Miles Maynard

Assistant Volunteer Coach

Clemson

Division 1

Miles Maynard joined the Clemson University Womens Soccer coaching staff prior to the 2018 season and is entering his second season as Volunteer Assistant Coach in 2019. Since joining the staff, the tigers have had a 23-16-2 record. In 2018, the Tigers reached the semi-finals of the ACC conference tournament and a trip to the NCAA tournament. In 2019, the Tigers made it to the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament and to the second round of the NCAA tournament.




 


He also has coaching experience, working as Head Coach of C.C. Griffin Middle School girls soccer in 2014.




 


Maynard played goalkeeper at Pfeiffer University during the 2013 season. There the team reached the semifinals of the Conference Carolinas Conference Tournament. He then transferred to the University of South Carolina-Aiken for the 2014 & 2015 season. In 2014, the Pacers were runners up in the Peach Belt Conference Championship. The Pacers made the NCAA Division II Tournament for the first time in program history and finished with the best record in program history 14-6-1. In 2015, the Pacers made it to the Quarterfinals of the Peach Belt Conference Tournament.




 


The Suwanee, Georgia native played club soccer at United Futbol Academy and attended Lambert High School. In 2012, the boys soccer team at Lambert won the GHSA 4A State Championship going 23-0-0. The 2012 team was also named NSCAA (USC) National Champions. Maynard won the Most Improved Player Award in 2013.




 


Maynard graduated from Clemson University in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and is completing a Master of Science degree in Athletic Leadership from Clemson University graduating in August of 2020.




 


Maynard holds a United States Soccer Federation D License and a United Soccer Coaches Goalkeeping Level 1 Diploma.




 



 

Maya Hayes

Assistant Coach

Auburn

Division 1

Former Professional Soccer Player with a demonstrated history of working in the sports industry. Skilled in Soccer, Sports Management, Coaching, and Athletics. Strong media and communication professional with a Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) focused in Kinesiology and Fitness Studies from Penn State University.

Rachael Collins

Volunteer Assistant Coach

Alabama

Division 1

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

John Roman

Assistant Coach

Florida

Division 1

John Roman is in his sixth year as Florida's goalkeeper coach and will coach the Gators quad of goalkeepers.

Before joining the Gators in January of 2016, Roman enrolled in the University of Florida's graduate school to study performance psychology. He received his Masters degree in 2017, and is graduating in 2021 with a doctorate through the University of Florida's Performance Psychology Laboratory.

Roman coached the goalkeepers at Fairfax High School in Northern Virginia before relocating to Florida. During that time, he also worked as a research analyst specializing in big data and analytics in the Washington, D.C. area.
 
In addition to his studies and coaching responsibilities, Roman is Vice President of Research and Analytics for Mission6Zero, a company founded by United States Special Forces soldiers that improves business executive and professional athlete performance during stress.

John Roman is also a proud Elon Phoenix, avid TK Little, and connoisseur of chocolate cake.

Jim Chapman

Assistant Coach

Kentucky

Division 1

Kentucky womens soccer head coach Ian Carry announced on Wednesday, Aug. 8 that he has completed his 2018 coaching staff with the addition of Jim Chapman as a full-time assistant coach. When making this hire, I felt it was important to take my time and evaluate all the options available, Carry said. This had to be a marquee hire not only for the continued ascension of the program, but also to enhance the culture and development of the young women we facilitate on and off the field. Knowing Jim almost 20 years, working alongside him which included the success at Kilmarnock FC in Scotland and having him as a mentor as I went through my coaching education pathway I knew he was the missing piece of our staff. Having the opportunity to bring him in and watching his interaction with the team in preseason camp it is evident that he is the perfect fit for Kentucky womens soccer.
 
Chapman, a native of Airdrie, Scotland, joins the Wildcats after successful coaching tenures in the Scottish Premier League. Chapman has managed Kilmarnock, Albion Rovers, Dumbarton and Annan, winning over 125 games in charge of those clubs at the Premier League level.
He helped lead Kilmarnock to the Premier League twice, a Scottish Womens Cup in 2002, and a First Division Cup title in 2002 as well. While with Dumbarton, Chapman guided the team to a Scottish third division title in 2008-09 and the Stirlingshire Cup in 2010.
The Scotsman also has an extensive playing career, having played in over 130 matches in his time with Albion Rovers and Dumbarton as a player. He scored 35 goals in 134 appearances, including 31 in his time with Albion.

Jeff Freeman

Assistant Coach

Illinois

Division 1

Freeman just finished his thirteenth season overall with the Fighting Illini and sixth as the soccer programs Associate Head Coach in 2023.  In 2019 Freeman was also named the program's recruiting coordinator.  Illinois has reached at least the second round of the NCAA Tournament in three of the years he has been on staff, highlighted by a Sweet Sixteen appearance in 2013. Freeman helped to coach standout Vanessa DiBernardo earn a pair of All-America honors and saw Jannelle Flaws lead the country and break the school record for goals scored.
The Illini have turned in two of the top four single-season goal totals in school history during Freemans tenure in Champaign. The Orange and Blue netted 54 goals in 2013 and 53 goals in 2011, which rank third and fourth, respectively, on the all-time list. UI boasts an overall record of 71-23-9 over the past six seasons with four NCAA Tournament appearances, a Big Ten Tournament title in 2011 and a Big Ten Tournament runner-up finish in 2012.
In 2014, Illinois finished with a 10-8-2 record on the season. With Freemans assistance, Illini redshirt senior Jannelle Flaws was named Disney Soccer/NSCAA National Player of the Week, the first Illini to ever earn the recognition. Flaws continued on to be named the unanimous Big Ten Forward of the year for the second-straight season. She led the Big Ten and tied for 12th in the NCAA with 17 goals, also being tabbed a third-team NSCAA All-American.
In 2013, Freeman helped guide the Illini to their fourth trip to the NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen in school history, as they finished 11-9-3 overall. He coached Big Ten Forward of the Year Jannelle Flaws to a school-record 23 goals, which was tied for the most in the NCAA. Vanessa DiBernardo, who became Illinois highest drafted player in school history following the season, completed her decorated career No. 3 on the all-time list with 43 goals, with Freeman coaching her during three of four seasons.
In 2012, Freeman served as the interim head coach for the non-conference portion of the schedule while Rayfield was coaching with U.S. Soccers U-20 National Team at the World Cup. Freeman helped coach the Illini to the NCAA Tournament where they advanced to the second round after knocking off neighbor-state rival Missouri. Freeman also helped guide the Illini to their fifth Big Ten Tournament title game. In addition, Freeman took the reigns of the Illini program for the first seven games of the season against one of the toughest non-conference schedules in the country. Illinois finished 10-9-4 on the year.
In 2011, Freeman was integral in the process of implementing the formation changes that led the Orange and Blue to a 17-5-2 overall record, the most wins in a single season in school history and a Big Ten Tournament title victory over No. 11 Penn State. Freeman worked with both the offensive and defensive units throughout the season, also serving as a key contributor to the Illinois recruiting efforts while performing additional administrative and travel-related duties.
Freeman brought a wealth of experience and tactical expertise to Champaign, Illinois, after serving as a member of the University of Miami (Fla.) womens soccer staff from 2004-10, including the final three years as the associate head coach. He played a prominent role in Miami earning conference and national recognition with top-25 rankings and back-to-back appearances in the 2007-08 NCAA Tournaments.
Freeman joined the Hurricanes staff after serving as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Missouri State, for four years. The Bears goalkeeping units earned Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Defensive Player of the Year and conference tournament MVP honors in addition to weekly MVC defensive accolades under Freemans tutelage, while Missouri State won the MVC crown and earned its first NCAA Tournament appearance with Freemans guidance.
As a student-athlete at Missouri State, Freeman earned academic all-conference recognition as a goalkeeper with the Bears and was a member of the 1997 squad that made the programs first NCAA Tournament appearance after earning a top-10 national ranking and the MVC regular season title.
Freeman, who earned a bachelors and masters in education from Missouri State, is accredited as a United States Soccer Federation (USSF) `A Licensed Coach and holds a NSCAA Advanced National Diploma. He has served as a clinician at the USC (NSCAA) Conventions from 2014-2019.

