Kennesaw State University Women's Soccer

Murguia comes fresh from her playing days at the University of Georgia, playing all four years of her collegiate career as a Bulldog. Playing as an attacking midfielder and forward, she earned top notch accolades like: SEC All-Tournament ('22), SEC Preseason Watch List ('22), two-time United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region Team. Along with those, she currently holds the single season all-time record at UGA for most assists in a season with 11.  Although she has a plethora or experience playing, she also has coached for several years. She served as the assistant coach at UGA soccer camps from 2019-2022 assisting players one-on-one. She was also the lead coach in the Highland Football Club camps in the summer of '22. Outside of camps, she has been a personal coach helping players fine tune their technical skills, agility, and speed of play.

Barnard comes straight from the Southern Soccer Academy where he served as the Director of Coaching Atlanta in 2023. While there, he was responsible for the player and goalkeeper curriculum, managing team staff, program logistics and much more. Along with his administrative duties, he managed the Atlanta program and oversaw the development of the goalkeeper program. Prior to SSA, Barnard spent two years as the Director of Goalkeeping at North Carolina FC for two years. He was the head of the goalkeeping program and operated as a film review and game analysis coordinator.  He is familiar with the metro area as well while he served as the Assistant and Goalkeepers Coach or the Berry women's soccer team in Rome, Ga. He played a vital role in team logistics, recruiting and practice and game preparation. The Young Harris graduate played a part in the scheduling process for the Vikings. From 2019-2020, Barnard worked as a Goalkeepers Coach in the Olympic Development Program along with Atlanta United. While working with the development program, he created and executed goalkeeper session for the girl’s team. While with United, he was a coach for the regional development school developing curriculum for players.  During his playing days at Young Harris, he won the Male Student Athlete of the year three times ('11, '12, '13) and graduated with a bachelor's degree in business and public policy in 2013.