southland Conference after being predicted to finish 11th. UIW had five players earn All-Conference recognition.
Beltran came to the University of the Incarnate Word from Erskine College, an NCAA Division II institution in Due West, South Carolina, where he served as the assistant coach and worked with the goalkeepers and reserve team during the 2017-18 season. In his year at Erskine, the Flying Fleet qualified for postseason play for the first time since the 2011 season while setting program records for goals against and goals against average. Under Beltran's guidance, the team also recorded the second-highest save percentage in program history.
Prior to his time at Erskine, Beltran was the goalkeeping coach for FC Dallas West Texas from 2015-17.
Beltran played for Dallas Baptist University (2012), Jefferson College (2013), and The University of Texas of the Permian Basin (2014-2016). At Jefferson College, he recorded a goals against average of 1.3 on the way to conference and regional championships. The team was ranked as high as fourth in the country.
He was a two-year captain at UTPB, finishing sixth in the country for NCAA Division II saves and saves per game in 2014. He also played semi-professionally for Alamo Soccer Club, where he was the leader in goals against (.66) at the national tournament in 2013. As a senior at Fredericksburg High School, he was a top 100 National Recruit for the class of 2012 by TopDrawer Soccer as well as an academic all-state honoree and a four-time all-district selection.
Beltran graduated with Magna Cum Laude honors from UTPB with a major in communications and a minor in business. He graduates from UTPB with a master of science in kinesiology with a special focus on athletic administration and coaching in the summer of 2018. He holds United Soccer Coaches Goalkeeping Level One credentials and two diplomas.
Assistant Coach
nmstockie@txstate.edu
Texas State
Division 1
Head Coach
cdodd@hbu.edu
Houston Baptist
Division 1
Dodd, enters his second season as an assistant coach for the men's and women's soccer programs. Working primarily with the goalkeepers in 2014, he helped the Huskies' women's team allow just over a goal a game and post seven shutouts last season, as HBU won its first Southland Conference championship and earn its first automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Prior to joining the HBU coaching staff, Dodd trained and rostered with the Houston Dynamo Reserves in 2011. After trials in the MLS and Spain, Dodd eventually signed a professional contract to play for FC Korsholm in Finland in 2013 where he was their starting goalkeeper.
Dodd was a four-year letterwinner from 2007-10. He is the program leader with 21 wins, is second with 11 shutouts, and third with 187 saves. As a sophomore Dodd tied the single season shutout record with 6 and earned 1 st team ASC All-Conference honors.
Dodd graduated from HBU in 2011 with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology and Studio Art. He has his National Personal Training certification through the NCSF and his Goalkeeper Coaching license through the NSCAA.
He grew up in Boise, Idaho, where he played for the Boise Nationals Soccer Club, winning seven state championships. Chris captained his high school team to three District and two State championships.
paigehayward9@hotmail.com
Texas Southern
Division 1
Graduate assistant at Texas Southern University for the Womens soccer team
Assistant Coach
cah109@shsu.edu
Sam Houston State
Division 1
Herchenroeder is in his first season on the Bearkats' coaching staff, joining Sam Houston after a stint at Missouri State.
He joined the Missouri State men's and women's soccer staffs in the spring of 2015 after serving as the head goalkeeper coach and assistant varsity coach for both the boys and girls teams at Jefferson City High (Mo.) School. Herchenroeder coached the Jays and Lady Jays for three seasons. His teams combined for 42 shutouts in three seasons with him in charge of the goalkeepers.
In addition to working at Jefferson City High, Herchenroeder has been leading the U10 Girls of the Capitals Soccer Club for three seasons, serving as the team's head coach.
Prior to his stint in Jefferson City, Herchenroeder spent two seasons coaching at his alma mater, William Woods University. While earning his Master's Degree in Athletic/Activities Administration, Herchenroeder worked as Owl's head goalkeeper's coach. He compiled a 20-16-2 record as an assistant coach for two years at William Woods University, including nine shutouts.
Herchenroeder earned his Bachelor's Degree in Sports Management from William Woods in May of 2011, before continuing on and earning his Master's Degree in May of 2014.
Head Coach
dharris2@trinity.edu
Trinity (TX)
Division 3
Dylan Harrison 02 will enter his sixth year as head coach of the Trinity womens soccer team during the 2021 fall season.
Appointed in 2016, the former Tiger mens soccer standout has amassed a record of 86-9-2, for a winning percentage of .896 over the last five seasons.
Coach Harrisons teams have also posted an undefeated 55-0-0 mark in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC). The Tigers have captured five SCAC Championships with Coach Harrison at the helm - including the 2019 season - and have advanced each year to the NCAA Division III Tournament. The Tigers would have qualified for the 2021 spring season but the winter championships were canceled due to COVID-19. Respected by his peers, Coach Harrison was elected the SCAC Coach of the Year for the three times in a row.
Due to the pandemic, the Tigers competed in a condensed season during the spring of 2021. Trinity finished with an unblemished 10-0 record and took home SCAC championship honors. En route to being crowned the conference champions, the Tigers poured in nine goals to defeat Schreiner in the conference quarterfinals on Apr. 17 and set a SCAC record for most goals scored in a single match. The Trinity University womens soccer team was voted the no. 1 team in the nation by the United Soccers Coaches in the final poll but was unable to play in the NCAA Tournament due to COVID-19 cancelling fall sport championships.
Coach Harrison and his assistant coaches were also elected the 2019 NCAA Division III West Region Staff of the Year by United Soccer Coaches. Sharing the honor were Assistant Coaches Spencer Valdespino, Claire Edwards '08, and Jeremiah Narvaez.
Trinity completed the 2019 season with a 17-4-1 overall record, an 8-0-0 mark in the SCAC, and a #20 ranking by D3soccer.com. After securing the conference regular-season title, the Tigers headed to the SCAC Tournament at Georgetown, Texas, as the top seeds, and defeated the University of Dallas (TX) in the Semifinals. Trinity and host Southwestern (TX) University battled to a 0-0 regulation tie in the Championship Game. The Pirates edged the Tigers 5-4 in penalty kicks and claimed the SCAC title.
However, Trinity received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament, marking the Tigers 11th consecutive appearance in the postseason event. The Tigers traveled to Abilene, Texas, for the first two rounds and defeated Pacific Lutheran (WA) University in the opener. Trinity then beat 19th-ranked host Hardin-Simmons (TX) University in the second.
The Tigers advanced to the NCAA Round of 16 for the first time since 2016, during Coach Harrison's first year at the helm. The Tigers headed to Grantham, Pennsylvania, where the top-ranked host Messiah (PA) College prevailed in the third-round matchup.
Senior Kristen Canepa was elected to the United Soccer Coaches All-America First Team for the second year in a row, and earned a slot on the D3soccer.com All-America Second Team. Canepa was honored as the SCAC Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight occasion.
Coach Harrisons squads have produced six All-Americans, three Academic All-Americans, eight Scholar All-Americans, and 13 All-West Region honorees. Chelsea Cole was awarded a prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship following the 2018 season while Lindsey Peng earned the same prestigious award after the 2021 spring season.