Aubri Williamson

Volunteer Coach

Miami (FL)

Division 1

Aubri Williamson joined the University of Miami as the volunteer assistant coach in January 2019.
 
Williamson joins the Hurricanes after spending a summer as a player manager at Einherji where she was recognized as the associate head coach of the Icelandic Football club. In her role, she planned training sessions and made game time decisions and substitutions, helping to lead the program to its best season in club history. Also competing on the pitch, Williamson tallied a club record 19 goals, while being named to the leagues top-11.
 
As a student-athlete, Williamson led the Florida Institute of Technology as a three-year captain, while earning both Fall Sunshine State Conference honor roll and FIT honor roll recognition five times from 2013-2017. Playing in 38 games and notching 25 starts, she closed out her collegiate career with 20 goals and 11 assists, scoring a team-leading 14 goals as a sophomore. During her sophomore campaign, Williamson tallied six game-winners and earned All-SSC Second Team honors.
 
During the 2017 season, she joined the FIT staff as a volunteer graduate assistant, leading the Panthers to their first Sunshine State conference championship. In her role, she marketed and organized registration for ID camps, coordinated away trips and kept the teams social media pages up to date and interactive.
 
Prior to enrolling at FIT, she played for the Weston Football Club and Archbishop McCarthy High School team.
 
A native of Davie, Fla., Williamson graduated from Florida Institute of Technology in 2016 with a bachelor's degree in sports management and a minor in athletic coaching, before earning her Masters in Business Administration in 2017.

Martyn Blankley

Assistant Coach

Tennessee-Chattanooga

Division 1

Martyn Blankley was named the assistant coach of the women's soccer team in August 2015 and in his three seasons at Chattanooga, the Mocs have improved dramatically.

UTC has reached back-to-back Southern Conference for the first time in school history. It was UTC's first quarterfinal appearance in the league tournament since 2005. UTC finished tied for fifth in 2016 and sixth in 2017, its two best finishes since 2005.

In his time with Chattanooga, the Mocs had its first-ever SoCon Freshman of the Year, an all-conference performer and two SoCon All-Freshman Team selections.

The Mocs have excelled in the classroom in his three seasons. In the 2017 spring semester, the Mocs set a department record with 11 student-athletes earning a 4.0 grade point average. That followed the Fall 2016 semester when the Mocs posted their highest GPA on record at 3.65 and had 10 with a 4.0. In the Fall of 2017, the Mocs had their second highest GPA at 3.59 and had seven record a 4.0.
 
Three times the soccer team has had more than 20 make the Deans List and more than 20 have earned a spot on the Athletics Directors Honor Roll in each semester since McKinneys arrival. Sixteen student-athletes have earned the Southern Conference Commissioners Medal for Academics in his first two years for posting a GPA of 3.8 or higher over the course of the entire year. Twenty three have been named to the Fall Academic All-Southern Conference Team and 51 to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

Before coming to UTC Blankley spent seven years as the mens varsity assistant coach and head coach of the JV team at Tennessee Wesleyan College in Athens, Tenn. During his time coaching at TWC he helped the program to three AAC conference titles, the programs first NAIA National Tournament appearance since 2002, and at their highest a national ranking of 24th.

Over the course of his seven years in Athens, the native of Chesterfield, England coached 15 players who were selected as first-team all-conference, as well as two student-athletes who earned AAC Freshman of the Year honors. TWCs overall record was 46-22-8 with a winning percentage of 66%, and their Conference record was 24-4-3 which is a winning percentage of 82%. A number of his former players have represented teams in the Premier Development League (PDL) and the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), and some are now playing professionally around the world.
 
Blankley attended TWC from 1999-2004 and played four years of soccer and basketball for the Bulldogs. As a member of the soccer team, he was named as an All-Conference player and was a member of the 2002 soccer team that won the conference and regional titles and played at the NAIA National Tournament.  He graduated from Tennessee Wesleyan with a Bachelors Degree in Exercise Science with a minor in Business.

Following graduation, he returned to England to teach and coach West Notts College Youth Soccer Academy and Eckington School. He also played and coached at the semi-pro level. He currently coaches with the Tennessee State Olympic Development Program (ODP) and holds the UEFA B part 1 and USSF C license.

Matt Freibaum

Assistant Women's Soccer Coach

Wofford

Division 1

- Trainer for Coerver Coaching 
- Volunteer Assistant for the Mens program at Stevenson University 
- Currently the Womens Assistant Coach at Wofford College 

Elizabeth Manner

Associate Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator

South Carolina-Upstate

Division 1

Liz Manner is in her fourth season as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the USC Upstate womens soccer program.

The Sunflower State native assisted in the Spartans record breaking 2018 season. The Spartans ended the 2018 season with a Division I school record of 11 wins, besting their previous total of six wins during the 2017 campaign. USC Upstate set school records in points (93), goals (37), assists (19), shots attempted (327), goals against average (1.43) and shutouts (8). For the first time in the Division I era the Spartans had a trio of players named to the All-Conference team. Jada Kinlaw (Greenville, S.C.), Abbie Ellis (Clemmons, N.C.) and Emelie Valenciano (Zarcero, Costa Rica) were all named to the Big South Second-Team. Ellis and Valenciano were also named to the Big South All-Tournament Team, another first for the womens soccer program.


Manner assisted the 2017 Spartans to the greatest season in school history in record-setting fashion. Upstates 6-10-1 record set a program record for wins as well as fewest losses. The Spartans scored a record-breaking 27 goals and tallied a program-best 1.59 goals per game while attempting the highest number of corner kicks ever at 75. Upstate was strong on the back line as well as surrendering 32 goals, the second-fewest in team history, while only allowing 80 corner kicks.

Manner comes to Upstate after coaching two years for the Pride Soccer Club in Colorado Springs, Colo. While at Pride Soccer Club, she coached a pair of U-13 teams as well as the Pride Soccer Developmental Winter Clinics and Summer Camp.

Manner played at Lyon College where she was a team captain for three-and-a-half seasons and earned Daktronics-NAIA Women's Soccer Scholar-Athlete accolades during the 2010 and 2011 seasons while graduating Suma Cum Laude. Manner played for John during the 2009 and 2010 seasons.

She was the first recipient of the Elizabeth Fuller Award (named after her), which is awarded to the senior who shows the greatest leadership, sportsmanship and work ethic. 

A native of Wichita, Kan., Manner played her prep career at Wichita High School East where she lettered four years in soccer and two in volleyball. Manner earned Second Team All-State honors in soccer.

She graduated from Lyon in 2012 with a Bachelor of Art degree in psychology while also owning a Master of Science in criminal justice.

Brian Dunleavy

Assistant Coach

Georgia Southern

Division 1

Brian Dunleavy has been at the helm of the GS womens soccer program for four years now. In his four seasons as head coach, Dunleavy has compiled a 28-38-7 record, moving him into second all-time on the wins list. He also helped lead the Eagles to the semi-final round of the 2014 Sun Belt Conference Tournament and was an assistant coach on the 2012 team that won the SoCon tournament.

