University of Idaho Men's Soccer

Pittman helped the Vandals to unprecedented success during the 2015 season, leading Idaho to its first ever regular season championship and earning Big Sky Coach of the Year honors.  Idaho finished the season 9-0-1 in Big Sky play, becoming the first BSC team ever to win nine games.  The Vandals closed the regular season on a 14-game unbeaten streak and did not lose a game in regulation over the final two months of the season.  Idaho went 14-4-3 on the year, tying the school record for wins. Idaho dominated the conference as the highest scoring offense and stingiest defense.  The Vandals landed eight athletes on All-Big Sky teams, including Goalkeeper of the Year Amanda Poertner.  The squad rewrote the Idaho record books, as it recorded more goals, assists, points and shutouts than had ever been done before.  The Vandals would go on to be ranked ninth in the Pacific Region by the NSCAA, one of the toughest regions in college soccer. Several individuals also moved up the school and conference record books under Pittmans tutelage.  Poertner set the school records for most shutouts in a season, with nine, and goals against average, at 0.82.  Junior Clara Gomez set both the school and conference record for assists in a season with 13. Kavita Battan was tremendously successful in 2015, as she scored 10 goals and finished the season with 25 points on her way to earning First Team All-Big Sky and NSCAA All-Pacific Region Second Team honors. Pittman led the Vandals to a 4-4-2 record in conference play in his first season, including a 2-1 win over eventual Big Sky Tournament Champion Northern Arizona.  The fourth coach in school history, Pittman was the first to win multiple conference games in his first season with the program. Four Vandals earned All-Big Sky honors in 2014, tying the previous program record for all-conference accolades. Prior to joining Idaho, Pittman had 13 years of collegiate coaching experience. He came to the Vandals after spending four years as the associate head coach at Gonzaga Universty. While at Gonzaga he was responsible for the day-to-day training of the defenders and oversaw the goalkeeper training. Under his guidance the 2013 Gonzaga goalkeeping corps recorded its best goals-against average in the last seven years.  Pittman, a native of Tulsa, Okla., was a four-year starting goalkeeper at the University of Tulsa. While with the Hurricanes he earned All-Missouri Valley Conference Second Team honors as a junior and he later led Tulsa to a national ranking as a senior. Pittman graduated from Tulsa with a degree in business administration in 1998 and served as a graduate assistant coach for the mens soccer program at Tulsa from 2001-03. Under his direction, Tulsas goalkeepers had career bests in saves, shutouts and goals against average in a season. During the 2002 season, the Hurricanes were ranked 12th national and fifth in the Midwest Region. Pittman played professionally for the Amateur Football Club in England while studying at Lancaster University. After training with the Division I Sheffield United and Burnley Football Club, he returned to the United States and played with the Columbus Comets and the Savannah RugRatz in the Eastern Indoor Soccer League. Pittman, who is licensed by the United States Soccer Federation with a USSF A coaching license, has also coached on the club level including stints with the Pride Soccer Club of Missouri, the Tulsa Soccer Club of Oklahoma and the Little Rock Futbol Club of Arkansas.  In Pittmans first year at Gonzaga, the Bulldogs put together an impressive run that saw themselves as contenders for a spot in the NCAA Womens Soccer Championship. Before the 2010 season began, the Bulldogs were picked to finish seventh in the WCC preseason. Gonzaga finished fourth in the standings, earning three league victories. Before joining Gonzaga, Pittman spent three seasons as the head coach of the Arkansas State womens soccer program, leading the Redwolves to a Sun Belt Conference Tournament semifinals appearance in 2009 for the first time in school history. He also led ASU to a program best eight wins along with program season-highs in points, goals, assists, shutouts, saves and goals against average. Prior to his stint at ASU, Pittman served as an assistant coach at the University of Missouri (2004-06) and at the University of Georgia (2003-04). Pittman helped both programs achieve season-bests in shutouts and goals against averages during his time with the Tigers and Bulldogs. In 2003, the Georgia Bulldogs finished 13-10-0 and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Pittman and his wife, Amber, have two daughters, Emma, and Jozy.

