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Queens University of Charlotte

Charlotte, NC 28274
North Carolina Southeast
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Shannon Neely Noel

Shannon Neely Noel became the sixth head coach hired to lead the women's soccer program at Queens in Spring '22 coming to the Royals with over 12 years of coaching experience.


Neely Noel guided the Royals in their first Division 1 season as a member of the ASUN and led the Royals to a 3-8-5 overall mark. The Royals backline turned in six clean sheets as goalkeeper Erica Turner ranked third in the league in saves. Four of the Royals' eight losses were separated by a single goal. Queens continued to adjust throughout the season going 3-3-1 over the final seven matches.


Following her collegiate playing career at Ohio State University, Neely Noel began her coaching career at Grand Valley State University as an assistant coach. She was with the program when the Lakers won their first national title in 2009 and when they won their second in 2010. GVSU then finished the 2011 season as national runner-up with the championship final loss being their only loss of the season. During the three seasons, two players were named national players of the year, 22 all-Americans, and six academic all-Americans.


Neely Noel's next stop was at Northwestern University where she was an assistant coach for five seasons, working with the team's defense and goalkeepers. In 2016, the Wildcats won their first Big Ten Conference Championship in program history and the coaching staff was named Regional Staff of the Year. Northwestern set multiple program and national records in shutouts, goals-against average, and saves while Neely Noel was on staff. Neely Noel also recruited and coached the program's first all-American, and Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year, Lauren Clem.


Neely Noel then spent three seasons at Fordham University as an associate head coach working with the team's offense. While there, the Rams earned two straight appearances in post-season play. Also serving as the recruiting coordinator, Noel secured the highest-ranked recruiting class in program history.


Neely Noel has spent the past few seasons as a head coach and girls director at the Long Island Soccer Club. With LISC, Neely Noel coached the Girls Academy League U19, U17, and U12 teams. She was also responsible for the oversight of 18 teams and 12 coaches and served as the recruiting coordinator. Neely Noel was also the co-creator and director of the C.O.R.E. Leadership Development Program.


In addition, Neely Noel has been serving as the social media and promotional director for the USA Deaf Women's National Team and the sporting director for the Long Island Rough Riders, a semi-pro women's soccer team that competes in the United Women's Soccer League.


As a goalkeeper for the Buckeyes, Neely Noel helped the women's soccer team win Big Ten Championships in 2002 and 2004. In 2002, they made their first NCAA Tournament appearance in program history and set a program record for wins after reaching the Round of 8 in 2004. A three-time Big Ten All-Academic honoree, Neely Noel was also named an OSU Scholar-Athlete five times and earned the 2016 Coaches Award.


Neely Noel earned a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design and a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts from Ohio State. She then earned a master's degree in education from GVSU.

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Sage Dieterle

Sage Dieterle joined the women's soccer staff as assistant coach in Spring '22. Dieterle joined the Royals in March after most recently spending time with the Connecticut Football Club.


Dieterle, a Coventry, Connecticut native, is a 2018 graduate of Adelphi University with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a concentration in management and finance. As a member of the Panthers women’s soccer team, Dieterle saw action in 36 games, tallying two goals and an assist. In addition to her accomplishments on the field, she was a seven-time NE10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection. The left back also earned the D2ADA Achievement Award in 2016 and 2017 and helped lead Adelphi to a NE-10 Conference Championship.


Dieterle has coached with the Connecticut Football Club and the Long Island Soccer Club, helping to develop girls of all ages in the sport. During that time, she also played professionally in the United Women’s Soccer League for the New England Mutiny and the Long Island Rough Riders.

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Anna VanDeusen

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Oliver Carias

Oliver Carias began his career as the head men's soccer coach at Queens in the fall of 2011. He is the second coach in the program’s history.


The Royals have advanced to the South Atlantic Conference Championships four of their six years in the league and advanced to the championship match three times. In 2013, the Royals' first year in the SAC, Queens captured the regular season and championship titles. Carias was also named SAC Coach of the Year following the 2013 season, leading the Royals to their first NCAA Championship appearance in six years. In 2018, Carias once again led the Royals to a regular season title as co-champions of the SAC.


Over the years, Carias has coached 29 all-conference, eight all-tournament, and 10 all-state honorees. Additionally, the Royals have had one SAC Offensive Player of the Year, one SAC Tournament MVP and two SAC Freshmen of the Year. Academically, Corey Brown was a two-time SAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, winning in 2015 and 2016, while Juan Carlos Carrillo won in 2017 and Pedro Oliveira won in 2018. Brown and Carrillo were also named CoSIDA Academic All-America honorees.


Before being promoted to head coach, Carias spent five seasons as the assistant. During his tenure the men’s soccer team reached the NCAA Tournament in 2006 and 2007, the first time for consecutive appearances. In 2006, the Royals were Carolinas Virginia Athletics Conference (CVAC) Regular Season Champions and they went on to win the Southeast Regional Title before reaching the NCAA Elite Eight Tournament.


Carias is no stranger to the men's soccer program. Before joining the coaching staff back in 2006, the 2005 graduate played four years at Queens and led his teams to a 60-10-6 overall record including a 35 game conference winning streak and an undefeated regular season in 2002-03.


Ranked as one of the top five soccer players in the nation by USA TODAY (NCAA), Carias helped carry the Queens team to the NCAA tournament in 2002 and 2004. In 2003 the Charlotte Observer tabbed him as the number one soccer player in the Carolinas, the same year Queens maintained an undefeated regular season.


The honors for Carias are abundant including earning All-American status and league Freshman of the Year in 2001, being named CVAC Player of the Year in 2003, and being selected for the All-Southeast Regional Team for his entire playing career. Carias was also named to the All-Conference team after each of his four seasons as a Royal. In commemoration of the CVAC era Carias was named to the 2006 CVAC All-Time team alongside five other former Queens players. As a key playmaker for Queens, he was ranked nationally third in assists per game and fourth in points per game after scoring 43 goals and notching 49 assists in four years. He was also the NCAA-DII leader in assists for 2002 and was second in the nation in points per game in 2003.


A native of Guatemala, Carias also has exceptional international experience. As a member of the Guatemalan Soccer National Team, he has played in 57 international games and visited 27 different countries. Carias has participated in the U-17 and U-20 Pre-World Cup, the Central American Games, Central and Caribbean Games, Pan-American Games, and the Pre-Olympic Games. His extensive knowledge of soccer at all levels will prove to be an invaluable tool both on the coaching and recruiting sides of the program.


Carias also holds a Premier Diploma from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) in addition to his bachelor’s degree from Queens University of Charlotte.


Coach Carias was inducted into the Royals Hall of Fame in 2011 here at Queens for his outstanding accomplishments as a player.

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Ömer Okyar

Assistant Men’s Soccer Coach

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Wes Holifield

Assistant Men’s Soccer Coach

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