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Old Dominion University

Old Dominion University Intercol Athletics
 Jim Jarrett Athletic Administration Building Norfolk, VA 23529
Division 1 Virginia Northeast
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Angie Hind

Angie Hind, a former assistant national coach for the Scottish Football Association and former head women’s soccer coach at Dartmouth College from 2005-2010, completed her ninth year as head coach at Old Dominion University in 2022.


The 2022 season produced a historic end to the Monarchs first year back in Sun Belt Conference as they were crowned Tournament champions and secured, for the second year running, the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. With a 9-9-3 record, which saw a slow start to the campaign they found form, and the back of the net, at the right time to make history as Back-to-Back champions across two different conferences.


Carla Morich and Ece Turkoglu were named All-Sun Belt Conference, while they were joined by Riley Kennett, Andrea Balcazar Algarin and Anna Tørsløv in earning All-Tournament honors. Outside of the league, Morich, Turkoglu and Kennett earned All-Region honors. Morich, Kennett, Turkoglu, Anessa Arndt and Megan Watts were named College Sports Communicators Academic All-District and Morich earned Third Team Scholar All-American honors by the United Soccer Coaches Association.

During her eighth season in 2021, Hind led ODU to a 13-5-1 overall record, going 6-1-1 in conference play. For her coaching efforts, Hind was named Conference USA Coach of the Year after winning the regular season. Following the regular season, Hind pushed her team to win the Conference USA Tournament for the first time in school history and took them to the first round of the NCAA Tournament for the second time in school history.


The 2021 season brought massive success as Emily Roberts was named Defensive Player of the Year, All-Academic First Team, Conference USA Tournament Defensive MVP, and All-Region First Team. Kasey Perry also earned First Team Honors for her work this season as well as recognition at the C-USA Tournament. Ece Turkoglu joined Perry in those honors while being named to the All-Region Second Team. Carla Morich was named to the C-USA Second Team, All-Region Second Team and was named the Conference USA Tournament Offensive MVP. Gry Boe Thrysøe joined Morich on the C-USA Second Team as well as earning All-Freshman Team honors. Off of the field, Megan Watts was named to the C-USA All-Academic Second Team while Ryan Parncutt received the C-USA Spirit of Service Award.


In 2020, Coach Hind led the Monarchs to another Conference USA Tournament appearance after compiling a 3-2-1 record in league play, while going unbeaten in four of their last five matches to close out the season. Ece Turkoglu, Emily Roberts and Ryan Parncutt earned All-Conference USA accolades. Turkoglu was named to the All-Conference USA First Team, Roberts made the All C-USA Second Team, while Parncutt garnered All-Freshman Team honors. Turkoglu and Roberts were also named to the league's All-Academic Second Team.


Academically in 2020, 26 Monarchs were named to the C-USA Honor Roll, 19 were Dean’s List honorees, 10 earned C-USA Academic Medals and eight compiled a perfect 4.0 GPA.


After going undefeated in non-conference play in 2019, the Monarchs ended the regular season league play unbeaten in six of their last seven matches, finishing the year with a 10-4-4 record.


In 2019, Hind had 24 players with 3.0 or higher GPA, 18 student-athletes named to the Dean's List, while 10 earned C-USA Commissioner's Medals (3.75 cum. GPA or higher). Additionally, four women's soccer players compiled a perfect 4.0 GPA. Ece Turkoglu was named the Conference USA Co-Freshman of the Year, as well as was named to the All-League Third Team and All-Freshman squad, while ODU women's soccer team co-captains Emily Roberts and Talia Tapper garnered All-Conference Second Team accolades.


Over the past three seasons at Old Dominion, Hind has led the Monarchs to a 27-16-12 overall record.


The 2018 season, Hind’s fifth at ODU, brought more success to the program, as she led the Monarchs to their fourth consecutive C-USA Tournament appearance after going 5-3-2 in league to compliment an 8-7-4 overall record against a challenging schedule. The Monarchs ended the regular season on a seven-match unbeaten streak.


