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 Assembly Hall 1001 East 17th Street Bloomington, IN 474081590
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Erwin van Bennekom

Erwin van Bennekom will enter his fifth season at the helm of the Indiana women’s soccer program after he was named head coach of the Indiana women’s soccer program on Dec. 4, 2018.


In van Bennekom’s fourth year, Indiana earned nine shutouts as the Hoosiers set a program record of 788 minutes for the longest streak without conceding a goal. Sophomore goalkeeper Jamie Gerstenberg was named to the All-Big Ten Third team after being named to the Freshman Team last season. Van Bennekom coached Gerstenberg to six shutouts where she held a GAA of .77 and made 52 saves.


Van Bennekom’s third season at Indiana University led the Hoosiers to a 9-5-4 record which was the best overall record, most wins and highest RPI since 2013.


In van Bennekom’s second season at the helm, a Big Ten only season played in the Spring of 2021, he led the Hoosiers to their best B1G season since 2013 with a 6-5-1 record. Indiana tied its record for most Big Ten program wins with six and recorded the most points in Big Ten Conference play. The Hoosiers placed fifth in the Big Ten for their highest finish since the 2013 season. The Hoosiers were just outside an at large bid selection due to the smaller field of the NCAA Tournament allowing only 48 teams.


In his first season at the helm, Indiana went 8-9-2 on the year and advanced to the program's 14th appearance in the Big Ten Tournament.


At Duke, van Bennekom was an instrumental part of the program’s best four-year cycle in school history, boasting a record of 68-17-11 with a 29-6-5 conference mark. Duke excelled in the postseason with van Bennekom’s guidance, posting a 13-3-2 NCAA mark and advancing to the Third Round or further in every season.


The Blue Devils twice advanced to the Women’s College Cup during van Bennekom’s tenure, including a 2015 appearance in the National Championship game. In 2016, Duke went 15-5-3 and advanced to the Elite Eight before returning to the College Cup in 2017, as the Blue Devils posted the best record in school history at 23-2-1 with an ACC Regular Season title. This past season, Duke went 16-4-2 with an 8-1-1 ACC mark and advanced to the Round of 16.


Van Bennekom coached 17 All-ACC selections, four ACC Players of the Year, six All-Americans, four MAC Hermann semi-finalists and nine NWSL draft picks at Duke. In addition, the Blue Devil coaching staff was named the 2017 United Soccer Coaches National and Regional Coaching Staff of the Year after their record-breaking campaign.


Van Bennekom came to Duke after one season as an assistant coach with Alabama, where he helped lead the Tide to a 10-7-3 record, a four-win improvement over the previous season.


Prior to and following his stint at Alabama, van Bennekom served as the assistant coach in the professional ranks for the NWSL’s Sky Blue FC. There, he led Sky Blue FC to a 2013 NWSL Semi-finalist finish with a 10-6-6 record. During his time there, he coached United States National Team and Olympic gold medalists Christie Rampone, Kelly O’Hara and Jillian Loyden.


Van Bennekom’s college soccer coaching career began at New Jersey Institute of Technology, where he spent three seasons as an assistant coach.


He served as the director of girl’s coaching for STA Soccer Club, based out of Morristown, N.J., in 2013. From 2010-13, van Bennekom was the head coach for several teams in the Women’s Premier Soccer League, including the Jersey Blues (Sky Blue FC reserve team), which he led to an impressive 16-1-1 record. He has also coached the Real New Jersey SC Power, NJ Elite `95 and STA Magic, all top-ranked club teams in the country.


Shortly upon graduation with a degree in Sports Management, Van Bennekom left his native country the Netherlands and arrived in the United States to start his coaching career at Soccer Centers / Dutch Total Soccer in Somerset, New Jersey.


Van Bennekom is a KNVB UEFA B and a USSF A licensed coach.

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Tim Verschuren

Verschuren is entering his second season as assistant coach for the Hoosiers in the Fall of 2022.


He served as an assistant coach for Farleigh Dickinson for the last two seasons. He helped lead the Knights to an overall record of 14-9-6 and posted a 12-2-3 record in conference play. In 2019, FDU reached the Northeast Conference Championship game for the third time in program history after defeating Bryant in the NEC Semifinal 2-0.


“I am very excited to be here at Indiana University and to work alongside Erwin,” said Verschuren. “It is an honor and privilege to be a part of this team, staff and Bloomington community. The program has made some incredible steps in the last two years, and I am looking forward to aiding in the continued development of this program and our student athletes on and off the field!”


Additionally, Verschuren serves as the Academy Director for the STA Girls Development Academy, based in Morris County, N.J., for US soccer. In his seven years at STA, he aided in the development and growth of hundreds of players and more than 25 staff members. During his time four players were called in to US Youth National teams, more than 15 players called to regional US National Team Centers, and over 10 players that committed to Division one programs since he became the Academy Director in 2019.


Verschuren graduated with a master's degree in soccer coaching from Ohio University in 2021. In addition, he is finished an academy director course with US Soccer in July 2021. He also has achieved a USSF “A” Youth License as well as a NSCAA Advanced National Diploma. Verschuren graduated from University of the Hague in the Netherlands in 2009 with a degree in sports management.

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