Since 2016, seven Tigers have been elected the SCAC Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, and Newcomer of the Year. A total of 35 Trinity players have been tabbed for the All-SCAC Teams during Coach Harrisons tenure.
The 2018 Tiger team completed the campaign with a 17-2-1 overall record and a #18 ranking by United Soccer Coaches. Trinity hosted the SCAC Championship and defeated Southwestern (TX) University to capture the conference title for the 10th consecutive occasion. The Tigers advanced to the NCAA Division III Championship and claimed a decision over Occidental (CA) College in the opening round at Abilene, Texas. The third-ranked host Hardin-Simmons (TX) University beat Trinity in the second round.
The 2017 Tigers finished with a 19-2-0 record and a #13 ranking by d3soccer.com. Trinity won the SCAC Championship with a victory over Texas Lutheran University. Heading to the NCAA Championship, the Tigers shut out the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (TX) in the first round, and were eliminated by Hardin-Simmons in a tightly played second-round matchup.
Coach Harrisons charges chalked up a 23-1-0 mark in 2016 and went undefeated in the regular season. The .958 winning percentage was the best in Division III. D3soccer.com ranked Trinity fifth in the nation in the final poll of the season.
The Tigers won the SCAC title by defeating Southwestern and opened the NCAA Division III Championship with a win over Mount Union (OH) College. Hanover (IN) College fell to Trinity in the second round. The Tigers returned home to take out Penn State (PA) Berks in the third round of the tournament. The eventual national champion, Washington University in St. Louis (MO) eliminated Trinity in the quarterfinals.
Harrison was a key member of the Tigers mens team from 1998-2001. Under the guidance of Head Coach Paul McGinlay, the former defender and team captain earned All-SCAC Second Team accolades in 2000 and 2001. During Coach Harrisons playing days the Tigers advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals in 1998 and 1999 and to the third round in 2000.
He received a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration in 2002.
Prior to joining the Trinity staff, he held the head womens soccer position at Nicholls State (LA) University from 2009-2016. The NCAA Division I program made great strides under his leadership, as the Colonels set a school record for single-season victories (2013) and was the sixth-most improved team in the nation that season.
Nicholls State advanced to the Southland Conference semifinals in 2014. His teams also produced two National Soccer Coaches Association of America (now United Soccer Coaches) All-Region Players and a Southland Conference Player of the Year.
Coach Harrison holds the distinction of having the most career womens soccer victories at the school, located in Thibodaux, Louisiana. He earned a masters degree in business administration at Nicholls State.
An excellent teacher of the sport of soccer, Coach Harrison mentored the 97 Louisiana Girls Olympic Development Team from 2012-2015. Three of the players attended national camps, and Coach Harrison was elected the 2014 Louisiana Soccer Association Coach of the Year.
From 2006-2008, Coach Harrison led the DIII womens program at Sewanee: The University of the South (TN). He guided seven players to All-SCAC recognition. The versatile Coach Harrison was also an assistant track & field coach, focusing on sprinters and jumpers.
He began his coaching career in 2003 at San Antonios University of the Incarnate Word, and oversaw all travel logistics and game-day operations. UIW was a member of the NCAA Division II at that time.
A native of Napoleonville, Louisiana, Coach Harrison is married to the former Kristen Fillmore, a Nicholls State graduate, soccer standout, and assistant womens coach. She is Trinitys Associate Athletic Director for Recreation and Sports Camps.
Assistant Coach
gmobley@mail.stmarytx.edu
St. Mary's (TX)
Division 2
I am St. Marys University Assistant Mens Soccer Coach.
I played my four years of college soccer at St. Edwards University.
I was an All- Region and All- American during my time at St. Edwards Univeristy. I have played multiple years at the PDL level and I am now looking to further my coaching career.
Assistant Coach
dayane.gutierrez@hputx.edu
Howard Payne
Division 3
While playing for Howard Payne University, I was a 4 year starter in the midfield position. I was playing both attacking and defensive center midfield. During my four years at Howard Payne, I was an All-Conference selection, 3 time Academic All-Conference player, as well as team captain. I will be a new staff member for Howard Payne University as an assistant coach.
Assistant Coach
harold.munoz@angelo.edu
Angelo State
Division 2
Coach Muñoz joined the ASU coaching staff in January 2017. He serves in all areas of the program: coaching, recruiting, game planning, scouting, and video analysis.
The 2022 season saw Muñoz assist the Belles to the 1st round of the NCAA Tournament.
In the fall of 2021, Muñoz helped guide the Rambelles to a Lone Star Conference Tournament Championship and a trip to the 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament.
In the spring of 2021, Muñoz helped guide the Rambelles to a perfect 10-0 record and the Lone Star Conference Regular Season as well as Tournament Championship. The Rambelles defense only conceded two goals in the whole season.
2019 saw the Rambelles go 12-5-2 overall and 8-4-1 in conference play.
In 2018, Muñoz helped guide the Belles to its first ever Lone Star Conference Tournament Championship and an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. In 2017, Coach Muñoz helped guide ASU to a regular season Lone Star Conference Championship and a first round appearance at the NCAA Tournament.
Before arriving at Angelo State, Muñoz spent one season as the head women's soccer coach at Georgia Southwestern State University. During his one season with the Division II program, Muñoz improved the team's win/loss record and also led the program to its highest scoring season in eight years.
Before working at Georgia Southwestern, Muñoz was a volunteer assistant coach at Mercer from 2014 to 2016, helping lead the team to a Southern Conference Tournament Championship and a school record 14 wins in 2014. The performance earned the Bears an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Prior to his time at Mercer, Muñoz was the head men's coach in the Lone Star Conference at Eastern New Mexico. During his six seasons with the Greyhounds the team only finished with a losing record in its first year, and Muñoz won the Lone Star Conference Championship with a 9-4-5 record while setting the school record for fewest goals allowed in a season. Muñoz had worked at ENMU earlier in his career as a graduate assistant for the men's team while McCorkle was the head of both programs for the Greyhounds.
Prior to being the head coach at Eastern New Mexico, Muñoz was the head women's soccer coach and the associate head women's soccer coach at NAIA member Midland University. In the 2007 season, he led the Warriors to a 13-2-4 record and earned a runner-up finish in the Great Plains Athletic Conference Championship.
Muñoz played collegiate soccer at William Woods University from 1998-2002 where he was a First Team All-American Midwest Conference selection. He went on to obtain a Master's of Science in Physical Education while serving as a graduate assistant coach at Eastern New Mexico.
A Bogotá, Colombia native, Muñoz also played semi-professionally in the Canadian Professional Soccer League with North York Astros and in the Premier Development League with the Sioux Falls Spitfire. Muñoz currently holds a Premier Diploma as well as a Goalkeeping Level I & II diplomas from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.