In 2016, the Eagles finished the year with a record of 6-10-1, with wins over Charlotte, Winthrop, Kennesaw State and Troy. The 2016 Eagles played a tough schedule, which included 14 opponents that played into the post season and three NCAA Tournament participants, for the second consecutive year. The Blue and White missed the Sun Belt Conference Tournament for the first time since the injury riddled 2013 season. Sarah Price earned First-Team All-Sun Belt honors after an impressive junior campaign. Price who transferred to Georgia Southern, after playing two year at Arkansas, led the Eagles in multiple statistical categories including goals (8), points (18), shots (31) and game-winners (3).
 
In 2015, the Eagles finished the year with a record of 6-11-2 with wins over Francis Marion, Winthrop, Alabama State, UL Monroe and in-state rival Georgia State. The Eagles played a tough schedule that included 14 opponents that ultimately played in the post season and two NCAA Tournament participants. The Eagles advanced to the Sun Belt Conference Tournament for the second-straight year, ultimately falling 3-0 to second-seeded Troy. Following the regular-season, Nora El-Shami was named to the Sun Belt All-Conference First Team for the second year in a row after scoring a team-high 30 points off nine goals and 12 assists.
 
The 2014 Eagles concluded the season ranked in the Top-75 in RPI, the highest in program history. The 2014 campaign also saw the Eagles enjoy the most wins since the 2002 season. A key win over a Power 5 opponent Indiana first time in 12 years propelled the Eagles to two first-team All-Conference and one second-team All-Conference selections. GS finished the regular season tied for third in their inaugural season competing in the Sun Belt. 

The 2013 season was ravaged with injuries, including having three goal keepers lost for the season forcing Dunleavy to search for a replacement outside of the team. However, the Eagles earned an NSCAA Team Academic Award by maintaining a 3.4 GPA off the pitch.

Prior to being named the program's fourth head coach on June 11, 2013, Dunleavy served as the program's assistant coach for two seasons. An integral part of Georgia Southern's success during the 2011 and 2012 campaigns, Dunleavy helped the Eagles return to the SoCon Tournament in both years, snapping a six-year postseason drought.

In 2012 the Eagles captured the program's first major trophy, winning the SoCon Tournament Championship with a 5-4 win in penalty kicks over Furman in the championship game. The team finished the season with the programs first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance and a 10-8-5 overall record. The 2012 team set new school record with 10 shutouts on the campaign. 

In, 2011, Dunleavys first season in Statesboro, the Eagles shocked the SoCon establishment with a SoCon Tournament win over powerhouse UNCG in the opening round. That 2-1 win bought the Eagles a return trip to Greensboro a week later for the semifinals against the College of Charleston where GS ultimately fell 4-2 to end a 7-11-2 season.

Dunleavy joined the Eagles after a two-year coaching stint at Saint Leo University in Dade City, Fla. where he worked with the men's soccer program. While at Saint Leo, the Division II Sunshine State Conference Lions, posted a 15-15 overall record.

Before his time with Saint Leo, Dunleavy was the head men's soccer coach at the College of Mount Saint Vincent, an NCAA Division III institution in the Bronx, NY, where he spent a year directing the Dolphins. 

Dunleavy enjoyed a four year playing career at Hofstra University, from 1999-2002. After wrapping up his playing career, he joined the coaching staff as an assistant coach in 2003. He helped the program win back-to-back Colonial Athletic Association Championships which garnered the team NCAA Tournament appearances in 2004 and 2005.

He holds an NSCAA National Coaching Diploma. He graduated with his Bachelor of Arts in English and American Literature from Hofstra University.

A native of Levittown, NY, Dunleavy currently resides in Statesboro with his wife Janine and their sons Owen and Cole.

Marie Ipock

Assistant Coach

Alabama State

Division 1

Second year Assistant Coach at Alabama State University (Division 1). 
Staff member for Alabama ODP. 
Previously was with Johnson & Wales University in Denver, CO for two years (Division 3). 
Previously coached for Colorado ODP.

Hogan Vivier

Assistant Coach

Troy

Division 1

Hogan Vivier enters her second season as an assistant coach for the Troy women's soccer team. Vivier arrived at Troy after enjoying a playing career at Brown University in Providence, RI., where she was a Division I defender in the Ivy League for four years. She also has youth coaching experience at The Wheeler School.  
 
 Vivier, a Rhode Island native, graduated from Brown in 2016 and began coaching at her former elementary and high school, The Wheeler School, while still in college. After graduating with a degree in education with a focus in human development, she continued to work at The Wheeler School as assistant varsity coach for the girls soccer, basketball, and lacrosse teams. 
 
Vivier has a USSF "E" license. She has worked at Brown women's soccer clinics and as an ACT at Region 1 camp coaching and evaluating players to be selected for the Regional Team.

Lucy Jeffs

Assistant Coach

Gardner-Webb

Division 1

Lucy Jeffs joins the Gardner-Webb Runnin Bulldogs womens soccer staff for her third season in 2020.

During her Second season, Jeffs lead the Runnin' Bulldogs to a 10-11-1 record for the 2019-20 season and a Big South tournament runner-up finish.

Jeffs helped guide Gardner-Webb to a 12-5-4 record and a Big South tournament runner-up finish in her first season.

A native of Hampshire, England, Jeffs played soccer for Wey Valley FC, Reading Girls FC and South Downs College. In the fall of 2013, she traveled to the United States to play collegiately at Erskine College where she was a starting midfielder for the Flying Fleet from 2013-17.

She started her coaching career at North Greenville University as an assistant coach for the women's program in the fall of 2017. 

Jeffs graduated from Erskine College in May 2017 with in a Bachelor of Science in Sports Management and minor in Psychology, Business, and Health. She also graduated from Gardner-Webb with her MBA in May 2020. 

Jeffs holds her USSF C coaching license.

Kim Cardelle

Assistant Coach

North Carolina-Charlotte

Division 1

Assistant coach Kim Cardelle enters her seventh year with the Charlotte womens soccer program in 2019. A noted defensive strategist and mastermind, Cardelle has been with the 49ers since they returned to Conference USA in 2013, laying the groundwork for continued success.

TEAM SUCCESS
During her tenure, Charlotte has advanced to the NCAA Tournament (2016), won the Conference USA Championships crown (2016) and captured the Conference USA East Division title (2013). The Niners have remained an upper-tiered program throughout the league and the Southeast Region each season.

INDIVIDUAL SUCCESS
Cardelles defensive tactics have helped the 49ers play stout defense year-after-year, including allowing only one combined goal in six C-USA Tournament games in 2016 and 2017. Current junior Meredith Hamby was named to the All-Conference USA Freshman Team in 2016, while current sophomore Sandra Geiselhart collected the honor this past fall after playing primarily as a defensive midfielder and lending support in the back.

Senior Riley Orr returned to her all-league level last fall and remained as dominant as ever with her lethal set piece artistry and strong defensive play anchoring the back line.

OTHER COACHING EXPERIENCE
The Phoenix native joined the Charlotte program after a three-year stint as an assistant coach at her alma mater, Catawba, in nearby Salisbury. She was a member of the staff for head coach John Cullens last two years with the Indians prior to him taking over the 49ers in 2009 and then stayed on board for head coach Chad Millers one season, helping lead the squad to a combined 43-14-7 mark during her career and a berth in the 2008 NCAA Division II Region Tournament.

