University of Memphis Women's Soccer

Monaghan took over the Lady Tigers soccer program in hopes of taking it to new heights. Five league championships and 187 wins later, Monaghan has molded the program into a force to be reckoned with on the national level.   Asked what his one lasting impression on the program would be and why in 2000, Monaghan responded: I would like my student-athletes to know that I gave everything I had to make this program better. I would want the young ladies to leave here knowing that they not only grew as players, but also as people. Monaghan, the 2007 and 2011 Conference USA Coach of the Year, has seen the Lady Tigers flourish on and off the field since his tenure began back in 2000.  Memphis can claim nine-straight National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Team Academic Awards, the 2009 C-USA Sport Academic Award, 16 CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-District IV selections and six NSCAA/Adidas Scholar All-Americans. Since Monaghans first season in 2000, the team has a composite grade-point average of 3.1 or higher.  On the field, team and individual success have become the norm in the Monaghan era. The Lady Tigers has won five C-USA Championships and has made five NCAA Tournament appearances (2007-11). Individually, Memphis has had one AAC Player of the Year Winner (Kylie Davis, 2014 midfielder of the year), and 14 C-USA Player of the Year winners (5 Offensive/3 Defensive/2 Midfielder/4 Freshman). The womens soccer team has added 11 All-AAC picks and four All-AAC freshman selections, 34 All-C-USA picks, 16 All-C-USA Freshman Team selections, five All-Americans and one Lowes Senior CLASS Award honoree. The most important thing we can do as coaches is try to prepare young people for success later in life, Monaghan said. Soccer is important to me, and I want to win. However, the foundation of our program is the student-athlete. The 2015 Tigers featured a young squad with as many as six freshmen in the starting lineup at one time. The team had its ups and downs throughout the year on the way to an 8-8-3 record. At times the Tigers were outstanding, posting seven total clean sheats with six of their eight wins being shutouts. The team struggled for goals throughout the season though, scoring only one goal or less in 14 of the 19 matches. Marie Levasseur was a bright spot in her true freshman season, being named the American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year after sharing the team lead with six goals and finishing second on the team with 15 points. In 2014, Memphis second season in the American Athletic Conference, Monaghan led the Tigers to a second-place finish in the conference standings with a 9-6-4 record. Kylie Davis became the first Tiger to win an AAC season award as she was named the conferences Midfielder of the Year. She was also named to the All-Conference First Team. The 2013 campaign saw Memphis dawn a new era, joining the American Athletic Conference, and the Tigers still managed to post 10-plus wins for the 10th-straight season. In 2012, Monaghan passed the 150-win plateau as the U of M posted a 10-8-1 record.  The 2011 season went down as the best in school history. Memphis climbed as high as No. 3 in the national polls, the programs highest ranking. The 2011 squad surged through the non-conference schedule with a 7-0 mark and won the C-USA title with a 10-0-1 record. The squad advanced to the NCAA Tournament second round, where it suffered its lone loss in a 22-1-1 season. A sign that a program is among the nations elite is its ability to win on the road, and under Monaghans direction, the Lady Tigers have done that in recent years. Monaghan has led Memphis to a 49-24-10 road mark the past ten seasons. Prior to taking the head coaching duties, Monaghan served as the programs goalkeeping coach for former head coach Les Szabo. Monaghan was a vital part of Szabos staff during the programs first four seasons.  When Monaghan became the Lady Tigers goalkeepers coach, he was already familiar with the demands of running a successful college soccer program, having enjoyed tremendous success during his playing career at Memphis. The former goalkeeper still holds school records for season (11) and career (24) shutouts. His 298 career saves rank second all-time, and he is second in season goals-against average (0.80). He was named All-Great Midwest Conference first team in 1992, after leading the Tigers to a share of the conference title. In 1993, Monaghan was the Defensive MVP of the league's championship game, helping the Tigers to the tournament crown and their first NCAA Tournament appearance. His 38 goalkeeper wins still stand as the school record. A former prep standout at Christian Brothers High School in Memphis, Monaghan's collegiate play earned him a spot on the U.S. U20 National Squad. Monaghan also played professionally, spending two seasons with the New Orleans Gamblers from 1995-96 and one with the Memphis Express in 2002. A Memphis native, Monaghan received a bachelor's degree in business management from Memphis in 1994. He and his wife, Mary, reside in Collierville, and have a son, Brooks IV. Brooks Monaghan Head Women's Coach Sixteen seasons ago, Brooks Monaghan took over the Lady Tigers soccer program in hopes of taking it to new heights. Five league championships and 187 wins later, Monaghan has molded the program into a force to be reckoned with on the national level.   