USD Women's Soccer 1995

COACHING STAFF ,,1!;'~\ -------------------------------------~~f -~ .. J__ ;I

Tony da Luz Head Coach - 4th Year Head Coach Tony da Lu z be– gins hi s fourth season as head women's soccer coach at the

Trong Nguyen Assistant - 2nd Year

O ne of th e fin e st p laye rs in Torero soccer hi story, N guyen em– barks on his second seaso n as as– si st an t coac h . A fo u r-year le tt e rm an on d e fe nse, Nguye n

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~-------' University of San Die go, Since his hiring on Nov. 7, 1992, da Luz has been in charge of building the newest spo rt at USD from th e gro und up . Las t season th e Torero s recorded 8 victori es for the second straight year, including a 3-2 upset of #1 3 St. Mary's College along the way. In 1993 USD won seven of its las t eight games to finish 8-8 overall and ti ed for third in th e West Coast Con– ference. Among the Toreros' '93 victories was a 1-0 upset over No. 20 Washington to take third place at the Umbro Invitational. Da Luz has been a familiar sight on the USD side lines since hi s days as a player and assistant coach on the men's team. A former USD team MVP and WCC honorab le mention selection, da Luz broke into coaching as chi ef assistant coach to Seamus McFadden prior to the 1984 season. In hi s seven yea rs on McFadden's staff, da Luz helped USD to five straight winning sea– sons. Tony and wife, Amy, have two sons, Austin and Tyler. They reside in Del Mar. daLuz Career Record

ea rned A ll-Ameri ca Second Team honors in 1990. Trong was a th1·ee-time A II-WCC pick who competed in the Collegiate Soccer lndoo1· Showcase and was drafted shortly th erea ft er by th e MSL W ichita Wings . H e ea rn ed a mas te1·'s degree in Co llege Counselin g at USD thi s past Spring (May, 1995).

Jodi Coffman Assistant - 1st Year

Jod i begins her first seaso n with the USD women's soccer program. She earned her Bachelo r of A rts in Psycho logy from UC Santa Barbara in 1992. She went on to earn her

Master of A rts in Physica l Education/ Sport Psychology from San Diego State U nive rs ity. She played three yea rs o n UCSB's women's varsi ty soccer team, as we ll as the San Diego Lady Top Guns. Her vast coachin g experi ence in– c ludes stints as a Pmfession al Socce r Coach (PQYSA, Rancho Penasquitos ); as a Varsity Soccer Coach (Santa Fe Ch 1·istian H S); as a Club Coach (Sa nta Barbara, CA); and as a Youth Coach (American Youth Soccer Organ iza tion, Sa nta Barbara ).

Tom Tate Assistant - 1st Year

Tom enters his first season with the USD women 's team w here he w il l assist w ith the goa lkeepers. He played fo ur yea rs (1990-94 ) with th e USD men's soccer team as a goa lkeeper. During that time he

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Year Won Lost Tie 1994 8 1993 8 1992 5 Totals 21 11 8 10 29 1 0 0 1

recorded 17 shu tout s and had a ca reer record o f 37- 14-5 as th e Torero keeper. Hi s se nior yea r he was 13-4, whi le he recorded 16 w ins and 9 shutouts as a freshman. He is scheduled to g1·aclua te thi s yea r w ith a degree in History from th e U 11ive rsity of San D iego.