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University of Denver

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

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Julianne Sitch

Julianne Sitch enters her third season as head coach for the DU women's soccer team in the 2025 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)


2024


Helped lead Denver to the second overall seed in the Summit League tournament, entering the postseason on a five-match unbeaten streak


Coached team to upset win at then-No. 24 Texas A&M on August 21, Denver's first-ever road win at an SEC opponent


Opened season with a narrow 1-2 loss to eventual NCAA national champion North Carolina on August 15


Finished 11-6-2 on the season including 4-2-2 at home and 5-1-2 in the Summit League


Helped lead Ella Frost to Summit League Midfielder of the Year honors


Coached Ella Frost (first team) and Riley Baker (second team) to United Soccer Coaches All-West Region teams


2023


Helped lead Denver to its fifth-straight Summit League regular-season title and its eighth overall


Coached team to two wins over Power-5 teams (4-2 vs. NC State, 2-0 at Oregon); earned 3-3 draw at [RV] Milwaukee


Finished 9-2-7 on the season including 7-1-2 at home


Helped lead Liv Moritz to No. 54 ranking in Top Drawer Soccer Postseason Top 100 Freshmen and Summit League Newcomer of the Year honors


Coached Kaitlyn Glover (second team), Vanessa Murray (second team) and Moritz (third team) to United Soccer Coaches All-West Region teams


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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Cassie Ulrich

Cassie Ulrich enters her third season as an assistant coach and goalkeeper coach for the DU women's soccer team for the 2025 season.


2024

Helped lead Denver to the second overall seed in the Summit League tournament, entering the postseason on a five-match unbeaten streak

Coached team to upset win at then-No. 24 Texas AM on August 21, Denver's first-ever road win at an SEC opponent

Opened season with a narrow 1-2 loss to eventual NCAA national champion North Carolina on August 15

Finished 11-6-2 on the season including 4-2-2 at home and 5-1-2 in the Summit League

Helped lead Ella Frost to Summit League Midfielder of the Year honors

Coached Denver's two goalkeepers (Molly Wissman and Alina Santos) to six combined cleansheets including three in a row from August 25 - September 1

2023

Helped lead Denver to its fifth-straight Summit League regular-season title and its eighth overall

Coached team to two wins over Power-5 teams (4-2 vs. NC State, 2-0 at Oregon); earned 3-3 draw at [RV] Milwaukee

Finished 9-2-7 on the season including 7-1-2 at home

Helped lead freshman goalkeeper Molly Wissman to 18 starts in 18 matches played, logging six cleansheets and 1.21 GAA

Prior to Denver

Salt Lake Community College Women's Soccer Head Coach (2021-22)

Named West District Coach of the Year in 2021

Coached team to NJCAA national tournament semifinal appearance in 2021 after posting 16-4-1 record

Salt Lake Community College Men's & Women's Soccer Assistant Coach (2020)

Helped lead men's team to NJCAA national title

Helped coach women's team to runner-up finish at NJCAA national tournament

Additional Coaching Experience

Minnesota Aurora FC Goalkeepers Coach (2022-23)

La Roca Futbol Club (Utah) Director of Goalkeeping (2022-23)

Playing Experience

Played soccer and futsal at University of Nottingham (England) while completing master's degree

Trained with Aston Villa Ladies also while studying at University of Nottingham

Goalkeeper at University of New Mexico (2011-15)

Two-time All-Mountain West Conference

Three-year starter; finished with second-most wins in UNM history (57 starts, 19 shutouts

Education

Masters's degree in management (Nottingham [England] '18)

Bachelor's degree in exercise science (New Mexico '15)

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