University of South Florida

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Denise Schilte-Brown

Denise Schilte-Brown became the second coach in the history of the University of South Florida women’s soccer program in December of 2006, bringing with her new energy and enthusiasm for both the team and the University.

Since becoming head coach for the 2007 season, Schilte-Brown has led the team to six American Athletic Conference championships, including five straight seasons with a championship from 2017-2021. In 2020, she led the team as it won both the regular season and tournament championships in the same season for the first time. She also led the Bulls to four BIG EAST Championship appearances, and has only missed two postseason conference tournaments in 15 seasons.

She led USF to its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance in 2010, followed by seven more in 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021. Under her leadership, the Bulls have advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament four times, in 2010, 2017, 2018 and 2020 and advanced to the third round for the first time in program history in 2019. USF's 2018 NCAA postseason run resulted in the largest margin of victory and most goals in the NCAA Tournament for the Bulls when they beat UAlbany in the first round, 5-1, at Corbett Stadium.

The Bulls continued a string of dominance in the American Athletic Conference in 2021, winning the regular season championship for the team's sixth title in the last five years.

Schilte-Brown continued her success at the helm of the USF program in 2019 and the COVID-impacted 2020 seasons, leading the team to conference championships and NCAA tournament appearances in both seasons. USF posted a record season in 2019, advancing to the third-round of the NCAA tournament for the first time in program history and earning its highest final ranking at No. 12 in the TDS rankings. In 2020, the team battled a postponement of the season to capture the regular season and tournament championship in the same year for the first time.

Both 2017 and 2018 were record years for the Bulls, both with championships including a tournament championship in 2017 and a regular season title in 2018. USF posted a program-best AAC record of 7-1-1 during the regular season, and topped that with an 8-1-0 record in 2018. In 2017, Schilte-Brown reached her 200th overall win and also helped the program to its 200th overall win.

Schilte-Brown helped mentor the program's first All-American in 2017 in Evelyne Viens who was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-American Third Team, and again in 2018 when Viens received her second selection to the third team.

Also in 2017, Schilte-Brown achieved UEFA "A" license, just one level below the UEFA Pro license.

Under Schilte-Brown, the Bulls have improved in almost every offensive and defensive category over the years. USF bettered its numbers from the previous season in four straight seasons in wins, BIG EAST wins, goals scored, points, shots on goal, goals allowed, GAA and shutouts. USF’s 54 goals scored in 2018 were the most of the Schilte-Brown era and the most since 1998, when it scored 59 goals on the season. It is the second most all-time in USF history.

In 2016, Schilte-Brown reached her 100th win at the helm of the Bulls and led the team to the longest perfect record in the nation with eight straight wins. USF was ranked for seven consecutive weeks and reached the highest ranking in program history at No. 14.

In 2015, Schilte-Brown’s squad tied the record for wins in a season (15) and posted one of the best marks in non-conference play in school history. The squad was ranked in polls for consecutive weeks and reached one of the highest rankings in program history at No. 18. The team advanced to the conference championship for the second straight year and the NCAA tournament for the second straight year.

In 2014, Schilte-Brown led the team to a 13-7-2 record and a 6-3-0 mark in conference play. The Bulls advanced to the championship match of the conference tournament before falling in penalty kicks to second-seeded UConn. USF advanced to its second NCAA tournament appearance under Schilte-Brown and hosted the first round at Corbett Stadium.

The 2010 season proved to be a year of firsts for USF, not only under Schilte-Brown but the entire program. She took the Bulls the farthest they had ever been in the BIG EAST Championships. The Bulls were the No. 3 seed out of the American Division and received a first-round bye. USF traveled to the nation’s capital and knocked off Georgetown in the quarterfinals.

Prior to 2010 the Bulls had never advanced past the second round of the championships and had never finished higher than second in a conference tournament in 16 seasons. USF was 3-3 in six BIG EAST Conference Championship matches.

More impressively the Bulls earned the program’s first NCAA Tournament in 2010 and picked up their first NCAA win, a 3-1 over Auburn in the first round in Tallahassee, Fla. The Bulls bowed out of the tournament in a 2-1 loss to No. 8 Florida State in the second round.

Additionally, women’s soccer finished ranked in a national poll for the first time in school history following the 2010 campaign.

The Bulls finished ranked No. 25 by Soccer America in the final regular season poll, No. 28 by Top Drawer Soccer and received votes in the final postseason ranking by the United Soccer Coaches (called the NCSAA at that time), all of which were program firsts.

In 2009, USF returned to the BIG EAST Tournament and picked up its first BIG EAST postseason win, a 1-0 win over DePaul in Tampa in the first round. Following the season, the Bulls were recognized by Somis Sports as the 13th most improved women’s soccer programs in America from 2008 to 2009.

In her first season at USF, Schilte-Brown guided the Bulls to a 4-10-3 record and led the Bulls to their first Big East Championships in school history.

In 2008, Schilte-Brown welcomed 28 newcomers to her soccer program and eclipsed the win total from the previous season but missed out on post season play.

