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Mat Dunn
Since Mat Dunn took over at the helm of the Keiser Women’s Soccer squad in 2011, the Seahawks have won 214 games, averaging over 17 wins per season. Dunn led the Seahawks to back-to-back NAIA National Championships in 2019 and 2020, and was named the NAIA Coach of the Year in both years.
The Dunny Way
214-33-14 overall and 108-3-2 in conference in 12 seasons
Guided Keiser to back-to-back NAIA National Championships (2019/2020)
The National Championship in 2019 was the first in program history
Named the 2019 and 2020 NAIA Coach of the Year
Guided the Seahawks to six NAIA Final Four appearances and one Runner-Up finish
Claimed 10 SUN SC Regular Season Titles, in addition to six SUN Tournament Championships
Coached 92 SUN All-Conference members, including 58 First Team selections
Has coached seven SUN Players of the Year, three SUN Newcomers of the Year, two SUN Freshman of the Year and has earned SUN Coach of the Year honors on two occasions
89 SUN Academic All-Conference athletes under Dunn’s tutelage
Coached 49 NAIA All-Americans as well as 43 NAIA Academic All-Americans
2022
Notched 22 wins on the season, reaching the NAIA Final Four for the sixth time in program history
Finished the regular season undefeated for the second time in program history
Claimed his 11th SUN Regular Season Title in addition to his fifth SUN Tournament title as the head coach
Recorded 79 goals and 83 assists on the year
Under Dunn, the team set the single season program record for most shutouts in a season with 17
Guided Kyoka Koshijima to a Sun Conference Player of the Year award
Six SUN First Team honors, three SUN Second Team winners and 10 SUN Academic All-Conference winners
Six NAIA All-Americans in addition to 10 NAIA Scholar Athletes
2021
Finished the season with 16 wins, including nine Sun Conference victories
Captured their 16th SUN Regular Season title
KU went 3-2 against Top 25 teams this season
The Seahawks fell to St. Thomas in the opening round of the the Sun Conference Tournament
Coached the Sun Conference Player, Maja Henriksson
Aided in a conference-best nine All-Conference selections, including six on the First Team
Instructed three NAIA All-Americans including one First Team member
Off the field, 14 athletes were named to the Academic All-Conference team
2020*
Guided the Seahawks to their second straight NAIA National Championship, defeating No. 1 William Carey, 2-1 in overtime
Earned back-to-back NAIA Coach of the Year honors
Guided the Seahawks to an 11-1-1 overall record and 8-1-0 mark in conference during the fall season
Led Keiser to an 8-1-1 mark during the spring season
KU went 4-2-2 against Top 25 teams this season
In the NAIA, Keiser ranked first in assists (86) and second in goals (97)
The Seahawks advanced to the Sun Conference Championship game, falling to No. 4 Southeastern in penalty kicks
Coached the Sun Conference Player, Maja Henriksson
Aided in a conference-best nine All-Conference selections, including six on the First Team
Instructed six NAIA All-Americans including three on the First Team
Off the field, 16 athletes were named to the Academic All-Conference team
Josefine Troneby was named the NAIA Scholar Athlete of the Year
***The season took place during the fall and spring due to COVID-19
2019
Led Keiser to their first-ever NAIA National Championship with a 2-0 victory against Marian in the final game
Named the 2019 NAIA Coach of the Year
His staff was named the NAIA Coaching Staff of the Year
The Seahawks were ranked No. 1 in eight of the NAIA Top 25 polls
Finished with a program-best 24-1-0 overall record and 10-0-0 mark in conference
Ended the year on a 22 game winning streak, the longest in program history
Claimed the Sun Conference Regular Season and Tournament Championships
Coached seven NAIA All-Americans with four earning First Team honors, the most in the NAIA
Had a conference-best six players receive First Team All-Conference honors
One player earned Second Team All-Conference honors and three received Honorable Mention recognition
Coached back-to-back Sun Conference Freshman of the Year
KU went 8-1-0 against teams ranked in the NAIA Top 25 poll
Off the field, 14 players received Sun Conference All-Academic honors and 11 were named NAIA Scholar Athletes
Nina Haeberlin set new program records for shutouts in a year (14) and career (25)
The team ranked top three in the NAIA in three categories including; shots per game (26), total shutouts (15), and total assists (99)
2018
The Seahawks won 20 games, reaching the NAIA National Championship for the first time in school history
The Final Four appearance was the third in program history for the Seahawks
Notched a share of the TSC Regular Season Title in addition to winning the TSC Tournament Championship in penalty kicks against No. 1 Southeastern
Boasted a 6-3-2 record against teams ranked inside the NAIA Top 25
Six TSC First Team honors, two TSC Second Team winners and ten TSC Academic All-Conference winners
Coached the Sun Conference Freshman of the Year, Matilda Ovenberger
Netted six NAIA All-Americans, in addition to three NAIA Academic All-American winners