Cardelle was involved in all aspects of the Catawba program, including coordinating match information and preparation; planning, organizing and conducting practices; and providing input on player evaluations and team operations.

She also held a dual role as the head girls soccer coach at Mount Pleasant High School in Mount Pleasant, North Carolina. In addition her coaching duties, she assisted with field preparation, monitored academic performances and worked closely with school and conference officials.

She also has had extensive experience on the local club circuit for a number of years, serving as a U15 head coach with the FC Carolina Alliance and as the assistant ECNL director for Charlotte Soccer Academy in April 2015.

Currently, she serves as a coach with the Charlotte Soccer Academy North/Cabarrus program.

PLAYING CAREER
Cardelle completed a highly-successful career for Cullen at Catawba, earning All-South Atlantic Conference (SAC) Second Team honors in 2006. She was a member of the Indians roster that posted a 60-14-9 mark during her four years, including a SAC title as a junior with a 16-4-1 ledger. The teams best record came in 2004, a 16-2-3 mark, as it earned the first of two-straight trips to the NCAA Division II Region Tournament.

She then signed with the Carolina RailHawks of the USL W-League for the 2008 campaign after graduation, playing for the semi-pro franchise at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary.

EDUCATION
She graduated from Catawba in May 2007 with a bachelors degree in communication and as a business minor. She completed her masters degree in liberal studies at Charlotte in May 2019.

Cardelle owns a US Soccer Federation National D License and earned her NSCAA Advanced National Diploma in Summer 2017.

FAMILY
The former Kim Crowley, she was married in May 2016 to Frankie Cardelle who is entering his fourth season as the 49ers goalkeepers coach in 2019.

Mark Catterall

Assistant Coach

Appalachian State

Division 1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ryan McLaughlin

Assistant Coach

The Citadel

Division 1

Ryan McLaughlin joined The Citadel women's soccer program in January of 2018 as an assistant coach. McLaughlin's main focus will be to work with the Bulldog goalkeepers, as well as recruiting for the program.

McLaughlin was most recently an assistant coach with Academic Magnet High School's girl's soccer team, helping guide the team to two appearances in the state title game, including winning one championship. Prior to his time with Academic Magnet, he was the Director of Goalkeepers for Columbus United for one year.

McLaughlin played three seasons for the College of Charleston before his career was cut short by injury. McLaughlin made two starts in goal for the Cougars against ranked opponents Stanford and California, making five saves in each contest. Following his injury, he continued to work closely with the coaching staff and team as a student assistant, working with his fellow goalkeepers and learning the everyday workings of a successful college program.

A native of Westerville, Ohio, McLaughlin played club soccer for the U.S. Soccer and MLS U17/U18 program and Crew Soccer Academy. He was selected for market training by the U17 U.S. National Team in 2009.

He attended Westerville South High School where he was the captain for the boy's soccer team for two seasons, earning two all-district honors as well as all-conference and all-state plaudits in 2011. He was also honored by ESPN Rise Magazine as an All-Ohio Starting XI member as a senior.

McLaughlin, who graduated from the College of Charleston in 2016, holds his D License through U.S. Soccer and is in the process of earning his National C License as well  Advanced National Goalkeeper's license through the NSCAA. 

Michelle Wilson

Assistant Volunteer Coach

College of Charleston

Division 1

Michelle Wilson returns to the College of Charleston women's soccer program as an assistant coach after spending the past season in a volunteer role. 

Wilson spent 2013-2016 as head coach Christian Michner's assistant, before moving to Long Island University-Brooklyn for a similar position with the Blackbirds. After returning to The College for the 2017-18 season in a volunteer capacity, Wilson is back as a full time assistant coach for her fifth season as part of Michner's staff.

Wilson assists Michner in all facets of the program including training sessions, travel arrangements, recruiting, scouting, player development and academic success.

Wilson was an assistant womens soccer coach at the University of South Carolina Upstate for one season before her first stint at The College. She assisted the head coach in training players for both practices and games, training goalkeepers, developing a spring conditioning plan, and organizing team community service and fundraising events.

Prior to her season at USC Upstate, Wilson spent the 2012-13 season as an assistant womens soccer coach at Converse College in Spartanburg, S.C. There, she trained both goalkeepers and field players, communicated with other conference coaches for scheduling purposes, recruited student-athletes for classes 2014-16 and organizing four clinics throughout the year as well as a summer premier camp that brought in nationwide recruits.

Wilson first began her college coaching experience during the fall season of 2010 when she assisted the head coach of Spartanburg Methodist College. Prior to that, she had coached a girls middle school soccer team at Oakbrook Preparatory School.

Tracy Hoza

Assistant Coach

Austin Peay

Division 1

Tracy Hoza enters her first season as an assistant coach for the Austin Peay State University womens soccer team.




Hoza joins the Governors' staff after an illustrious 15-year coaching stint at Northwest Missouri State, serving as the soccer program's head coach since 2003. She led the Bearcats to a program record 11-win season in 2009, enroute to posting the Northwest Missouri's three best program records in just a four-year span.




Hoza's squad garnered many accolades during her tenure, with 57 athletes receiving All-MIAA honors during her time as program director. The 2012 season saw a record breaking six players earn MIAA All-Conference honors. She also led the Bearcats to their first MIAA Goalkeeper of the Year and Freshman of the Year recognitions. Hoza was the second head coach in Northwest program history, holding the record for most wins in the 19-year history of Bearcat soccer.




Hoza has previous NCAA Division I experience with Toledo University in Ohio, serving as the assistant coach for the program for two season prior to accepting the job at Northwest Missouri State. Hoza was also an assistant coach at Lock Haven University in Pennsylvania, helping to lead the Eagles to 32 wins during her two years with the program. With Hoza on staff, Lock Haven triumphed in two-straight PSAC Championships and advanced to the NCAA Division II Sweet 16 in 1999 and the Elite Eight in 2000.




A four-year letter winner at Mercyhurst College in Pennsylvania, Hoza's playing career included two NSCAA All-American recognitions for the Lakers in 1994 and 1995. She is also a three-time All-Region honoree, serving as the Lakers' captain in the team's 1994 run to the NCAA Division II Final Four. For her distinguished accomplishments on and off the pitch, Hoza was inducted into Mercyhurst's Athletics Hall of Fame in 2015.




A native of Limerick, Ireland, Hoza played for the Irish junior and senior national teams from 1987-91. She earned her bachelor's degree in sports medicine from Mercyhurst, followed by a master's degree in liberal arts from Lock Haven University. She holds a USSF National B Coaching License. Hoza and her husband, Matt, live in Clarksville, and have one daughter, Cora.

Chris Barrett

Assistant Women's Soccer Coach

Radford

Division 1

Carrying a resume that includes extensive experience across all levels of soccer, Chris Barrett is in his eighth season as an assistant coach after joining the women's soccer program in 2010. 

With his assistance, RU's defensive juggernaut (58 shutouts, Big South record 14 in 2012) has keyed Radford to three Big South regular season titles and two tournament championships. In doing so, the Highlanders advanced to the first round of the NCAA Tournament where they met eventual national champion North Carolina (2012) and national runner-up Duke (2011).

Under his tutelage, Barrett groomed Che' Brown into arguably one of the best goalkeepers in Radford and Big South history. From the time Brown came in as a freshman to when she signed a professional contract in March of 2014, she littered the program's and league's record books. She is the conference's only four-time first team goalkeeper and is just second Highlander with four first-team nods.

