Longwood University Women's Soccer

Dyer is the founder of the Longwood womens soccer program and is entering his 23rd year as head coach in 2016-17. A 1993 graduate of Longwood and a former member of the mens soccer program, Dyer owns an overall record of 232-150-29 through 22 seasons as coach of his alma mater, including 16 winning seasons.  Dyer has successfully carried Longwood womens soccer into the Division I era with an 86-70-17 record in nine years since Longwood officially made that jump during the 2007-08 academic year. The Lancers have never had a losing season in the DI era under Dyer, finishing with six winning records and double-digit wins four times.  Longwoods transition to the Big South Conference has been equally seamless with top-three finishes in two of the programs first four years as members of the league. Longwood is 24-13-5 in four years of Big South play with back-to-back eight-win seasons the first two years. The Lancers have received 15 Big South All-Conference selections during that four-year span, including four first team selections. Six Longwood freshmen have been named to the Big South All-Freshman team, including 2013 Big South Freshman of the Year Amanda Spencer.  Dyers teams have performed equally well in the classroom under his guidance, culminating in last years Cormier Award for Team Academic Excellence the program received at the Longwood Athletics Banquet for their success in both the fall and spring semesters.  Dyers most recent season saw the Lancers garner a 9-8-2 record overall, 5-3-2 in the Big South, ending as one of the top five teams in the conference and advancing to the postseason. The comeback seasons defensive success characterized by a shutout mentality led to five players earning Big South honors, including three first team selections and Sydney Wallaces addition to the Big South All-Freshman team. Although the team fell in their heartbreaking Halloween quarterfinal match, Olivia Colella was named to the All-Tournament team.   In 2014, Dyers Lancer squad finished 8-8-3 overall and 3-5-2 in Big South play. That team suffered four one-goal losses and three ties leading to only the programs third season without a winning record. Despite the record, however, Longwood produced three All-Big South selections, including Kelsey McDonald and Spencer and senior first-teamer Samantha Phillips who put together a dominant senior season with a team-high seven goals, more than her previous three seasons combined. The program also shared in the Academic All-America award for McDonald, who became Longwood athletics first such award winner in the Division I era.    Dyer led the Lancers to a record of 9-9-2 during 2013, including 8-3-0 in the Big South Conference, while advancing to the conference tournament quarterfinals. Longwood advanced to the Big South postseason for the second straight year on the strength of a third-place Big South finish, which was the programs second straight top-three performance.    In his first season in the Big South, Dyer led Longwood to a record of 13-6-2 during 2012, including 8-2-1 in conference, while advancing to the conference tournament semifinals. The Lancers were 7-7-4 during 2011, after a record of 11-8 during 2010, following a record of 9-8-1 during 2009, after a record of 10-7-2 during 2008 that included a 3-1-1 record in the United Soccer Conference (USC) en route to winning the USC Tournament Championship with a 1-0 victory past Utah Valley University in Farmville. Longwood was 10-9-1 overall during 2007, including 5-0-0 in the USC, before falling 3-2 at Utah Valley in the USC Tournament Championship in Utah. It was the programs first year of NCAA Division I competition with full certification and eligibility. The veteran mentor and 2007 USC Coach of the Year led the school to a four-year Division I Reclassification record of 32-34-5 while compiling records of 11-5-3 in 2006 (2-1 USC), 7-9-1 in 2005 (2-0 USC), 5-13 in 2004, and 9-7-1 in 2003.    The program has enjoyed outstanding success under Coach Dyers guidance since attaining intercollegiate varsity sport status at Longwood in 1994. He led the Lancers to the 2002 Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference (CVAC) Tournament Championship and a 15-3-1 overall record, including a 10-1 league record, a team that finished fourth in Division II team offense and defense that year. The program advanced to six-straight conference tournament semifinals from 1997-2002, playing in three league championships (1997-98, 2002).    