Savannah College of Art & Design Women's Soccer

Rebecca Gunn is entering her 21th year with SCAD and her 13th season as head coach of the women's soccer team, having taken over the program in November 2013. Gunn, the NAIA Coach of the Year, led the Bees to their first-ever NAIA National Championship Title in 2024 with a 20-1-2 overall record. After hosting and defeating Georgia Gwinnett College in the second round of the NAIA National Championship tournament, the Bees advanced to the final site for the first time in program history. SCAD won four straight games, including three shutouts, to bring home the Championship. After the historic season concluded, the team received multiple All-American honors including four NAIA All-Americans, two College Sports Communicators All-Americans, two United Soccer Coaches All-Americans, 15 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes, and seven First-Team All-Sun Conference members. The Bees earned four Sun Conference major awards: Player of the Year, Offensive Player of the Year, Golden Glove, and Freshman of the Year.   In addition to the team accomplishments, Coach Gunn also received the NAIA Coach of the Year Award and the staff received the United Soccer Coaches Coaching Staff of the Year Award. During the 2024 season Coach Gunn also achieved her 100th win for her coaching career. Under Coach Gunn, Scad has produced 18 NAIA All Americans as well as 6 United Soccer Coaches All-Americans and 45 All-Conference team members    Prior to becoming the head coach of the Bees, Gunn served as an assistant coach for the women's soccer program for the previous eight seasons.   Gunn came to SCAD after serving as an assistant coach for the University of Minnesota-Morris (UMM) women's soccer team. She was a four-year standout for the Cougars as a three-time All-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference selection, as well as an All-Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) performer.  She was named the UMAC Co-Player of the Year in 2003.   Gunn currently holds UMM records for goals (55), assists (45), and points (155) in a career.  She also scored 11 match-winning goals in her career for the Cougars and is one of 15 players in the nation to achieve at least 40 goals and 40 assists in her career.   In 2016, Gunn was inducted into the University of Minnesota-Morris Hall of Fame.   Gunn graduated from UMM in 2004 with a bachelor's degree in sports management.  She holds a State Goalkeeping Diploma as well as a National License from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.  She also holds a “D” License from the United States Soccer Federation.   Gunn and her husband, Keith, are parents of two daughters, Jordan Elaine and Ryanne, and they reside in Savannah.   YEAR RECORD HONORS 2025-2026 9-6-4 Advanced to the Sun Conference Semifinal Four Sun Conference First Team Two Sun Conference Second Team SUN Defensive Player of the Year 13 Sun Academic All-Conference 13 NAIA Scholar-Athletes 2024-2025 20-1-2 Won the NAIA National Championship Title Defeated No. 22 Georgia Gwinnett – Second Round Defeated No. 11 Spring Arbor University – Round of 16 Defeated No. 19 John Brown University – Quarterfinals Defeated No. 10 College of Idaho – Semifinal Defeated No. 2 Keiser – Final NAIA Coach of the Year NAIA Defensive Player of the Tournament NAIA Offensive Player of the Tournament NAIA Player of the Tournament Defeated Ave Maria in SUN Semifinal Defeated No. 2 Keiser in SUN Semifinal Second consecutive season in which the Bees have won both the Regular Season and Tournament Sun Conference Titles SUN Player of the Year SUN Offensive Player of the Year SUN Golden Glove SUN Freshman of the Year Seven First-Team All-Sun Conference 15 Sun Conference All-Academic Team Members Two First-Team NAIA All-Americans Two Third-Team NAIA All-Americans Two United Soccer Coaches All-Americans Two College Sports Communicators All-Americans 15 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes 2023-2024 17-2-2 Defeated No. 18 Keiser in SUN Semifinal (1-0) Defeated No. 12 Southeastern in SUN Final First time in program history the Bees have won both the Regular Season and Tournament Sun Conference Titles SUN Tournament MVP Five SUN All-Tournament Team Selections SUN Freshman of the Year SUN Player of the Year SUN Coach of the Year Five First-Team SUN All-Conference Three Second-Team SUN All-Conference 16 SUN All-Academic Team Selections 16 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes One United Soccer Coaches All-America First-Team Selection Two United Soccer Coaches All-America Second-Team Selections Two NAIA All-Americans 2022-2023 14-5-1 Defeated Webber International in SUN Quarterfinals (3-1) Faced No. 9 Southeastern in SUN Semifinal (L, 2-1) Earned At-Large Bid to NAIA National Championship Faced No. RV Olivet Nazarene in NAIA National Championship Opening Round (L, 2-1) SUN Coach of the Year Four First-Team SUN All-Conference One Second-Team SUN All-Conference Two Honorable Mention SUN All-Conference 16 Sun Conference All-Academic Team Selections 16 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes Two NAIA All-Americans Two CSC Academic All-America First-Team Selections One United Soccer Coaches All-America Selection Finished the Season Ranked No. 12 in the NAIA 2021-2022 13-7-1 Defeated Webber International in SUN Quarterfinals (4-2) Faced No. 9 Southeastern in SUN Semifinals (L, 2-1) Earned At-Large Bid to NAIA National Championship Defeated No. 18 Grace College 4-1 to advance to the second round of the NAIA Championship for the first time in program history Faced then No. 4 Tennessee Southern in the second round of the NAIA Championship (L, 6-1) SUN Freshman of the Year Two First-Team SUN All-Conference Two Second-Team SUN All-Conference Two Honorable Mention SUN All-Conference Two NAIA All-American Honorable Mentions Finished Season Ranked No. 18 in NAIA 2020-2021 0-0-0 COVID-19 Pandemic 12 SUN All-Academic Honors 2019-2020 9-7-1 Faced St. Thomas in Sun Conference Quarterfinals (L, 1-0) Two Second-Team SUN All-Conference Two Honorable Mention SUN All-Conference 12 SUN All-Academic Honors 2018-2019 7-10-0 One Second-Team SUN All-Conference One Honorable Mention SUN All-Conference 11 SUN All-Academic Honors 2017-2018 9-8-1 Received Votes in NAIA Top 25 Poll One Second-Team SUN All-Conference Seven SUN All-Academic Honors 2016-2017 8-10-1 Lost in the Sun Conference Quarterfinals One Second-Team SUN All-Conference Two Honorable Mention SUN All-Conference Eight SUN All-Academic Honors 2015-2016 12-5-2 2015 Sun Conference Regular Season Champions Lost in the Sun Conference Semifinals Five First-Team SUN All-Conference One Second-Team SUN All-Conference One Honorable Mention SUN All-Conference Nine SUN All-Academic Honors 2015 Sun Conference Coach of the Year 2014-2015 13-7-0 Lost in the Sun Conference Finals One First-Team SUN All-Conference Two Second-Team SUN All-Conference 13 SUN All-Academic Honors   Overall Record at SCAD 131-68-15 (.647) Overall Record 122-62-11 (.647)