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'Invasion' barges, subsea cable cutters and surprise naval drills

In the space of just five weeks, China held live-fire drills on the doorsteps of Australia, Taiwan and Vietnam. It tested new landing barges on ships that could facilitate an amphibious assault on Taiwan. And it unveiled deep-sea cable cutters with the ability to switch off another country’s internet access – a tool no other […]

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'Invasion' barges, subsea cable cutters and surprise naval drills

In the space of just five weeks, China held live-fire drills on the doorsteps of Australia, Taiwan and Vietnam. It tested new landing barges on ships that could facilitate an amphibious assault on Taiwan. And it unveiled deep-sea cable cutters with the ability to switch off another country’s internet access – a tool no other nation admits to having.

China has been flexing its maritime muscle in the Indo-Pacific to send a message of supremacy to its regional neighbours, experts say. But it’s also testing the thinking of a bigger rival further afield: Donald Trump.

Since Trump took office in January, he and his cabinet members have focused their China strategy on tariffs and have launched an escalating trade war with Beijing. They had been largely silent on China’s growing acts of aggression in the Indo-Pacific’s seas.

That’s starting to change.

On April 1, the US state department condemned Beijing’s “aggressive military activities and rhetoric” in relation to unannounced military drills in the Taiwan Strait, which have become bigger in scale in recent months and are increasingly resembling actual invasion. That came on the heels of a visit to the region by US defence secretary Pete Hegseth, where he assured Japan and the Philippines that America would continue to defend them against China. He clarified the US had not changed its status quo stance on Taiwan, and the Pentagon reiterated China remained the US’ biggest threat.

Donald Trump with secretary of state Marco Rubio, left, and defence secretary Pete Hegseth, right.View image in fullscreen

But the US’s Indo-Pacific allies will want to hear those assurances from Trump, who has not shown his cards on issues like Taiwan. When asked by a journalist in February for his stance, Trump refused to be drawn and has said nothing on Taiwan since. He’s not afraid to diverge from his senior advisers, and his haphazard approach to Ukraine ceasefire talks – and tariffs – gives little confidence the president has a consistent, long-term strategy on any given global affair.

“The Chinese are watching what’s happening with the Trump administration and seeing how far they can push things,” said Malcolm Davis, a senior analyst with the Australian Strategic Policy Institute.

And in their testing of Trump, the seas around China are likely to become more restive, Davis said, adding that China will keep ratcheting up its drills in the Taiwan Strait and target countries with which it has territorial disputes, including the Philippines and Japan.

“China will be more willing to impose the risk of casualties on the Philippines through ramming ships and so forth. It might go from using water cannon to something a bit more aggressive,” Davis said. “The goal is to intimidate Manila into accepting China’s interests.”

How heavily involved the US military should get in the Indo-Pacific and how far the US should go to protect Taiwan from China are issues that have divided Trump’s most senior officials, according to a former state department staffer who worked in Trump’s initial weeks in office.

“There are definitely different competing camps that you could liken to a royal court, all competing for the last word and influence with Trump,” the former staffer said. “There is definitely a split over Taiwan policy between traditional NatSec folks like (Marco) Rubio and (Mike) Waltz versus Maga folks.”

But which side Trump is on isn’t clear.

Sam Roggeveen, director of the Lowy Institute’s international security program, said it was known that a faction of the Trump administration wanted to turn away from Europe. “But it’s not at all clear that he agrees with the second part of it – doing more in Asia,” he said.

What is clear from Trump’s posture in Ukraine talks is that he is open to putting deals on trade and major geopolitical issues on the same table. He also has a tendency to change his stance on a subject in a matter of days.

Beijing will be watching to see how Trump sways. If Russia’s Vladimir Putin can strike a grand bargain with Trump by using economic incentives in exchange for Ukrainian land, Beijing may look to do the same with Taiwan.