Davis will be serving in a new role in 2016, after being elevated to associate head coach in the offseason. Idaho had an incredible season in 2015, setting a number of program records on both sides of the ball. Davis developed the Idaho offense into the top scoring offensive unit in the conference.  The Vandals scored 23 goals in Big Sky play, the most in the league, and set a new program record with 44 goals.  Idaho also set program records for assists (56) and points (144). Kavita Battan had a breakout junior season, scoring 10 goals and finishing with 25 points.  Both are the third most in a single season in program history.  For her efforts, Battan earned First Team All-Big Sky accolades as well as NSCAA All-Pacific Region Second Team honors.  Oliva Baggerly also improved under Davis, doubling her offensive output as a sophomore.  Clara Gomez had a tremendous first season with the Vandals, recording a Big Sky record 13 assists. As a team, the squad set program records for fewest goals allowed, lowest goals against average, lowest opponent shot percentage and most shutouts.  In Big Sky play, the Vandals allowed just four goals in 10 games, winning the regular season conference championship for the first time with an unbeaten record of 9-0-1, the best in league history. Davis tutored freshman sensation Amanda Poertner in her first season with the Vandals.  Poertner thrived, setting the Idaho record for most shutouts in a season with nine and earning Big Sky Conference Goalkeeper of the Year honors. During his first season with the Vandals Davis worked primarily with the goalkeepers and the defensive unit.  Under his tutelage sophomore goalkeeper Torell Stewart had a breakout season, setting the program record for saves in a season with 113.  Stewart finished the year third in the conference with 5.65 saves per game, including two shutouts in Big Sky play. Davis came to Idaho after spending the 2013 season as an assistant coach at Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne. Davis served as the Mastodons goalkeeper coach and recruiting coordinator. Under his tutelage IPFW set a school record in 2013 for most shutouts in a season (five). Davis was also heavily involved with fundraising, monitoring the teams academics, video editing and the teams soccer camps. Josh is an experienced coach that will push our goalkeepers to be the hardest working players on the team and improve our teams overall defensive organization, Pittman added. He has deep recruiting roots and contacts in California, which will prove valuable as we continue to broaden our recruiting footprint across the West Coast. Davis has seven years of collegiate coaching under his belt, spending time at his alma mater Cal State Fullerton, Whittier College and Cal State San Bernardino, prior to joining IPFW. He has also spent extensive time in coaching club level soccer and the Cal South Olympic Development Program. Davis earned his National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Premier Coaching Diploma and is an NSCAA Associate Staff Member for Coaching Education. He graduated with a bachelors degree in kinesiology from CSU Fullerton and has a masters in coaching and athletic administration from Concordia University. Davis has two boysCole and Wyatt.

Jackson worked primarily with goalkeepers in her first season before switching to field players in 2014. Four Vandals earned All-Big Sky accolades under Jacksons guidance in 2014, including a pair of freshmen that made an immediate impact on the program.   The four all-conference honors tied the program record at the time. In May of 2015 Jackson earned her masters degree in Neuroscience from the University of Idaho and is currently working toward her PhD in Sports Psychology.  Prior to Idaho, Jackson earned her bachelors degree in biology from Iona College.  In May, 2013 and worked with the Iona coaching staff in the spring of 2013 after exhausting her eligibility in the fall of 2012. She has also served as assistant coach in training for the Region I Olympic Development Program. Jackson holds an NSCAA Premier Diploma, a USSF D coaching license and the FA GK Level 1 diploma. In two seasons with the Gaels, Jackson earned back-to-back All-MAAC selections, was named to the all-tournament team as a senior in 2012 and was voted a team captain.  Jackson began her collegiate career at Syracuse, starting 18-of-19 games as a freshman before transferring to Iona.  She also played softball for the Gaels in 2013. Jackson is a native of London, England.