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University of Georgia

University of Georgia Athletic Association
 PO Box 1472 Athens, GA 30602
Division 1 Georgia Southeast
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Keidane McAlpine

Keidane McAlpine (kuh-DAWN-ee mik-AL-pine), who has led his teams to 11 consecutive NCAA tournament appearances, including a national championship for USC in 2016, became the sixth head coach of the Georgia soccer program in December 2021.


The Huntsville, Alabama native immediately changed the Bulldogs’ fortunes, leading the team to a 13-6-3 record and a trip to the NCAA Second Round. Under McAlpine’s leadership, Georgia received its first NCAA Tournament bid since 2014 and hosted a home postseason match for the first time since 2007. The Bulldogs also upset Tennessee in the SEC Tournament, reaching the semifinals for the first time since 2010 before falling in penalties to eventual champion South Carolina.


During the season, Georgia went unbeaten on the road in conference play and finished the regular season with six straight results against league opponents, including the first three-game SEC shutout streak since 2010. The Bulldogs tied two program records with 16 different goal scorers and 12 shutouts during the year, all while tallying the second-lowest goals against average rate in program history. Graduate Abby Boyan became the program’s fourth All-American, with Madison Haugen, Dani Murguia, and Cecily Stoute joining her on the United Soccer Coaches All-America Third Team.


Prior to arriving in Athens, McAlpine guided USC to unprecedented success for eight seasons from 2014-21. His 2016 squad finished with a 19-4-2 record on its way to the program’s second national championship, shutting out four consecutive tournament opponents before a 3-1 victory over West Virginia in the College Cup Final. His final 2021 team boasted a 14-3-3 record and finished second in the Pac-12 standings, earning him USC’s first Pac-12 Coach of the Year honors since 1998.


Under his guidance, USC never missed the postseason, won at least one NCAA tournament match in six of the last seven years and never finished worse than fourth in the Pac-12. The Trojans averaged nearly 16 wins a season during his tenure and owned a 13-2-7 postseason record under his watch.


McAlpine's teams have produced 12 All-Americans, over 40 All-Conference selections, three Pac-12 Forwards of the Year, one Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year, one Pac-12 Midfielder of the Year, one Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and two Pac-12 Goalkeepers of the Year. McAlpine and his staff also picked up United Soccer Coaches West Region Staff of the Year honors in 2018 and 2021.


McAlpine’s 16-year head coaching career features stops at Birmingham-Southern, Washington State and USC, where he has compiled a 195-95-40 career record — a 65 percent winning percentage. His career began at his alma mater Birmingham-Southern in 2001 as he guided the program into Division I, eventually winning the Big South championship in 2004 and earning the program's first NCAA Tournament bid. For his efforts, he was named that season's Big South Coach of the Year. Following his tenure at BSC, he spent six seasons as an assistant coach at Auburn.


In addition to his success at USC, McAlpine was named the 2013 Pac-12 Coach of the Year and NSCAA Pacific Region Coach of the Year at Washington State. He led the Cougars to a program-record 14 wins and a school-best second-place finish in the conference standings. Washington State also made back-to-back trips to the NCAA tournament during his tenure.


He has been active in Olympic Development Program for many years and holds a National "A" Coaching License from the United States Soccer Federation and a National Goalkeeping License. McAlpine was actively involved as a coach with the Alabama Youth Soccer Association Olympic Development Program and several club teams. In the summer of 2004, he was selected as a staff coach for the USYSA Region III squad.


McAlpine was a four-year starter at Birmingham-Southern and was named team captain in 1996. During that season, the Panthers finished as runners-up in the NAIA Tournament after advancing to the semifinals the previous season. After graduation, McAlpine spent the 1999 season playing for the Tennessee Rhythm of the A League.


McAlpine earned a bachelor's degree in music business with a minor in computer science from

Birmingham-Southern in 1997.

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Jason Lockhart

Jason Lockhart joined the Georgia staff in 2022 after serving with head coach Keidane McAlpine for the previous 10 seasons at both Washington State and USC, serving as the Trojans’ associate head coach for the final four campaigns. While at USC, McAlpine, Lockhart, and assistant coach Sammy Towne were named as part of United Soccer Coaches’ Pacific Region Staff of the Year in 2018 and 2021.


