Wheelock College Women's Soccer

Smyrl returns to the position of Head Women's Soccer Coach at Wheelock in 2015 after coaching the squad for four seasons from 2007-2010. She is entering her ninth year as a member of the Wheelock athletic staff, returning for her seventh school year as the Associate Director of Athletics and Senior Woman Administrator. She previously served as the Assistant Athletic Director in 2008-09.   Smyrl has also taken on leadership roles within the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) and the Wheelock College community. She currently is a member of the Diversity and Inclusion Council, PRIDE Committee and the Student Outreach Task Force on the Wheelock campus. During her first four years at the institution, Smyrl simultaneously worked in an administrative role while serving as the women's soccer head coach. By guiding the program for four years, between 2007 and 2010, she is the most tenured coach in the program's eight-year history. Additionally, Smyrl finished out the fall of 2010 as the interim men's soccer head coach. Under Smyrl, Wheelock won NECC Sportsmanship Awards in 2008 and 2010 and the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Sportsmanship Award in 2007. Her 2010 men's team also corralled a league sportsmanship nod.  Before arriving at Wheelock, Smyrl spent two years as the girls' soccer head coach at Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School. In her first year, she guided the team to the Division III North championship title, a first for the program. In the same season, the team advanced to the state championship game, a tremendous turnaround after going 3-9-4 the prior fall. Smyrl began her coaching career at Endicott College, where she served as a women's soccer assistant coach for two years, in 2003 and 2004. The team won The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) Tournament titles and earned an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament both years, combining to go 34-8-2 overall and 23-1 in the league. She completed her master's degree in business administration at Endicott while working full time as both a coach and the sports information intern. Smyrl graduated in 2003 from Stony Brook (NY) University, where she majored in English. A four-year member of the soccer team, the Pittsburgh native was named co-captain her senior year. She was an active member of the Dean's Student Life Advisory Council and served as the female president for the institution's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). During her senior year, Smyrl was selected for the Annual Undergraduate Recognition Award in Leadership, and she also received an Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Merit Award.

Halen joins the Wheelock College women's soccer staff as an assistant coach.  Most recently, Halen completed her undergraduate degree at Lesley University. She earned her bachelor of arts in Early Childhood Education and Child Studies. She has her PreK-2nd grade license and has begun her teaching career with eight student teaching assignments throughout her undergraduate career. Halen competed for four years as a varsity womens soccer player at Lesley. She accumulated many honors as she was named team captain in 2013 and 2014, earned All-NECC First Team spots in 2012 and 2013, was a member of the NECC All-Academic Team in 2011, 2012, and 2013, as well as earning the 2012 NECC Player of the Year award.

Buckley joins the Wheelock College women's soccer staff as an assistant coach.  Buckley most recently completed her undergraduate career at William Smith College. She earned her bachelor of arts in Critical Social Science while minoring in Education. Buckley was a four year varsity womens soccer player at William Smith. In 2014, her team won the Womens Division III National Championship as she amassed many individual accolades. Buckley was named the Liberty League Player of the Year and the ECAC Upstate Offensive Player of the Year while earning spots on the NSCAA All-East Region First Team, the NSCAA All-American Third Team, the NSCAA Scholar All-American Second Team, and the Capitol One Academic All-District team. Off the field, Buckley was and remains involved in many community service projects. She volunteered with the Golisano Childrens Hospital in Rochester, New York as well as the Boston Childrens Hospital over the last two summers. She is also the Hope House manager who is in charge of helping raise funds and show support for cancer foundations and people around the Geneva, New York area. Simultaneously she is an activist for the Be Positive Cancer Foundation based out of Wilmington, Delaware.