Assistant Coach
rigney.natalie@mcm.edu
McMurry
Division 3
Natalie Rigney joined the McMurry University staff as the assistant coach for both women's and men's soccer in the spring of 2018. Rigney, a native of Brandon, Fla., came to the War Hawks' family after a two-year stint coaching both the women's and men's soccer programs at nearby Ranger College. At Ranger, Rigney served as the head women's soccer coach and assistant men's coach in the fall of 2017. She was also the interim men's head coach in the spring of 2017. Before taking over the reins as women's head coach for the 2017 campaign, she was the women's assistant coach for the 2016 season. Rigney also served as the assistant varsity soccer coach at Glenvar High School (Va.) in 2015. Additionally, her experience on the pitch includes numerous clubs, clinics and private instruction from 2010-2014. As for her own playing career, Rigney lettered three seasons at Tennessee Temple University, where she earned her bachelor's degree in psychology in 2014. She graduated Summa Cum Laude and was the Psychology Department Graduate of the Year. Rigney holds a Level "E" coaching certificate from the Virginia Youth Soccer Association, as well as a Level 1 Coaching Certificate from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.
Head coach
pdavenport@hillcollege.edu
Hill
Junior College
Davenport begins his eighth season as the head coach of the Hill College men's and women's soccer programs. Since joining the Hill College Soccer program, Davenport has established Hill Soccer as a regional and nationally respected program. In the past six years Hill Soccer has achieved numerous program firsts and school records such as the following: 7 combined Region V titles, 2 District titles, and 3 consecutive trips to the NJCAA National Championship tournament.
Mens first winning season (2013), Mens first Region V title (2014), Region V title (2015) Region V Title (2016), Mens first Plains District title (2014), Plains District Title (2015), Mens first National Championships appearance, finished 5th(2014), Repeat National Championship appearance, finished 5th (2015) Third Straight National Championship appearance, finished 11th (2016). Mens first National ranking 12th (2014). National ranking 12th(2015). Mens first National Player of the Week (2014). Mens first 1st Team All-American (2015) Best record in school history 16-3-1 (2015). Most goals scored, 70 (2015). Longest win streak in school history, 14 (2015) and most consecutive winning seasons in school history 5 (2013-2017). Mens Region Player of the Year (2014-2016) and Mens Region V Tournament MVP (2014-2016). Hill College Men are 1 of only 3 schools in the nation to have qualified for the last 3 consecutive NJCAA National Championship Tournaments. (2014-2016).
Womens most goals scored in school history, 95 (2012), #1 GAA in the nation with fewest goals against in school history, 5 (2017). Women Region V title (2014). Region V title (2015), Region V title (2016), Region V title (2017). Womens first National Player of the Week (2014). Girls best record in school history, 14-0-1 (2017). 3rd longest winning streak in the nation 14 wins (2017). Most consecutive winning seasons in school history, 6 (2012-17). Women nationally ranked in top 20, 11th (2015,2017). Womens Region Player of the year (2016, 2017). Womens Region Tournament MVP (2016,2017) The Women have also achieved an undefeated record in Region V for 3 straight seasons 2015-2017.
Davenport has been named the Plains District Coach of the Year in 2014 and 2015 and Region V Coach of the Year in 2016, 2017. He was the only coach in the nation to manage both men and womens soccer programs to Regional Championships in 2014. Coach Davenport has also achieved 100+ wins during his time at Hill College including wins over #2 Illinois Central (2014) and #4 Pima (2015) at the National Championship Tournament. Hill Soccer has also scored a total of 600 goals since Davenport has taken over. Also since joining the soccer program, Davenport has been able to successfully move on men and women to all levels on collegiate soccer including NCAA D1, D2, D3, NAIA D1 in the last 4 years to continue their college educations and more than half of them have received soccer scholarships to play at their respected colleges.
Davenports collegiate coaching experience began at TCU where he served as Director of Operations for the womens soccer team2008-10. In 2011, he was named assistant coach at TCU before taking the job at Hill College. He was able to learn under Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year Dan Abdalla.
Originally from Irving, Texas, Davenport attended Texas A&M-Commerce University where he was on the football team for a year before becoming a volunteer assistant with the womens soccer program. He received his bachelors degree in Sports Administration and later received his masters degree in Education Administration from TCU. Along the way, he also coached at Nolan Catholic High School helping the boys team begin their run at multiple state titles under head coach Adam Clementson.
Head Coach
lschaffer@tlu.edu
Texas Lutheran
Division 3
The 2018 campaign will be Larry Schaffers seventh season at the helm of the Texas Lutheran Womens Soccer program. Schaffer is the all-time wins leader for TLU Women's Soccer. He has an overall record of 57-45-12 with the Bulldogs. He has an all-time conference record (with matches in the American Southwest Conference and the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference) of 37-28-8.
Schaffer three times has led TLU to a runner-up finish in the SCAC.
In 2017, three Texas Lutheran Women's Soccer players - sophomore defender [Mikayla Wallace](http://www.tlubulldogs.com/roster.aspxrp_id=10488), sophomore midfielder [Bailey Nimtz](http://www.tlubulldogs.com/roster.aspxrp_id=10486) and freshman forward [Raquel Morris](http://www.tlubulldogs.com/roster.aspxrp_id=10492) - were named to the 2017 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Women's Soccer All-Conference Second Team. Bulldog sophomore goalkeeper [Stephanie Barrientos](http://www.tlubulldogs.com/roster.aspxrp_id=10479) received All-SCAC Honorable Mention. TLU Women's Soccer ended the season with an overall record of 8-9-2 and a conference mark of 6-4-2. The Bulldogs finished third in the SCAC regular season.
Schaffer collected his 400th career coaching win (high school and college victories combined) when the Bulldogs defeated Centenary College on Sept. 18, 2015.
In 2016 TLU's 13-5-2 season record was the third-best win total in school history. The Bulldogs advanced to the finals of the SCAC Championship for the second season in a row.
In 2015, the Bulldogs put five players onto to the All-SCAC teams. Senior forward Sioned Kirkpatrick was named the SCAC Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Year, and senior midfielder Kelly Lochte joined Kirkpatrick on the SCAC First Team.
Junior defender Tara Armstrong was named to the 2015 National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-West Region Third Team.
In his six years at TLU, Schaffer has coached a conference Offensive Freshman of the Year, a conference Offensive Player of the Year, a conference Newcomer of the Year, eight All-Conference First Team selections, six All-Conference Second Team selections, and four All-Conference Honorable Mention selections.
In 2013, Schaffer led the Bulldogs to their first double-digit-win season since 2007. In 2014, the Bulldogs produced a second-consecutive double-digit win season and finished 10-8-2 in his second season. TLUs 6-5-1 record in its first season in the SCAC placed the team third in the league. The Bulldogs advanced to the semifinals of the SCAC Championship.
In 2014, the Bulldogs put four players - Sioned Kirkpatrick, Zoe Gulick, Kelly Lochte and Erin Rose - on the All-SCAC First Team and one player - Tara Armstrong on the All-SCAC Second Team. In 2013, the Bulldogs had six players earn All-SCAC recognition, led by Sioned Kirkpatrick and Jennifer Kopetic on the First Team and Tara Armstrong and Krystel Wolfe on the Second Team.