Barrett, who spent the previous five seasons as an assistant on the men's side (second stint), has roots with Radford that run deep: not only was he a four-year standout with the Highlanders, his development as a coach began and continues at his alma mater. The 1996 Radford graduate made his return to campus in 2006 and began molding the Highlander goalkeepers.

Under his guidance, Zach Roszel earned all-conference honors in 2006 and two seasons later posted the leagues top save percentage (.821) and fought through an injury-plagued season to post the Big Souths second-best goals against average (0.92).

Before making his return to the New River Valley, Barretts coaching career has included stops at the college, professional, club and high school levels in locations from Christiansburg to Georgia. His impact has been felt throughout southeastern soccer, most notably during his four years in Greenville, S.C. Barrett was co-director of Greenville FC, as well as the programs director of player development. 

Barrett has also spent time as a coach and director with the Rockdale (Ga.) Youth Soccer Association and Port City Soccer Club (N.C.), along with collegiate assistant coaching stints at UNC Wilmington and West Virginia and ODPs in Virginia, West Virginia, South Carolina and Georgia.

With the Highlanders, Barrett was a two-year team captain and a Second Team All-Big South selection in 1994. He finished his career with 207 saves, which is fifth in the program annals. 

Right after his playing days concluded, Barretts coaching career began as an assistant to Spencer Smith. Under Smith and Barretts guidance from 1995-98, the Highlanders won 43 games and claimed their first Big South regular season title. He also volunteered his time as a goalkeeper coach for the Radford womens team.

Barrett earned his bachelors from Radford in leisure services and recently earned his teaching certificate for physical education and health. Chris and his wife Angie reside in Floyd, Va. with their daughters Seyda and Ellie

Samantha Thomsit

Assistant Coach

South Alabama

Division 1

Samantha Thomsit was hired as an assistant coach in February 2018.

Thomsit, who spent the previous three years at Burlingame Soccer Club as the U17 and U10 womens soccer head coach, reunites with head coach Richard Moodie, who coached her at Carson-Newman in 2012.

In her three years at BSC, Thomsit also served as the United States Development Academy Travel Coordinator in addition to her head coaching duties. She coordinated all travel for USDA tournaments, directed the Path to College Program, and coordinated girls camps, among other duties.

In 2014, she joined the staff at the JSSL / Arsenal Soccer School in Singapore and managed the U6, U10 and U15 teams.

After graduating from Carson-Newman in 2013 with a degree in physical education, she served as the U18 head coach for Knoxville Soccer Academy and the head coach for Cherokee High School in Rogersville, Tenn.

As a player, Thomsit started 15 times as a freshman on a team that went 20-3-1, won the South Atlantic Conference regular season and tournament championships, and advanced to the quarterfinals in the NCAA Tournament. She suffered a season-ending injury early in her sophomore season, but started all 16 games as a senior and recorded one point.

Thomsit is an FA Level 1 and USSF D licensed coach and has her NSCAA Level 2 Goalkeeping Diploma.

Daniel O'Hare

Assistant Coach

Arkansas State

Division 1

Daniel O'Hare is entering his fourth season as an assistant coach for the Arkansas State women's soccer team.

O'Hare serves as the Red Wolves goalkeeper coach and guided his group to the best single-season goals-against-average in school history at 0.85 in 2017. A-State rotated among two primary goalkeepers in Kelsey Ponder and Megan McClure. The pair combines to allow just 15 goals on the year and had six shutouts and nine victories.

Ponder took over as the teams primary keeper late in the year and was named as an All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team selection after she set numerous school records during the year. She broke her own record by collecting five shutouts on the year and currently possesses the lowest single-season goals-against average in the programs history at 0.57. She also owns the record for most wins by a goalkeeper in a career at 14 finished the year ranked in the top-five in saves.

His duties at Arkansas State will include serving at the goalkeeper coach and assisting with the day-to-day operations of the team.

O'Hare graduated Tennessee Wesleyan with his bachelor's degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in finance. He also graduate with his master's degree in Business Administration at Arkansas State in 2019.

Brandon Denoyer

Assistant Coach

Richmond

Division 1

Brandon DeNoyer, one of the bright young minds in collegiate soccer joined the Mississippi State soccer program announced by head coach Tom Anagnost in August 2017.
 
"Brandon is great person who is eager and hungry to be the best he can be," Anagnost said. "He is a good communicator who cares about the players and wants what is best for the team. To get such an experienced Division I first assistant for this position is incredible, and we are all very happy he is here with us."
 
DeNoyer comes to MSU after a successful six-year stint at Siena College in Loudonville, N.Y., where he helped lead the Saints to the 2015 Metro-Atlantic Athletic Conference crown. At Siena, DeNoyer was the lead assistant coach and was over the day-to-day operations of the program. He was also responsible for the primary goalkeeper training for the Saints and trained the 2014 MAAC Goalkeeper of the Year.
 
A native of Scotia, N.Y., DeNoyer joined Siena after three seasons as an assistant coach for his alma mater State University of New York (SUNY)-Old Westbury, where he assisted with the men's soccer program and was a volunteer goalkeeping coach for the womens squad.
 
In addition to his collegiate coaching experiences, DeNoyer has a wealth of experience training goalkeepers and other positions through camps and extended club coaching experience.
 
DeNoyer holds Regional, National, and Advanced National diplomas from NSCAA as well as a United States Soccer Federation "D" License.
 
As a player, DeNoyer played four years at SUNY at Old Westbury from 2004-2008, where he earned bachelor's degrees in both media communications and American studies.
 

Josh Schirmer

Assistant Coach

Massachusetts-Lowell

Division 1

Joshua Schirmer enters his first season as an assistant coach with UMass Lowell womens soccer in 2018.
 
An English FA Level 1, NSCAA Advanced National, USSF C and UEFA B license holder, Schirmer most recently coached for the Sparta Prague professional womens team. He led the team to a Czech First Division championship, Czech Womens Cup, and UEFA Womens Champions League qualification as a seeded team.
 
Before that, Schirmer was on the womens soccer staff at the University of North Florida, where the teams win total increased each season after his arrival.
 
He has also worked at Eastern Florida State College, first serving as an assistant coach of the mens team and later as associate head coach of the womens team. He helped the mens team to a fifth-place finish in the NJCAA and the womens team to third and second-place finishes in 2014 and 2015.
 
The Jacksonville, Fla., native played at Tennessee Wesleyan College, graduating magna cum laude in 2004 with a bachelors degree in business finance and an economics minor. He was a two-time NAIA Scholar All-American and a three-year member of the Appalachian Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.
 
After graduating, he played professionally for one season in Hong Kong and spent seven years in Japan, including with the Urawa Reds from 2009-2012.
 
He is currently finishing his masters degree in educational leadership from the University of North Florida.

Levi Rossi

Women's Soccer Assistant Coach

Denver

Division 1

Levi Rossi enters his second season with the women's program and his sixth season at the University of Denver overall in 2019, spending four seasons with the men's program prior to the 2018 campaign. 

2018: Denver's 2018 women's campaign saw the Pioneers win both the Summit League regular season title and the Summit League Tournament title for the first time since the Pioneers first year in the league in 2013. A young Pioneers squad peaked at the end of the season, winning 10 of their last 11 matches heading into the 2019 NCAA Tournament. Three freshmen scored in the league semifinals against North Dakota State, while freshman Cameron MacMillan turned in her second multi-goal game in the Summit League Final, a 4-0 win over Omaha. Freshman Natalie Beckman finished 21st in the country in assists with nine, while junior keeper Brittany Wilson finished 12th in the country in cleansheets with 10. 

