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HEAD COACH 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. Schilte-Brown will enter her ninth year at the helm of the University South Florida women’s soccer program in 2015 and 18th year as a head coach overall with stops at Virginia Commonwealth and her alma mater, University of Maryland-Baltimore County. In her four seasons at USF, Schilte-Brown has amassed a record of 61-49-25 and a 155-11842 slate overall. She has led the Bulls to four BIG EAST Championship appearances and a semifinal appearance in the inaugural season of the American Athletic Conference in 2013. She has only missed two postseason conference tournaments in 16 seasons and led USF to its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance in 2010 and 2014. 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 38 goals scored in 2010 were the most of the Denise Schilte-Brown era and the most since 1999 when they scored 68 goals on the season. It is the third most all-time in USF history. 2010 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 receiving a first round bye USF traveled to the nations capaital and knocked off Georgetown in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, USF came from behind twice to defeat then- No.12/8 Marquette 3-2 in Piscataway, NJ. The Bulls eventual lost to No. 22 West Virginia, 1-0in their first finals appearance. 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. The Bulls 14 wins in 2010 were one shy of tying the school record. In her career, Schilte-Brown’s teams have reached double-digit win totals eight times Additionally, women’s soccer finished ranked in a national poll for the first time in school history following the 2010 campaighn.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 NCSAA, all of which were program firsts. In 2009, USF returned to the BIG EAST Tournament and picked up their 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. Schilte-Brown came to USF after seven years at Virginia Commonwealth, where she led the Rams to consecutive appearances in the NCAA Women’s Soccer College Cup (2004, 2005) and back-to-back conference championships. 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 MarylandBaltimor County Retrievers to an 18-17-1 record over two seasons, including a second and fourth-place finish in the Northeast Conference.
Since 2002 Schilte-Brown has served as a Region I staff coach for the U-19 Olympic Development Program (ODP) and was 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. Schilte-Brown also recently became a U.S. National Training Staff coach and is working towards obtaining her UEFA “B” Coaching Badge. 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. Schilte-Brown and her husband, Chris, have twins named Ethan and Kenza
THE SCHILTE-BROWN FILE HOMETOWN: Halifax, Nova Scotia ALMA MATER: University of Marlyand-Baltimore County FAMILY: Husband, Chris and twins, Ethan and Kenza
COACHING HISTORY • • • • •
2007- present, USF Head Coach 2000-2006, Virginia Commonwealth Head Coach 1998-1999, Univ. of Maryland-Baltimore County Head Coach 1998, University of Tampa Assistant Coach 1997, Eckerd College Assistant Coach COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS
NCAA Appearances: 2004, 2005, 2010, 2014 CAA Coach of the Year: 2001 CAA Regular Season Championships: 2005 CAA Conference Championships: 2004, 2005 CAA Tournament Appearances: 2000, 2001, 2002,2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 BIG EAST Tournament Appearances: 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012 BIG EAST Runner-Up: 2010 AAC Runner-Up: 2014 PLAYING CAREER • • • • • • •
United States W-League, 1998-2001 Women’s Bundesliega Professional League, 1996-97 Canadian National Team, 1997 Big South Conference Player of the Year, 1996 Four-time Big South All-Conference Player, 1993-96 UMBC Team MVP three seasons Holds UMBC records in goals (55), assists (38) and points (148)