Larry Schaffer was named the new coach for TLU Women's Soccer on Dec. 20, 2011.
"I'm just excited about the challenge of coming to TLU," said Schaffer at the time of his hiring. "Not only do I have great respect for the university and for the staff, I am looking forward to that new challenge of coaching collegiate soccer and of working with the young women."
In his first season as Texas Lutherans head coach, Schaffer led the Bulldogs to a 7-9-1 overall mark. The season was highlighted by an ASC Co-Offensive Freshman of the Year award for Sioned Kirkpatrick.
Schaffer won a pair of Class 5A State Championships in boys soccer with San Antonio Churchill. Schaffer and the Chargers won state titles in 1998 and in 2001.
"We are thrilled to have a soccer coach of the caliber of Larry Schaffer," said TLU Director of Athletics Bill Miller when Schaffer's hiring was announced. "Coach Schaffer is a proven winner and has had success with each program that he has touched. We are extremely pleased that he has accepted this position, and we look forward to his time as the leader of our women's soccer program."
Overall, Schaffer has coached in four Texas high school state tournaments and eight Texas high school regional tournaments. He has won 12 district championships and more than 350 high school matches.
Schaffer won a pair of Class 5A State Championships in boys soccer with San Antonio Churchill. Schaffer and the Chargers won state titles in 1998 and in 2001.
Schaffer is a two-time finalist for NSCAA National High School Coach of the Year and a two-time winner of an NSCAA Regional Coach of the Year award.
Schaffer twice has been named NSCAA Texas High School Coach of the Year and San Antonio Express-News Coach of the Year. He is a four-time winner of the Texas High School Coaches Association Region 4 Coach of the Year.
Schaffer has worked and coached in club soccer since 2000. Schaffer has worked iwth Lions Futbol Club, Supras Soccer Club, Classics Elite, and Lonestar Soccer Club.
Schaffer and his wife of 27 years, Joy, have four children: daughter Megan, twins daughters Maggie and Melissa, and son Tim.
Schaffer was born in Billings, Mont., but he spent the majority of his childhood and young adult years in Minneapolis, Minn. Schaffer has an associate's degree from Bethany Lutheran College (Minn.) and a bachelor's degree from Minnesota State University, Mankato. Schaffer served as an assistant men's soccer coach at Bethany Lutheran College from 1979 to 1981.
Larry Schaffer
Head Coach for Women's Soccer
ltucker@stmarytx.edu
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Assistant Volunteer Coach
elizabeth_perkins2@baylor.edu
Baylor
Division 1
After playing both collegiate soccer and basketball, I aspire to continue my love for sports and developing people in a coaching context. I am grateful for the opportunity to work with Baylor Women's Soccer as the volunteer assistant coach.
Assistant Coach
bassettd@sfasu.edu
Stephen F. Austin State
Division 1
Assistant Coach
daniel.dobson@unt.edu
North Texas
Division 1
Daniel Dobson finished his fifth season as the top assistant on John Hedlunds coaching staff in 2018. He serves as the top recruiting assistant and also coaches the field players. Dobson started out as a volunteer assistant at North Texas in 2012 and moved into a full-time position in 2014.
Since Dobson joined the Mean Green, he has helped lead North Texas to nine championships (five regular-season & four conference tournament championships) and four trips to the NCAA Tournament. He also helped lead North Texas to a school record in wins with 19 (2015) and a Conference USA record for shutouts in a season with 16 shutouts (2015).
In 2018, the Mean Green were the Conference USA Regular Season and Tournament champions and boasted a conference-best nine all-conference players including junior All-American Dominique James who was named the conference's Defensive Player of the Year and overall Player of the Year.
In 2017, Dobson helped lead the Mean Green to another Conference USA championship and advanced to the NCAA tournament for the fifth time in school history. North Texas finished with a 14-4-4 record, the program's 23rd consecutive winning season and featured the conference's top defense that allowed just .8 goals per match and had one of the country's most potent offense's, scoring the eighth most goals (49) in the country.
The Mean Green had three players earn all-conference nods, including first-team selectee Dominque James.
The Mean Green improved their NCAA-best undefeated home conference unbeaten streak to 44 by positing a 4-0-1 record in home conference matches in 2017. North Texas hasn't lost a home conference match since Oct. 31 2008 and are 41-0-3 during the streak.
In 2016, Dobson helped lead the Mean Green to their third straight Conference USA regular-season conference title. The Mean Green went 9-1 in conference play, only the second time that a North Texas team has won nine league games. North Texas earned the No. 1 seed in the Conference USA Championship but ultimately lost in the semifinals.
In 2015, Dobson helped coach the Mean Green to what might go down as the best team in program history. North Texas won a school-record 19 games, en route to winning back-to-back regular season titles. The team won its first Conference USA Championship and advanced to the NCAA tournament for the fourth time in school history. The 2015 team was ranked as high as No. 3 in the central region and received votes in the national poll throughout the season. North Texas also beat TCU, 1-0, on the road.
Dobson mentored nine all-conference players, including C-USA Co-Offensive Player of the Year Rachel Holden, Midfielder of the Year Karla Pineda and first-team all-conference goalkeeper Jackie Kerestine.
The 2014 team won its first Conference USA regular-season title behind a record of 16-5-1 and 14 shutouts. Rachel Holden, Karla Pineda and Jackie Kerestine received all-conference honors for their play in 2014. North Texas also defeated Oregon State (Pac 12) at home.
In 2013, North Texas defeated two Big 12 teams: at TCU (2-0) and at Oklahoma (5-0). North Texas finished second in C-USA and advanced to the conference finals. Dobson helped coach the 2013 C-USA Offensive Player of the Year (Rachel Holden) and 2013 C-USA Defensive Player of the Year (Kelsey Hodges). Hodges went on to sign a professional contract with the Seattle Sounders Women in 2014 and a Division I team in Sweden.
As a player, Dobson was a standout for Memphis from 2001-04. He was named team captain for his senior year and led the Tigers win a C-USA regular season and tournament championship. That year, Memphis was ranked as high as No. 10 in the nation, the highest-ever ranking for Memphis. He became the first Memphis product to sign a Major League Soccer contract, and spent time with both the Kansas City Wizards and Chivas USA.
After his playing career, Dobson has spent 12 years coaching club, academy, high school and collegiate soccer squads throughout the Metroplex. This will be his seventh season with the Mean Green program.
Dobson is a graduate of Naaman Forest High School in Garland, Texas. He and his wife, Casey Fields Dobson, have two sons, Luke and Casen.
Head Coach
mjd@mit.edu
Massachusetts Institute of Tech
Division 3
Martin Desmarais, a five-time NEWMAC Coach of the Year honoree and three-time United Soccer Coaches New England Regional Coach of the Year, enters his 14th season at the helm of MITs Womens soccer program in 2022 coming off four straight NEWMAC Tournament Championship titles and five straight NCAA Tournament appearances.