And that’s causing anxiety among the US’s closest allies in the Indo-Pacific, said Jenny Schuch-Page, managing principal in energy and sustainability with the Washington-based Asia Group. “Even the prospect for a ‘grand bargain’ with China will make countries in South-east Asia wary about how they will fare,” she said.

A spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in Washington, Liu Pengyu, did not comment on whether Beijing was looking for such a deal, but he said China “deplores” the US’ criticisms of its drills near Taiwan, calling them “a mischaracterisation of the facts and truth and an interference in China’s internal affairs.”

What Trump is likely to focus on is staying competitive with China, which is ahead in areas including artificial intelligence, robotics, electric vehicles and 6G internet.

The lack of a long-term China strategy is problematic, according to Danny Russel, a former US diplomat and vice-president of international security and diplomacy with the Asia Society Policy Institute in Washington.

He points to mass firings in the country’s intelligence services, which included laying off dedicated China researchers from the CIA, as a dangerous move in terms of security and the US’s bargaining position in trade talks.

China will probably try to recruit those laid off for its own intelligence gathering on the US, he said. A Reuters report suggests it already is.

“We’re blinding ourselves at a moment when the national security and economic interests of the United States and our allies call for clarity,” Russel said.

The defunding of Radio Free Asia – a sister organisation of Voice of America – is another own-goal, Russel said, cutting off a valuable source of information from China and other countries that are difficult to report from, like North Korea.

“It’s a kind of unilateral disarmament in the information space at a time when China, Russia, and North Korea are ramping up,” Russel said of the cuts. “Why are we voluntarily giving up our best tools of competition? There’s a big difference between belt-tightening and self-sabotage.”

That may become a security concern for countries like Australia, which has a long tradition of sharing intelligence back and forth with the US. China is likely to ramp up its missions in international waters near Australia, Davis and Roggenveen said, so a reliable flow of information on China is crucial.

A Chinese research vessel making a loop around Australia is a case in point. The Tan Suo Yi Hao has been cruising international waters off Australia’s southern and western coasts for two weeks surveying subsea communication cables – critical infrastructure that allows Australians to send everything from emails to military secrets.

“I’d prefer it wasn’t there,” is about as much as Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese could say when asked by journalists for his thoughts.

Without a strong signal on the region from Trump, there could be more Chinese ships to come.

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Yale Athletics The eight members of the Yale men’s soccer class of 2025 started their collegiate careers with a bang and reached heights that no prior Bulldog class had seen before. In October 2021, a young Yale squad earned a 1-1 tie against the No. 3 ranked University of New Hampshire Wildcats, putting the college […]

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The eight members of the Yale men’s soccer class of 2025 started their collegiate careers with a bang and reached heights that no prior Bulldog class had seen before.

In October 2021, a young Yale squad earned a 1-1 tie against the No. 3 ranked University of New Hampshire Wildcats, putting the college soccer world on notice. That year, TJ Presthus ’25, a first-year Yale defender, already earned an All-Ivy honorable mention. The following season, Yale once again came to play, securing a 2-1 road victory over No. 10 ranked University of West Virginia.

The next fall, in 2023, the team hit double digit wins and won the first-ever Ivy League Tournament Championship. The Bulldogs then defeated Bryant University in the opening game of their first NCAA Tournament. Presthus was named Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year in 2023, and Chris Edwards ’25 earned All-Ivy status both that year and in 2024.

“These seniors were inspirational both on and off the field,” midfielder Andrew Seidman ’26 said. “On the field, they were a key component for one of the most successful periods in Yale men’s soccer history, and off the field they were role models for all of us to follow.”

After the 2024 campaign, the senior class was honored with multiple awards. Jamie Orson ’25 took home the Jack Marshall Award for the member of the team who demonstrated the qualities of team spirit, loyalty and dedication. Quanah Brayboy ’25 and Edwards won the Walter Leeman Trophy for “sportsmanship and team play.” Presthus was recognized as the team’s most valuable player.