The Lancers were 13-3-1 in 2001, 14-6-1 in 2000, and 14-5-1 in 1999 while making a second consecutive post-season appearance as the squad participated in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Tournament quarterfinals. Longwood was runners-up during the CVAC regular season that year as well. The 1998 squad earned a second-place finish in the CVAC while completing a 16-5-1 campaign and advancing to the program's first-ever ECAC Tournament appearance. The 16 wins remain a school-record. The 1995 squad earned a runners-up finish in the CVAC as well, finishing at 14-2-2, with Dyer being named the 1995 CVAC Coach of the Year.    A former standout midfielder during his playing career at Longwood, Dyer was a two-time team captain and scored 15 goals during his four years with the program. He earned All-Virginia Intercollegiate Soccer Association (VISA) honors as a senior, and was a student assistant coach with the Lancer softball team for three years as an undergraduate as well.    A native of Manassas, Va., Dyer is a 1988 graduate of Osbourn Park High School where he was an All-State performer for Coach Ken Krieger. He worked as a coach and counselor with Prince William Soccer Incorporated from 1991-94. Dyer was an assistant head coach at C.D. Hylton High School in Dumfries in 1994 as Hylton won a Virginia Group AAA State Championship. He was head coach of the U-14 Girls Virginia State Team in the Olympic Development Program (ODP) from 1996-99, winning the 1999 Region I Tournament. Dyer also works numerous soccer clinics and camps during the summer months, including the development of Longwoods annual camp in 2003.    Dyer, who earned a bachelor of science degree in physical education from Longwood in 1993, is married to the former Cassie Mullenix '92, a standout on the Longwood women's basketball and softball teams as an undergraduate. The couple has a daughter Kylie, a Longwood alumnae and four-year member of the Longwood womens soccer program, and a son Devin, who plays on the Virginia Wesleyan soccer team.  Todd Dyer Head Women's Soccer Coach Todd Dyer is the founder of the Longwood womens soccer program and is entering his 23rd year as head coach in 2016-17. A 1993 graduate of Longwood and a former member of the mens soccer program, Dyer owns an overall record of 232-150-29 through 22 seasons as coach of his alma mater, including 16 winning seasons.  Dyer has successfully carried Longwood womens soccer into the Division I era with an 86-70-17 record in nine years since Longwood officially made that jump during the 2007-08 academic year. The Lancers have never had a losing season in the DI era under Dyer, finishing with six winning records and double-digit wins four times.  Longwoods transition to the Big South Conference has been equally seamless with top-three finishes in two of the programs first four years as members of the league. Longwood is 24-13-5 in four years of Big South play with back-to-back eight-win seasons the first two years. The Lancers have received 15 Big South All-Conference selections during that four-year span, including four first team selections. Six Longwood freshmen have been named to the Big South All-Freshman team, including 2013 Big South Freshman of the Year Amanda Spencer.  Dyers teams have performed equally well in the classroom under his guidance, culminating in last years Cormier Award for Team Academic Excellence the program received at the Longwood Athletics Banquet for their success in both the fall and spring semesters.  Dyers most recent season saw the Lancers garner a 9-8-2 record overall, 5-3-2 in the Big South, ending as one of the top five teams in the conference and advancing to the postseason. The comeback seasons defensive success characterized by a shutout mentality led to five players earning Big South honors, including three first team selections and Sydney Wallaces addition to the Big South All-Freshman team. Although the team fell in their heartbreaking Halloween quarterfinal match, Olivia Colella was named to the All-Tournament team.   