Desmarais first joined the program as an assistant coach in 2005. He became head coach in 2008, since then, he has led MIT to four NEWMAC Championship titles, seven consecutive regular season crowns and eight NCAA tournament appearances, making it to the Sweet Sixteen in 2012 for the first time in program history and again in 2017. Desmarais, who has totaled 153 wins over that span, became the first coach in program history to reach 100 career wins after his squad defeated Worcester State on September 6th, 2016.
Desmarais led the Engineers to their best seasons in program history over five straight years beginning in 2016. In that span, MIT posted an overall record of 96-14-9 and a mark of 45-2-3 in NEWMAC play. The Engineers took home five NEWMAC Regular Season titles, four NEWMAC Championship crowns and made five appearances in the NCAA Tournament with their best finish coming in 2021 when the team reached the Elite for the first time in program history.
With a career record of 195-52-34, Desmarais is the programs all-time leader in wins and winning percentage (.800) and has the most postseason victories with 25.
Desmarais came to MIT from Framingham State University where he served as an assistant womens soccer coach. Prior to joining Framingham State, Desmarais worked as a media relations assistant for the Boston Breakers of the Womens United Soccer Association.
A 1997 graduate of Stonehill College in North Easton, Mass., Desmarais was a member of Stonehills ice hockey team. He went on to earn a masters degree in media studies from The Pennsylvania State University in 1999.
Desmarais has his NSCAA Advanced National Diploma, NSCAA National Diploma, NSCAA Advanced Regional Diploma, as well as NSCAA State and Regional Goalkeeping Diploma.
Assistant Coach
cah109@shsu.edu
Sam Houston State
Division 1
Herchenroeder is in his first season on the Bearkats' coaching staff, joining Sam Houston after a stint at Missouri State.
He joined the Missouri State men's and women's soccer staffs in the spring of 2015 after serving as the head goalkeeper coach and assistant varsity coach for both the boys and girls teams at Jefferson City High (Mo.) School. Herchenroeder coached the Jays and Lady Jays for three seasons. His teams combined for 42 shutouts in three seasons with him in charge of the goalkeepers.
In addition to working at Jefferson City High, Herchenroeder has been leading the U10 Girls of the Capitals Soccer Club for three seasons, serving as the team's head coach.
Prior to his stint in Jefferson City, Herchenroeder spent two seasons coaching at his alma mater, William Woods University. While earning his Master's Degree in Athletic/Activities Administration, Herchenroeder worked as Owl's head goalkeeper's coach. He compiled a 20-16-2 record as an assistant coach for two years at William Woods University, including nine shutouts.
Herchenroeder earned his Bachelor's Degree in Sports Management from William Woods in May of 2011, before continuing on and earning his Master's Degree in May of 2014.
Assistant Coach
nmstockie@txstate.edu
Texas State
Division 1
reamaya@uiwtx.edu
Incarnate Word
Associate Head Coach
paul.burns@tamuc.edu
Texas A&M-Commerce
Division 2
Burns is in his 8th season as an Associate Head Coach for Texas A&M-Commerce, bringing with him over 25 years of coaching and teaching experience. The program is coming off a 9th consecutive winning season, finishing In the top half of the conference. During the last 8 years the team have been selected to the NCAA national tournament 4 straight years and advanced to the sweet 16 two times. The program has numerous conference titles, individual All-Americans and Scholar All-Americans throughout this time. For 2022 the Lions athletic programs will move to NCAA Division 1 and begin competition in the Southland Conference.
Burns spent the previous 17 seasons as the head coach at Austin College in Sherman, building the Kangaroo program from scratch. He compiled a 176-117-26 (.592) record while leading Austin College to three NCAA tournament berths, the 2000 American Southwest Conference championship and four-straight east division titles.
During his time in Sherman, Burns' players accounted for over 100 All-Conference and Academic All-Conference honors. He helped guide the 'Roos to 14-straight winning seasons as well as success in the classroom as his teams consistently boasted a 3.0 GPA or higher.
Prior to starting the program at Austin College, Burns spent one season at Stephen's College in Columbia, Missouri, where he also started the Stars' soccer program. He holds his "A" License from the United States Soccer Federation as well as his premier license from the National Soccer Coaches of America.
Burns earned his undergraduate degree in Sports and Recreation Studies from Staffordshire University in the United Kingdom. There he was an accomplished player, helping lead Staffordshire to the National Finals. Burns went on to earn his master's degree in Health and Exercise Science from the University of Missouri.
Burns' wife Holly is a curriculum coordinator for Sherman ISD and the couple have two children, Jade and McKinlee. He remains active on the pitch, competing in the Dallas Men's Outdoor Premier Soccer League.
Paul Burns
Associate Head Soccer Coach
Head Coach
dharris2@trinity.edu
Trinity (TX)
Division 3
Dylan Harrison 02 will enter his sixth year as head coach of the Trinity womens soccer team during the 2021 fall season.
Appointed in 2016, the former Tiger mens soccer standout has amassed a record of 86-9-2, for a winning percentage of .896 over the last five seasons.
Coach Harrisons teams have also posted an undefeated 55-0-0 mark in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC). The Tigers have captured five SCAC Championships with Coach Harrison at the helm - including the 2019 season - and have advanced each year to the NCAA Division III Tournament. The Tigers would have qualified for the 2021 spring season but the winter championships were canceled due to COVID-19. Respected by his peers, Coach Harrison was elected the SCAC Coach of the Year for the three times in a row.
Due to the pandemic, the Tigers competed in a condensed season during the spring of 2021. Trinity finished with an unblemished 10-0 record and took home SCAC championship honors. En route to being crowned the conference champions, the Tigers poured in nine goals to defeat Schreiner in the conference quarterfinals on Apr. 17 and set a SCAC record for most goals scored in a single match. The Trinity University womens soccer team was voted the no. 1 team in the nation by the United Soccers Coaches in the final poll but was unable to play in the NCAA Tournament due to COVID-19 cancelling fall sport championships.
Coach Harrison and his assistant coaches were also elected the 2019 NCAA Division III West Region Staff of the Year by United Soccer Coaches. Sharing the honor were Assistant Coaches Spencer Valdespino, Claire Edwards '08, and Jeremiah Narvaez.
Trinity completed the 2019 season with a 17-4-1 overall record, an 8-0-0 mark in the SCAC, and a #20 ranking by D3soccer.com. After securing the conference regular-season title, the Tigers headed to the SCAC Tournament at Georgetown, Texas, as the top seeds, and defeated the University of Dallas (TX) in the Semifinals. Trinity and host Southwestern (TX) University battled to a 0-0 regulation tie in the Championship Game. The Pirates edged the Tigers 5-4 in penalty kicks and claimed the SCAC title.
However, Trinity received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament, marking the Tigers 11th consecutive appearance in the postseason event. The Tigers traveled to Abilene, Texas, for the first two rounds and defeated Pacific Lutheran (WA) University in the opener. Trinity then beat 19th-ranked host Hardin-Simmons (TX) University in the second.