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Millsaps Names Luke Schwarz as Head Women's Soccer Coach

Chris Lawrence | Millsaps College Director of Sports InformationJACKSON, Miss.(NWCC Athletics)– A proven, talented coaching mind and leader on the field in Luke Schwarz has been named the Millsaps College head women’s soccer coach, the Millsaps College Department of Athletics announced on Thursday. Schwarz takes over the program after leading and assisting at NCAA Division II, Club, high school and […]

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Chris Lawrence | Millsaps College Director of Sports Information
JACKSON, Miss.(NWCC Athletics)– A proven, talented coaching mind and leader on the field in Luke Schwarz has been named the Millsaps College head women’s soccer coach, the Millsaps College Department of Athletics announced on Thursday.

Schwarz takes over the program after leading and assisting at NCAA Division II, Club, high school and middle school levels. He also was a team captain and MVP at a DIII college and played several seasons professionally.

He most recently was the assistant women’s soccer coach at Spring Hill College, a DII program in Mobile, Ala., the previous three seasons.

Schwarz helped SHC earn its first-ever conference tournament appearance during the team’s NCAA era. He helped greatly improve the team (0-17) prior to his arrival and saw the Badgers finish 7-8-3 last season.

He helped recruit and retain several domestic and international student-athletes – many of which earned individual awards and honors.

During this time, Schwarz also helmed the local Union 10 FC as head girl’s soccer coach (2008 and 2013/2014 teams). His U-17 team were State Cup Champions in 2024, while his U-16 squad were State Cup Finalists in 2023.

Schwarz also made two stints in the prep ranks to begin his coaching rise. From 2018 through 2022, he was the assistant varsity soccer coach for both the boy’s and girl’s teams at the Out-of-Door Academy in Sarasota, Fla. There he helped lead the boy’s team to the district finals. Before taking his first assistant coach role at Out-of-Door with the girl’s program, Schwarz was also the head coach of the middle school girl’s soccer team at the academy.

He also assisted the boy’s varsity team at Lakewood Ranch High School from Oct. 2020 to Feb. 2021.

In addition to his coaching experience, Schwarz made several stops as a professional and collegiate soccer player. He played four seasons at the University of Dallas (2014-17) where he was team captain for three years and team MVP for two. He was also named All-SCAC three times and made the All-SCAC Tournament Team twice.

He played one season professionally for Bollstanas SK in Sweden (2016), another for FC Cleburne in Texas (USL2 – 2018) and a third for the Orlando SeaWolves indoor team (MASL – 2019). He made others stops along the way, including from Nov. 2019 through July 2021 with Sarasota Metropolis (USL2 and UPSL). He captained Metropolis to a Division Championship and the UPSL Round of 32 in 2021.

Schwarz earned his Bachelor of Arts in business administration from the University of Dallas in 2018. Additionally, he holds a United States Soccer Federation (USSF) D License.

LUKE SCHWARZ COACHING FILE

School Seasons Title
Millsaps Present Head Women’s Soccer Coach
Spring Hill College 2022-25 Assistant Women’s Soccer Coach
Union 10 FC 2022-24 Head Girl’s Soccer Coach
Out-of-Door Academy 2018-22 Assistant Boy’s and Girl’s Varsity Soccer Coach
    Head Girl’s Middle School Soccer Coach
Lakewood Ranch HS 2020-21 Assistant Boy’s Varsity Soccer Coach

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Benjamin Houlihan named recipient of Dr. Richard Wittmann Award

Each academic year, the Benedictine Men’s Soccer program names a recipient of the Dr. Richard Wittmann Award. This year’s recipient is senior Benjamin Houlihan. The award is named after one of the founding fathers of Benedictine Soccer. Dr. Wittmann. Wittmann served as the first men’s soccer club coach from 1959-1962 before the program became an […]

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Benjamin Houlihan named recipient of Dr. Richard Wittmann Award

Each academic year, the Benedictine Men’s Soccer program names a recipient of the Dr. Richard Wittmann Award. This year’s recipient is senior Benjamin Houlihan.

