Northwood University (MI)

Midland, MI 48460

Michigan Midwest

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Mike Korhonen

Mike Korhonen was appointed as the fifth head coach in the history of Northwood’s women’s soccer program in April 2023. He enters the position previously being an assistant/goalkeeper coach under previous head coach Chelsea Hunter (2018-23).

Joining Hunter's staff in 2018, Korhonen and the Timberwolves have gone 32-28-5 overall with a 23-18-4 record in conference play over the last four seasons, including the first winning season for Northwood since 2004 in the 2021 fall season, a 10-9 overall record. NU's six conference wins in 2021 were the most in program history before the 2022 team won nine games in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference. In 2022, the Timberwolves hosted their first conference tournament match in program history following the highest conference regular season finish (third).

The 23 conference wins are the most over a four-year stretch in school history. Hunter's 2022 team won nine games in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference, which is a program record for conference wins in a season. The team also produced winning seasons in each of the last two years, marking the first time since 1998-99 Northwood had back-to-back winning seasons.

The 2019 season was a breakthrough for the program. The Timberwolves improved from two wins overall in 2018 to a 9-9-1 record. NU also went 5-4 in the GLIAC, marking the first time since 2002 that Northwood had a winning record in conference play.

During his time as an assistant for Northwood University men’s soccer program (2016-18), he was the Head Elite Development and Goalkeepers Coach for the Timberwolves. During this time, Korhonen aided the Timberwolves in winning the 2017 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular season and tournament championship.

Prior to Northwood, he was the head men’s coach at Lake Fenton High School (2012-14). In 2014, Korhonen led Lake Fenton to its most wins in school history.

Korhonen also has coached multiple high school and club programs, including Michigan Arrows Club (2010-15), Michigan Nationals Club (2015-20), as well as Powers Catholic High School (2006-12) and (2012-18) which included three Michigan state titles.

Korhonen was previously a talent evaluator for the Olympic Development Program for the state of Michigan across various age groups (2020-22).

Mike currently resides in Bay City, Mich. with his fiancé Courtney.

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Savannah Wallace

Savannah Wallace joined the Northwood University women's soccer coaching staff in the summer of 2023. She is the first assistant hired under Head Coach Mike Korhonen.

She served as an assistant for Calvary Baptist Academy's varsity women's soccer team and joins the Northwood staff after a long-playing career with the Timberwolves. She will start as an assistant on July 1, 2023.

Her stint at Calvary Baptist Academy from 2019-2023 included a Division IV MHSAA District Championship in 2021. She also accepted the position of Head Coach for one of Midland Soccer Club's ninth-grade teams starting in the fall of 2023.

Savannah led the Timberwolves to their second back-to-back 10-win season in program history in 2022, earning third-team All-Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) honors. Wallace has been with the program as a player since 2018, graduating in 2023. She holds the Northwood record for games played in a career with (72).

A native of Saginaw, Mich., and a Northwood graduate, Wallace graduated with a bachelor's in business administration and two graduate degrees, including an MBA and a Master of Science in Organizational Leadership

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Stevie Shard

Stevie Shard is in his fifth season as the head coach of the Northwood University men's soccer program. He is just the second head coach in the 18-year history of the varsity program.

In his first four seasons at the helm of the Timberwolves, Shard led Northwood to 26 wins and an appearance in the GLIAC Tournament Championship match and the GLIAC Tournament semifinals twice.

Shard has spent the last three seasons as an assistant coach for Northwood, serving as a full-time assistant in the last two years. In his time on staff at Northwood, the Timberwolves won two Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) titles (2015, 2017), a GLIAC Tournament title (2015) and a NCAA Sweet 16 appearance (2015).

Originally from Manchester, England, Shard brings 12 years of coaching experience in the United States to the Northwood head coaching position. In addition to his role at Northwood, he has been a Director of Coaching for the Developmental Division Michigan Rush Lansing Soccer as well as a scout for the Olympic Development Program for Michigan. From 2011-16, Shard was the Director of Operations for PSG Bolton. Shard also served as the National Director of Club Recruitment for the Midwest Soccer Academy from 2008-16.

Shard also played at the professional level in England, spending time with Oldham Athletic, Bury FC, Kilmarnock and Morecambe