East Carolina University Men's Soccer

Donnenwirth, Kendall Frey was named to the All-American Athletic Conference First Team after cracking the top five in multiple categories in the programs record book, closing her career at No. 5 in goals scored (22) and points (53). Lana Spitler earned a second-team nod, while freshman Courtney Cash was chosen to the leagues all-rookie team. The 2014 season was East Carolinas first as a member of the American Athletic Conference as the club matched the 2012 squad for the single-season program record for shutouts with 11, while compiling a 12-8-1 overall mark and reaching the semifinals of the conference tournament. East Carolina had three all-conference selections in Frey, senior defender Kelley Johnson and senior goalkeeper Erika Lenns who earned second team nods, respectively. Frey and senior defender Kelly Miller also received NSCAA Scholar All-South Region honors. The 2013 campaign kicked off with a milestone victory for Donnenwirth after he won his 200th-career game in a 2-0 victory at Davidson on Aug. 23. The Pirates won at least nine games for the eighth year in a row en route to a 9-9-3 overall record, 5-4-1 mark in Conference USA games and reached the semifinals of the C-USA Tournament. Caitlin Hite became the first freshman in program history to earn all-conference first team honors, while Kendall Frey and Danielle Romano received third-team recognition. In 2011 and 2012, Donnenwirth led ECU to double-digit wins both seasons, which included a fourth place regular season finish and a 6-2-3 Conference USA ledger in 2012. Behind the play of a pair of first-team all-league selections in Christiane Cordero and Hali Oughton, the Pirates defense ranked among the top five in all four major defensive categories including a share of second with 10 shutouts. In 2011, ECU returned to postseason play after a two-year hiatus, finishing fifth in the league standings. The Pirates earned their first-ever victory over UCF in the first round of the C-USA Championships defeating the Knights 2-1, who later advanced to the Elite Eight in NCAA Tournament. Their season came to an end following a 3-0 loss in the second round to eventual champion No. 6 Memphis closing out the campaign with an 11-8-1 overall record. The 2008 season was Donnenwirth's most successful as he led ECU to the best overall record in program history at 14-4-4 and a share of the C-USA Regular Season Championship. That year the Pirates finished the C-USA season with a 7-0-4 mark, good for the first unbeaten run through league play since Charlotte went 8-0-2 in 2002. East Carolina played in its first C-USA Championship game in 2008, but fell to Memphis, 4-1, and narrowly missed out on making the program's first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance. For his efforts, Donnenwirth received his first C-USA Coach-of-the-Year award and was the Soccer Buzz Southeast Region Coach-of-the-Year runner-up. The conclusion of the 2008 campaign also saw a Pirate agree to the first United States professional contract in program history as Madison Keller signed with the Washington= Freedom of the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) league. In all, three former players have signed professional contracts under Donnenwirth's tenure at ECU: Amanda Duffy (Sweden `06), Keller and Kimmy Cummings (Ireland, `12). Prior to arriving at ECU, Donnenwirth spent five years as the head coach at North Carolina Wesleyan College in Rocky Mount, N.C. Under his guidance, the Battling Bishops enjoyed tremendous success, going 62-27-9, winning four Dixie Conference titles and making three trips to the NCAA Division III Tournament. In Donnenwirth's first year as the Bishops as head coach, the team advanced to the NCAA Final Four and finished with a 15-3-3 record. Chris Webb and Trish Parker, former ECU assistant coaches, were a part of that squad and Parker was named the Division III National Player-of-the-Year. In his tenure at N.C. Wesleyan, three Bishop players were named All-Americans, two were chosen Dixie Conference Players-of-the-Year and three were picked as the conference's Rookie-of-the-Year. Donnenwirth was also recognized several times while at N.C. Wesleyan, earning NCAA South Regional Coach of-the-Year twice and the Dixie Conference Coach-of-the-Year three times. Before heading to N.C. Wesleyan, Donnenwirth served as an assistant with the James Madison men's and women's teams and the University of Massachusetts men's squad. Outside the college ranks, Donnenwirth has a wealth of experience in Olympic Development Programs (ODP). He has been part of the United States Region III ODP coaching staff and has served eight years as a North Carolina ODP coach with the under-13 and under-15 girls' teams. He was formerly the director of the Pitt Greenville Soccer Association's traveling and recreational programs and is currently president of Soccer Express, a community soccer camp business that has attracted over 3,000 youth and adult campers in the U.S. and Canada. As a player, Donnenwirth guided West Virginia Wesleyan College to back-to-back NAIA National Championships in 1984 and 1985 and was named a NAIA Honorable Mention All-American in 1987 as a goalkeeper. He earned a B.S. in marketing from West Virginia Wesleyan in 1988 and his M.B.A. from James Madison in 1990. Donnenwirth and his wife, Rosy, have three daughters: Allison, Madison and Carly.  

Nonen arrives at ECU after spending two years at NAIA program Georgia Gwinnett College, where she was hired as an assistant coach in July 2013 before taking over as interim head coach prior to the 2014 season. A native of Vancouver, British Columbia, she was the University of Nebraska's first-ever African-American player in the history of the program and a three-time National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-American (1996-99) as a defender. Her list of accolades as a Cornhusker includes a First-Team All-America honor as a senior, three first-team all-region selections, a Big 12 Conference Player-of-the-Year award and a trio of First-Team All-Big 12 Conference nods as she helped her alma mater to 80 wins during her four-year career. While still playing at Nebraska, Nonen earned a place on the Canadian National Team for the 1999 World Cup. She went on to start all three matches for her native country and earned all-tournament team honors. Following her college career, she was drafted by the Atlanta Beat of the Women's United Soccer Association prior to its inaugural season in 2001. She earned two all-star distinctions, was the defender-of-the-year in 2003 and led the club to a pair of first-place finishes in the league. While continuing to play for the Canadian National Team, she made 63-career international appearances, earned a spot on the 2003 World Cup roster and helped her homeland to its best result in history with a semifinal appearance and fourth-place finish, highlighted by a win over world power China, as she was named to the all-tournament team once again. After three years with the Beat, Nonen continued to play professionally for Fortuna Hjorring in Denmark from 2005-07, but returned to Atlanta where she became the first player/coach for the Atlanta Silverbacks semi-professional women's team. After 10 years on the pro and international circuits, she retired from playing and began pursuing a coaching career. A 2000 Nebraska graduate with a degree in sociology, Nonen has assisted mentoring young players within the Olympic Development Program and Region Premier League squads. She holds a United States Soccer Federation Class C coaching license and speaks fluent French.