Adelphi University Women's Soccer

Paul Yarde recently concluded his eighth season as an assistant coach with the Adelphi University women's soccer team in 2023. Since teaming up with Brooke DeRosa, Yarde's tutelage has helped deliver eight winning seasons, five NCAA Tournament bids, three appearances in the NE10 Championship final, an NE10 Tournament crown in 2015, and even most notably, an NCAA Division II East Region Championship in 2023. A coach and trainer with the Met Oval Brooklyn Knights and the Massapequa Soccer Club, Yarde arrived at Adelphi, after being a member of the men's and women's coaching staffs at his alma mater, Dowling College. A native of Barbados, Yarde was a three-time MVP of the Notre Dame Football Club, the second-most successful club in Barbados football history, and still holds scoring records for the Barbados Defense Force. Yarde played his college soccer at Dowling, where he helped the Golden Lions to three NCAA Tournament appearances, including a trip to the Final Four in 2001. A youth soccer trainer across Long Island, Yarde has personally trained members of the U.S. Youth National Team and coached the No.1 ranked team in the country in the U-12 age group in 2009. He also holds an Advanced National License from the United Soccer Coaches' Association and is CPR/AED certified.

Will Frohnhoefer concluded his first year as an assistant coach with the Adelphi University women's soccer team in 2023. Adelphi marks Frohnhoefer's third collegiate stop, with previous stints at Long Island University (2022-23) and SUNY Old Westbury (2017-20). While at LIU, Frohnhoefer was the lead assistant coach, helping with practice planning and game-day strategy for a fully-fledged Division I program. Frohnhoefer also brings a wealth of experience on the youth circuit, where he currently coaches with the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association and SUSA Academy. Frohnhoefer got his start at Island Trees High School in Levittown, serving as head coach of the boys' junior varsity team for a year and two seasons as a goalkeeper coach with the girls' varsity team. Frohnhoefer lives in Huntington Station, N.Y.

A 2023 graduate of Adelphi University, Aliscio arrived back in Garden City to serve as an assistant coach for the Panthers in 2024. Aliscio began her coaching career in 2019 with Viva Soccer and continued on with Albertson Soccer Club and the Long Island Goalkeeper Academy. As a student-athlete, Aliscio started in net 57 times in five seasons for the ‘Cats accumulating 33 wins and recording 188 career saves. In 2023, she was named to the NE10 All-Championship Team, third team all-NE10 and third team United Soccer Coaches all-region. Aliscio is a native of Hauppauge, N.Y.

Brooke DeRosa was named as the seventh head coach of the Adelphi University women's soccer team on April 30, 2015, and just finished up her tenth year in 2024. In her first three seasons, DeRosa helped lead the program to new heights, which included its first Northeast-10 Conference Championship title and three total berths in the NCAA Tournament, including a pair of appearances in the NCAA Division II East Region finals. Named the NE10 Coach of the Year by her peers in her first season, when her team claimed both the regular season and tournament titles in the conference, DeRosa and the Panthers posted a 19-game unbeaten streak, before making their deepest run in the NCAA Tournament since finishing as national runner-ups in 2004. In 2024, DeRosa was named the NE10 Coach of the Year for the second time her career after leading the Cats to a near perfect 9-1 conference record and a regular season title. Kayleigh Goodrich was honored as the Northeast 10 Player of the Year and earned All-America recognition while eight Panthers landed on all-conference teams. Adelphi reached a national ranking as high as #4 during the season. It was in 2023 when the 'Cats nearly matched that historic finish. A 14-game unbeaten streak laid the path for an appearance in both the NE10 Championship and NCAA Division II East Region Championship finals -- the latter of which culminated in Kayla Mushorn's title-clinching penalty in a shootout that eventually catapulted the Panthers to the Final Four of the NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Championship for the first time in twenty years. In 2022, the Panthers ended a five-year absence from the NCAA Tournament. With the NE10 Player and Rookie of the Year in Madison Apicella, Adelphi appeared in its first NE10 Championship final since 2015. The Brown and Gold knocked off two nationally-ranked opponents -- including a double-overtime victory at Franklin Pierce in the NE10 semis -- en route to posting a 12-6-2 record. Prior to arriving at Adelphi, DeRosa spent two seasons as an assistant coach at St. John’s University. During that time, she helped the Red Storm to appearances in the Big East Tournament semifinals and an NCAA berth in 2013, where the program notched its first ever NCAA Tournament win over the University of Central Florida, 3-1. Before her stint with the Red Storm, DeRosa was an assistant coach at her alma mater, Hofstra University, where she was an All-American in 2007. DeRosa also served as head women's soccer coach at Nassau Community College from 2011-12. During her one year at Nassau, she coached the Lions to an 8-5-3 record and saw eight players earn All-Region XV honors, including five first-team selections. DeRosa’s playing career began at Syracuse, where she was a Big East All-Rookie selection in 2002 as a midfielder/defender. DeRosa played three years with the Orange, before transferring back to Long Island to play at Hofstra. During her one season with Hofstra, she was moved to forward and helped the Pride to an 18-4 record, a Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Championship and a trip to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. For her efforts, DeRosa earned Third Team All-America honors from the NSCAA, was a First Team All-CAA selection, as well as a CAA All-Tournament Team member.  A local standout, DeRosa played for the Long Island Rough Riders organization from 2002-04 and 2007-12 and helped the team to a W-League Northeast Conference title in 2012. DeRosa earned a bachelor of fine arts degree in Ceramics from Syracuse University and a master of science in Art Education from Hofstra University. She currently resides in Ronkonkoma, N.Y., with her son, Keiran.  DeRosa's Year-by-Year Coaching Record 1 NE10 Championship, 8 NE10 Tournament Appearances, 4 NE10 Final Appearances, 1 NCAA East Region Championship, 6 NCAA Tournament Appearances Year -Overall- -Conference- -Notes- W-L-T Pct. W-L-T 2015 18-3-2 .826 12-0-2 NE10 NE10 Champions, NCAA East Region Finalists 2016 16-4-1 .786 11-2-1 NE10 NE10 Semifinals, NCAA East Region Finalists 2017 15-4 .789 13-1 NE10 NE10 Quarterfinals, NCAA Second Round 2018 8-7-1 .531 7-7 NE10 2019 9-5-3 .618 8-3-2 NE10 NE10 Quarterfinals 2020 - - - No season due to COVID-19 pandemic 2021 7-6-3 .531 6-5-2 NE10 NE10 Quarterfinals 2022 12-6-2 .650 8-2-2 NE10 NE10 Finalist, NCAA First Round 2023 15-4-5 .729 7-1-3 NE10 NE10 Finalist, NCAA East Region Champions, NCAA National Semifinalist 2024 12-4-1 .750 9-1 NE10 NE10 Finalist, NCAA Second Round 9 Seasons (10 years) 112-43-18 .723 81-22-12