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Western Oregon University

Western Oregon University Athletic Dept
 345 N. Monmouth Ave. Monmouth, OR 97361
Division 2 Oregon Northwest
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Kacey Bingham

Kacey Bingham recently compiled an impressive first season with the Wolves in 2019 that set many firsts for the program in some time.


Bingham, the 2019 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Coach of the Year, certainly put a first season together guiding the Wolves in 2019. After inheriting a program that went 5-9-3 in 2018, Bingham took basically the same group and compiled a 10-6-3 record. The 10 victories was the most in a season since 2002 and the Wolves reached the GNAC Tournament for the first time since 2013 after posting a 7-3-2 GNAC record.


WOU made playing in Monmouth a tough proposition going 6-1-1 at home, turning around a home record that was just 2-5-1 in 2018. The Wolves posted four shutouts in the eight home games, going 3-0-1 in those contests. Other milestones included picking up the first win over Seattle Pacific in 17 years, along with the first win over Concordia since 2000 – something the team accomplished twice in 2019.


In addition to the Coach of the Year honor for Bingham, seven Wolves were named to the All-GNAC Team including Alyssa Tomasini and Jacky Beristain each landing on the first team. It wasn’t just on the field that WOU excelled with 12 being named to the Academic All-GNAC Team as well. Tomasini and Qualls were each named GNAC Players of the Week twice.


Extra postseason honors followed with Selene Konyn, Alex Qualls and Kaitlin Poe being named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team and later Konyn earning CoSIDA Academic All-American honors. Tomasini and Beristain landed on the D2CCA All-West Region Team and later were tabbed to the United Soccer Coaches All-Region Team.


Since moving to NCAA Division II, the 2019 season ranked high in several program records including 86 total points (fourth most and the most since 2003), 4.52 points per game (fourth most and the most since 2003), 30 goals (fourth most and most since the 2003 season), 1.57 goals per game (fourth most and the most since 2003), 10 game-winning goals (third most and the most since 2002), 26 assists (tied for third most with the 2003 team), 1.37 assists per game (tied for the third most with the 2003 team), 1.11 goals against average (second most and the top mark since 2014), 7 shutouts (tied for second most with the 2014 and 2002 teams).


Individual season records that ranked high in program history, Tomasini’s 25 points is tied for second in the NCAA Division II program history with Mariel Chandler. 1.31 points per game is third in program history and the nine goals is tied for second-most with three other players. Tomasini’s 0.47 goals per game is fourth-best in program history and her four game-winning goals is tied for the top mark in program history with two other players. The seven assists is tied for third in history with two other players. The 0.37 assists per game is fifth in program history. Qualls’ 1.13 goals against average is fifth-best in history and her 10 wins is tied for the top mark with two other players. Her six shutouts rank in a tie for second with two other players. The 1,792 minutes logged by Beristain and Malia Napoleon is tied for the third-most in program history.


Bingham has coached at the collegiate level for the past 16 years, serving as a head coach for 13 of those. Her career head coaching record stands at 229-59-16.


Bingham’s most recent coaching stop was as an assistant coach serving as the recruiting coordinator and camps director at Division I Saint Mary’s College of California in 2018.


Previously, she was the head coach at Dixie State for five seasons. Bingham helped produce DSU’s first two All-Americans in 2017 during a record-breaking season. The Trailblazers ranked as high as 8th in the NCAA West Region while setting single-season records in goals (19), game-winning goals (8) and hat tricks (3).


From 2006-2012, Bingham served as the head coach at Paradise Valley Community College. While coaching the Pumas, she led PVCC to the 2010 and 2012 NJCAA National Championships and an undefeated 46-0-2 record over those two years. Bingham was named NJCAA and ACCAC Coach of the Year in both ’10 and ’12. She compiled a 121-13-8 overall record while head coach of the Pumas.


Bingham played during the 2002 and 2003 seasons at Arizona State University. She holds a USSF B License and also was part of the Saguaro women's semi-pro team in 2003 and Heatwave women's semi-pro team in 2002.

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Isabelle Creighton

Isabelle Creighton, who recently completed her playing career with the Wolves, returns for the 2021 season joining the Western Oregon University soccer staff as the new assistant coach.


"I am so thrilled to be bringing back Izzy to the program. Izzy was a phenomenal player and leader for the Wolves. To get this chance to add her to the staff is really exciting for me," Head Coach Kacey Bingham said. "She will make a great assistant coach. She's passionate, hardworking, motivated, and a top-notch competitor. I worked closely with her when she was my captain. Izzy is invested in Western Oregon University and the team here. She will bring first-hand experience to share with the team and the staff."


Creighton spent her final two years of her collegiate career playing for the Wolves, completing her career in 2019. She was part of the big first year with Coach Bingham in 2019 helping the team to 10 wins, the most since the program won 11 in 2002. WOU reached the GNAC Tournament for the first time since 2013. Offensively, the Wolves posted one of their best seasons during their NCAA era, finishing inside of the program's top four single seasons in every major offensive category. That included totaling 26 assists, the third-most during the Wolves' time in the NCAA.


"I'm grateful for this opportunity to be back with the program," Creighton said. "Having played at WOU under Kacey, I'm excited to work alongside her, continue to elevate the program and become a dominate force in the GNAC."


During the 2019 season, Creighton tied for second on the team in points with 14, posting four goals and six assists. She started 18 games, playing 80 or more minutes in 13 games, including two games playing all 110 minutes.


Creighton tallied goals against Seattle Pacific (twice), Hawaii Pacific and Western Colorado. Her assists came in six different games and had a pair of three-point games against Seattle Pacific and Western Colorado.


Creighton arrived at WOU in 2018 playing in all 17 games. Prior to finishing her career in Monmouth, Creighton played her first two seasons at Tacoma Community College in Washington. She was named a NWAC All Star in 2017 after scoring 24 goals in 23 games. She led Tacoma CC to the NWAC Final Four and was voted the team MVP.


Creighton graduated from WOU in 2020 with a bachelor's degree in exercise science, holding a 3.7 GPA. Since graduating, Creighton has been a personal trainer for West Coast Strength, head coach of the West Salem High School JV Team and assistant coach for the 07G Red Premier Team. Creighton led West Salem to an undefeated year going 10-0-0 during the 2021 spring season.


Creighton played her prep career at Auburn Riverside in Washington finishing in 2016 and was a four-year letter winner for the Ravens. She was a team captain over her final two seasons, took home both the team MVP and ARHS Female Athlete of the Year. Creighton was named First Team All-League and Second Team All-State her final year while helping guide Auburn Riverside to their first state appearance in more than 10 years.

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