The award is named after one of the founding fathers of Benedictine Soccer. Dr. Wittmann. Wittmann served as the first men’s soccer club coach from 1959-1962 before the program became an intercollegiate sport in 1963.

Houlihan, a defender and Mechanical Engineering major, will graduate on Saturday and plans to attend the Seminary after graduation. He has earned this year’s Wittmann Award based on criteria established by the men’s soccer program, encompassing the program’s and Benedictine’s core values.

“Ben has showcased tremendous growth with his time on the Men’s Soccer program,” said head coach John Sosa. “Ben joined as a walk-on player in his junior year after focusing on his academics his first two years at Benedictine. 

Through hard work and perseverance, Ben worked his way up the roster. He managed to become an important defender on the field for the program, starting a total of 14 games. 

“Whenever Ben steps on the field, he gives his utmost best effort and always puts the team first,” Coach Sosa said. “Ben has been a great example for his teammates, showing that hard work, dedication, and a positive attitude can lead to huge growth and results.” 

Houlihan has maintained above a 3.0 GPA while balancing engineering, soccer, a strong faith life, and an active social life on campus. Ben always has a smile on his face and is brings others up with his positivity and humor. Each person on the team will tell you that Ben is a wonderful person to be around and has had a positive impact on everyone he meets. Ben exemplifies what it means to be a Benedictine College Men’s Soccer player.

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Preview and Match Day Live

Photo courtesy Pittsburgh Riveters SC USL W-League – Great Forest Division Riveters (0-0-0) vs. Cleveland Force SC (0-0-0) Friday, May 16 | 7 p.m. | Highmark StadiumTV: SportsNet Pittsburgh+  |   Streaming: SportsEngine Play Pittsburgh Soccer Now Coverage Team:  Rachael Palmer (reporting / social media updates), Ed Thompson (photography) Match Day Updates After much hype and a strong […]

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USL W-League – Great Forest Division

Riveters (0-0-0) vs. Cleveland Force SC (0-0-0)

Friday, May 16 | 7 p.m. | Highmark Stadium
TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh+  |   Streaming: SportsEngine Play

Pittsburgh Soccer Now Coverage Team:  Rachael Palmer (reporting / social media updates), Ed Thompson (photography)

Match Day Updates

After much hype and a strong marketing blitz rarely ever seen for a pre-professional club across the United States soccer landscape, the Pittsburgh Riveters SC finally get to take the field when they face Cleveland Force on Friday night at Highmark Stadium (7 p.m. kickoff).  Pittsburgh Soccer Now’s Rachael Palmer and Ed Thompson will be there to cover the match and all the festivities surrounding it.  Look for updates and more to come here on this thread.

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Riveters are led by Head Coach Scott Gibson — who’s been part of the Hounds Academy for nearly two decades.

The team will face a 10-game slate in the league’s new Great Forest Division.

For Gibson, one of the toughest tasks will be squad selection. The Riveters have depth at every position, both homegrown and nationally recruited, which will be a benefit over the course of a condensed schedule. But for this one-off opening night, Gibson has only a handful of training sessions from which to glean his ideal starting 11.

Tessa Dellarose, the former U.S. U-20 international and 2024 NCAA champion with North Carolina, is one of the few locks for the 11 and will wear the captain’s armband for the team’s historic debut. As the first player announced for the team last fall, the midfielder will be crucial in a pivot role for the Riveters.

“We want to improve and we want to mesh together each game,” the Tar Heels midfielder said. “Most importantly, inaugural season or not, we want to compete and we want to win.”

Coffield stated that coach Scott Gibson has set a priority for the team to build its chemistry quickly. It’s a tough task, with players encompassing more than 20 different colleges.

“I think we’re looking to make an impact,” Former Mars standout and current Indiana University midfielder Piper Coffield explained.