The Tigers advanced to the NCAA Round of 16 for the first time since 2016, during Coach Harrison's first year at the helm. The Tigers headed to Grantham, Pennsylvania, where the top-ranked host Messiah (PA) College prevailed in the third-round matchup.
Senior Kristen Canepa was elected to the United Soccer Coaches All-America First Team for the second year in a row, and earned a slot on the D3soccer.com All-America Second Team. Canepa was honored as the SCAC Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight occasion.
Coach Harrisons squads have produced six All-Americans, three Academic All-Americans, eight Scholar All-Americans, and 13 All-West Region honorees. Chelsea Cole was awarded a prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship following the 2018 season while Lindsey Peng earned the same prestigious award after the 2021 spring season.
Since 2016, seven Tigers have been elected the SCAC Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, and Newcomer of the Year. A total of 35 Trinity players have been tabbed for the All-SCAC Teams during Coach Harrisons tenure.
The 2018 Tiger team completed the campaign with a 17-2-1 overall record and a #18 ranking by United Soccer Coaches. Trinity hosted the SCAC Championship and defeated Southwestern (TX) University to capture the conference title for the 10th consecutive occasion. The Tigers advanced to the NCAA Division III Championship and claimed a decision over Occidental (CA) College in the opening round at Abilene, Texas. The third-ranked host Hardin-Simmons (TX) University beat Trinity in the second round.
The 2017 Tigers finished with a 19-2-0 record and a #13 ranking by d3soccer.com. Trinity won the SCAC Championship with a victory over Texas Lutheran University. Heading to the NCAA Championship, the Tigers shut out the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (TX) in the first round, and were eliminated by Hardin-Simmons in a tightly played second-round matchup.
Coach Harrisons charges chalked up a 23-1-0 mark in 2016 and went undefeated in the regular season. The .958 winning percentage was the best in Division III. D3soccer.com ranked Trinity fifth in the nation in the final poll of the season.
The Tigers won the SCAC title by defeating Southwestern and opened the NCAA Division III Championship with a win over Mount Union (OH) College. Hanover (IN) College fell to Trinity in the second round. The Tigers returned home to take out Penn State (PA) Berks in the third round of the tournament. The eventual national champion, Washington University in St. Louis (MO) eliminated Trinity in the quarterfinals.
Harrison was a key member of the Tigers mens team from 1998-2001. Under the guidance of Head Coach Paul McGinlay, the former defender and team captain earned All-SCAC Second Team accolades in 2000 and 2001. During Coach Harrisons playing days the Tigers advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals in 1998 and 1999 and to the third round in 2000.
He received a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration in 2002.
Prior to joining the Trinity staff, he held the head womens soccer position at Nicholls State (LA) University from 2009-2016. The NCAA Division I program made great strides under his leadership, as the Colonels set a school record for single-season victories (2013) and was the sixth-most improved team in the nation that season.
Nicholls State advanced to the Southland Conference semifinals in 2014. His teams also produced two National Soccer Coaches Association of America (now United Soccer Coaches) All-Region Players and a Southland Conference Player of the Year.
Coach Harrison holds the distinction of having the most career womens soccer victories at the school, located in Thibodaux, Louisiana. He earned a masters degree in business administration at Nicholls State.
An excellent teacher of the sport of soccer, Coach Harrison mentored the 97 Louisiana Girls Olympic Development Team from 2012-2015. Three of the players attended national camps, and Coach Harrison was elected the 2014 Louisiana Soccer Association Coach of the Year.
From 2006-2008, Coach Harrison led the DIII womens program at Sewanee: The University of the South (TN). He guided seven players to All-SCAC recognition. The versatile Coach Harrison was also an assistant track & field coach, focusing on sprinters and jumpers.
He began his coaching career in 2003 at San Antonios University of the Incarnate Word, and oversaw all travel logistics and game-day operations. UIW was a member of the NCAA Division II at that time.
A native of Napoleonville, Louisiana, Coach Harrison is married to the former Kristen Fillmore, a Nicholls State graduate, soccer standout, and assistant womens coach. She is Trinitys Associate Athletic Director for Recreation and Sports Camps.
Head Coach
saw11@nyu.edu
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.
Head Coach
hamiltol@southwestern.edu
Southwestern (TX)
Division 3
Hamilton enters her ninth season as head coach of the Southwestern women's soccer team. Hamilton brings a wealth of experience to the program, both as a player and coach. She played collegiately at North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina, earning All-America status and all-conference honors all four years. She was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year in 1988. Hamilton went to play for the United States National Team, where she played in 82 international matches. She helped the team to a World Cup gold medal in 1991 and bronze in 1995. Southwestern won the SCAC Conference Title in 2019 for the first time in program history and made their first NCAA appearance. Hamilton has been named SCAC Coach of the year in 2016 & 2018.
Head Coach
lschaffer@tlu.edu
Texas Lutheran
Division 3
The 2018 campaign will be Larry Schaffers seventh season at the helm of the Texas Lutheran Womens Soccer program. Schaffer is the all-time wins leader for TLU Women's Soccer. He has an overall record of 57-45-12 with the Bulldogs. He has an all-time conference record (with matches in the American Southwest Conference and the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference) of 37-28-8.
Schaffer three times has led TLU to a runner-up finish in the SCAC.
In 2017, three Texas Lutheran Women's Soccer players - sophomore defender [Mikayla Wallace](http://www.tlubulldogs.com/roster.aspxrp_id=10488), sophomore midfielder [Bailey Nimtz](http://www.tlubulldogs.com/roster.aspxrp_id=10486) and freshman forward [Raquel Morris](http://www.tlubulldogs.com/roster.aspxrp_id=10492) - were named to the 2017 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Women's Soccer All-Conference Second Team. Bulldog sophomore goalkeeper [Stephanie Barrientos](http://www.tlubulldogs.com/roster.aspxrp_id=10479) received All-SCAC Honorable Mention. TLU Women's Soccer ended the season with an overall record of 8-9-2 and a conference mark of 6-4-2. The Bulldogs finished third in the SCAC regular season.
Schaffer collected his 400th career coaching win (high school and college victories combined) when the Bulldogs defeated Centenary College on Sept. 18, 2015.
In 2016 TLU's 13-5-2 season record was the third-best win total in school history. The Bulldogs advanced to the finals of the SCAC Championship for the second season in a row.
In 2015, the Bulldogs put five players onto to the All-SCAC teams. Senior forward Sioned Kirkpatrick was named the SCAC Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Year, and senior midfielder Kelly Lochte joined Kirkpatrick on the SCAC First Team.
Junior defender Tara Armstrong was named to the 2015 National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-West Region Third Team.
In his six years at TLU, Schaffer has coached a conference Offensive Freshman of the Year, a conference Offensive Player of the Year, a conference Newcomer of the Year, eight All-Conference First Team selections, six All-Conference Second Team selections, and four All-Conference Honorable Mention selections.
