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University of Denver

University of Denver Pioneer Athletics
2201 East Asbury Ave. Denver, CO 80208
Division 1 Colorado Southwest
Private Medium National competitor

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Julianne Sitch

Julianne Sitch is beginning her first season as head coach for the DU women's soccer team in the 2023 season.


Awards & Honors

2022 United Soccer Coaches' National Coaching Staff of the Year (with UChicago)

2022 D3Soccer.com Coach of the Year (with UChicago)

2022 United Soccer Coaches' Region VII Coaching Staff of the Year (with UChicago)

2016 NSCAA Central Region Coaching Staff of the Year (with UChicago)

Three-time UAA Coaching Staff of the Year (with UChicago: 2016, 2017, 2022)

Prior to Denver

University of Chicago Men's Soccer Head Coach (2022)

Led team to program's first NCAA Division III National Championship

Finished with 22-0-1 record with 13 shutouts and allowing only 11 goals

Coached team to three All-America honors, five All-Region awards and seven All-UAA selections

Chicago Red Stars Assistant Women's Soccer Coach (2020-21)

Reached 2021 NWSL Final and 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup Final

Also served as Head Women's Soccer Coach for Chicago Red Stars Reserves and won WPSL Great Lakes Conference championship

University of Chicago Women's Soccer Assistant Coach (2015-17)

Finished with combined record of 53-13-1 during the three-year stretch

Qualified to NCAA Division III tournament all three seasons including 2016 semifinal and 2017 final appearances

Coached team to a combined 11 All-America honors, two D3Soccer.com Midfielders of the Year, 12 All-Region awards and 13 All-UAA selections

Additional Coaching Experience

U-16 Girls National Team Assistant Coach (2019-20)

University of Illinois Chicago Women's Soccer Assistant Coach (2018)

Playing Experience

Professional & International Experience

Played for Region II Olympic Development Program, and U-19 and U-21 US National Teams

Drafted by Sky Blue FC (Women's Professional Soccer) in 2009 and won national title

Played domestically for Chicago Red Stars, Western New York Flash and Atlanta Beat

Played internationally in Australia (Melbourne Victory) and Sweden (Hammarby IF and Balinge IF)

Student-athlete at DePaul (2003-06)

Set school records for career points (90), goals (32) and assists (26)

Honors include: 2003 NSCAA Second Team All-America, 2003 Conference USA Player of the Year and 2005 First Team All-BIG EAST

Education

Bachelor's degree in fitness management & physical education (DePaul '07)

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Stephen Cavallo

Stephen Cavallo is beginning his first season as an assistant coach for the DU women's soccer team for the 2023 season.


Prior to Denver

University of Nevada Assistant Coach (March-July 2023)

Served as goalkeepers coach and helped lead recruiting

Montana State University Billings Head Coach (2017-22)

Coached Clare Kennan to first-team All-GNAC honors in 2022

Helped lead Liberty Palmer to GNAC Freshman of the Year in 2021

Led the Yellowjackets to a 6-2-1 home record in 2021

Finished with sixth-highest fall-season GPA in the country at DII level in 2019; led Amanda Hemmen to first-team Academic All-America honors in 2018 and 2019

Montana State University Billings Assistant Coach (2014-16)

Coached team to GNAC tournament all three years and finished as the runner-up in 2014

Finished with 8-7-2 record (6-5-1 in GNAC) in 2015

Additional Coaching Experience

Emory & Henry College Assistant Coach - Men's & Women's Teams (2013)

Belmont Abbey College Assistant Coach - Goalkeepers (spring 2013)

Frostburg State University Goalkeeper Coach (spring 2012)

Allegany High School (Maryland) Varsity Boys' Soccer Head Coach (2011-12)

Selected as 2012 Pepsi-Cola High School Soccer Coach of the Year

Playing Experience

Two-year starting goalkeeper at Frostburg State University (2008-09)

Started collegiate career at Warren Wilson College

Education

Master's degree in public relations (Montana State Billings '23)

Bachelor's degree in geography (Frostburg State '12)

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