“It’s our first year and Scott mentioned about us gelling and getting to know each other with a quick turnaround. We started training on Monday and have our first game on Friday, but I’m optimistic about this group. We’re looking to win some games and score some goals. I think it’s going to be an exciting season.”

Scouting Cleveland Force

The Riveters’ first opponent is a somewhat familiar one, as the Force is a longtime opponent of teams from the Riverhounds Academy at the youth level.  

Much like Gibson, the Force are led by a Head Coach who has been an instrumental part of the club’s Youth Programs and Girls ECNL Director, Rob Miller.

Now, each club has a proper women’s First Team, and it makes for a fitting start to begin their history with an installment of the classic Pittsburgh/Cleveland rivalry.

The Force could have an advantage of having a core group of players that have been playing together longer.  Last year, they posted 5W-6L-1D record in W-League’s Central Conference Great Lakes Division.

One player to look out for with Cleveland is McKenzie Muir, who has been a key player at Duquesne the past three seasons.  The rising senior scored eight goals total on the Bluff and was among Cleveland’s leading scorers last season, scoring six goals in 10 matches.

A little bit more history…   

Cleveland Force SC were formed in 2018 after a merger of three of Cleveland’s most prestigious Youth Soccer Clubs: CSA Impact, Cleveland United, and Internationals SC, and the club joined W-League in 2023.    More than a dozen youth and senior national team players, more than 40 professional players, and more than 500 collegiate players have come through the Force organization. 

The “Cleveland Force” name has been associated with both a men’s indoor soccer team and a women’s soccer team. The original Cleveland Force was a men’s team in the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) from 1978-1988. 

Unlike Pittsburgh — Cleveland does have a clear path toward having a women’s professional soccer team, as one of the signature franchise in the Women’s Professional Soccer League (WPSL) as one of the founding markets, according to Spectrum News. 

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Riveters Roster / Coaches

No.   Name               Pos.    Height  Age        Hometown (Previous team)

