New Women's Soccer Coach

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USF Names Schilte-Brown Head Women’s Soccer Coach

Courtesy: USF

Release: 12/20/2006

TAMPA, Fla. (Dec. 20, 2006) – Denise Schilte-Brown, who led Virginia Commonwealth to the NCAA Women’s Soccer College Cup in 2004 and 2005, has accepted the women’s soccer head coach position at the University of South Florida, USF director of athletics Doug Woolard announced Wednesday.

“Coach Schilte-Brown brings together everything we were looking for in a coach to lead our women’s soccer program,†said Woolard. “Her coaching success, her knowledge of the college game and her familiarity with soccer in Florida and up and down the Eastern Seaboard will benefit our women’s soccer student-athletes tremendously. We're extremely excited about the future of USF women's soccer.â€Â

During her seven years at VCU, Schilte-Brown led the Rams to a 77-51-17 record, including back-to-back Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) conference championships in 2004 and 2005 and a third-place finish in 2006.

“This is a great personal and professional opportunity for me, I’m extremely excited about the future of USF soccer in the BIG EAST,†said Schulte-Brown. “There are amazing soccer resources in the Tampa area and I look forward to using these to take the program to a new level.â€Â

In 2005 Schilte-Brown’s Black and Gold was unbeaten in the conference, posting a 9-0-2 record, and made their second-consecutive appearance in the NCAA Women’s College Cup, earning their first-ever NCAA tournament victory, a 3-1 win over Clemson.

In 2001 Schilte-Brown was recognized as the CAA Coach of the Year and in 2002 she was the runner-up for the Soccer Buzz Coach of the Year for the Mid-Atlantic region.

“We were very pleased with the amount of national interest we had in this position,†said Barry Clements, associate director of athletics. “Denise Schilte-Brown rose to the top of the pool because of her experience, enthusiasm and passion. She will provide the leadership needed for our student-athletes to succeed on the fields of competition, in the classroom and in all aspects of their lives.â€Â

Prior to arriving at VCU in 2000, Schilte-Brown directed the University of Maryland-Baltimore County Retrievers to an 18-17-1 record over two seasons, including a second- and fourth-place finish in the Northeast Conference.

After graduating from UMBC in 1996 with a bachelor's degree in economics, Schilte-Brown served as an assistant coach at both Eckerd (Fla.) College (1997) and the University of Tampa (1998) before returning to her alma mater. While in Florida, she was the head coach of the Tampa Heather U-13 and U-19 youth soccer club.

Since 2002 Schilte-Brown has served as a Region I staff coach for the U-19 Olympic Development Program (ODP) and is an assistant coach for the Virginia Youth Soccer Association (VYSA) U-17 ODP. She has also been a head coach at both the 2003 and 2004 InfoSport Pro Soccer Combines. Schilte-Brown, who is an NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Committee member, founded and has directed the Commonwealth Soccer Academy since 2000.

In February of 2001, Schilte-Brown became the first women's soccer player to be inducted into UMBC's Athletic Hall of Fame.

Schulte-Brown completed, with honors, her M.S. in sports administration and management with a concentration in administration and coaching from VCU in 2003.

A native of Grimsby, Ontario, and a member of the 1997 Canadian National Team, Schilte-Brown also played two seasons in the Women's Bundesliega professional league in Germany as well as the W-League in the United States from 1998-2001.

The 2006 Big South Conference Player of the Year earned all-conference accolades four consecutive seasons while at UMBC and was the team MVP three of her four seasons with the Retrievers. Schilte-Brown holds the UMBC record in goals (55), assists (38) and points (148).

Schilte-Brown and her husband, Chris, have a set of twins named Ethan Lake Schilte-Brown and Kenza Madison Schilte-Brown, just over a year old.

[Guest AstroBull]

Sounds like a good hire.  Hopefully she can do very well here