Wisconsin Lutheran College

Milwaukee, WI 53226

Wisconsin Midwest

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Matt Eisold

Former Wisconsin Lutheran College men's soccer standout Matt Eisold is in his first season as head coach of the Warriors women's soccer program. He becomes the eighth head coach in program history.

Since 2013, Eisold has served as head coach and goalkeeping director of several boys' and girls' teams at Elmbrook United Soccer Club, which formed after the merger between Brookfield Soccer Club and Elm Grove Soccer Club. He spent six seasons (2010-2015) as an assistant at WLC on Joe Luedke's men's soccer coaching staff and was the junior varsity girls' head coach at Wisconsin Lutheran High School for three years (2009-2011).

The Burlington native played professionally for the Milwaukee Wave and Milwaukee Torrent, winning an MASL championship with the Wave in 2018-2019.

A four-year (2006-2009) letterwinner on the Warriors men's soccer team, Eisold played 69 of 73 career games in net and was a three-time All-Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference performer. He earned First Team All-NACC and All-State Honorable Mention honors as a senior after leading the league in saves (148), save percentage (.836), and saves per game (8.22). Eisold concluded his WLC career with 19 victories and 398 saves, which ranks second all-time in the NACC. He graduated from Wisconsin Lutheran in 2010 with a bachelor's degree in Spanish and received his MBA from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2013.

Eisold and his wife, Andrea, live in Brookfield with their daughter, Adeline.

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Joe Luedke

Joe Luedke is in his 24th season as head coach of the Wisconsin Lutheran College men's soccer team.

The Warriors clinched their third 10-win season in program history and first since 2012 a season ago. WLC finished 10-3-5 overall and 6-2-4 in the NACC, posting a program-best .694 winning percentage and coming within a game and a goal of a shared NACC title.

Wisconsin Lutheran made its seventh appearance in the NACC Tournament under Luedke's leadership in 2020. Seven years ago, the Warriors reached the NACC Tournament Final for the first time after winning two conference tournament road matches as the No. 6 seed. WLC finished with a .500 or better overall record for the fifth straight season.

Wisconsin Lutheran won a school-record 11 games in 2012 and reached the NACC Tournament for the first time since 2007. The 2007 NACC Co-Coach of the Year, Luedke saw his team finish 10-9-1 overall and 6-3-1 in conference play.

Luedke has coached 32 different players who have earned a total of 76 all-conference honors in 23 seasons as head coach, including the program's first All-American in Puma Galvan (2022).

Wisconsin Lutheran is the first collegiate head coaching assignment for Luedke, but he is well versed in all aspects of soccer at the youth, high school, and collegiate levels.

Luedke was a standout soccer player at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The forward completed his career with 20 goals, eight assists, and garnered team MVP honors his senior campaign. He earned all-league recognition both his freshman and sophomore seasons. He graduated from UWM in 2001 with a degree in history.

A graduate of Wisconsin Lutheran High School, Luedke was a three-sport varsity athlete in soccer, basketball, and baseball. He received the Daniel Nitschke Male Athlete of the Year Award his senior year.

In addition to his coaching duties at WLC, Luedke is the Director of Coaching for Elmbrook United. In the high school ranks, Luedke served as varsity girls' soccer coach at Pius High School from 2001-2004, and varsity girls' soccer coach at Wisconsin Lutheran High School in 2005.

In 1995, Luedke founded the Hat Trick Soccer Camp, a competitive preseason soccer camp for high school girls. He has also worked as head clinician for the Brown Deer Recreation Department, soccer director for the Shorewood Recreation Department, staff coach for the British-American Soccer Camp, the Super Camp (the premier high school boys' preseason camp in Wisconsin), and staff coach for the Marquette University National I.D. Camp.

Luedke and his wife, Jennifer, reside in Merton with their two sons, Cole and Noah, and daughter, Grace.

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PJ Peternel

PJ Peternel is in his second season as an assistant coach for the Wisconsin Lutheran College men's soccer team.

Peternel came to Milwaukee after serving as an assistant women's soccer coach at fellow NACC member institution Rockford University. He has also held assistant coaching positions for the boys' varsity soccer teams at Franklin High School and his alma mater, Martin Luther High School. The Franklin native has been a head club coach with the Croatian Eagles and Milwaukee Kickers.

A 2021 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Peternel earned a bachelor's degree in sports management. He is enrolled in the college's Master of Arts program.