2017: Denver picked up right where it left off in 2016 in the opening weekend, knocking off two ranked teams at the University of Denver Soccer Stadium in Florida Gulf Coast and Akron. Following the opening weekend, the Pioneers dropped four of the next six. Denver split the next four matches, including a 3-1 win at Saint Louis before going unbeaten in the Pioneers' final seven matches of the campaign. Denver finished a perfect 5-0-0 in the Summit League, and earned the program's third result at New Mexico on Oct. 25. 

Denver defeated Eastern Illinois 1-0 in the Summit League Semifinals, before drawing Omaha 1-1 in the Summit League Final. Denver lost the final in an 11-round penalty kick shootout, being outscored by the home side 9-8 from the spot. 

2016: Rossi and the Pioneers staff earned National Coaching Staff of the Year honors in 2016 after leading the program to its first College Cup in program history following a 1-0 win over [3] Clemson in the national quarterfinals. The Pioneers finished in the top 10 in the country in seven statistical catagories in 2016: 10th in goals (40), third in goals against average (0.52), third in shutout percentage (0.58), second in winning percentage (0.896), seventh in assists per game (2.0), fourth in total assists (48) and fifth in total points (128). Rossi and the Pioneers broke the program record for consecutive unbeaten matches with 23 in 2016, and became the first program to finish consecutive regular seasons unbeaten since Clemson in 1977-78. 

2015: The Pioneers set new DI school marks in shutouts (12), consecutive shutouts (7), consecutive scoreless minutes (797) and consecutive unbeaten matches (18). 

DU reached new heights in 2015, finishing the regular season as the only unbeaten team in the country at 15-0-3, and earned a first round bye and postseason home game for the first time in the program's history. The Pioneers spent seven-straight weeks in the top-10 of the National Soccer Coaches' Association of America poll, including two at No. 7, the highest ranking in the program's history. 

2014: Rossi spent the 2014 season as the team's volunteer assistant coach, a campaign that saw the Pioneers win their second-straight regular season and league tournament titles, booking the program's second-straight trip to the NCAA Tournament.

Playing Career: Levi Rossi came to Denver in 2014 after a standout career at the University of New Mexico where he played both forward and midfield. He was one of the most durable Lobos during his career as well as one of the most academically decorated players in New Mexico soccer history. A Denver native, Rossi played his high school soccer at Regis Jesuit, helping leading the Red Raiders to the state finals in 2008.

Mike Wentzler

Goalkeeper Coach

Emory

Division 3

Mike Wentzler joined the Eagles coaching staff prior to the 2011 season, and currently serves as the teams goalkeeper coach.

His efforts in his seven seasons with the team have led Emory to produce one of the top defenses in the country during that stretch, with his keepers allowing just 88 goals in 137 games.  Recently during the 2015 season, Wentzler guided Liz Arnold to a All-UAA Honorable Mention, her third straight All-UAA honor.  Her .818 goals-against average during the campaign was the 70th-lowest in Division III in 2015.

In 2012, he coached Kaele Leonard to the 13th-lowest goals-against average in Division III (0.459), and the 38th-best save percentage (0.86), as the senior claimed an all-UAA honorable mention, as Emory finished as the National Runner-Up.  During his first season on the team, Wentzler's efforts helped Emory go 17-1-2 and claim a conference Championship, advancing to the round of 16 of the NCAA Championships.  Under his watch in 2011, Leonard was named to the all-South Atlantic Region Second Team and an honorable mention to the all-UAA team after finishing third in Division III with a 0.288 goals-against average and sixth with a 0.909 save percentage. Meanwhile, goalkeeper Erica Stein set a school record with a 0.20 goals-against average during the year.  As a team, Emory ended the year ranked third among Division III schools with a 0.242 goals-against average and a 0.8 shutout percentage, and fifth with a 0.904 save percentage.

Wentzler was a two-time NAIA all-American for Berry College in Rome, GA during his collegiate playing days.  He also earned all-conference and all-region honors in 2006 and 2007, and was named the Southern States Athletic Conference Player of the Year in 2007.   Wentzler graduated from Berry in 2008 with a Bachelor of Sciences, majoring in Biology with minors in Chemistry and Womens Studies.

Wentzler holds a National D coaching license certification.  He currently teaches at St. Pius X Catholic High School.

Kyle Johnston

Assistant Coach

University of the South

Division 3

I have been recently hired as the goalkeeping coach at the University of the South: Sewanee. Although I will be primarily working with the keepers, I am well equipped with field players as well having played as a college striker for four years. I received all conference honors throughout those four years, and a selection to the all-region team one year as well. I have played at the USL league 2 level both as a striker and as a keeper, and also trained as a keeper at a third division club in Spain during my time abroad in the Spring of 2018. 

Daniel Palmer

Head Women's Soccer Coach

Oberlin

Division 3

Dan Palmer completed his sixth season as the head women's soccer coach at Oberlin College in 2018.

In six seasons he has completely revamped the program, raising the team's level of play and competitiveness while creating a culture of winning. In 2014, the Yeowomen tied a school record with 10 wins after combining for 10 wins in the three seasons prior (2011-13). The 2014-2017 seasons were the most succesful four year stretch in program history.

The Palmer File
In 2014 he led the Yeowomen on a nine-matching winning streak en route to a 10-8 season and 3-5 mark in the NCAC
Has led the team to the best four-year stretch in program history (2014-17)
Instructed four-time All-NCAC selection Gwennie Gardiner. Gardiner earned United Coaches All-Great Regional First-Team honors and was the first  NCAC Offensive Player of the Year in school history. 
Mentored All-NCAC First-Team Selection Gwennie Gardiner (2016, 2017) and Second-Team honoree Maddi Kimball (2015, 2017) and has coached eight other All-NCAC players over his first five years
Teams have been honored for academic excellence by the USC (NSCAA) each year of Palmer's tenure
Helped 2015 graduate Kate Frost set the school record for shutouts in a season (5) and career (12). She also earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors in 2013
His 2013 Yeowomen team was also one of 26 teams in the country to earn the Nation Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Gold Award for Ethics and Sportsmanship. Oberlin totaled 1,637 minutes on the pitch without receiving a red or yellow card
Came to Oberlin after a successful nine-year tenure as the head men's soccer coach at nearby Case Western Reserve University where he compiled a record of 87-65-16 while leading the Spartans to two University Athletic Association Championships and two NCAA Tournament appearances
Two-time UAA Coach of the Year, Palmer's teams were ranked in the nation's top-20 three times, including as high as second in 2007. During his time with the Spartans, he also mentored numerous All-Americans and Scholar-All Americans.
Served as the head men's soccer coach at Hiram for two season (2002-03).  Previously, he worked as the head women's soccer coach at William Woods University in Fulton, Missouri, from 1996-01 - compiling a 70-47-6 record - before also taking over its inaugural men's program from 1997 to 2001. 
A 1981 graduate of North Central College (Illinois), Palmer got his start in coaching at his alma mater where he served as the head men's coach from 1984 until 1989. He also earned a master's degree from Northeastern Illinois University in 1989

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.

