Women’s Soccer Adds Kelly Farrell as Assistant Coach
7/26/2013 4:31:00 PM | Women's Soccer
STATESBORO, Ga. – Georgia Southern Women's Soccer has added Kelly Farrell as an assistant coach for the 2013 season as announced today by Head Coach Brian Dunleavy. A former All-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) performer at Loyola (Md.), Farrell has coached the last two seasons at Monmouth University.
"I am really excited that Kelly will be joining our coaching staff," said Head Coach Brian Dunleavy. "Kelly was a fantastic college player, and over the past few years has shown all the signs of a promising young coach. I expect her to help our program continue to grow."
In two seasons at Monmouth, Farrell helped the Hawks to back-to-back 10-win seasons. Farrell handled recruiting as well as video analysis for the program. She is also the holder of USSF "C" and "D" coaching licenses.
A veteran coach of youth teams and camps, Farrell earned All-MAAC recognition all four seasons with the Greyhounds, capped by her All-MAAC First Team selection as a senior, where she started all 20 games as an outside midfielder and tallied a team-high seven assists.
A two-time team co-captain, Farrell started all 23 matches as a junior en route to her All-MAAC Second Team selection for a second straight season. As a sophomore the midfielder earned Second-Team all-conference honors starting all 20 games.
In her first season with Loyola, Farrell was added to the MAAC All-Rookie Team after playing in 15 games, starting three matches.
During her career with the Greyhounds, the Oceanside, New York native compiled 10 goals, 15 assists and 35 points in 78 matches, while adding five game-winners.
Farrell, who graduated with a degree in communications, earned 11 varsity letters during her prep career at Oceanside (N.Y.) High School. Farrell earned five letters in soccer and three each in track and field and lacrosse.
An All-Nassau County and All-Class AA player in soccer, Farrell played club ball for the Albertson Fury and was a member of the Eastern New York ODP for five years and Region 1 for a year.
The 2013 Georgia Southern Women's Soccer campaign starts on August 23rd with a trip to face Indiana State before visiting Indiana on Sunday, August 25th.
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