William Paterson University of New Jersey Women's Soccer

Woods direction. In addition to their athletic exploits, his student-athletes have also excelled off the field, a fact evidenced by the 21 total selections earned to the last six NJAC All-Academic Teams. During his first season at the helm, Woods led the Pioneers to the 1997 NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen. In 1998, William Paterson won its first NJAC championship and was ranked as high as No. 3 in the NSCAA Top 25 Poll after going 14-0-2 during the regular season. His efforts during both of those seasons earned him NJAC Coach of the Year honors, as the 1997 team was ranked No. 11 in the final NSCAA Division III Poll, and the 1998 squad finished with a No. 21 rating. Woods directed WP to a berth in the 2010 NCAA Tournament and the championship match of the NJAC Tournament. Six of his charges were selected to the 2010 all-conference team, including NJAC Defensive Player of the Year and National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) second-team all-American Ali Ruddy, as well as NJAC Goalkeeper of the Year Alyssa Falduto. Prior to coaching, Woods was an all-NJAC performer, a four-year starter and a captain of the 1991 Trenton State team that played for the Division III national championship. During his prep days, he was a standout at Belleville High School. Woods also was an assistant womens basketball coach at William Paterson for nine years (1993-2002), including a stint as the acting head coach during the 2001-02 campaign. He earned a bachelors degree in political science at Trenton State in 1992.