Wilmington University Women's Soccer

Zoyac as the head coach of the Wildcats womens soccer team, effective immediately for the 2015 season. Im humbled to be the next womens soccer coach at Wilmington, Zoyac said of his hiring. I want to thank the University for this wonderful opportunity and for having the confidence in me to take over a program with so much tradition. Zoyac becomes the fourth head coach of the womens soccer program in its NCAA era. He takes over the womens program after being an assistant and associate head coach for Nick Papanicolas and the mens program at Wilmington for the past 11 seasons. During his time on the sidelines with Papanicolas, Zoyac has seen over 100 victories in 11 seasons, helping the Wildcats to an overall record of 115-80-23 and a 68-32-11 record inside the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC). Zoyac has been a part of one CACC Tournament Championship run (2007), and two NCAA Division II East Regional Tournament Second Round appearances (2009 and 2013). Prior to coaching at Wilmington, Zoyac finished his collegiate career as a Wildcat, transferring from Rowan College after leading the Profs to a NCAA Division III National Semifinal appearance as a sweeper. Upon joining Wilmington in 2003, he led the Wildcats in scoring and was a crucial piece of their second CACC Championship. He finished his collegiate soccer career as an Honorable Mention All-CACC selection. Its an honor to start my collegiate head coaching career where I played and spent the past 11 years as an assistant coach. I also want to thank Nick (Papanicolas) for mentoring me during my playing and coaching career, and preparing me to take over my own program. Outside of Wilmington, Zoyac has been coaching girls club soccer at the New Jersey Rush Soccer Club since 2010. Under his tutelage, the U18s girls team has claimed back-to-back U.S. Club New Jersey State Championships and has been ranked in the top-3 in the state in each of the past two seasons. Zoyac has also coached the U14 and U 16 teams at NJ Rush, leading each team into the top-10 in the state. We are excited to have Jeff begin his collegiate head coaching career here at Wilmington University, Andrzjewski said. He knows the University and athletics program very well, and I am confident our student-athletes will enjoy the opportunity to work with him.

Palmucci is honored and proud to join the staff of Wilmington University as an assistant coach under head coach Jeff Zoyac.  Coach Palmucci comes to Wilmington University with experience as a youth and collegiate coach. Palmucci started his coaching tenure at The College of New Jersey as a graduate assistant. From there, he founded and started a motivational sports company called Program for Results, which worked with high level college and professional athletes to develop accountability for life goals, behavior, and sports performance. Following PFR, Palmucci moved into the youth soccer arena as the Vice President and trainer at Kingsway United Soccer Club. Shortly after, Coach Palmucci joined the NJ Rush Soccer Club as a trainer and coordinator in South Jersey. In addition to his youth experience,  Palmucci assisted Jimmy Connor at Salem Community College as the womens assistant soccer coach. Likewise, Palmucci has served as the head womens soccer coach at Cumberland County College as his most recent stint in coaching and had multiple players attain All Region 19 honors. On the ODP front, Palmucci serves on the NJ Youth Soccer Association staff as the U-12 NJ ODP Girls team coach. Likewise, he is involved in the ODP training camps and evaluation process throughout the state. Coach Palmucci believes in coaching through character and will be an asset in the area of mindset training and team building. Coach Palmucci is employed by the Pennsville School District as the Student Assistance Coordinator, Guidance Chair, and Anti-Bullying Coordinator located in Salem County, New Jersey. He received his B.A. with distinction (Magna Cum Laude) in Psychology and his M.A. from The College of New Jersey in Counseling & Personnel Services. He resides in South Harrison, New Jersey with his wife and two children.