Emily Ryan is a former American soccer player and the current head coach at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa.[1]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Wartburg |
| Conference | ARC |
| Record | 22–16–3 (.573) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Dubuque, Iowa |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Platteville |
| Playing career | |
| 2010–2014 | Wisconsin–Platteville |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2016 | Wisconsin–Platteville (asst.) |
| 2017–2020 | Wisconsin–Platteville |
| 2021–2021 | Dubuque (asst.) |
| 2022–Present | Wartburg |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 40–52–5 (.438) |
| Tournaments | NCAA: 1–1 (.500) |
Playing career
editRyan played 4 seasons for the UW-Platteville women's soccer team, playing in 58 games[2]. In her senior campaign she helped to lead the Pioneers to the WIAC tournament.
Coaching career
editUW–Platteville
editOn March 25, 2019, Ryan was named the head coach of her alma mater, Wisconsin–Platteville in Platteville, Wisconsin after serving as the interim head coach since the 2017 season.[3] Under Ryan's direction she led the Pioneers to there best season in program history in 2018 with a program high 4th place finish in the WIAC, while shattering four program records. She stepped down in July of 2021 to accept an assistant coaching position at the University of Dubuque and return to her hometown.[4]
Wartburg
editOn June 22, 2022, Ryan was named the tenth head coach in the history of the Wartburg women's soccer program.[5] In her first season she led the Knights to 16 wins and were ranked as high 6th in USSCA poll. They would go on to finish 2nd place in the ARC and qualify for the programs 10th NCAA tournament appearance as an at-large bid. The season would come to an end in the second round of the NCAA tournament to Wash U and former Wartburg head coach Jim Conlon .[6]
Head coaching record
editCollege
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wartburg Knights (Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (2017–2020) | |||||||||
| 2017 | UW–Platteville | 7–11–0 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
| 2018 | UW–Platteville | 9–10 | 3–4 | T-4th | |||||
| 2019 | UW–Platteville | 2–15–2 | 1–5–1 | 7th | |||||
| 2020 | UW–Platteville | 0–0 | 0–0 | Season not held; COVID-19 | |||||
| Wartburg: | 18–36–2 (.339) | 4–16–1 (.214) | |||||||
| Wartburg Knights (American Rivers Conference) (2022–Present) | |||||||||
| 2022 | Wartburg | 16–3–2 | 6–1–1 | 2nd | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2023 | Wartburg | 6–11–1 | 4–4 | 6th | |||||
| 2024 | Wartburg | 0–2–0 | 0–0–0 | – | |||||
| Washington and Lee: | 22–16–3 (.573) | 10–5–1 (.656) | |||||||
| Total: | 40–52–5 (.438) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "Emily Ryan". Generalssport.com. Wartburg Knights. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
- ^ "Emily Ryan player profile" (PDF). Letsgopioneers.com. UW-Platteville. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "UW-Platteville Names Ryan Head Women's Soccer Coach". wiacsports.com. Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Emily Ryan". udspartans.com. University of Dubuque athletics. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ Svenson, KatieJo. "Emily Ryan Named Head Women's Soccer Coach". go-knights.net. Wartburg Athletics. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ Staff Report (12 November 2022). "Small College Roundup: No. 14 Wartburg rallies past Coe, finishes regular-season 10-0". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved 1 September 2024.