1    Bailey Herfurth GK 6’0” 21 Northport, N.Y. (West Virginia Univ./Tampa Bay United)

2   Kennedy Neighbors M 5’7” 20 Newburgh, Ind. (Indiana University)

3   Sydney Lindeman D 5’8” 21 Murrysville, Pa. (Towson University)

4   Kelsey Salopek D 5’4” 20 Munhall, Pa. (Kent State University)

5   Kate Friday M 5’7” 19 Fox Chapel, Pa. (Xavier University)

6   Emily Kirkpatrick D 5’5” 22 Pittsburgh, Pa. (Towson University)

7   Sabrina Bryan F 5’3” 26 Cecil, Pa. (Hofstra University)

8   Carolina Lucci F 5’4” 26 Monaca, Pa. (Chowan Univ./Swan City SC)

9    Abi Hugh M 5’4” 22 Huntington, W.Va. (N.C. State University)

10  Carola Fontán M 5’2” 20 Les Franqueses del Vallés, Spain (Univ. of Cumberlands)

11   Lucia Wells F 5’4” 20 Pittsburgh, Pa. (University of Pittsburgh)

12   Bella Vozar D 5’1” 19 Pittsburgh, Pa. (American University)

13   Holly Pascoe F     5’4” 26 Christchurch, New Zealand (Point Park University)

14   Tanum Nelson M 5’8” 20 Duxbury, Vt. (Cornell University)

16   Pauline Nelles GK 5’10” 23 Bonn, Germany (Arizona State University)

17   Gina Proviano M 5’6” 22 Pittsburgh, Pa. (Long Island University)

18   Robin Reilly F 5’6” 18 Latrobe, Pa. (West Virginia University)

20    Annamarie Williams M 5’9” 19 Natrona Heights, Pa. (University of Virginia)

21   Ella Bulava D 19 Latrobe, Pa. (University of Maryland)

22   Piper Coffield D 5’8” 19 Mars, Pa. (Indiana University)

23   Gill Stewardson D 5’6” 21 Campbell River, B.C. (Point Park Univ./Harbourside FC)

24   Chloe Kuminkoski D 5’11” 23 Pittsburgh, Pa. (Loyola University, Md.)

25   Ashlyn Basinger  F 5’3” 20 Waynesburg, Pa. (University of Cincinnati)

26   Aris Lamanna GK 5’11” 19 Murrysville, Pa. (Coastal Carolina University)

28    Reagan Casper D 5’5” 20 N. Huntingdon, Pa. (Univ. of Maryland-Baltimore Co.)

29    Jayden Sharpless M 5’7” 21 Pittsburgh, Pa. (Duquesne University)

31    Ava Boyd F 5’7” 19 Pittsburgh, Pa. (University of Pittsburgh)

32  Aleena Ulke D 5’4” 21 Pittsburgh, Pa. (Syracuse University)

33   Lilly Bane F 5’9” 18 Canonsburg, Pa. (Canon-McMillan HS)

34 Tessa Dellarose M 5’5” 21 Grindstone, Pa. (University of North Carolina)

35  Olivia Damico M 5’4” 23 Victor, N.Y. (Penn State University)

37 Ishpreen Marwah F 19 Tampa, Fla. (University of Southern Mississippi)

38 Mackenzie Dupre M 5’8” 21 Upper St. Clair, Pa. (Syracuse University)

39 Sydney Ritter F 5’7” 20 Berlin, N.J. (West Virginia University)

43 Minah Syam M 5’3” 19 Pittsburgh, Pa. (Bowling Green University)






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Alvarez, Ullmark Named To U.S. Soccer Concacaf Championship U

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – University of North Carolina women’s soccer defender Aven Alvarez and midfielder Linda Ullmark have been named to U.S. Soccer’s Concacaf Championship U-20 squad, the organization announced on Friday. The 21 players named to the team will compete in Costa Rica starting on May 30 in a quest for a berth to […]

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – University of North Carolina women’s soccer defender Aven Alvarez and midfielder Linda Ullmark have been named to U.S. Soccer’s Concacaf Championship U-20 squad, the organization announced on Friday. The 21 players named to the team will compete in Costa Rica starting on May 30 in a quest for a berth to the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup.
 
Alvarez, a rising sophomore from New Hill, N.C., was one of three freshmen to appear in all 27 games, starting 13, and appeared in every minute of the College Cup. She helped anchor a back line that limited opponents to 8.0 shots per game and 3.8 shots on goal per game. The group only conceded one goal throughout the NCAA Tournament with zero goals allowed in the College Cup.
 
A Buffalo, N.Y. native, Ullmark was the one of five Tar Heels and the only freshman to start all 27 games last season. She was named to the College Cup All-Tournament Team, TopDrawSoccer’s Freshman Best XI and the ACC All-Freshman Team. Ullmark tallied six goals and five assists on the season, which ranked fourth and second on the team, respectively.
 
The USA will face Guyana on May 30 (1 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. local), Puerto Rico on June 1 (1 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. local) and host Costa Rica on June 3 (4 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. local) in Group A play at the tournament, which will run from May 29-June 8 in Alajuela, Costa Rica. The top four finishers in the tournament will advance to represent the region in Poland in the fall of next year.

Stay up to date with UNC women’s soccer by following the Tar Heels on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
 

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Kate Pearson Chosen to Participate in Women's Coaches Academy by WeCOACH

Story Links GLASSBORO, NJ – Rowan women’s basketball coach Kate Pearson as been named by WeCOACH as a participant in the NCAA Women Coaches Academy (WCA) and the 8th class of NCAA Academy 2.0, set to take place May 18th to 21st, in Denver. Hosted in collaboration with the NCAA, these impactful Academies offer multi-day transformational […]

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Kate Pearson Chosen to Participate in Women's Coaches Academy by WeCOACH

GLASSBORO, NJ – Rowan women’s basketball coach Kate Pearson as been named by WeCOACH as a participant in the NCAA Women Coaches Academy (WCA) and the 8th class of NCAA Academy 2.0, set to take place May 18th to 21st, in Denver.
 