Asked what his one lasting impression on the program would be and why in 2000, Monaghan responded: I would like my student-athletes to know that I gave everything I had to make this program better. I would want the young ladies to leave here knowing that they not only grew as players, but also as people. Monaghan, the 2007 and 2011 Conference USA Coach of the Year, has seen the Lady Tigers flourish on and off the field since his tenure began back in 2000.  Memphis can claim nine-straight National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Team Academic Awards, the 2009 C-USA Sport Academic Award, 16 CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-District IV selections and six NSCAA/Adidas Scholar All-Americans. Since Monaghans first season in 2000, the team has a composite grade-point average of 3.1 or higher.  On the field, team and individual success have become the norm in the Monaghan era. The Lady Tigers has won five C-USA Championships and has made five NCAA Tournament appearances (2007-11). Individually, Memphis has had one AAC Player of the Year Winner (Kylie Davis, 2014 midfielder of the year), and 14 C-USA Player of the Year winners (5 Offensive/3 Defensive/2 Midfielder/4 Freshman). The womens soccer team has added 11 All-AAC picks and four All-AAC freshman selections, 34 All-C-USA picks, 16 All-C-USA Freshman Team selections, five All-Americans and one Lowes Senior CLASS Award honoree. The most important thing we can do as coaches is try to prepare young people for success later in life, Monaghan said. Soccer is important to me, and I want to win. However, the foundation of our program is the student-athlete. The 2015 Tigers featured a young squad with as many as six freshmen in the starting lineup at one time. The team had its ups and downs throughout the year on the way to an 8-8-3 record. At times the Tigers were outstanding, posting seven total clean sheats with six of their eight wins being shutouts. The team struggled for goals throughout the season though, scoring only one goal or less in 14 of the 19 matches. Marie Levasseur was a bright spot in her true freshman season, being named the American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year after sharing the team lead with six goals and finishing second on the team with 15 points. In 2014, Memphis second season in the American Athletic Conference, Monaghan led the Tigers to a second-place finish in the conference standings with a 9-6-4 record. Kylie Davis became the first Tiger to win an AAC season award as she was named the conferences Midfielder of the Year. She was also named to the All-Conference First Team. The 2013 campaign saw Memphis dawn a new era, joining the American Athletic Conference, and the Tigers still managed to post 10-plus wins for the 10th-straight season. In 2012, Monaghan passed the 150-win plateau as the U of M posted a 10-8-1 record.  The 2011 season went down as the best in school history. Memphis climbed as high as No. 3 in the national polls, the programs highest ranking. The 2011 squad surged through the non-conference schedule with a 7-0 mark and won the C-USA title with a 10-0-1 record. The squad advanced to the NCAA Tournament second round, where it suffered its lone loss in a 22-1-1 season. A sign that a program is among the nations elite is its ability to win on the road, and under Monaghans direction, the Lady Tigers have done that in recent years. Monaghan has led Memphis to a 49-24-10 road mark the past ten seasons. Prior to taking the head coaching duties, Monaghan served as the programs goalkeeping coach for former head coach Les Szabo. Monaghan was a vital part of Szabos staff during the programs first four seasons.  When Monaghan became the Lady Tigers goalkeepers coach, he was already familiar with the demands of running a successful college soccer program, having enjoyed tremendous success during his playing career at Memphis. The former goalkeeper still holds school records for season (11) and career (24) shutouts. His 298 career saves rank second all-time, and he is second in season goals-against average (0.80). He was named All-Great Midwest Conference first team in 1992, after leading the Tigers to a share of the conference title. In 1993, Monaghan was the Defensive MVP of the league's championship game, helping the Tigers to the tournament crown and their first NCAA Tournament appearance. His 38 goalkeeper wins still stand as the school record. A former prep standout at Christian Brothers High School in Memphis, Monaghan's collegiate play earned him a spot on the U.S. U20 National Squad. Monaghan also played professionally, spending two seasons with the New Orleans Gamblers from 1995-96 and one with the Memphis Express in 2002. A Memphis native, Monaghan received a bachelor's degree in business management from Memphis in 1994. He and his wife, Mary, reside in Collierville, and have a son, Brooks IV.