ODU earned five Conference USA Player of the Week nods (the most ever in program history) and three All-Conference USA honorees in 2018. Sophomore Emily Roberts earned Second Team All-Conference honors, while senior Iris Achterhof was awarded Second Team All-Conference and All-South Region honors. Sophomore Carla Morich was recognized on the Third Team.


Academically, the team placed 12 players on the Dean’s List (3.4 GPA or higher) with two perfect 4.0s. Iris Achterhof was also recognized as an NCAA Academic All-American (the first for the program since 2006), earned Co-SIDA Academic All-District and was placed on the C-USA All-Academic First Team. Senior Deirdre Bradley received the C-USA Spirit of Service Award.


2017 marked the best season for the program since 2008 and best ever in Conference USA. Hind’s Monarchs finished with a 9-5-4 overall record and went 6-2-2 in league play.


Jackie Stroud was named the Tom Scott Award Winner, the Norfolk Sports Club announced at their luncheon on Monday. The Tom Scott Award is given to ODU's top senior student-athlete as voted on by the Norfolk Sports Club. Stroud is the first women’s soccer player to ever win the award. Stroud was also earned the C-USA Defensive Player of the Year honors, to go along with the All-Conference USA First Team, All-League Academic Team and First Team All-State accolades.


19 players made the Fall Dean’s List (3.4 GPA) in 2017, while three student-athletes turned in perfect 4.0 GPAs. The program’s fall term team GPA of 3.6 was recognized as the highest on campus.


In April of 2016, the women's soccer team earned perfect multi-year scores (1000) in the NCAA's latest release of Division I Academic Progress Rate results for the second consecutive year, ranking them among the top 10 percent in their respective sports.


In 2015, Hind doubled the win total from the previous year for ODU, as Old Dominion earned eight wins, which is the most for the program in a season since 2008. In the process, ODU advanced to its first ever Conference USA Tournament, where the No. 6 seeded Lady Soccer Monarchs stunned No. 3 seeded Florida Atlantic in the Quarterfinals and advanced to the C-USA Semifinals.


Iris Achterhof was named the Conference USA Freshman of the Year, while also garnering All-Conference Second Team, All-Tournament Team and All-Freshman Team honors. Achterhof was also named the Virginia State Rookie of the Year, while earning a spot on the All-State Second Team.


Kathryn Hill was named to the All C-USA Third Team and also landed a spot on All-Conference USA Academic Team. Teammate Grace Haverly earned All-Tournament Team accolades, as well as was named Old Dominion’s sole student-athlete recipient of the C-USA Fall Spirit of Service Award in 2015.


For the 2015 season, an astonishing 19 women’s soccer student-athletes were named to the Conference USA Honor Roll for possessing 3.0 or higher GPA’s. A whopping six Lady Soccer Monarchs earned C-USA Commissioner’s Medals for compiling GPA’s higher than a 3.75.


In her first season (2014) at the helm in Norfolk, Hind turned around the women’s soccer program after the team obtained six points the previous year (2013). In 2014, the team racked up a total of 17 points, with 15 of their 18 matches decided by one goal or less. Old Dominion also had a total of eight games go into overtime.


Old Dominion’s Jessie Klamut and Natalie Johnson were named to the 2014 All-Conference USA Third Team, while Madison Hogan earned C-USA All-Freshman Team honors. Klamut also earned Conference USA All-Academic Second Team honors, while garnering the C-USA Spirit of Service Award for the fall.


Hind had 10 of her players honored for being named to the Dean’s List (3.4 or higher GPA), while three of those players had perfect 4.0 GPA. The ODU women’s soccer team led all 18 teams at Old Dominion with the highest team GPA, consisting of a 3.41.


After the 2014 season, Hind and her Soccer Monarchs were recognized among the top 10 percent of all athletic programs achieving superior Academic Progress Rate marks by the NCAA.


Hind served as the Head Women’s Coach and Youth Academy Manager of Rangers F.C., a prestigious football club in Glasgow, Scotland in season 2013, compiling a 17-9-4 record, while also having 15 players throughout the club selected to youth and senior national teams.