Amy Apostol

Assistant Coach

Massachusetts Institute of Tech

Division 3

2017: NEWISA All-Region Third Team NEWMAC All-Conference First Team NEWMAC Academic All-Conference NEWMAC Womens Soccer Offensive Athlete of the Week (10/16)  appeared in 23 games and made 21 starts as a junior registered a career-high nine goals and 23 points as well as five assists four of her goals were game winners which came at Roger Williams (9/12), against Tufts (9/26), at Wellesley (10/10) and at Coast Guard (10/14) ranked fourth in the NEWMAC in game winning goals, fifth in goals and points and sixth in assists  scored both goals in a 2-1 win over Tufts and tallied a season-high five shots in a 2-1 in at Clark (9/29) registered an assist in the NEWMAC title game against Springfield (11/5) was part of a team that had its best season in program history (20-2-1), reached the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 for the first time since 2012, won the NEWMAC Championship for the first time since 2011 and registered its highest national ranking of No. 12 in the United Soccer Division III poll  [[SEASON STATS](https://www.mitathletics.com/sports/w-soccer/2017-18/players/amyapostol2u4e)] 

2016: NEWMAC Offensive Player of the Week (10/31) played and started in 23 games as a sophomore registered a career high seven goals, six assists and 20 points ranked second on the team in goals, second in assists and second in points ranked fourth in the NEWMAC in goals, fifth in assists and fifth in points tallied one game winning goal, which came in a 2-0 victory over Mount Holyoke (10/1) also scored goals against Worcester State (9/6), Emmanuel (9/8), Salem State (9/20), Smith (10/15), Emerson (10/25) and Coast Guard (10/29) had four games where she scored a goal and registered an assist took a season-high seven shots against Wellesley College (11/1) in the NEWMAC Quarterfinal game notched at least one shot in 19 of 23 games played as a sophomore aided MIT womens soccer to its best season in program history (17-6-1), to its fifth straight NEWMAC Regular Season Championship and its sixth appearance in the NCAA Tournament ... [[SEASON STATS](https://www.mitathletics.com/sports/w-soccer/2016-17/players/amyapostolbjil)]

2015: Appeared in 15 games (11 starts) as a freshman ... scored five goals and dished out two assists for 12 points ... ranked third on the team in goals ... registered her first career goal in a 4-2 win at Emmanuel (9/3) ... scored a career-high two goals in NEWMAC semifinals against Springfield (11/7) ... [[SEASON STATS](https://www.mitathletics.com/sports/w-soccer/2015-16/players/amyapostolqr58)]

Off the Field at MIT:  Majoring in computer science with a concentration in Spanish Software Developer Intern at IBM Research Assistant at the Grodzinsky Lab (MIT Center for Biomedical Engineering) and the MIT Biomimetrics Robotics Lab ... Community Service Deputy of Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority.

High School: A 2015 graduate of Archbishop Mitty High School four-time varsity letterwinner in soccer First Team All-League First Team All-Central Coast Section First Team All-Central Coast Section Senior of the Year Central Coast Section Leading Scorer for 2014-2015 Varsity Womens Soccer teams three time West Catholic Athletic League Champion three time Central Coast Section Division II Champion Tri-Valley Classic Tournament winner Regents Outstanding Female Student National Honor Society California Scholarship Federation Archbishop Mitty High School Womens Soccer Scholar-Athlete Drum Major of Archbishop Mitty High School Marching Band Principals Honor Roll also played field hockey and softball.

Club: De Anza Force Soccer Club ECNL 2013 Elite Clubs National League National Champions (North American League).

Mallory Sayre

Assistant Coach

Oglethorpe

Division 3

Mallory Sayre has been a member of the Oglethorpe women's soccer coaching staff since 2016. 

She undertook here playing career at the NCAA Division II University of North Georgia in Dahlonega. While there, she was a four-year starter at goalkeeper for the Nighthawks. She finished her career as the all-time North Georgia and Peach Belt Conference leader in shutouts by a goalkeeper. She was also named one of the top 30 all-time best players in the history of the program. 

Sayre has attained a Level 1 diploma as a goalkeeping coach from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). She also holds a Level E coaching license from the organization. 

She graduated from North Georgia in 2016 with a degree in physical education and earned her master's degree in physical education from the same institution in May.

Rachel Hines

Assistant Women's Soccer Coach

Piedmont

Division 3

Piedmont College Women's Soccer Assistant Coach

U.S. Soccer "D" License

United Soccer Coaches Advanced National Diploma

2018 DIII NCAA Tournament, First Round

2018 USA South Conference Champions


Played striker at the University of Washington; NCAA Sweet Sixteen Participant 2014

Rob Seaton

Assistant Coach

Lander

Division 2

Rob Seaton enters his fourth season as a grad assistant for the men's soccer program. Seaton joined the coaching staff in the fall of 2016 after playing for the Bearcats from 2012-15.

During his playing career, Seaton served as a captain for the 2015 team that advanced to the NCAA Tournament. The Bearcats began the season 9-0, the second-best start in program history. Seaton is also credited with the first ever goal scored for Lander under current head coach Lee Squires. 

As a freshman, Seaton started 16 games for the 2012 team that won the Peach Belt Conference regular season title. In four years as a Bearcat, he appeared in 64 matches, netting 12 goals.

Seaton has also served as an assistant coach for the Greenwood High men's soccer team for the past three seasons, helping guide the program to two region championships. 

Kerry Edwards

Coach

North Alabama

Division 1

Kerry Edwards has returned to the University of North Alabama women's soccer staff as a  assistant coach.

The McKinney, Texas native will work with the UNA goalkeepers.

Edwards spent the 2016 season at UNA where the goalkeepers posted a 1.28 goals against average that ranked sixth in the Gulf South Conference.

The year prior, Edwards started her coaching collegiate career at Southwest Oklahoma State. The Bulldogs posted 11 shutouts as a team and a 1.19 GAA, while going 13-6-1 overall and 8-3-1 in the Great American Conference, good for third in the league standings.

SWOSU's goals against average ranked second in the GAC, and the 11 clean sheets were tied for first.

Prior to joining the staff at Southwest Oklahoma State, she spent the spring of 2015 as a volunteer assistant at McKinney North High School in McKinney, Texas.

Edwards was a highly-decorated player at Dallas Baptist, where she led DBU to three NCAA Tournament appearances, including a Sweet 16 appearance in 2011. She finished her career second in the Division II record books with 51 career shutouts, and third with over 8,018 minutes in goal.

She was named all-Heartland Conference and all-South Central Region in each of her four seasons, and was a two-time NCCAA All-American as well.
  

Justin Gilfert

Assistant Coach

Pfeiffer

Division 2

Justin Gilfert joined the Falcon women's soccer program as an assistant coach in April of 2019

An all-star player at Hinsdale Central School, Gilfert played in Lloret de Mar, Spain during his senior year with NY Select before graduating to Finger Lakes Community College where he suited up during his freshman season.

He then transferred to Hilbert College where he graduated in December of 2016 after playing for the Hawks the three seasons.

At Hilbert, he was part of a team that reached the quarterfinals of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Championship twice.

After graduation, he signed with Chivas USA U23 Academy, who operated as an MLS from 2004-2014 in Bradenton, Florida. Gilfert also had multiple professional trials across Europe.


Coaching Experience:
St. Bonaventure University 2007-2018

Part of a rebuilding program that made the Atlantic 10 playoffs for the first time since 2010

8-9-2 overall record

Had players named National Player of the Week

National team player for Hong Kong and he also signed to play professionally in Spain


Greensboro College  2018-2019
Helped coach Greensboro to an undefeated regular season that saw them win the regular season title for the first time in 15 years.

17-1 record (Most wins in school history).

Helped develop Greensboros first ever national team player who currently plays for the Puerto Rican national team and will be signing with Puerto Rico Sol upon graduation.

Julia Kantror

Florida Institute of Tech

Division 2

Julia Kantor is entering her first season as assistant coach for the Florida Tech women's soccer team. She was a former member of both the Panthers women's soccer and lacrosse team during her undergraduate years.