Lockhart has joined McAlpine in guiding their teams to the NCAA Tournament in each of the past 11 seasons, including an NCAA Championship in 2016. While on the Trojans’ staff, USC never finished worse than fourth in the Pac-12 and won NCAA Tournament games in six of the past seven seasons.


Working primarily with the offensive players, Georgia received its first NCAA Tournament bid since 2014 and hosted a home postseason match for the first time since 2007. The Bulldogs also upset Tennessee in the SEC Tournament, reaching the semifinals for the first time since 2010 before falling in penalties to eventual champion South Carolina.


The Bulldogs tied a program record with 16 different goal scorers, Graduate Abby Boyan became the program’s fourth All-American, with Madison Haugen and Dani Murguia joining her on the United Soccer Coaches All-America Third Team. With 117 points and 43 goals on the season, the Bulldogs posted top-10 seasons in school history in both statistics, with the team only being shut out three times.


With USC, Lockhart helped produce three-consecutive Pac-12 Forwards of the Year in Tara McKeown (2019) and Penelope Hocking (2020, 2021), one Pac-12 Midfielder of the Year in Croix Bethune (2021), one Pac-12 Freshman of the Year (Hocking, 2018) and a MAC Hermann Trophy finalist in midfielder Morgan Andrews (2016). As a team, USC averaged 44.5 goals per season over his final six seasons, excluding the shortened 2020 season.


While at Washington State, Lockhart helped the Cougars tie the program record for wins in a season (14), while his players set or tied 27 school records. The Cougars finished the 2013 season ranked seventh nationally defensively with only 11 goals allowed.


Prior to joining the collegiate ranks, Lockhart worked at the club level with Vestavia Soccer Club and the Birmingham United Soccer Association, serving alongside McAlpine in Birmingham. He and McAlpine are both Alabama natives who have known each other since childhood.


With Birmingham United, he served as the girls’ director of coaching and ECNL head coach, winning multiple state championships and finishing third in the 2009 National Championship Series. In recent years, he has also been a member of the Region III ODP staff and 14-18 age group head coach.

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Sammy Towne

Sammy Towne joined the Georgia staff in 2022 after serving with head coach Keidane McAlpine for the previous four seasons at USC as an assistant coach.


Working primarily with the defenders, Georgia received its first NCAA Tournament bid since 2014 and hosted a home postseason match for the first time since 2007. The Bulldogs also upset Tennessee in the SEC Tournament, reaching the semifinals for the first time since 2010 before falling in penalties to eventual champion South Carolina.


During the season, Georgia went unbeaten on the road in conference play and finished the regular season with six straight results against league opponents, including the first three-game SEC shutout streak since 2010. The Bulldogs tied a program record with 12 shutouts during the year, all while tallying the second-lowest goals against average rate in program history. Graduate Abby Boyan became the program’s fourth All-American, with Madison Haugen, Dani Murguia, and Cecily Stoute joining her on the United Soccer Coaches All-America Third Team.


With the Trojans, Towne helped guide USC to four top-four finishes in the Pac-12 and reached the NCAA quarterfinals in 2019. USC posted 39 shutouts in her tenure and produced a First Team All-American in defender Ally Prisock (2018) and a Freshman All-American in defender Kaylin Martin (2019). While at USC with McAlpine and associate head coach Jason Lockhart, the three coaches were named as part of United Soccer Coaches’ Pacific Region Staff of the Year in 2018 and 2021.


Prior to joining USC, Towne served as Director of Soccer Operations for two seasons at her alma mater Auburn. Towne played for the Tigers from 2007-10, while McAlpine served as an assistant coach, earning All-SEC honors, and captaining the team. Following the end of her career, she served as a defensive assistant student-coach in 2011, helping the Tigers win their first SEC Tournament.


Following Auburn, Towne was an assistant for four seasons at UNC Greensboro, working with the defense and coordinating recruiting. With the Spartans, she helped produce nine All-Southern Conference performers, including three consecutive accolades for defender Georgia Brown.


Towne graduated from Auburn in 2012 with a degree in human development and family studies.

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