Before taking over the helm at Rangers, Hind spent two seasons as the assistant national coach for the Scottish Football Association. In those two years, Hind aided Scotland to a 15-10-6 record, as well as qualifying for the Euro Championship Playoffs.


From Feb. 2005 to Dec. 2010, Hind was the head coach of Dartmouth College’s women’s soccer program, where she impressively led the Big Green to a 54-38-8 overall record, an appearance in the 2005 NCAA Tournament and three seasons as conference runner-up. Under Hind’s direction, Dartmouth had a total of 28 players selected for All-Ivy League teams, seven All New England selections and four players voted onto the NSCAA All-Region team.


“Coach Hind is well connected within the United States and internationally with regard to recruiting. Given her success at Dartmouth, we also feel very confident that Coach Hind will continue to maintain the high level of academic performance demonstrated each year by our women’s soccer student athletes. I am confident our women’s soccer program will thrive under the direction of Coach Angie Hind,” said Director of Athletics Dr. Wood Selig.


Before taking over head coaching duties for the Big Green, Hind spent the prior two seasons as an assistant coach at Dartmouth. In her two seasons as an assistant, Hind helped guide the team to a 16-12-6 mark, while helping the Big Green to an Ivy League championship, and NCAA Tournament appearance in 2003.


A native of Kilmarnock, Scotland, Hind arrived to Dartmouth after a five-year stint with the Scottish Football Association (SFA). As a player, Hind represented the Scottish women's national team for three years between 1999-2002 and competed for 17 years at the junior and senior levels with F.C. Kilmarnock. She captained F.C. Kilmarnock to five Scottish League and Cup medals between 2001-03, winning every major honor in the Scottish game.


After retiring as a player from the national squad, Hind was invited to assist the national coaching staff with the Senior 'A' and youth squads, having previously served as the U-16 national coach from 1997-98.


Hind was also appointed head coach for Scotland's largest girl's development squad program. She coordinated, coached and selected regional squads at U-17, U-15, and U-13 age groups, guiding 18 players who were selected to Scottish national teams at youth and senior levels.


She holds her UEFA 'A' license and the Youth and Children's license and previously served as a staff tutor and coach educator for the Scottish Football Association. A 1998 graduate of Strathclyde University in Glasgow, Hind received her bachelor's degree with commendation in sport coaching and fitness.

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Michelle Barr

Michelle Barr serves as the Associate Head Coach for ODU Women’s Soccer and was promoted to this role in 2017 following three previous years as assistant coach. On her appointment Head Coach Angie Hind said “This promotion to Associate Head Coach reflects the experience and commitment level Michelle brings every single day and recognizes the positive impact her expertise and dedication has had on this program. She has a lot of experience at two strong Division I programs and this has allowed her to take responsibility in key areas of our program, especially our recruiting and athlete development, both of which we have grown tremendously in. I'm excited for the continued contribution Michelle will make to ODU women's soccer and our aim of taking this team competitively to the next level.”


Barr joined the Monarch family in 2014 after spending three years in her native Scotland developing the women’s soccer game at the Scottish Football Association as a National Youth Coach responsible for the Scottish National U15, U16 and U19 teams. During this time, Barr identified and developed some of the best young talent across Scotland and was instrumental in the establishment of regional performance schools and training centers.


During her time at ODU, Barr has helped develop the program from strength to strength and has influenced the rise to now be one of the most respected women’s programs in the state of Virginia. In the past few years alone, the Monarchs have made incredible strides, capturing unique Back-to-back championship honors. In 2022 ODU women’s Soccer lifted their first ever Sunbelt Championship, winning the conference tournament in their first year in the league. Just 12 months prior, Barr was part of the staff that led the Monarchs to a memorable 13-5-1 overall season, and in Conference play they were crowned regular season C-USA Champions as well as emphatically also winning the C-USA tournament. In the past two years the Monarchs been automatic qualifiers and competed in the NCAA tournament.