In 2014, Dyers Lancer squad finished 8-8-3 overall and 3-5-2 in Big South play. That team suffered four one-goal losses and three ties leading to only the programs third season without a winning record. Despite the record, however, Longwood produced three All-Big South selections, including Kelsey McDonald and Spencer and senior first-teamer Samantha Phillips who put together a dominant senior season with a team-high seven goals, more than her previous three seasons combined. The program also shared in the Academic All-America award for McDonald, who became Longwood athletics first such award winner in the Division I era.    Dyer led the Lancers to a record of 9-9-2 during 2013, including 8-3-0 in the Big South Conference, while advancing to the conference tournament quarterfinals. Longwood advanced to the Big South postseason for the second straight year on the strength of a third-place Big South finish, which was the programs second straight top-three performance.    In his first season in the Big South, Dyer led Longwood to a record of 13-6-2 during 2012, including 8-2-1 in conference, while advancing to the conference tournament semifinals. The Lancers were 7-7-4 during 2011, after a record of 11-8 during 2010, following a record of 9-8-1 during 2009, after a record of 10-7-2 during 2008 that included a 3-1-1 record in the United Soccer Conference (USC) en route to winning the USC Tournament Championship with a 1-0 victory past Utah Valley University in Farmville. Longwood was 10-9-1 overall during 2007, including 5-0-0 in the USC, before falling 3-2 at Utah Valley in the USC Tournament Championship in Utah. It was the programs first year of NCAA Division I competition with full certification and eligibility. The veteran mentor and 2007 USC Coach of the Year led the school to a four-year Division I Reclassification record of 32-34-5 while compiling records of 11-5-3 in 2006 (2-1 USC), 7-9-1 in 2005 (2-0 USC), 5-13 in 2004, and 9-7-1 in 2003.    The program has enjoyed outstanding success under Coach Dyers guidance since attaining intercollegiate varsity sport status at Longwood in 1994. He led the Lancers to the 2002 Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference (CVAC) Tournament Championship and a 15-3-1 overall record, including a 10-1 league record, a team that finished fourth in Division II team offense and defense that year. The program advanced to six-straight conference tournament semifinals from 1997-2002, playing in three league championships (1997-98, 2002).    The Lancers were 13-3-1 in 2001, 14-6-1 in 2000, and 14-5-1 in 1999 while making a second consecutive post-season appearance as the squad participated in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Tournament quarterfinals. Longwood was runners-up during the CVAC regular season that year as well. The 1998 squad earned a second-place finish in the CVAC while completing a 16-5-1 campaign and advancing to the program's first-ever ECAC Tournament appearance. The 16 wins remain a school-record. The 1995 squad earned a runners-up finish in the CVAC as well, finishing at 14-2-2, with Dyer being named the 1995 CVAC Coach of the Year.    A former standout midfielder during his playing career at Longwood, Dyer was a two-time team captain and scored 15 goals during his four years with the program. He earned All-Virginia Intercollegiate Soccer Association (VISA) honors as a senior, and was a student assistant coach with the Lancer softball team for three years as an undergraduate as well.    A native of Manassas, Va., Dyer is a 1988 graduate of Osbourn Park High School where he was an All-State performer for Coach Ken Krieger. He worked as a coach and counselor with Prince William Soccer Incorporated from 1991-94. Dyer was an assistant head coach at C.D. Hylton High School in Dumfries in 1994 as Hylton won a Virginia Group AAA State Championship. He was head coach of the U-14 Girls Virginia State Team in the Olympic Development Program (ODP) from 1996-99, winning the 1999 Region I Tournament. Dyer also works numerous soccer clinics and camps during the summer months, including the development of Longwoods annual camp in 2003.    Dyer, who earned a bachelor of science degree in physical education from Longwood in 1993, is married to the former Cassie Mullenix '92, a standout on the Longwood women's basketball and softball teams as an undergraduate. The couple has a daughter Kylie, a Longwood alumnae and four-year member of the Longwood womens soccer program, and a son Devin, who plays on the Virginia Wesleyan soccer team. 

