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Savannah College of Art & Design

Savannah, GA 31401
Georgia Southeast
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Rebecca Gunn

Rebecca Gunn is entering her 18th year with SCAD and her ninth season as head coach of the women's soccer team after taking over the program in November of 2013.


After missing the 2020 season due to COVID-19, Gunn led her team to the second round of the 2021 NAIA Women's Soccer National Championship, for the first time in program history. After falling in the second round to the eventual NAIA National Champion, the Bees finished the season ranked No. 18 in the NAIA. SCAD named two NAIA All-American Honorable Mentions, two First-Team SUN All-Conference, two Second-Team SUN All-Conference, two Honorable Mention SUN All-Conference and the Freshman of the Year to go along with 10 Academic All-Conference honors.


As the Head Coach for the Bees, Gunn has coached eight First-Team SUN All-Conference members, 10 Second-Team SUN All-Conference members, eight Honorable Mention SUN All-Conference members, 82 SUN Academic All-Conference and two NAIA All-American Honorable Mentions.


Prior to becoming the head coach of the Bees, Gunn served as an assistant coach for the women's soccer program for the previous eight seasons.


Gunn came to SCAD after serving as an assistant coach for the University of Minnesota-Morris (UMM) women's soccer team. She was a four-year standout for the Cougars as a three-time All-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference selection, as well as an All-Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) performer. She was named the UMAC Co-Player of the Year in 2003.


Gunn currently holds UMM records for goals (55), assists (45), and points (155) in a career. She also scored 11 match-winning goals in her career for the Cougars and is one of 15 players in the nation to achieve at least 40 goals and 40 assists in her career.


In 2016, Gunn was inducted into the University of Minnesota-Morris Hall of Fame.


Gunn graduated from UMM in 2004 with a bachelor's degree in sports management. She holds a State Goalkeeping Diploma as well as a National License from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. She also holds a “D” License from the United States Soccer Federation.


Gunn and her husband, Keith, are parents of two daughters, Jordan Elaine and Ryanne, and they reside in Savannah.

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Sinead Byrne

Sinead Byrne enters her fifth season as the SCAD Women’s Soccer Assistant Coach after previously serving as the Assistant Coach for two years at Southwestern College.


She brings with her an extensive coaching background and has experience coaching at multiple divisions within the college game, along with head coaching experience in the WPSL. Byrne was most recently named ‘Best of the WPSL: Coach of the Year’ for her 2021-22 campaign.


After not competing in the 2020-21 season due to COVID-19, Byrne helped coach the SCAD Bees to their most impressive season in program history finishing No. 18 in the NAIA Coaches Poll and winning their first ever NAIA Opening Round National Tournament game.


The 2021-22 season saw multiple records broken, as the team broke the previous SCAD team highs record with assists (8 vs Shorter). For season records the team finished, first in points (189), shots (455) assists (57), games played (21) and second in goals (66) and wins (13). SCAD had two players named to the honorable-mention All-American Team which was the first time in SCAD women’s soccer history to have two players nominated in the same year.


Byrne is originally from Coventry, England where she grew up playing for Coventry City Ladies. She has captained her club and college teams and knows how to motivate players to win with her commitment to excellence. Byrne has coached alongside notable women’s soccer players such as Mia Hamm and Kristine Lilly with the TeamFirst organization.


Byrne received her Bachelors of Arts in 2014 and her Master’s Degree in Business Management in 2017 and holds her UEFA Football Association Level One and Two certificates in Coaching Football. She holds her United Soccer Coaches Level One and Two Goalkeeping licenses and holds her USSF C License. Byrne puts a premium on leadership and teaches multiple leadership courses to help leaders and young players develop into great motivators and championship culture builders.

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John Haworth

John Haworth enters his first year at the helm of the men's soccer program for the 2022-23 season.


Before SCAD, Haworth returned to the Embry-Riddle men's soccer coaching staff in the summer of 2008 after spending four seasons as the head coach at Sun Conference foe Webber International. 2021 was his 18th season on the Embry-Riddle staff, as he was an assistant from 2002-2004.


In his four seasons at the helm of the Webber International program, Haworth guided the Warriors to two top-three finishes in the FSC (now The Sun Conference) and a Final Four appearance at the NAIA National Tournament in 2006. Named the league's Coach of the Year in 2007, Haworth's record as a head coach stands at 40-30-1, including a program-best 14-5 mark in 2006.


Haworth began his playing career at Embry-Riddle in 1997, when he joined the squad as a goalkeeper. During his freshman year, he started in 16 games as the Eagles' net minder and allowed only 28 goals on the season. His 1.82 goals against average that season ranked him second on the Eagles' single-season list in that category. Haworth's prowess between the posts was not the only asset to the team, however, as he was asked to transition from guarding the nets to joining the attack. In his debut as a forward, he scored a hat trick against Covenant College, thus solidifying his spot on the roster as a field player.


His sophomore campaign was a success, but a series of injuries blighted the remainder of his career. Haworth was forced to sit out the 1999 season to recover from a knee injury and was still plagued by that injury the following year. His senior campaign looked promising as he returned fitter and more determined than ever. But his hopes were dashed when he sustained a broken leg in his first appearance of the season, which sidelined him for the remainder of the year.


While his playing time was limited, Haworth's dedication to the program and support of his teammates never waned. It is this enthusiasm that makes him an asset to the coaching staff. He brings a wealth of knowledge of the program's inner workings to the table, as well as a strong rapport with squad members.


Haworth earned his UEFA B License in the summer of 2018 and is currently working on his UEFA A License. He earned his Premier License from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America in 2016 and is also an NSCAA Associate Staff Coach.


Haworth graduated from Embry-Riddle in Spring 2002 with a degree in Communications and a minor in Business. He completed his master's degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Sport Management at Webber International in 2004.

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