As a key part of a highly experienced staff, Michelle brings her experience and passion across various key program areas. On the field, Barr works closely to develop the defensive line, one of the consistently high performing aspects of the Monarch teams’ success. Other responsibilities in the program include individual player development, liaison for athletic development, planning and implementation of training sessions, scouting, and ongoing recruitment both domestically and internationally.


The 2022 season produced a historic end to the Monarchs first year back in Sun Belt Conference as they were crowned Tournament champions and secured, for the second year running, the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. With a 9-9-3 record, which saw a slow start to the campaign they found form, and the back of the net, at the right time to make history as Back-to-Back champions across two different conferences. Ece Turkoglu and Carla Morich led the Monarchs with First Team all-conference, all-tournament team, all-region and all-district recognition.


The 2021 season proved a breakthrough season for ODU and Barr was instrumental in helping push the team to win the Conference USA Regular Season Championship with a 6-1-1 record in conference play. The Monarchs would go on to win the programs first ever Conference USA Tournament Championship and clinch an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Monarchs navigated conference play in dominant fashion, conceding only two goals in all eleven of their conference matches. The Monarchs would end the 2021 season with a national RPI of 52, the highest national ranking in program history. The 2021 season also saw the Monarchs receive votes in the United Soccer Coaches national top 25 poll, along with a final regional ranking of fifth in the South region. The Monarchs would finish the season with a record of 13-5-1.


Prior to ODU, Barr spent five years as the assistant coach at Dartmouth College in the Ivy League. During her time with the Big Green, she helped the team to a 47-31-6 record, an appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 2005 and a national ranking as high as No. 13 in the nation in 2006.


As a former Scottish National Team defender for over a 10-year period, Barr represented her country with 87 contest appearances. Barr brings valuable wealth of playing experience from across Europe and the United States. Barr played professionally in England, Iceland, USA, and most recently as a player-coach with Rangers FC in Scotland.


Barr holds the NSCAA National Diploma, UEFA ‘A’ License, as well as the Scottish Football Association Children and Youth pathway. Barr has also obtained strength and conditioning qualifications from the UKSCA and has served as a National Scout.


A 2008 graduate of Loughborough College in Leicestershire, England, Barr received her Bachelor of Arts honors degree in Sports Development and Leisure Management.

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Sam Kirschenbaum

Kirschenbaum was announced as Associate Head Women’s Coach at ODU in March 2023. After three impactful seasons assisting the program Head Coach Angie Hind made the change in title saying “Sam has made a great contribution to our coaching staff and team in his three years here and I believe this title reflects his positive impact and ongoing responsibility within the program. Whilst assisting with the goalkeepers and forward line on the field, he also has large recruiting responsibilities, and this is obviously an area that is key for the continued success of this program.”


During his time at ODU, the Monarchs have made incredible strides, capturing unique Back-to-back championship honors. In 2022 ODU women’s Soccer lifted their first ever Sunbelt Championship, winning the conference tournament in their first year in the league. Just 12 months prior, Kirschenbaum was part of the staff that led the Monarchs to a memorable 13-5-1 overall season, and in Conference play they were crowned regular season C-USA Champions as well as emphatically also winning the C-USA tournament. In the past two years the program has been automatic qualifiers and competed in the NCAA tournament.


As part of a highly experienced staff, he brings his experience and passion across various areas. On the field, Kirschenbaum works closely with the goalkeepers and oversees the development of the attacking line. His other responsibilities in the program include domestic and international recruiting, organizing and coaching training sessions, video analysis, and serving as the director of the Monarch Soccer Sisters program.


The 2022 season produced a historic end to the Monarchs first year back in Sun Belt Conference as they were crowned Tournament champions and secured, for the second year running, the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. With a 9-9-3 record, which saw a slow start to the campaign they found form, and the back of the net, at the right time to make history as Back-to-Back champions across two different conferences. Ece Turkoglu and Carla Morich led the Monarchs with First Team all-conference, all-tournament team, all-region and all-district recognition.