After graduating from Florida Tech, Kantor was the assistant coach and goalie coach at D-III Washington College where she helped take the Shorewomen from a 5-10-1 record in her first season to 8-6-1, last fall. This was spearheaded by a defensive turnaround that saw the goals against average drop more than an entire goal per game (2.22 in 2016 to 1.12 in 2018).
 
Julia also served in coaching roles for various club teams and camps since her departure from Florida Tech with the highlight being the head coach for the Bayshore Soccer Club's U-15 Girl's team.
 
Kantor playing career was just as successful as her young coaching career has been. She was a three-year starter for the Panthers and amassed 28-17-5 record with 26 shutouts. 
 
Many accolades were bestowed upon Kantor during her playing career as she was twice named second team All-SSC (2013, 2015), second team D2CCA All-South Region (2015) and third team NSCAA NCAA Division II All-South Region (2015). She also had the chance to play for the NWSL's Orlando Pride in the spring of 2016.
 
Julia also played two seasons for the Florida Tech's women's lacrosse program.
 
Kantor graduated from Eastern Florida State College in 2013 with an associate's degree in Psychology and followed that in 2016 with a B.A. in Sports Psychology from Florida Tech. She is currently pursuing an M.A. in Athletic Administration from Endicott College.

Shaun Soderling

Alderson-Broaddus

Division 2

Coach Soderling works as an assistant coach at Alderson Broaddus University. In his time as an assistant there, the staff has overseen a complete turnaround that led to the Battlers winning the 2016 GMAC Championship.  

Brock Vaughn

Assistant Coach

South Carolina-Beaufort

NAIA

I have several seasons of coaching experience at all levels and ages. These include junior academy head trainer, U13's, U14's, U18's and U17's at Aiken Futbol Club and the coach at Fox Creek highschool for 2 seasons and am now the Student assistant at USCB.  

Neil Cockburn

Assistant Coach

Webber Int'l

NAIA

Head Coach Neil Cockburn is entering his ninth season as the Warriors Head Mens Soccer Coach. He is originally from Edinburgh, Scotland, currently resides in Winter Haven, Florida. 
 
Coach Cockburn served as an Apprentice of East Sterling under Coach Hugh McCann, a Third Division Professional Team. While in the U.S he has gained his Premier Diploma and Director of Coaching with the NSCAA and currently received his B License with the USSF. Coach Cockburn was awarded the Coach of the Year award by his conference in 2013. His collegiate playing experience was at Iowa Central Community College and at Cardinal Stritch University.
 
Coach Cockburn has over 12 years of coaching experience, he began his career as the Assistant Mens and Womens Soccer Coach at Iowa Central Community College in 2001-2002. In 2005-2007 he was the Graduate Assistant Mens Soccer Coach at Siena Heights University where he graduated with a Masters in Organization Leadership, during his time at Siena Heights he served under Bobby Clark as a Camp Instructor at the University of Notre Dame. After graduating he was a High School Teacher and head womens soccer coach at Cape Coral High School in 2007-2008.

Tim Marchisotto

Assistant Coach

Benedictine Mesa

NAIA

Head Coach Tim Marchisotto, joined the men's soccer staff as Associate Head coach for the inaugural season beginning in 2016 before transitioning to the NAIA in 2017. He became Head Coach for the men's program in 2020 and Head Coach for the women's rogram in 2018. He successfully led the mens program to the California Pacific Conference playoffs in their first three years in NAIA play and women in their second year.

He currently manages the Phoenix Lights Football Club that fields mens and womens teams. Additionally, Coach Marchisotto serves as a coach for Arizona's Olympic Development Program.

Marchisotto served as the General Manager and Coach for Sporting AZ FC, a member of the United Premier Soccer League, where he led them to a Conference Championship in 2017 & 2018, along with a spot in the UPSL National Championship game and 3rd round of US Open Cup. 

Marchisotto was as an assistant coach at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Ariz.) until 2015. He helped the Eagles to a 12-5-1 overall record and a 9-2 record in the California Pacific Conference and to the Championship game. The Eagles returned to the conference playoffs again the following year.

Marchisotto was a long time assistant mens and womens coach at Grand Canyon University during the 2000s and started his college coaching on the east coast at Bowdoin College and Stevens Institute of Technology.

Eric Gentilello

Assistant Coach

Berry

Division 3

Gentilello joined Lorenzo Canalis' staff as an assistant coach prior to the 2000 season.
Gentilello came to Berry from Marietta, Ga., where he graduated from Pope High School in 1994. He played soccer at Berry from 1997-1999, capping off his junior and senior seasons by earning a place on the All-TranSouth Athletic Conference team. He was the Berry captain in 1999, playing as a graduate student. In 1998, Gentilello earned his bachelor of science degree in health and physical education, and he earned his master's degree in secondary education in 2001. Prior to playing for the Vikings, Gentilello played club soccer for United Quest in Marietta, Ga., winning the state championship in 1993 and 1994. He also represented Georgia in the Southeast regional tournament in those same years. A solid defender with a wealth of college playing experience, Gentilello holds a USSF National "B" coaching license. Gentilello is involved in all phases of the Berry women's program, including the training process, recruiting and game coaching.

Andrea Bigler

Assistant Coach

Anderson (SC)

Division 2

Andrea Bigler (Bigs) was named as an assistant coach for the Trojans in early July 2018. Prior to joining Jacobs staff, Bigler was the Director of Operations and Player Development at Vanderbilt University. Prior to that two season stint, Bigler was an assistant coach at Taylor University for the 2015-16 season. Bigler graduated from the University of Toledo in 2010 with a degree in exercise science and a concentration in kinesiotherapy. Following her undergraduate work, Bigler earned a master's degree in biomedical science human donation science from the University of Toledo's Medical Center in 2012. While at Toledo, Bigler was a two-year member of the varsity women's soccer team and was part of the 2006 team that finished as Mid-American Conference Champions. Bigler joins the Black and Gold having already gained much success as a soccer coach. During her time as the head coach for the Ottawa Hills High School girl's varsity soccer team, Bigler led the team to consecutive Northwest Ohio High School Soccer League Championships in 2012 and 2013, and was named the league's Girls Varsity Coach of the Year in both of those seasons. The Canton, Ohio native has also gained valuable coaching experience with Canton United Soccer Club, The Pacesetter Soccer Club and Maumee Express Soccer Club. Bigler is certified as a U.S. Soccer D Licensed Coach, holds an NSCAA Goalkeeper Level 1 diploma, participated in True North Sports' Assistant Coach Immersion Program, holds a certification in Fundamentals of Coaching and a registered Kinesiotherapist by The American Board for Registration of Kinesiotherapists.

Courtney Morgan

Head coach

Georgia Military

Junior College

Coach Courtney Morgan has just finished up her 5th season as the Head Coach for the Women's Soccer program.  Prior to becoming head coach, Coach Morgan was the asssitant coach to the GMC Men's and Women's Soccer teams the previous 3 seasons.

Before coming to GMC, Coach Morgan spent two years coaching at Heritage High School in Conyers, Georgia.  She was also an intern assistant at Emmanuel College while she was earning her degree in Kinesiology.

Coach Morgan grew up playing soccer and was able to earn an athletic scholarship to play at Emmanuel College.  While playing at Emmanuel College, she earned All-Region honors.  She has also coached for many club teams including Rockdale Youth Soccer (RYSA), Macon Soccer Club (MSC) and Madison Youth Soccer (MAYSA).  She currently holds a United States Soccer Federation (USSF D) coaching license.