Massachusetts Institute of Technology Women's Soccer

Desmarais enters his ninth season at the helm of MITs womens soccer program after taking over as the Engineers head coach in 2008. He first joined the program as an assistant coach in 2005. During this time, he has led MIT to two NEWMAC Championship titles, four consecutiuve regular season crowns and five NCAA tournament appearances, making it to the Sweet Sixteen in 2012 for the first time in program history. In 2015 Desmarias, who was named the NEWMAC Coach of the Year for the third time in as many years, guided MIT to the regular season title for the fourth season in a row. With a career record of 99-38-25, Desmarais is the programs all-time leader in wins, winning percentage (.688) and has the most post-season victories with eight. Desmarais came to MIT from Framingham State University where he served as an assistant womens soccer coach. Prior to joining Framingham State, Desmarais worked as a media relations assistant for the Boston Breakers of the Womens United Soccer Association. A 1997 graduate of Stonehill College in North Easton, Mass., Desmarais was a member of Stonehills ice hockey team. He went on to earn a masters degree in media studies from The Pennsylvania State University in 1999. Desmarais has his NSCAA Advanced National Diploma, NSCAA National Diploma, NSCAA Advanced Regional Diploma, as well as NSCAA State and Regional Goalkeeping Diploma. He was tabbed NSCAA New England Coach of the Year in 2012. 

In 2024, Jeff Katz will complete his 8th year as Associate Head Coach and 12th overall for the MIT women's soccer team as Katz joined the MIT coaching staff in the summer of 2014. In his time with the Engineers, the team has won 10 NEWMAC regular season titles, as well as NEWMAC Tournament Championships in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021, and 2023.  The team has also reached the NCAA tournament nine times in Katz's eleven years at MIT. He helped lead the 2017 and 2023 teams to the Sweet 16, and the 2021 team to the Elite 8.   The United Soccer Coaches Association named MITs coaches New England Coaching Staff of the Year for Division III Womens Soccer in 2017, 2021, and 2023.  The 2021 season was historic for MIT as the Engineers went 22-2-1 and advanced to the program's first-ever NCAA Quarterfinals.  In 2019, the Engineers reached their highest ranking in program history at #5, posted its second 20 win season in program history and were crowned NCAA Division III statistical champions in goals against average (.162), save percentage (.941) and shutout percentage (.833). Additionally, the 2019 Engineers became the first team in the NEWMAC to post an unblemished record in conference play at 10-0-0 since 2007. Katz spent 13 seasons as the head coach of Brookline High Schools boys varsity soccer team prior to joining MIT. From 2005-2014, he guided the Warriors to nine MIAA Division One state tournament berths, advancing to the Division One North Sectional Finals in 2010 and the Semifinals in 2014. Katz was named the Bay State Conference Coach of the Year in 2007, Eastern Massachusetts Coach of the Year in 2008, and the Brookline High School Coach of the Year in 2011. Katz has also coached U15-U23 teams at NEFC/Breakers since 2004. His U23 teams feature student-athletes from local Division I, II and III colleges and universities. His youth teams have won Massachusetts State Cup titles in 2012, 2016, and 2017. Katz's 2016 team advanced to become NEP New England Regional Champions. In 2017, his team advanced to the semifinals of US Club Soccer's National Cup in Indiana. In 2018, Katz was appointed Head Coach of Team USA Womens Soccer for the European Maccabi Games, which were held in the Summer of 2019 in Budapest, Hungary. His team of collegiate athletes won the gold medal as they defeated squads from Great Britain, Germany, and Hungary and outscored their opponents 33-0 over the course of the games. In 2022, Katz led Team USA to a second gold medal in the World Maccabiah Games, held in Israel every four years.  Katz holds his USSF D license and NSCAA National and Advanced National diplomas. He is also a 5th grade teacher at the Baker School in Brookline.