In 2013, Schaffer led the Bulldogs to their first double-digit-win season since 2007. In 2014, the Bulldogs produced a second-consecutive double-digit win season and finished 10-8-2 in his second season. TLUs 6-5-1 record in its first season in the SCAC placed the team third in the league. The Bulldogs advanced to the semifinals of the SCAC Championship.
In 2014, the Bulldogs put four players - Sioned Kirkpatrick, Zoe Gulick, Kelly Lochte and Erin Rose - on the All-SCAC First Team and one player - Tara Armstrong on the All-SCAC Second Team. In 2013, the Bulldogs had six players earn All-SCAC recognition, led by Sioned Kirkpatrick and Jennifer Kopetic on the First Team and Tara Armstrong and Krystel Wolfe on the Second Team.
Larry Schaffer was named the new coach for TLU Women's Soccer on Dec. 20, 2011.
"I'm just excited about the challenge of coming to TLU," said Schaffer at the time of his hiring. "Not only do I have great respect for the university and for the staff, I am looking forward to that new challenge of coaching collegiate soccer and of working with the young women."
In his first season as Texas Lutherans head coach, Schaffer led the Bulldogs to a 7-9-1 overall mark. The season was highlighted by an ASC Co-Offensive Freshman of the Year award for Sioned Kirkpatrick.
Schaffer won a pair of Class 5A State Championships in boys soccer with San Antonio Churchill. Schaffer and the Chargers won state titles in 1998 and in 2001.
"We are thrilled to have a soccer coach of the caliber of Larry Schaffer," said TLU Director of Athletics Bill Miller when Schaffer's hiring was announced. "Coach Schaffer is a proven winner and has had success with each program that he has touched. We are extremely pleased that he has accepted this position, and we look forward to his time as the leader of our women's soccer program."
Overall, Schaffer has coached in four Texas high school state tournaments and eight Texas high school regional tournaments. He has won 12 district championships and more than 350 high school matches.
Schaffer won a pair of Class 5A State Championships in boys soccer with San Antonio Churchill. Schaffer and the Chargers won state titles in 1998 and in 2001.
Schaffer is a two-time finalist for NSCAA National High School Coach of the Year and a two-time winner of an NSCAA Regional Coach of the Year award.
Schaffer twice has been named NSCAA Texas High School Coach of the Year and San Antonio Express-News Coach of the Year. He is a four-time winner of the Texas High School Coaches Association Region 4 Coach of the Year.
Schaffer has worked and coached in club soccer since 2000. Schaffer has worked iwth Lions Futbol Club, Supras Soccer Club, Classics Elite, and Lonestar Soccer Club.
Schaffer and his wife of 27 years, Joy, have four children: daughter Megan, twins daughters Maggie and Melissa, and son Tim.
Schaffer was born in Billings, Mont., but he spent the majority of his childhood and young adult years in Minneapolis, Minn. Schaffer has an associate's degree from Bethany Lutheran College (Minn.) and a bachelor's degree from Minnesota State University, Mankato. Schaffer served as an assistant men's soccer coach at Bethany Lutheran College from 1979 to 1981.
Larry Schaffer
Head Coach for Women's Soccer
Head Coach
casey.wilson@acu.edu
Abilene Christian
Division 2
Casey Wilson enters his 13th year in 2019 as the only head coach the program has known. Wilson is the architect of an Abilene Christian University womens soccer team that has more than proved its worth at both the NCAA Division I and II levels.
Shortly before the school announced its intentions to move into the DI ranks of the Southland Conference, Wilson guided a four-year old program to its first Lone Star Conference Championship and first of two appearances at the NCAA Championship. Then in 2011, the team reached the heights of its DII prowess by winning 20 matches en route to reaching the national quarterfinals.
Sophomore Andrea Carpenter was one of two All-Americas on that squad, and it was through her efforts as the programs all-time leading point scorer (126) that the Wildcats made a successful transition into the DI Southland Conference. Carpenter was a senior on ACUs first DI team in 2013 and in a comeback season of sorts she scored 13 goals to receive both all-region and all-conference honors.
The Wildcats finished fourth in the Southland standings at 7-5, and five years into this transition theyve yet to experience a losing in-conference season. ACU finished sixth (6-5) in 2017, fifth in 2014 and third at the conclusion of the 2015 (7-2-2) and 2016 seasons (8-2-1).
The 2017 Wildcats competed at their first Southland Conference Championship tournament as the No. 6 seed and advanced past McNeese on penalty kicks following a scoreless draw. All five Wildcats connected on their PKs, but the team only hit three a day later in their semifinal match vs. Stephen F. Austin, which also ended in a 0-0 deadlock.
Attackers Christina Arteaga and Dylan Owens received their First Team All-Southland Conference plaques at the tournament, and Arteaga additionally was voted Freshman of the Year. She is the third Wildcat to receive this honor, joining Andrea Carpenter (2010) and Shay Johnson (2016).
ACUs winning campaigns have resulted in a flood of individual honors. Twenty two players have received all-Southland Conference citations for an average of 4.4 per season, while Academic All-America honors have been presented to both Brie Buschman and Kelsie Roberts.
Roberts graduated in the spring of 2017 as the most decorated of Wilsons first-year DI recruits. She attained all-region honors in the fall of 2016 in addition to the title of Southland Conference Defender of the Year. Three times Roberts made both the all-conference and academic all-conference team, and just prior to graduation she was voted Wildcat Club Student-Athlete of the Year.
The 2018 season was one for the ages, as the program finished 15-6-1 and 7-3-1 in the Southland Conference. The squad reached the Southland Tournament for the second straight year, earning the No. 5 seed, and won three straight in Beaumont, Texas to win the program's first-ever Southland Tournament Championship. ACU defeated No. 4 McNeese, 3-1, before blanking the nation's top offense and No. 1 seed Central Arkansas in the semifinals. In the championship match, the Wildcats bested No. 7 Stephen F. Austin, 3-1, to claim the title, and earn the first NCAA Division I Tournament appearance by any program in ACU's history. The Wildcats would then head to Waco, Texas for the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, falling to the Baylor Bears, 2-0, to end a remarkable campaign.
Eight Wildcats earned All-Southland honors, including a third-straight and fourth-ever Freshman of the Year in Alyssia Anuat. Christina Arteaga, Shay Johnson, and Michelle Mulrooney were named to the first team, while Rachel Johnson and Sophie Standifer were tabbed to the second team. Brooke Lenz and Dylan Owens rounded out the teams with spots on the honorable mention list. In addition, Owens and Mulrooney were named to the All-Academic First Team, while Standifer and Johnson joined Caity Acosta on the All-Academic Second Team.
Wilson has led his 12 squads to 133 victories in addition to 11 consecutive conference tournament qualifications, three NCAA Championship appearances, one league title, and one conference tournament title. His overall winning percentage stands at .556 (133-87-19).
In terms of individual accolades, Wilsons student-athletes have earned seven all-America citations, 20 all-region honors and more than 50 all-conference awards. The Wildcats also have gotten the job done in the classroom as evidenced by five Academic All-America plaques and 31 academic all-conference certificates. Additionally, 29 players from the 2017 team were named to the Southland Conferences Commissioners Honor Roll, which lifted the programs all-time total (Lone Star and Southland Conference) to 185 honorees, and in the spring of 2013 Julie Coppedge became the teams first recipient of a NCAA postgraduate scholarship.
