University of Nebraska at Omaha Women's Soccer

Tim Walters enters his eighth season as the head coach of the Omaha women’s soccer program after joining the program in December 2016. Walters led Omaha to its second-straight Summit League Championship Final in 2023, ultimately falling one goal short of claiming the title. The team went 7-5-7 overall, losing only a single match in conference competition. The Mavericks tied their record for All-Summit awards with nine in 2023. Sophia Green took home Offensive Player of the Year and First Team accolades, while Regan Zimmers was tabbed Defensive Player of the Year and First Team. Grace Ostergaard also made the First Team, while Marissa Gohr earned Second Team honors, Jordyn West earned an Honorable Mention, and Jasmyn Brown and Alyssa Kellar both made the All-Newcomer team. Zimmers and Green both earned spots on the United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Women's All-West Region Team as well. Under Walters, the Mavericks made history in 2022 as he led them to the first Summit League Championship and Division I NCAA Tournament appearance in program history. After a 1-6-3 start to the season, the Mavericks ultimately ended the season 7-9-6 (4-2-3 in league play), including three-straight shutouts in the Summit League Tournament, culminating in a victory in PKs over Oral Roberts in the finals. In the program's first ever D1 NCAA Tournament match, Omaha was downed 5-0 by Notre Dame. Five Mavericks made All-Conference teams in 2022, with Regan Zimmers earning First Team honors, Grace Ostergaard making the Second Team, Jordyn West picking up and Honorable Mention, and Lindse Birch and Emma Konsmo both earning All-Newcomer honors. Zimmers also made her first United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Women's All-West Region Team. In 2021, Walters helped the Mavericks to a 9-8-2 overall record and a third place finish in the Summit League with a record of 6-3. It marked the third conference tournament appearance and second straight under his guidance. The nine wins also marks a Division I program record for most wins in a single season. The Mavericks picked up their first win vs. Nebraska last year with a 1-0 shutout on September 2. It was one of 10 shutouts Omaha posted on the year, which ties the DI single-season record. Walters coached Margaret LaVigne to a Summit League First Team selection, while Grace Ostergaard was tabbed Second Team. Rachel Thigpen, Sena Ahovissi, and Cece Behrens were named All-Newcomer. Walters led the Mavericks to their second appearance in the Summit League Championship match in the 2020-21 season. Omaha posted an 8-5-5 overall record with an 8-4-4 finish in league action to secure the third seed in the tournament. The Mavericks advanced to the championship match after winning 3-1 in penalty kicks vs. South Dakota State. The 2020-21 season was record breaking in many categories for the program. Walters led Mia Reedtz, Rehde Olesen, and Sophia Green to Summit League major awards. Olesen was tabbed Goalkeeper of the Year, while Green earned Newcomer of the Year honors. It marked the first time in program history Omaha earned either award. In addition to the major awards, six Mavericks combined for nine All-Summit nods, which is the most ever in program history. Under Walters, Olesen and LaVigne were also tabbed First Team All-West Region by the United Soccer Coaches. Olesen was also tabbed College Soccer News All-Freshman Third team and top Drawer Soccer Freshman Top-100 with teammate Green. In his first three seasons, Walters has helped eight Mavericks to All-Summit accolades and Omaha has earned the United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award in three consecutive seasons. In just his second season at the helm, Walters guided his team to the program’s first berth in the Summit League Tournament in 2018. Omaha knocked off top-seeded South Dakota State 3-1 in the opening round to advance to the Summit League Finals against Denver before falling to the second-seeded Pioneers. Prior to becoming a head coach, Walters spent six seasons as an assistant on the UNO men’s soccer coaching staff. He helped the Mavericks post a 29-16-9 (.620) overall record in the last three seasons, including two Summit League regular-season championships (2014, 2016). His coaching career began as an assistant Rolling College in Winter Park, Fla., where he was an assistant under head coach Keith Buckley for one season. In 2010, Walters helped the Tars to a 15-4-3 overall record and a national runner-up finish in NCAA Division II. The St. Louis, Mo. native served as an assistant coach at Creighton during the 2009 season while finishing his degree in management information systems. After starting his collegiate playing career at Kentucky, Walters transferred to Creighton for his final three years of eligibility. An attacking player, he started 29 of the 53 matches he appeared in, tallying seven goals and seven assists over his final two seasons. During Creighton’s 16-2-2 campaign in 2008, Walters had three goals and three assists. All three of his goals as a senior were game-winners, including clutch shots at sixth-ranked California and against Bradley in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament semifinals. Walters enjoyed a career year as a junior, posting four goals and four assists to finish third on the team with 12 points in 2007. Walters scored the game-winning goal against second-ranked Indiana and followed with an assist on the game-winning overtime goal against Loyola Marymount to earn Saint Louis Nike Classic Tournament Co-MVP honors in addition to several national team of the week accolades in September 2007. A graduate of Lafayette High School in Wildwood, Mo., Walters owns high school career marks of 97 goals, 222 points and 24 game-winning goals. His father, Tim, played soccer at Indiana in the late 1970s. Walters and his wife, Molly, have two sons and a daughter.

Head women's soccer coach Tim Walters announced Ashley Holland as the program's new assistant coach on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. Holland spent the last year as an assistant coach at UT San Antonio, leading the Roadrunners to a 12-6-4 record and an NCAA Tournament appearance after winning the Conference USA Championship. "I'm so happy to add someone with Ashley's experience and character to our program," said Walters. "Everyone who has worked with her speaks very highly of her and what she will bring to Omaha." Prior to her time at UTSA, Holland was an assistant coach at East Carolina for the 2021 season, helping the team to eight wins including a 2-1 triumph over No. 23 Memphis. Before East Carolina, she was a goalkeeper coach at IMG Academy for a year, instructing U-13 and U-19 athletes, as well as US Youth National Teams and the Puerto Rico Senior National Team.  Holland had a three-year stint as head coach at LSU Shreveport from 2017-2020, going 26-24-5 and leading the team to its first ever Red River Athletic Conference Championship and an NAIA National Tournament berth in 2018. At the same time, she was also the head club coach and goalkeeper director for FC Dallas East Texas Club from 2018-2020 and an assistant coach and goalkeeper coach for the Shreveport Lady Rafters of the WPSL in 2017. Holland's first coaching position was as an assistant coach and goalkeeper coach at her alma mater, Benedictine from 2015-17. She helped guide the team to a 42-6-1 record, winning a pair of Heart of America Athletic Conference regular season and tournament championships, and reaching the NAIA National Tournament Semifinals for the first time in 2015. During her playing career at Benedictine, Holland appeared in 65 games as the Ravens' goalkeeper, going 45-10-5 with 24 career shutouts. As a senior, she played a major role in getting Benedictine a top-10 ranking in NAIA and an NAIA Quarterfinals appearance. For her efforts she was named HAAC Defensive Player of the Year and made All-HAAC First-Team for the second time. With Holland in goal, the Ravens won two HAAC regular season championships and a HAAC Championship title.   "She has had some great experiences as a coach, including a number of years as a head coach, as well as coaching last year in the NCAA tournament," added Walters. "It's great to be able to get someone with her experience who is also originally from the area, who already knows and cares about Omaha." Holland earned a Bachelor's of Arts degree in Athletic Training and Physical Education from Benedictine in 2014. She later earned her Master's in Business Administration degree from Benedictine in 2017.