During her seven years at VCU, Schilte-Brown led the Rams to a 77-51-17 record, including Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) conference championships in 2004 and 2005 and a third-place finish in 2006. The Rams won the CAA Tournament as well in 2004 and under Schilte-Brown’s guidance advanced to the program’s only two NCAA Tournament appearances in 2004 and 2005.

Prior to arriving at VCU in 2000, Schilte-Brown directed the University of Maryland-Baltimore County Retrievers to an 18-17-1 record over two seasons, including a second and fourth-place finish in the Northeast Conference.

After graduating from UMBC in 1996 with a bachelor’s degree in economics, Schilte-Brown served as an assistant coach at both Eckerd (Fla.) College (1997) and the University of Tampa (1998) before returning to her alma mater. While in Florida, she was also the head coach of the Tampa Heather U-13 and U-19 youth soccer clubs.

Schilte-Brown served four years as a regional coach for the Olympic Development Program (ODP), and ran the national training center in Tampa. She also served as a US National Team Coach for the U-23 national team camp, and was a national staff coach for U-23 camps. She was also an assistant coach for the Virginia Youth Soccer Association (VYSA) U-17 ODP. She was also a head coach at both the 2003 and 2004 InfoSport Pro Soccer Combines.

In February of 2001, Schilte-Brown became the first women’s soccer player to be inducted into UMBC’s Athletic Hall of Fame. The 1996 Big South Conference Player of the Year earned all-conference accolades four consecutive seasons while at UMBC and was the team MVP three of her four seasons with the Retrievers. Schilte-Brown still holds the UMBC record in goals (55), assists (38) and points (148).

A native of Grimsby, Ontario, and a member of the 1997 Canadian National Team, Schilte-Brown also played two seasons in the Women’s Bundesliega professional league in Germany as well as the W-League in the United States from 1998-2001.

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Chris Brown

Chris Brown has played an important role in the success of the USF women's soccer program since he joined the program in 2007.

Brown has helped guide the Bulls to constant improvement, as each season has seen the Bulls improve in almost every offensive and defensive category. USF bettered its numbers from the previous season in each of his first four seasons in total wins, conference wins, goals scored, points, shots on goal, goals allowed, GAA and shutouts.

Brown and the Bulls continued their success in 2020, with the team sweeping the AAC titles and reaching the second round of the NCAA tournament, followed by another championship season and NCAA tournament appearance in 2021.

In 2019, Brown helped coach the team to a 16-5 record and a program-record third round finish in the NCAA tournament. The Bulls also clinched an AAC tournament title during the year.

Brown and Schilte-Brown led USF to a 15-4 record in 2018, clinching the first regular season championship for the Bulls. His leadership also helped the Bulls reach the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the second year in a row.

Brown helped lead the Bulls to their first American Athletic Conference Tournament Championship in 2017, and a second-round NCAA appearance. He also helped USF to its best AAC regular season finish, 7-1, and the sixth straight 10 or more win season.

Brown and his wife, head coach Denise Schilte-Brown, have led the Bulls to every NCAA appearance in program history, including two appearances in the second round, as well as three AAC Championship appearances. The 7-1 conference record in 2017 was the program’s best conference finish in history.

In 2010, the Bulls made their first appearance in the BIG EAST Championship Finals and made their first NCAA tournament, earning their first NCAA win with a 3-1 defeat of Auburn. Brown helped the Bulls to the second most wins program history (14) which was one shy of the program record.

Brown also worked with the Guyana Football Federation from 2009-2014. He served as the assistant coach for the Guyana Senior Women’s National Team in 2009 before being promoted to head coach from 2010-2014. Brown helped the team to qualify for both the Central American and Caribbean Games and the final round of the 2010 Gold Cup. He was also head coach of the U20 Women’s Team from 2012-2013.

In his first season with the Bulls, Brown helped guide the Bulls to the 2007 BIG EAST tournament and then again in 2009, where they picked up their first BIG EAST Championship win.

Brown came to USF from Virginia Commonwealth, where he worked with the Rams for seven seasons, six of which were as the co-head coach, alongside his wife, Denise.

Brown joined then-fiancée Denise Schilte for the 2000 season as an assistant coach and helped guide VCU, which finished just 3-15-2 the previous year, to a breakthrough campaign. The Rams finished with a record of 9-10-1 and advanced to the semifinals of the CAA tournament for the first time in school history. He was elevated to co-head coach after the couple married in April, 2001 and directed the 2001 VCU squad to seven wins and another appearance in the league tournament semifinals, which earned the husband-and-wife tandem CAA Coach-of-the-Year honors.

In 2004, the tandem guided the Rams to their first CAA Tournament Title and their first-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament. VCU continued its success the next season, winning the 2005 CAA regular season title and advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive season while also winning the program's first and only game in the tournament, a 3-1 victory over Clemson. Those two seasons are still the only two in school history in which the Rams have advanced the NCAA Tournament.

Brown's soccer resume is outstanding, both as a coach and player. He played at both UNC Charlotte and American University before graduating with honors from the latter in 1994.