Stoneman was elevated to associate head coach in December, 2015, following three seasons as an assistant coach with the Lancers. Stoneman joined the program in July, 2013, and will enter his fourth season with the program in 2016.   Stoneman has made a tremendous impact on all facets of Longwood womens soccer, most notably recruiting and the success of Longwoods goalkeepers. In 2015, he mentored sophomore keeper Maria Kirby, who in her first season as a starter logged a 0.95 goals against average with seven shutouts and a 7-5-1 record. Kirby and senior goalkeeper Hailey Machen combined for nine shutouts, the third most in the Big South.   Since his arrival in Farmville, Longwood has compiled a 26-25-7 overall record and a 16-11-4 record in Big South play. The Lancers have twice advanced to the Big South postseason during those three years while finishing .500 or better every year and earning top-five league finishes in 2013 and 2015.   In a short time Rich has become a true Longwood Man, and his quantity and quality of work is a reflection of that, said Longwood head coach Todd Dyer after promoting Stoneman to associate head coach. Hes a true grinder when it comes to recruiting and all that entails in and out of the office. He also initiated our one-day ID clinics, which have proven to be very successful and a current staple of our on-campus recruiting efforts. The future is bright for our womens soccer team at Longwood, and coach Stoneman is a big reason for that.   Prior to Longwood, Stoneman coached the 2013 Fredericksburg Impact of the W-League, Womens Pro-Am Soccer, to a fourth-place finish in the Northeastern Conference. That team included former Lancers standout Lindsey Ottavio.   Stoneman also served as an assistant coach at Pfeiffer University during 2012, while also working as the college coordinator at the Charlotte (N.C.) Soccer Academy (CSA). He has previous Division I coaching experience at Big South Conference member Coastal Carolina University (2010-11, womens assistant, volunteer mens assistant), East Carolina University (2007-09, womens assistant), Louisiana Tech University (2004-06, womens assistant) and Baylor University (2001-02, volunteer womens assistant).   At Pfeiffer, Stoneman helped the program to an 11-6-2 record and an appearance in the Conference Carolinas Championship, while coaching the leagues Freshmen of the Year. In addition, he worked very closely with CSA North to establish weekly technical and conditioning trainings and a Goalkeepers Academy, helping teams on technical and tactical aspects of their strengths and weaknesses.    At Coastal Carolina, Stoneman helped the program to a 10-8-2 record in 2010, including a share of the Big South regular season title. He assisted in maintaining team continuity throughout a head coaching change through the 2010-11 seasons, with responsibilities that included running all training sessions, monitoring academic standings, planning team travel, monitoring team budget, developing and maintaining strong alumni relationships, maintaining and monitoring recruit data bases, and serving as an associate camp director for summer camp. He also assisted with the mens team that made NCAA appearances in 2010 and 2011, while producing MLS Players.    At East Carolina, Stoneman had many of the same responsibilities as well as recording player performance utilizing video break down for each game, and implementing the creation of individual player statistics and performance breakdowns. The 2008 team was a program-best 15-4-4, including the regular season Conference USA title and a runner-up finish at the C-USA Tournament. He helped establish the Louisiana Tech womens soccer program after getting his start in coaching at Baylor, where he was Director of Clinics and Camps for the program.    The Fayetteville, N.C., native earned a bachelor of science degree in health and recreation from East Central (Okla.) University in 2001. Stoneman was a standout at Oklahoma Christian University from 1995-98, earning National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) All-Region honors (1997-98). He also played with the Oklahoma City Slickers and Oklahoma City Heat (1996-99) of the USISL, now the United Soccer Leagues (USL). Stoneman was a reserve for both the Dallas Burn (1999) and Kansas City Wiz (2000) of Major League Soccer (MLS).    Stoneman, who has numerous experiences with various camps and clinics since 1999, holds a National A License from the United States Soccer Federation (USSF), a National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Advanced Youth License, a NSCAA Goalkeeping Level I and II License, an English F.A. Premier Badge Level I and has memberships with the NSCAA, USSF and the F.A. Coaching Association. He has served on Olympic Development Program coaching staffs in both Texas and North Carolina. Rich Stoneman Associate Head Women's Soccer Coach Rich Stoneman was elevated to associate head coach in December, 2015, following three seasons as an assistant coach with the Lancers. Stoneman joined the program in July, 2013, and will enter his fourth season with the program in 2016.   