Macalester College Women's Soccer

Madeline Buckley came to Macalester as the head women's soccer coach in 2022. In her first two years at Macalester, she led the Scots to their first consecutive MIAC playoff appearances since the 2008-2009 seasons. In the 2022 season, the Scots went 8-6-5 (4-4-3 MIAC), finishing sixth in the 12-team conference and qualifying for their first MIAC Playoff appearance since 2015. In Buckley’s second season in 2023, the Scots compiled a record of 9-7-2 (6-3-2 MIAC) finishing tied for third in the regular season and once again advancing to the quarterfinals of the MIAC Playoffs. Her record at Macalester is 23-21-10 through three seasons. Under Coach Buckley, the Scots have had one student-athlete named All-Region, three named All-MIAC, three named All-MIAC honorable mention and one earn the MIAC Elite 22 award. Fifty-three Scots have been named to the MIAC All-Academic team in the past three seasons. Buckley came to Macalester in January 2022 after serving as the top assistant at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine for three seasons. At Bowdoin, Buckley was the Polar Bears’ lead recruiter, successfully bringing in student-athletes from several states across the country, several of whom went on to earn All-NESCAC, All-New England Region, All-American and Scholar All-American honors. The three recruiting classes she helped bring to Bowdoin helped the Polar Bears get to the first round of NCAA Tournament in 2022 and the Sweet 16 in 2023. Prior to Bowdoin, Buckley spent two seasons at another NESCAC school, Tufts University, in Medford, Mass., helping to lead the Jumbos to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances in 2017 and 2018. At Tufts, she mentored two forwards who went on to earn All NESCAC, All Region and All American honors. She began her coaching career as an assistant coach Wheelock College in Boston for two seasons. As a player, Buckley had a decorated career at William Smith College in Geneva, N.Y., earning All-American honors as a senior after being named Liberty League Player of the Year. As a junior in 2013, she helped the Herons win the NCAA Division III national championship, leading the team in scoring and tallying the game-winning goal in the championship game. Buckley finished her career with 33 goals and 17 assists for 83 points, which ranked 10th at William Smith at the conclusion of her career.   A Scholar All-American, in 2015 Buckley was awarded the prestigious Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup, which recognizes one college and one professional athlete nationally who best display character, teamwork and citizenship. A native of Wilmington, Del., Buckley graduated from William Smith in 2015 with a Bachelor’s degree in Critical Social Studies and Education. She also earned a Master of Science degree from Wheelock College in Child Life and Family Studies in 2016.  

Marissa Olson-Guillou joined the Macalester coaching staff in the summer of 2023 as the Scots' top assistant coach. She came to Macalester after one year as the top assistant at fellow MIAC member Saint Mary's University and four years as the top assistant at UW-Superior of the UMAC. While at Saint Mary’s, Olson-Guillou (pronounced GILL-you) had a role in the programs’ recruiting, scouting, practices, goalkeepers, team bonding, team travel, defensive tactics, fundraising and alumnae engagement. The Cardinals finished fifth in the MIAC and qualified for the postseason tournament for the second year in a row with an overall record of 11-6-2, and 6-3-2 in conference. The team had three honorable All-MIAC players, with one player also being named to the All-Region second team. Before Saint Mary’s, Olson-Guillou served as the first assistant for the UW-Superior women’s soccer team. During her four years with the Yellowjackets, she was responsible for the team’s goalkeepers, defensive tactics, recruiting, travel, practices, scouting, and team bonding. In her final season at UW-Superior in 2021, the Yellowjackets finished with the best record in program history (18-3-1), were undefeated in conference play, won the program’s first-ever regular-season and conference tournament titles, and qualified for the NCAA Division III national tournament for the first time in program history. Along with her women’s soccer coaching duties, Olson-Guillou was also a member of the men’s soccer coaching staff during the 2018 and 2019 seasons. In both years, the team was the regular-season and tournament conference champions, and advanced to the second round in the national tournament. Olson-Guillou played collegiately at Augsburg University, where, in 2014, she helped lead the Auggies to a MIAC Tournament title and their first NCAA Division III national tournament appearance in the program’s history. In total, Olson-Guillou was a member of three MIAC title teams at Augsburg. Olson-Guillou and the Auggies also qualified for the national tournament in 2016, reaching the second round. Olson-Guillou also played lacrosse at Augsburg, earning Midwest Lacrosse Conference Defensive Player of the Year honors as a senior, and being named to the IWLCA Division III All-Great Lakes Region second team. In 2018, Olson-Guillou helped organize Augsburg’s first-ever Pride & Allyship game, which is still being held against conference-rival Hamline. At UW-Superior, she facilitated the program’s first Ally game, as well as an Anti-Racism game. Both games were held to promote equity, diversity, and inclusion in the athletic department and the women’s soccer program. Olson-Guillou received her bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science in 2018. While continuing her education, Olson-Guillou went on to earn her United Soccer Coaches (USC) Goalkeeping Level 2 Diploma in June of 2019. In 2021, she earned her master’s degree in Physical Education Coaching of Sport at Southwest Minnesota State University, and her United States Soccer Federation (USSF) National C License.