Hosted in collaboration with the NCAA, these impactful Academies offer multi-day transformational experiences focused on leadership development and personal growth for women coaches from all sports and collegiate levels, including both two-year and four-year institutions.  
 
This year, over 100 women coaches will gather in Denver, with 85 coaches participating in the NCAA WCA and 18 advancing through the NCAA Academy 2.0 program. These women represent 24 different sports, including several NCAA emerging sports, and come from a diverse collection of institutions across NCAA Divisions I, II, and III, as well as the NAIA, 3C2A, NJCAA, and NWAC.  
 
In her first season at Rowan, Pearson led the Profs to a 17-9 overall record and the fourth seed in the NJAC Championship.
 
May 19-21 NCAA Women Coaches Academy Class #54 Participants:  
Claire Abele | Butte College – Head Coach, Soccer   
Devan Acosta | Hanover College – Head Coach, Golf  
Lindsay Allman | Florida State University – Associate Head Coach, Volleyball  
Lauryn Andrew | Concordia University-Irvine – Graduate Assistant Coach, Volleyball  
Miranda Armstrong | Pomona-Pitzer Colleges – Associate Head Coach, Soccer  
Sloane Baumgartner | Elmhurst University – Head Coach, Lacrosse  
Emily Bitka | Daemen University – Head Coach, Lacrosse  
Jenn Blomme | Whitman College – Head Coach, Swimming  
Eileen Bringman | Cornell University – Associate Head Coach, Swimming & Diving  
Laura Broderick | Yale University – Assistant Coach, Cross Country, Track & Field  
Jasmine Brown | Oberlin College – Head Coach, Volleyball  
Lynnzee Brown | Pennsylvania State University – Assistant Coach, Gymnastics  
Daiysa Burrell | Norfolk State University – Assistant Coach, XC, Track & Field  
Kendra Bush | Rochester Institute of Technology – Assistant Coach, XC, Track & Field  
Karen Byers | Seattle Pacific University – Head Coach, Basketball  
Jasmine Chambers | South Carolina State University – Assistant Coach, Volleyball  
Erin Chrissobolis | Ohio Northern University – Assistant Coach, Swimming & Diving  
Adeline Chung-Feder | Wagner College – Assistant Coach, Fencing  
Shannon Coughlin | UW Green Bay – Assistant Coach, Volleyball  
Alexandria Courtney | Minot State University – Head Coach, Volleyball  
Vinsetta Covington | Kentucky State University – Assistant Coach, Basketball  
Chloe Curtis | Loyola Marymount University – Head Coach, XC, Track & Field  
Jeanne Czipri | Central College (Iowa) – Head Coach, Volleyball  
Jessica Darmelio | Carmel High School – Head Coach, Basketball  
Arla Davis | McDaniel College – Assistant Coach, Field Hockey  
Melissa DeVore | Coker University – Head Coach, Basketball  
Amy Donovan | University of Alaska Fairbanks – Head Coach, Basketball  
Kaycie Dunkerley | Lewis & Clark College – Assistant Coach, Basketball  
Maisie Elston | Mount St. Joseph University – Head Coach, Basketball  
Catherine Ely | Bryn Mawr College – Head Coach, Crew  
Uloma Enyogasi | Lynn University – Assistant Coach, Basketball  
Alyxx Estrada | Regis University – Assistant Coach, Softball  
Amanda Evans | New Mexico Highlands University – Head Coach, Soccer  
Hillary Fitts | Hofstra University – Head Coach, Field Hockey  
Allison Fordyce | Susquehanna University – Head Coach, Field Hockey  
Marissa Fortuna | St. Lawrence University – Graduate Assistant Coach, Soccer  
Lindsey Garcia | Occidental College – Head Coach, Water Polo  