Wilson's winningest season as a head coach remains 2011 as his Wildcats reached the national quarterfinals behind an overall record of 20-2-1 (.891) and finished with a No. 7 national ranking. ACUs winning percentage was the fifth-best in NCAA Division II and its scoring offense ranked 40th with 2.13 goals per match. The Wildcats were equally impressive on defense with the 22nd best goals-against average (.638) and sixth highest save percentage (.887), while its 11 shutouts served as a program record.
Eight different players that season combined to win 11 Lone Star Conference Player of the Week awards, and then the Wildcats walked away with three major awards (Coach, Goalkeeper and Offensive Player of the Year) at the conferences postseason banquet. They also had nine starters make the all-conference first or second team.
At seasons end Wilson was named NSCAA Head Coach of the Year for the South Central Region.
A three-sport (soccer, football and baseball) standout at Canyon High School in Anaheim Hills, Calif., Wilson attended both Santa Ana College and Central Michigan University before transferring to ACU in 1998. Wilson graduated the following year with B.B.A. in marketing and later received his M.B.A. with an emphasis in entrepreneurship from Concordia University in California. He earned a National Diploma from the NSCAA in the summer of 2011 and an Advanced National Diploma in the summer of 2015.
Wilson was a standout club and high school soccer player while growing up in southern California. He played for the Western Regional championship club team in 1989, a squad that finished with a 50-8 record.
Wilsons high school soccer coach was Ali Khosroshahin, who later guided the USC women's soccer team to the NCAA Division I national championship in 2007.
An All-America placekicker in football for Santa Ana, Wilson would finish his gridiron career at Central Michigan where in 1996 he set the school record for PATs in a season (45), a record that stood until 2006 when Rick Albreski hit 48.
Wilson transferred to ACU in 1998 and played baseball for head coach Britt Bonneau for two seasons. He hit .300 in 1998 for the Wildcats.
Wilson was hired as ACU's assistant softball coach in 2005, and served as the program's recruiting coordinator and hitting coach. During his six-year tenure in that position the Wildcats amassed an overall record of 193-138, which included four trips to the national tournament (2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009), three LSC Tournament championship game appearances, and two LSC South Division titles (2006, 2009).
Wilson simultaneously served as ACU's head soccer coach and assistant softball coach from 2007 to 2010.
Wilson is the father to twin sons, Hayden and Tanner, and daughters, Mary Collins and June. He and his wife, Julie, reside in Abilene.
Assistant Coach
ccronan@uttyler.edu
Texas-Tyler
Division 2
Assistant Coach
kdriggs@mail.wtamu.edu
West Texas A&M
Division 2
Driggs begins his fifth year as the associate head women's soccer coach at West Texas A&M. Driggs came to Albuquerque, N.M.
During his six-year tenure at La Cueva HS, he lead the men's soccer team to three 6-A State Championships. He also has spent the past seven years as the girl's academy director of NM Rush Soccer Club. He began his coaching career in 1993.
Driggs played collegiate soccer at the University of New Mexico. He graduated with a Bachelor degree in social work from the University of New Mexico-Highlands in 2011. He has a Masters in clinical counseling as well.
Driggs has a USSF "B" License and a US Soccer NY License. Also, he is a current education instructor for New Mexico Youth Soccer.
He is married to his wife, Jacqueline, and has two children
As part of our COVID-19 safety plan, the indoor sessions traditionally held on the first day of camp will be shared online.
Sessions will be accessible for the week prior to camp. They are available on-demand and can be completed at the athlete's
convenience.
This approach allows us to continue offering these valuable sessions so athletes arrive to camp ready to maximize the experience,
while still maintaining a safe experience.
EXACT partners with college goalkeeper coaches to prioritize a premium experience for goalkeepers.
All GKs participate in individual keeper-specific training led by college GK coaches
Training focuses on all GK skills including footwork, shot stopping, crossing, and more; GKs receive a 1-on-1 evaluation based on their performance
In addition position-specific work, GKs also face live action observed by all college coaches
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I went to the first ID Camp in Philly. We were so encouraged that we attended this one in DC. I have always dreamed about 1) going to college and 2) playing soccer in college. I got to meet a lot of great coaches and athletes. I learned something new at each camp. I wish there were more camps close to me so we could attend more. I am a senior and need all the help I can get in hopes to find the right college. I loved how the coaches were there to help us and give us directions on the spot. My mentor Coach was Mike Eckberg. Towson is on my "dream" list - and we are now going to schedule a visit as he suggested. I am so excited and I know I still have a long road ahead, but every journey has a beginning. Even though I am getting started a little late, I feel like EXACT really has helped me come flying out of the gate!
Player
I really appreciated the atmosphere that EXACT Sports Elite Camp provided. Everyone was included in any drill or game we were doing. It was an awesome experience to meet girls I've never seen before early in the morning, practice drills and techniques with them, and play with them/against them later in the same day. It is very different than practicing with the same team every day, every year. It was an experience to go out on a field with complete strangers and interact with them on the field. I also loved the number of college coaches who were at the camp. Especially at my young age, I haven't yet focused on one or two schools yet, so having a wide variety coaches from different schools and levels was exactly what I needed and was looking for.
Player
I loved that I was able to communicate and work with a variety of different coaches. It was an eye opening experience and I was surprised how sociable I was with the other girls at the camp, because I am usually shy and don't want to talk to people. Thank you and two thumbs up to you for getting me out of my shell.
Player
I loved the environment of the EXACT camp. It's so different from other camps because it takes into account the mental aspect of the game instead of just the physical aspect. The environment was friendly and welcome, and this camp gave me a giant boost of confidence whether for striking up a conversation with a college coach or just on the field. It was very informative and I feel like I'm on the right track for being recruited at a college that is the right fit for me. Thank you!
Player
The EXACT Camp was really informative and challenging. The coaches were very honest and gave me some really good information and tips, which I really enjoyed it.
Overall, it was an excellent camp experience, wish I lived in America to visit more ID camps, coaches gave me much more coaching and training then my own coaches, so it was good to see that I can pick it up a bit to improve my overall performances. I have gone MENTALLLLL!!!!!!!
Player
I have been playing soccer since I was five years old. I am now 13 years old and I continue to love playing soccer, but lately I have been struggling. I had lost confidence in myself and I was always afraid to make mistakes which as a result I stopped taking risks and challenging myself. But, after attending EXACT Camp for just one day I was able to learn a lot of things. I learned that it is OK to take risks and just because I am a smaller player than other athletes does not mean I am not a strong player. EXACT Sports helped me get my confidence back and to be a more vocal player. I learned valuable lessons that I can take with me on and off the field. I learned so much in just one day. I wish the camp was all week long. Thank you again!
P.S. I already started looking into colleges.
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Official behavioral training partner of US Soccer.
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