As we close out 2022, we need a new thread for 2023.
Mark Batman, women's coach at Ohio Northern, is headed up I-75 to Toledo. Batman was at ONU for 19 seasons and posted a 253-91-40 record. Moving from D3 to D1 is never easy for a head coach but he looks like a good hire for the Rockets.
https://www.onusports.com/sports/wsoc/2022-23/releases/20221219hkawrx
The ONU opening should attract a lot of interest. It's a good school with good facilities and there is a good base of talent throughout Ohio, Michigan, and around the Midwest. Ada, Ohio is a pretty small town that is seemingly in the middle of nowhere but there is easy access to nearby areas.
Rutgers-Newark hires Nate Guagliardi from D2 Caldwell University. Seemed to have some decent success there.
https://rutgersnewarkathletics.com/news/2023/1/30/rutgers-university-newark-announces-nate-guagliardi-as-head-womens-soccer-coach.aspx
Dan (now Danny?) Blank, formerly of Widener (and others), to TCNJ.
https://tcnjathletics.com/news/2023/2/23/danny-blank-named-womens-soccer-head-coach.aspx
UW-Platteville promotes Eliza Denmeade:
https://letsgopioneers.com/sports/wsoc/2022-23/releases/20230317gj7h0s
Carly Gettler from New England to Randolph-Macon: https://www.rmcathletics.com/sports/wsoc/2022-23/releases/20230228eor2yo
Kathy Prescott hired at Muhlenberg: https://muhlenbergsports.com/news/2023/4/13/kathy-prescott-named-womens-soccer-coach.aspx
Dan Dubois moves from Northland to Washington & Jefferson:
https://gopresidents.com/news/2023/4/20/womens-soccer-w-j-announces-dan-dubois-as-head-coach-of-womens-soccer-program.aspx
Denison University: Sarah Brink replaced Gail Murphy (head coach for 26 seasons) as head coach. Brink was an assistant at Trinity College (Hartford).
https://denisonbigred.com/news/2023/4/3/womens-soccer-sarah-brink-named-denison-head-womens-soccer-coach.aspx
Unannounced but Travis Blair new HC at Pratt:
https://goprattgo.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/coaches/travis-blair/155
AJ Stueck hired at University of New England
https://athletics.une.edu/news/2023/5/18/w-soccer-stueck-named-head-womens-soccer-coach-at-the-university-of-new-england.aspx
Reece Scragg hired at Eureka College
https://www.eurekareddevils.com/sports/wsoc/2023-24/releases/20230516o6174m
Bryn Mawr hires Claire Scanlan, assistant from Temple:
https://gobrynmawr.com/news/2023/5/19/bryn-mawr-announces-claire-scanlan-as-head-soccer-coach.aspx
Adrian hires Nathan Kronewetter from Bryant (I think? Interesting background laid out in the bio here):
https://adrianbulldogs.com/news/2023/5/23/nathan-kronewetter-named-head-coach-of-adrian-college-womens-soccer.aspx
Northland promote Aaron Blanchard to HC:
https://northlandcollegesports.com/news/2023/5/4/blanchard-named-head-womens-soccer-coach.aspx
Alverno College hires Corey Thompson:
https://athletics.alverno.edu/news/2023/5/31/alverno-college-hires-corey-thompson-as-head-womens-soccer-coach.aspx
Peter Coughlan hired at Manhattanville
https://govaliants.com/news/2023/7/1/peter-coughlan-announced-as-head-coach-of-manhattanville-womens-soccer.aspx
Damian Macias hired at Shreiner.
https://schreinermountaineers.com/general/2022-23/releases/20230630nh0zcj
I didn't see this discussed anywhere, but it seems like more than a mere coaching change, with the head coach at Geneva College fired for pro-LGBTQ posts on her instagram page and her assistant coach resigning in protest
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2023/07/14/geneva-college-women-soccer-coach-lgbtq-post-kelsey-morrison/stories/202307130142
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2023/07/13/christian-college-coach-fired-pro-lgbtq-instagram?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=c5c040f205-DNU_2021_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-c5c040f205-236817738&mc_cid=c5c040f205&mc_eid=7b50d09475
Former Geneva coach Kelsey Morrison has luckily found a new gig quickly at SUNY Potsdam:
https://potsdambears.com/news/2023/7/19/Morrison_ws0071923.aspx
Quote from: Lonestar418 on July 19, 2023, 10:30:02 PM
Former Geneva coach Kelsey Morrison has luckily found a new gig quickly at SUNY Potsdam:
https://potsdambears.com/news/2023/7/19/Morrison_ws0071923.aspx
Very nice to see! Congrats to Coach Morrison at finding a place where you are wanted.
Scott Waddell returns to NYU as Head coach:
https://gonyuathletics.com/news/2023/7/25/nyu-hires-new-womens-head-soccer-coach.aspx
Out of curiosity, I looked at the 21 D3 women's soccer head coaching changes I found for this year. The breakdown was 11 female and 10 male coaches replaced by 8 female and 13 male coaches, for a net loss of 3 women. Obviously a small sample size, and as Lauren Fleshman has eloquently pointed out (in her book "Good for a Girl" and on podcasts), there are good and bad coaches of both genders, but given the recent attention--and tension in some places--around the topic, I was a little surprised. An analysis of assistant jobs is beyond my capacity, but I do have the sense that the majority of those jobs are going to women, so one might expect head coaching ratios to shift (but I've been expecting that for some time). As Isaac Newton said, hypotheses non fingo.
Albright hires Kyle Martyn from Ukranians (apparently he will stay with the Ukies):
https://albrightathletics.com/news/2023/8/1/womens-soccer-albright-tabs-kyle-martyn-as-next-head-womens-soccer-coach.aspx
Defiance hires Isabelle Danner:
https://www.defianceathletics.com/sports/wsoc/2023-24/releases/20230726nmoo83
No announcement for it but at Geneva the men's coach is listed as the interim head women's coach. Not sure if they're waiting until after the season for a full search or what. I don't recall ever seeing a job posting for it, but I also wasn't looking for one.
https://athletics.geneva.edu/staff-directory
Pitt-Bradford hires Lorenzo Rodriguez:
https://athletics.pittbradford.org/sports/wsoc/2023-24/releases/Rodriguez_Hire