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Thomas More University

Crestview Hills, KY 41017
Kentucky Midwest
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Marquis Walker

Marquis Walker is entering his sixth season as head women's soccer coach at Thomas More University during the 2023-24 academic year. He has a 45-44-5 record at Thomas More.


In his fifth season (2022), Walker led the Saints to an overall record of 12-6-2 and a conference record of 5-5. The Saints made it to the semifinals of the Mid South Conference Tournament. Three Saints earned All-Mid South Conference honors under the direction of Walker.


In his fourth season (2021), Walker led the Saints to an overall record of 10-9 and a conference record of 5-6. The Saints made it to the quarterfinals of the Mid-South Conference Tournament.


Walker came to Thomas More after serving as an assistant women’s soccer coach at NCAA Division I member Canisius College in Buffalo, New York. During the 2017 season, Canisius won the Big 4 Cup, by defeating the other three Division I teams (University of Buffalo, Niagara University, and St. Bonaventure University) in Western New York, while making the conference tournament for the first time in four years. Canisius also excelled in the classroom as 23 of the 24 student-athletes had a GPA over 3.0 and the team had the highest GPA among female teams in the athletic department.


Walker was the head women’s soccer coach at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford during the 2016 season. The team advanced to the conference tournament semi-finals and had five first team All-Conference selections, nine All-Conference Academic Award winners and the team earned the NSCAA Team Academic Award. From 2002-2008 he was the head men’s soccer coach at Malone University in Canton, Ohio. Walker helped the team transition from NAIA to NCAA Division II and grew the roster from 25 to 42 players with six of his players going on to play professionally at the highest level in the MLS, the European Champions League, and for their own national teams in Scotland, England and Mexico.


Walker has coached at the high school level, where he was the head varsity girls’ soccer coach at Hudson High School in Ohio during the 2015 season. He led Hudson to a 15-2-2 record with a District Runner-up finish, while finishing ranked No. 7 in Ohio Division I. Walker also was an assistant men’s soccer coach at Hiram College for two seasons. He assisted in scouting, evaluating, training, coordinating travel and academic performance at Hiram. Walker has club experience as he has coach with the Everest Soccer Club in Hudson, Ohio and the Western NY Flash Academy in Buffalo, New York.


Walker played collegiately at Malone, where he was a four-year starter (85-of-86 games), was a two-time all-conference and East Regional selection as well as a two-time team MVP and team captain. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in business administration from Malone in 2002 and Master of Business Administration from Malone in 2009. Walker also has a Master of Science in Management from the University of Akron. Walker holds a Premier Diploma, Advanced National Diploma, National Goalkeeping Diploma and a National Diploma from the United Soccer Coaches. He has also earned his National License from the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) and currently working on his National D License.


Walker and his wife, Molly, have a daughter Isabella (10) and three sons Trajan (8), Gabriel (6) and Maximus (3).

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Nate Rausch

Nate Rausch is entering his sixth season as an assistant women's soccer coach and second season as an assistant men's soccer coach at Thomas More University during the 2023-24 academic year.


Rausch came to Thomas More from Hiram College where he played at from 2005-09 as a four year starting goalkeeper. He earned 1st team NCAC, NCAA Division III All Region team, and NCAC player of the week (2005). He still is the current leader in career shutouts (14), sits fourth in career saves (284) and helped led the Terriers to a 39-23-7 overall record during his collegiate career.


Prior to Thomas More, Rausch was the goalkeeper coach at Hiram College from 2014-18. Along with his coaching duties, he helped out with recruiting and video and game analysis. Rausch currently holds a National “D” Coaching License.


He played one year professional indoor soccer with the Ohio Vortex, in the Professional Arena Soccer League (PASL). During his stint with the Vortex, he help post a record of 8-8 in the 2009-10 season.


The Cuyahogs Falls native has been coaching for 10 years. Previously he coached at Everest Soccer Club from 2009-18 coaching on the girls side of the club. He started off as an assistant boys high school coach at Tallmadge High School and moved on after a year to Kent Roosevelt JV head coach/varsity assistant coach. After a year he became the head boys varsity coach at Woodridge High School. He coached at Woodridge from 2012-16 where he compiled a record of 46-19-3, winning 3 conference championships three out of the four years. After leaving Woodridge, Rausch went on to be the Head Girls Coach at Stow-Munroe Falls High school from 2016-18 compiling a record of 16-13-6.

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Stephen Farrell

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Kayla Nichols

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Scott Phipps

Scott Phipps is entering his second season as the head men's soccer coach at Thomas More University during the 2023-24 academic year.


In his first season at the helm, Phipps led the Thomas More Saints to an overall record of 10-6-2 and qualified for the Mid South Conference Tournament where they reached the Quarterfinals. The Saint's finished in 7th place of the MSC and had two 2nd Team All-MSC selections.


Phipps came to Thomas More after spending the previous seven seasons as the Alderson Broaddus head men's soccer coach. At Alderson Broaddus Phipps coached seven All-Freshmen team members, two Freshman of the Year, nine All-Conference first team members, nine All-Conference second team members, two All-Conference honorable mention players, 2015 Defensive Player of the Year, 2016 Offensive Player of the Year, two ECAC second team members, five NSCAA All-Region players, and the ECAC Rookie of the year.


Under the guidance of Phipps, the Battlers qualified for the Great Midwest Athletic Championships in six straight seasons (2014-2019). Alderson Broaddus would win the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Championship in the 2016 season and earned a bid to the GMAC championship game in 2015 in route to earning GMAC Coach of the Year and coaching the conference Defensive Player of the Year.


Before Alderson Broaddus Phipps would spend five seasons as the first assistant at Rockhurst University. He also served as the team's recruiting coordinator and was responsible for scouting and opponent analysis.


While at RU, Phipps helped develop a program that won four conference championships, two regional championships and made three trips to the NCAA tournament. The Hawks compiled a 70-25-10 record while Phipps was on the staff and reached the NCAA Division II men's soccer national semifinal in 2013.


The Hawks were one of Division II men's soccer's elite programs during Phipps' five seasons at RU. RU was a Final Four participant in 2013, reached the National Tournament Regional Final in 2012, were Midwest Regional Champions (2011, 2013), captured Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament titles (2012, 2013) and was GLVC champion in 2011 and 2012.


Prior to his stint with the Hawks, he served as the head men's soccer coach and assistant women's soccer coach at Division III Buena Vista University (2007-09). He coached two All-Conference players with the Beavers.


Phipps was the graduate assistant women's soccer coach at Hastings College (2006-07). While at Hastings College, he coached four All-Conference players, recruited a future First Team All-American and helped the team qualify for the Great Plains Athletic Conference Tournament.


He spent the 2005-06 season as the men's and women's assistant soccer coach at Iowa Central Community College. ICCC was a 2005 women's National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) National Tournament qualifier and finished seventh overall. Phipps coached a pair of National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-Americans and eight All-Conference players at ICCC.


Phipps played four collegiate seasons at University of Alabama-Huntsville and Park University (Mo.). He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts from Park University in 1999 and his Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) from Hastings College in 2008.

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Pandelis Popgeorgiev

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