Had two players, Filippa Millqvist and Ovenberger garner NAIA All-Tournament team recognition
The coaching staff was named the East Region Staff of the Year
Recorded the most shutouts in program history with 14 including a stretch of seven consecutive
Tallied 90 goals and 89 assists on the year, both ranking second most in school history
Millqvist ranked first in the NAIA in total assists (22)
Ovenberger was fifth in the country in game-winning goals (9), sixth in total goals (32), and seventh in total points (69)
The Seahawks broke four individual season records including; Ovenberger (32 goals), Millqvist (22 assists), Ovenberger (69 points), and Nina Haeberlin (82 saves)
2017
Finished the season with 15-wins, including a perfect 10-0-0 record in Sun Conference games
Claimed a seventh-straight TSC Regular Season Championship
Coached five TSC First Team players, two Second Team players and five to the Honorable Mention squad
Had two NAIA All-Americans in addition to two being named NAIA Academic All-Americans
Ranked first in the NAIA in shots per game with 26.37
Filippa Millqvist ranked fourth in the NAIA in assists per game (.84) and fifth in total assists (16)
2016
Took home TSC Coach of the Year honors for the first time in his coaching career
Won a program-record 18 games en route to a sixth-consecutive TSC Regular Season title and third-straight TSC Tournament title
Began the season 15-0-0 for just the second time in school history
Tied a program record for shutout wins with 12, a record set in 2008
Ebba Blomqvist took home the TSC Player of the Year honors, marking the first Seahawk since 2013 to do so
Five TSC First Team honorees, four TSC Second Team honors and seven TSC Academic All-Conference winners
Four NAIA All-Americans in addition to five NAIA Academic All-Americans
2015
Finished the season with 16 wins, including nine Sun Conference victories
Captured a fifth-straight TSC Regular Season title and second-consecutive TSC Tournament title
Ebba Blomqvist was named TSC Newcomer of the Year
Five TSC First Team honors, three TSC Second Team honorees and five TSC Academic All-Conference awards
Five NAIA All-Americans in addition to four NAIA Academic All-Americans
2014
Notched 17 wins on the season, reaching the NAIA Final Four for the second consecutive season
Claimed a fourth-consecutive TSC Regular Season title in addition to his first TSC Tournament title as the head coach
Recorded 81 goals and 72 assists on the year, both ranking second most in school history
Led the NAIA in total assists (72) and finished third in total goals (81)
Johanna Engberg ranked first in the NAIA in game-winning goals (9), third in total goals (30) and third in total points (72)
Five TSC First Team honors, two TSC Second Team winners and seven TSC Academic All-Conference winners
Five NAIA All-Americans in addition to six NAIA Academic All-American winners
2013
Recorded 17 wins during the year, reaching the NAIA Final Four for the first time in program history
Notched a third-consecutive TSC Regular Season title as head coach
Recorded the third-most goals in a single season in program history with 79, while collecting 60 assists on the year
Ranked Top 10 in the NAIA in five major categories including 4th in goals (79) and 7th in assists (60)
Coached Helen Lynskey to her fourth consecutive TSC Player of the Year award
Three TSC First Team honorees, three TSC Second Team winners and six TSC Academic All-Conference selections
Three NAIA All-Americans in addition to three NAIA Academic All-Americans
2012
Guided the Seahawks to 15 wins, claiming his second-consecutive TSC Regular Season title as the head coach after finishing undefeated in conference play
Finished the campaign with 76 goals scored and 57 assists, led by Helen Lynskey with 30 goals and 11 assists
Lynskey was named TSC Player of the Year for the third consecutive year, ranking 5th in the NAIA in goals and 16th in assists
Taryn Pardoe was named TSC Newcomer of the Year
Three TSC First Team honorees and three TSC Second Team winners
Two NAIA All-Americans in addition to one NAIA Academic All-American
2011
Guided Keiser to a 15-win season, claiming 10 Sun Conference victories to notch his first TSC Regular Season title as the head coach of the Seahawks
Finished the year recording 78 goals and 63 assists under Dunn’s guidance
Lynskey was named TSC Player of the Year for the second consecutive season, ranking 3rd in the NAIA in goals (27) and 6th in assists (16)
Amy Vaughan named TSC Newcomer of the Year
Five TSC First Team honorees and four TSC Second Team winners
Two NAIA All-Americans in Helen Lynskey and Matilda Ojaniemi
Playing Career
Was a member of the Northwood Men's Soccer team and captained his squad to their first Sun Conference Championship and an appearance in the NAIA National Tournament in 2006. The Seahawks advanced to the NAIA Elite Eight with a second round win over top-seeded Auburn-Montgomery.
Personal
Hailing from Sheffield, England, Dunn graduated from Northwood in 2007 with his B.A. in Business, and received his Master's from Keiser. He is married to his wife Gaby Chacon, a former Northwood golfer, and has a daughter Lilly and son Eric.
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