University of Rhode Island

University of Rhode Island Athletics
3 Keaney Road, Suite One Kingston, RI 02881

Division 1 Rhode Island Northeast

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Megan Jessee

Megan Jessee enters her seventh season as head coach of the Rhode Island women's soccer program in 2023.

Jessee led the Rams to their best league slate of her tenure in 2021, going 5-4-1. It was the best conference record for the Rams since 2007, and Jessee led URI to its first A-10 postseason appearance since 2016.

In her first year at the helm, Jessee led the Rams to wins over Vermont, Vanderbilt, and Albany. The Rams saw their best success under Jessee winning four games in 2019, including Jessee's first career conference victory in a win over Richmond. Also highlighted in the 2019 schedule was a four-game unbeaten streak featuring a 1-1 tie at Pittsburgh (ACC).

Before Jessee was named the ninth head coach in women's soccer program history, she spent nine seasons as an assistant coach at Wake Forest.

While with the Demon Deacons, she worked with the goalkeepers, totaling 86 shutouts during her tenure - including 15 shutouts in 2009 and 14 in 2011, which rank as the two highest totals in school history. Jessee helped guide Wake Forest to the 2010 Atlantic Coast Conference team title and six NCAA Championship appearances. In 2009, the Demon Deacons program reached historic heights, advancing to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship and finishing with a final national ranking of No. 8 in the country.

Prior to her time at Wake Forest, Jessee spent a year as the women's soccer graduate assistant at Slippery Rock University. While at Slippery Rock, Jessee served as the field player and goalkeeper coach and also helped with recruiting and team operations.

Jessee also has coached for the Connecticut Olympic Development Program, the FSA Soccer Plus Football Club, Soccer Plus Camps and the Region 1 ODP Girls Soccer Camp.

A four-year letterwinner while at Connecticut, Jessee earned Big East Goalkeeper of the Week honors three times in the 2004 season. Jessee was named a member of the Big East Academic All Star Team and the Big East All-Second Team in 2004. After finishing her career at UConn, Jessee spent a year with the Soccer Plus Connecticut Reds of the Women's Premier Soccer League. Jessee earned her bachelor's degree as a liberal arts and science major with minors in business and communications.

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Katy LaBella

LaBella enters her second season as assistant coach for the Rams in 2023.

In January 2021 women's soccer head coach Megan Jessee announced Katy LaBella was promoted to assistant coach, after spending eight months on staff as a volunteer.

LaBella comes to Rhode Island after spending three years as an assistant women's soccer coach at Wheaton College.

"I am really excited to welcome Katy to our Rhody women's soccer family," said Jessee. "She brings a wealth of knowledge, as well as playing and coaching experience at the collegiate level. She will be a great addition to our staff."

Prior to her time with Wheaton, LaBella was a youth club soccer coach with Valeo FC. She was the head coach of all ages, preparing players and building the foundation for many of their soccer careers.

LaBella started her college coaching as a volunteer coach for Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, Mass. She helped guide the Leopards defensive unit to an impressive .590 goals against average in the 2016 season.

As a player, LaBella was a standout and a leader throughout her career at Saint Francis University. With the Red Flash as a sophomore, LaBella helped lead her team to a NEC tournament championship and the team’s first NCAA appearance in the school’s history. During her junior and senior seasons, she was named captain and led the team to back-to-back NEC regular season championships. She played club soccer for South Shore Select where she won the 2006 & 2007 Massachusetts State Championship. LaBella has also been a youth soccer coach with the South Shore Select since last summer.

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Hogan Vivier

Vivier enters her second season on staff with the women's soccer team in 2023.

Rhode Island women's soccer head coach Megan Jessee announced the addition of assistant coach Hogan Vivier to the staff in January of 2022.

Viver comes to Kingston after spending the last two years as an assistant at Western Michigan where she worked with the defensive backline and goalkeepers. Prior to the that, she worked as a grad assistant at Troy for two years.

No stranger to the Ocean State, Vivier spent four years as an outside back for Brown women's soccer and completed her undergrad in 2016. "It'll be very nice to have a full staff again this spring and going forward," added Jessee. "Hogan's addition to the staff allows us a lot of flexibility and the ability to develop this program on a larger scale."