Mahogany Green | Hamilton College – Head Coach, Basketball  
Katie Guns | St. Norbert College – Head Coach, Soccer  
Elyssa Hawkins | Biola University – Assistant Coach, Water Polo  
Madison Heck | Virginia Wesleyan University – Head Coach, Lacrosse  
Shirlynn Hight | Talladega College – Head Coach, Acrobatics & Tumbling  
Gabrielle Holko | Susquehanna University – Head Coach, Basketball  
Katie Horton | Florida State University – Director of Operations, Beach Volleyball  
Cornysia Island | University of Arkansas – Pine Bluff – Assistant Coach, Volleyball  
Kellis Johnson | Dominican University – Assistant Coach, Soccer  
Jenna Kalwa | University of Saint Joseph – Head Coach, Soccer  
Maile’ana Kanewa-Hermelyn | University of Michigan – Assistant Coach, Gymnastics  
Brehan Kelley | PennWest Clarion – Head Coach, Swimming  
Abigail Kemble | Eastern University – Head Coach, Field Hockey  
Nina Klein | Quinnipiac University – Head Coach, Field Hockey  
Megan Kronschnabel | Claremont Mudd Scripps – Assistant Coach, Volleyball  
Courtney Kust | Hope College – Associate Head Coach, Basketball  
Moneshia McKenney | Clemson University – Assistant Coach, Volleyball  
Erica Metz | Millersville University – Assistant Coach, Field Hockey  
Baylee Mires | University of Louisville – Assistant Coach, XC, Track & Field  
Brittney Morris | St. Mary’s College of Maryland – Head Coach, Lacrosse  
Raina Nolan | Emmanuel University – Head Coach, Acrobatics & Tumbling  
Haley Overstreet | Sewanee, The University of the South – Head Coach, Field Hockey  
Sara Pasour | University of North Carolina at Pembroke – Assistant Coach, Volleyball  
Kate Pearson | Rowan University – Head Coach, Basketball  
Ana Pego | Quinnipiac University – Assistant Coach, Volleyball  
Barbara Perkins | University of Denver – Head Coach, Triathlon  
Megan Rabenberg | Loyola University Maryland – Assistant Coach, Rowing  
Madeline Reed | Kutztown University – Assistant Coach, Soccer  
Erin Reeves | Colby College – Head Coach, Tennis  
Kaitlyn Reny | University of Redlands – Assistant Coach, Swimming & Diving  
Kelly Rider | Curry College – Head Coach, Hockey  
Toccara Ross | Central Michigan University – Assistant Coach, Basketball  
Erin Schneidtmiller | University of Louisville – Assistant Coach, Field Hockey  
Katelyn Sherman | Ave Maria University – Head Coach, Lacrosse  
Janelle Silver-Martin | Florida Gulf Coast University – Assistant Coach, Basketball  
Katie Smith | Xavier University – Head Coach, Soccer  
Claire Sporer | Michigan State University – Strength Coach, Basketball  
Hannah Tepper | Trinity College – Assistant Coach, Field Hockey  
Arli Tilves | Carnegie Mellon University – Assistant Coach, Swimming  
Julieta Toledo | The Ohio State University – Assistant Coach, Fencing  
Arieon Trinity | Agnes Scott College – Head Coach, Volleyball  
Melissa Valenzuela | Illinois Wesleyan University – Head Coach, Flag Football  
Amy Vaughan | Nova Southeastern University – Head Coach, Soccer  
Jae-Lyn Visscher | University of South Florida – Assistant Coach, Beach Volleyball  
Lauren Voigt | The College of Wooster – Head Coach, Field Hockey  
Janice Washington | Lincoln University – Head Coach, Basketball  
Shannon Witzel | Spalding University – Head Coach, Lacrosse  
Doshia Woods | University of Denver – Head Coach, Basketball  
 
 
 

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