University of Pennsylvania

Penn Athletics Department - W Soccer
Weightman Hall - 235 S. 33rd St Philadelphia, PA 19104

Division 1 Pennsylvania Northeast

Private Medium National competitor

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Dr. Krissy Turner

Dr. Krissy Turner was named the Douglas N. Brush Head Coach of Women’s Soccer in June of 2022.

Turner came to Penn from Monmouth University, where she led the women’s soccer program to Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) regular-season championships in eight of her final nine seasons. Overall, she was head coach of the Hawks for 24 years, winning ten conference regular-season championships and eight conference tournament titles in the Northeast Conference (NEC) and the MAAC. Her career record at Monmouth was 282-130-43 (.619) that included a 164-43-20 (.722) mark in conference play, and the Hawks advanced to the NCAA College Cup Championship eight times during her tenure.

Under Turner, Monmouth dominated the MAAC after joining the league in 2013, winning the regular season each year except for the COVID-disrupted 2020-21 season and compiling a remarkable 66-5-5 (.921) record in MAAC play that included 48 shutout victories.

In 2021, Monmouth recorded a 15-5-1 record that included an 8-1-1 mark in the MAAC, winning the regular season and tournament titles and reaching the NCAA College Cup Championship for the fourth time in five years.

A nine-time conference coach of the year, Turner led her Monmouth teams to 15 consecutive winning seasons and 21 overall. She coached 156 all-conference selections, 31 conference major award winners, and 33 United Soccer Coaches (USC) All-Region selections. Her teams also received NSCAA/USC Team Academic Awards in 23 straight seasons.

Turner’s coaching resume also includes stints as the head coach at Lafayette (1996-98) and as an assistant coach at The College of New Jersey (1993-95), where she helped lead the Lions to two NCAA Division III national championships.

Turner earned her degree in elementary education from The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) in 1993 and a master’s degree in education from TCNJ in 1995. In 2018, she earned her Ph.D. in psychology from Grand Canyon University.

As a player, Turner was a two-year team captain for the Lions, earning All-America honors as a senior and twice receiving All-Northeast Region accolades. She began her career at the University of Rhode Island, where she was named the 1988 URI Rookie of the Year and the 1989 team Most Valuable Player for the Rams.

Turner, who owns a United States Soccer Federation "A" license, has been involved in training youth teams throughout New Jersey for the past 20 years and as an assistant coach and head coach in the New Jersey State Girls Olympic Development Program (ODP) for the past 20 years. As a head coach, Turner guided teams to regional championships eight times, reaching the national final in 2008, 2011 and 2012.

Turner is married to Bob Turner, a former longtime assistant women’s soccer coach at TCNJ.

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Fred King

King was hired as the associate women's soccer head coach by Dr. Turner in July of 2022.

King arrived in University City following a ten-year stint at Saint Joseph’s University. He arrived on Hawk Hill in August of 2012 as an assistant coach and was promoted to associate head coach in January of 2019. King helped the Hawks soar to new heights during his tenure, earning eight Atlantic 10 Championship berths and the 2016 A-10 regular-season title. King was also instrumental in player development as he saw 21 of his Hawks garner A-10 all-conference honors and seven named to all-region squads.

In addition to Saint Joseph’s, King’s collegiate coaching experience includes stops at Rutgers, and with the men’s teams at Tufts and Harvard.

Prior to making the move to Hawk Hill, King spent two seasons at Rutgers. Serving as Director of Soccer Operations, he helped the Scarlet Knights post an 18-17-4 record over that period, including a #17 ranking in the NSCAA National Poll in 2010 (now recognized as the United Soccer Coaches).

Outside of the collegiate ranks, King has served as a State Development Coach for the Massachusetts Youth Soccer Association (2008-10) and served as the head coach of the U-15 Olympic Development Program team. He has also spent time in the early 2000s coaching the F.C. Greater Boston Bolts, where he began his professional coaching career.

A 2002 graduate of Goldsmiths College, University of London, King was a three-year letter winner and served as team captain of the First XI soccer team. While playing for the University of London Representative team, he also competed with Dulwich Hamlet Football Club.

King and his family currently reside in Moorestown, New Jersey.

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Megan Hinz

Megan Hinz was hired as an assistant coach for the Penn Women’s Soccer team in March of 2022.

Hinz comes to Penn after spending the past four years as a professional goalkeeper in the NWSL. Her professional career began in Sweden for the Gustafs Goif (2018) and she moved back to the states in March of 2019 to play for the Chicago RedStars (2019), and last played for Gotham NY/NJ FC (2019-21).

Prior to starting her professional career, Hinz served as an assistant coach at DePaul University in Chicago. During the 2018 season, Hinz helped a team improved from seven wins the previous season to eight in 2018. The Blue Demons advanced to its first Big East Tournament in her season at DePaul as the team posted its fourth best goals against average (0.83) in program history.

Hinz was a three-time Academic All-Big Ten (2015-17) honoree and was a two-time U-M Athletic Academic Achievement (2015-16) honoree. After her third week of collegiate soccer, she was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 15, 2014). She finished her career ranked inside Michigan's all-time top 10 in four career categories -- fourth in goals-against average (0.97), sixth in wins (25), seventh in shutouts (11.4), and ninth in saves (125). Following the 2019 season, she is still fourth in GAA, sixth in wins, and seventh in shutouts.

A native of Eldersburg, Md., Hinz earned her bachelor's degree in Health and Fitness Leadership in 2017 from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. At the end of 2022, she is expected to complete her master's degree in Business Management from the University of Maryland.