Walker joined Coach Brooks Monaghans staff in 2009. Walker brings with him more than a decade of record-setting professional experience, including becoming the first American soccer player to establish a successful professional career in South America (Chile) and completing two different stints in Major League Soccer (MLS). Walker has consistently groomed success in goalkeepers, as each of his five years on staff has produced at least one school record. Each of the last two seasons has seen Walker insert a freshman in goal as a starter, with each setting program records for freshmen netminders.  In 2009, a trio of keepers combined for a record 12 shutouts. The following season in 2010, the squad posted a second-straight, sub-1.00 goals-against average, the first time that occurred in consecutive seasons in the programs history. The trend continued in 2011 as Elise Kuhar-Pitters posted season records for shutouts (15) and goals-against average (0.46).  Under Walkers guidance, Kuhar-Pitters was an National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-America second team selection, becoming the first keeper in Lady Tigers history to earn All-America honors. In addition to his work with the goalkeepers, Walker has a large impact on the defensive unit.  As a professional, Walker was a member of Universidad Catolicas championship team in Chiles first division in 2002, and he also played in multiple Copa Libertadores tournaments. He finished his South American career with Colo Colo, the only Chilean club to ever win Copa Libertadores. Walkers final professional stop was with the MLSs Columbus Crew, where he won the teams 2005 Defensive Player of the Year Award after finishing second in MLS with a 1.12 goals-against average. From 2003-05, Walker played with MLSs NY/NJ MetroStars, and in 2003, he became the third goalkeeper in MLS history to finish a season with a sub-1.00 goals-against average (league-best 0.95 mark).  In 2004, Walker started and played three matches for the U.S. National Team, including a 1-0 shutout victory over Mexico.  Walker graduated from Louisville in 2007. He and his wife, Shauna, have two sons, Seth and Adam. Jonny Walker Assistant Women's Coach Memphis native and longtime professional goalkeeper Jonny Walker joined Coach Brooks Monaghans staff in 2009. Walker brings with him more than a decade of record-setting professional experience, including becoming the first American soccer player to establish a successful professional career in South America (Chile) and completing two different stints in Major League Soccer (MLS). Walker has consistently groomed success in goalkeepers, as each of his five years on staff has produced at least one school record. Each of the last two seasons has seen Walker insert a freshman in goal as a starter, with each setting program records for freshmen netminders.  In 2009, a trio of keepers combined for a record 12 shutouts. The following season in 2010, the squad posted a second-straight, sub-1.00 goals-against average, the first time that occurred in consecutive seasons in the programs history. The trend continued in 2011 as Elise Kuhar-Pitters posted season records for shutouts (15) and goals-against average (0.46).  Under Walkers guidance, Kuhar-Pitters was an National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-America second team selection, becoming the first keeper in Lady Tigers history to earn All-America honors. In addition to his work with the goalkeepers, Walker has a large impact on the defensive unit.  As a professional, Walker was a member of Universidad Catolicas championship team in Chiles first division in 2002, and he also played in multiple Copa Libertadores tournaments. He finished his South American career with Colo Colo, the only Chilean club to ever win Copa Libertadores. Walkers final professional stop was with the MLSs Columbus Crew, where he won the teams 2005 Defensive Player of the Year Award after finishing second in MLS with a 1.12 goals-against average. From 2003-05, Walker played with MLSs NY/NJ MetroStars, and in 2003, he became the third goalkeeper in MLS history to finish a season with a sub-1.00 goals-against average (league-best 0.95 mark).  In 2004, Walker started and played three matches for the U.S. National Team, including a 1-0 shutout victory over Mexico.  Walker graduated from Louisville in 2007. He and his wife, Shauna, have two sons, Seth and Adam.