RACHEL YEPEZ
ASSISTANT COACH • 4TH SEASON • LSU, 2010 RACHEL YEPEZ joined the Tennessee Tech athletic department staff as an assistant women’s soccer coach on August 1, 2010. During her debut season under head coach Daniel Brizard, Yepez shouldered responsibilities including on-field training, recruiting, strength and conditioning coordination, and academic advising. Yepez is known as one of the most prolific scorers in Louisiana State’s program history. A forward who made 76 starts in 83 career appearances in four seasons with the Tigers, she scored 33 goals and recorded 19 assists for 85 points in her collegiate career. Yepez finished at LSU ranked fifth in career appearances and tied for seventh in career starts. Additionally, she was the third-leading goal scorer and point scorer in program history, and ranked fourth in team history in career assists. She also set school records for shots (219) and shots on goal (108) in a single career. Yepez was a member of the most successful senior class in the history of the LSU soccer program. She helped to guide the Tigers to three SEC Western Division championships and three NCAA Tournament appearances in 2007, 2008, and 2009. Her senior class also recorded a class record of 50 wins during its tenure from 2006-09. An honorable mention All-American selection by TopDrawerSoccer.com in 2007, a two-time allregion performer by Soccer Buzz, including second-team honors in 2007 and third-team honors in 2008, and a third-team all-region performer by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America in 2007, Yepez remains one of the most decorated players in LSU history. A four-year letterwinner, she also maintained a community presence and was selected to the SEC Community Service Team in 2008 and 2009, as well as being named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll in each of her last two seasons with the Tigers. A Fayetteville, N.C., native, Yepez gave birth to her son, Leon Landry III, in June of 2012.
COREY BOYD
ASSISTANT COACH • 4TH SEASON • EMORY & HENRY, 2005 Cookeville native COREY BOYD joined the Tennessee Tech women’s soccer program as an assistant coach prior to the 2010-2011 season. Boyd currently serves as Select Director for the Upper Cumberland United Soccer Club, and his coaching experience includes acting as the director of coaching for the U17, U15 and U12 UCUSC teams, as well as the U17 girls U.C. United Club team. Prior to coaching for U.C. United, Boyd was the acting head coach for the Livingston Crew U17 boys club team and the assistant coach for the Abingdon High School men’s soccer team. In addition to his coaching resume, Boyd spent one season with the Nashville Metros PDL team after earning a role as a two-year starter for Emory & Henry College as a wing player and striker. A graduate of Cookeville High School, Boyd was a member of the 2002 team that finished the season third in the state and advanced to the semifinal round of the state championship tournament. He was named MVP of the team during his senior season and was also named first-team all-district. Additionally, throughout high school he played club soccer for Cookeville United and was a member of the U19 D2 State Championship team.
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