He played professionally for 11 seasons (1994-2004), including the last five with the Richmond Kickers of the A-League. Brown was also a member of the A-League's New Orleans Storm from 1996-99 and played briefly for Major League Soccer's Dallas Burn during the 1998 season. In addition, he spent two years with TusCelle of the German Third Division.

Brown's collegiate coaching career began as an assistant with the University of Tampa men's team in 1997. He then joined Schilte during her two-year stint as head coach at Maryland-Baltimore County before the pair arrived at VCU.

Born in London, England, Brown grew up in San Antonio, Texas, and holds citizenship in three countries: the United States, England and Canada. He possesses a USSF "A" coaching license and a USSF National Youth coaching license.

Brown and his wife, Denise, have two children, a set of twins named Ethan and Kenza.

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Brock Duckworth

Brock Duckworth comes to USF after spending the past two seasons with UTSA. While at UTSA, Duckworth helped lead the Roadrunners to double-digit wins in both 2021 and 2022. His leadership was a huge factor of UTSA's 2022 Conference USA Championship and first NCAA Tournament appearance in 12 years.

In his first season with the program, Duckworth helped guide UTSA to the most successful season in program history. Under his tutelage, UTSA recorded its highest ever winning percentage as well as the second most wins in school history.

A dynamic recruiter and coach, Duckworth joined the Roadrunners staff after a four-year tenure with Florida Gulf Coast University (2018-21).

He has served as an assistant coach at East Carolina (2017), FIU (2016), Arkansas (2015) and Winthrop (2013-14). He has served as the recruiting coordinator with the Roadrunners, a role he had at FGCU, East Carolina and FIU.

A native of Parker, Texas, Duckworth helped develop a youthful FGCU program into a winning tradition during his three seasons, posting a 31-11-6 record. The Eagles charted a 15-6-1 mark in league play and went a staggering 21-3-2 at home during his time with the Atlantic Sun power. He recruited a bevy of talent to Fort Myers.

The Eagles claimed the A-Sun Regular-season Championship in 2019, with Duckworth working alongside the A-Sun Player of the Year (Evdokia Popadinova), a two-time All-America selection. His work with goalkeeper Melissa Weck led to a 0.77 goals-against average and an all-conference selection, with Weck sporting the third-best save percentage in program history (.803). Lindsey Patton earned league defensive player of the year honors.

In his first season at FGCU, Duckworth helped Weck earn all-league accolades in between the pipes, allowing only 11 goals on the year with a 0.59 goals-against average. Popadinova totaled a team-leading 35 points to lead the offensive attack, with the Eagles ranking second in the nation in assists per game (2.74), points per game (7.58), fifth in total assists (52) and ninth in scoring offense (2.42).

During his year at ECU, Duckworth served as recruiting coordinator for a team that got off to the best start in program annals, a 4-0-1 mark, and went 5-2-2 in non-conference action, including a draw with No. 5 Virginia.

He also served as an assistant coach at FIU during the 2016 season. He was the director of scouting and technology at Arkansas for the 2015 season before joining the FIU staff.

Duckworth has also been a fixture in the club scene during his coaching career, working with Sporting Arkansas, North Carolina ODP and Discoveries Soccer Club.

He was a standout keeper at UNC Wilmington, where he secured the program record with a 1.07 goals-against average. He played professionally with the United Soccer League’s Wilmington Hammerheads, the Charleston Battery and the Charlotte Eagles in the USL. He won a USL Championship in 2012, was runner-up in 2013 and helped his club team, Solar SC, to multiple youth national titles.

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Erich Leite

University of South Florida women’s soccer head coach Denise Schilte-Brown has added Erich Leite to her staff as a volunteer assistant primarily handling goalkeeper development.

In 2021, Leite continued to drive the development of Sydney Martinez, an all-region selection for the second straight season.

In his debut season in 2020, he helped coach All-American Sydney Martinez, who broke the program record for single-season goals-against average with a 0.45 GAA.

Leite joins the Bulls with more than six years of coaching experience, including spending two years as a graduate assistant at Concordia University in Ann Arbor, Mich. Leite holds a NSCAA Futsal Level I Diploma, an NSCAA Goalkeeping Level III Diploma, an ISSA Personal Trainer Certificate, an USAW Level I Certificate and a USSF National C License.

Prior to entering the collegiate field, Leite began his soccer career in Brazil and became a Futsal Youth 14 state champion prior to joining a U-20 academy, playing with Sao Cristóvão de Futebol e Regatas and Clube Atlético Juventus.

Following a move to the United States, Leite played at the NAIA level as a midfielder with Rochester University, earning two all-conference selections during his collegiate playing career. He then joined the coaching staff in 2016 and served until 2018. He was an assistant coach, focusing on goalkeeper development for the Warriors.

Following his tenure with Rochester, Leite joined the coaching staff at Concordia University in 2018. He remained with the Cardinals until 2020, again focusing on goalkeeper development.

In addition to his collegiate coaching experience, Leite has also served as a head coach of one of the Detroit Elite Futsal Academy youth teams, as well as a head coach and goalkeeping instructor for the Michigan Lightning Youth Academy.

Leite earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration at Rochester and, while a graduate assistant coach at Concordia, earned his master’s degree in student personnel administration in higher education.