The 2021 season proved successful for ODU as Kirschenbaum helped push the team to win the Conference USA Regular Season Championship with a 6-1-1 record in conference play. The Monarchs would go on to win the programs first ever Conference USA Tournament Championship and clinch an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Monarchs navigated conference play in dominant fashion, conceding only two goals in all eleven of their conference matches. The Monarchs would end the 2021 season with a national RPI of 52, the highest national ranking in program history. The 2021 season also saw the Monarchs receive votes in the United Soccer Coaches national top 25 poll, along with a final regional ranking of fifth in the South region. The Monarchs would finish the season with a record of 13-5-1.


In 2020, Kirschenbaum helped the Monarchs to qualify for the Conference USA Tournament after going 3-2-1 in conference play. Three ODU players garnered All-Conference USA accolades, C-USA All-Academic Team laurels, All-Region Team honors, as well as All-State recognition.


Kirschenbaum arrived at ODU after two seasons as the first assistant and recruiting coordinator at UMBC. Kirschenbaum's main responsibilities included domestic and international recruiting, coordinating team travel, and coaching training sessions. During his time in Baltimore, Kirschenbaum also served as the assistant girl’s director of coaching for the Baltimore Celtic Soccer Club and was the head coach for the club's U19 and U16 teams.


Kirschenbaum arrived at UMBC following a successful two seasons as the first assistant and recruiting coordinator at Virginia Wesleyan University. In his two seasons at VWU, the Marlins made two appearances in the NCAA tournament and finished both seasons ranked in the South Atlantic Region. In 2017, the Marlins clinched the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Regular Season Championship after going 9-1 in conference play. The Marlins would earn an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and won its first-round game against Tufts University, its first NCAA victory since 2007. The Marlins would go on to finish the year ranked 24th in the final national poll for Division III women's soccer. In 2016, the Marlins went undefeated in conference play with a record of 7-0-3. The Marlins would go on to appear in the ODAC Championship match and receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. In Kirschenbaum's two seasons at VWU, the Marlins held a 16-1-3 record in ODAC play and finished both seasons ranked 5th in the South Atlantic Region.


Prior to his time at VWU, Kirschenbaum was the first assistant and recruiting coordinator at Marist. While with the Red Foxes, Kirschenbaum was responsible for recruiting student-athletes, coaching training sessions, video analysis, and scouting opponents. During those two seasons, Marist climbed from a 10th place to 3rd place regular season finish in the MAAC, including a 6-3-1 conference record in 2015. In Kirschenbaum's second season with the Red Foxes, three freshmen were selected to the MAAC All-Rookie Team, a number more than any other program in the conference.


While at Marist, Kirschenbaum was also involved in youth soccer, serving as the director of coaching for the Hyde Park Soccer Club. As the clubs first ever director of coaching, Kirschenbaum organized Fall and Spring clinics, created age-specific curriculum, hired coaching staff, and built the Hyde Park pre-academy program.


He has experience as an ODP Region I Staff Coach and served as the assistant coach with the program's U14 girls’ team that traveled to Scotland to compete in international friendlies. In addition to Region I, he has worked with Eastern New York ODP, serving as the head coach for the U16 girls’ team in 2016.


Kirschenbaum played his college soccer at SUNY Cortland, where he was a three-time SUNYAC All-Academic Team honoree. He then went on to play semi-professionally in the Premier Developmental League (now USL II) for the Westchester Flames.


Kirschenbaum holds a C License from the United States Soccer Federation, as well as a Premier Diploma from United Soccer Coaches (formerly NSCAA). He serves as an associate staff coach for United Soccer Coaches and was chosen as a member of the United Soccer Coaches 30 Under 30 program in 2017.


A native of Oceanside, New York, Kirschenbaum graduated with a bachelor’s degree in psychology from SUNY Cortland in 2013 and earned his master’s degree in educational, school, and counseling psychology with an emphasis in positive coaching and athletic leadership from the University of Missouri in 2021.

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