Stoneman has made a tremendous impact on all facets of Longwood womens soccer, most notably recruiting and the success of Longwoods goalkeepers. In 2015, he mentored sophomore keeper Maria Kirby, who in her first season as a starter logged a 0.95 goals against average with seven shutouts and a 7-5-1 record. Kirby and senior goalkeeper Hailey Machen combined for nine shutouts, the third most in the Big South.   Since his arrival in Farmville, Longwood has compiled a 26-25-7 overall record and a 16-11-4 record in Big South play. The Lancers have twice advanced to the Big South postseason during those three years while finishing .500 or better every year and earning top-five league finishes in 2013 and 2015.   In a short time Rich has become a true Longwood Man, and his quantity and quality of work is a reflection of that, said Longwood head coach Todd Dyer after promoting Stoneman to associate head coach. Hes a true grinder when it comes to recruiting and all that entails in and out of the office. He also initiated our one-day ID clinics, which have proven to be very successful and a current staple of our on-campus recruiting efforts. The future is bright for our womens soccer team at Longwood, and coach Stoneman is a big reason for that.   Prior to Longwood, Stoneman coached the 2013 Fredericksburg Impact of the W-League, Womens Pro-Am Soccer, to a fourth-place finish in the Northeastern Conference. That team included former Lancers standout Lindsey Ottavio.   Stoneman also served as an assistant coach at Pfeiffer University during 2012, while also working as the college coordinator at the Charlotte (N.C.) Soccer Academy (CSA). He has previous Division I coaching experience at Big South Conference member Coastal Carolina University (2010-11, womens assistant, volunteer mens assistant), East Carolina University (2007-09, womens assistant), Louisiana Tech University (2004-06, womens assistant) and Baylor University (2001-02, volunteer womens assistant).   At Pfeiffer, Stoneman helped the program to an 11-6-2 record and an appearance in the Conference Carolinas Championship, while coaching the leagues Freshmen of the Year. In addition, he worked very closely with CSA North to establish weekly technical and conditioning trainings and a Goalkeepers Academy, helping teams on technical and tactical aspects of their strengths and weaknesses.    At Coastal Carolina, Stoneman helped the program to a 10-8-2 record in 2010, including a share of the Big South regular season title. He assisted in maintaining team continuity throughout a head coaching change through the 2010-11 seasons, with responsibilities that included running all training sessions, monitoring academic standings, planning team travel, monitoring team budget, developing and maintaining strong alumni relationships, maintaining and monitoring recruit data bases, and serving as an associate camp director for summer camp. He also assisted with the mens team that made NCAA appearances in 2010 and 2011, while producing MLS Players.    At East Carolina, Stoneman had many of the same responsibilities as well as recording player performance utilizing video break down for each game, and implementing the creation of individual player statistics and performance breakdowns. The 2008 team was a program-best 15-4-4, including the regular season Conference USA title and a runner-up finish at the C-USA Tournament. He helped establish the Louisiana Tech womens soccer program after getting his start in coaching at Baylor, where he was Director of Clinics and Camps for the program.    The Fayetteville, N.C., native earned a bachelor of science degree in health and recreation from East Central (Okla.) University in 2001. Stoneman was a standout at Oklahoma Christian University from 1995-98, earning National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) All-Region honors (1997-98). He also played with the Oklahoma City Slickers and Oklahoma City Heat (1996-99) of the USISL, now the United Soccer Leagues (USL). Stoneman was a reserve for both the Dallas Burn (1999) and Kansas City Wiz (2000) of Major League Soccer (MLS).    Stoneman, who has numerous experiences with various camps and clinics since 1999, holds a National A License from the United States Soccer Federation (USSF), a National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Advanced Youth License, a NSCAA Goalkeeping Level I and II License, an English F.A. Premier Badge Level I and has memberships with the NSCAA, USSF and the F.A. Coaching Association. He has served on Olympic Development Program coaching staffs in both Texas and North Carolina.