Cornell University Women's Soccer

Ferguson is entering his seventh season as the head coach of the Cornell women's soccer team, having been hired as the sixth head coach in program history in February 2020. Prior to his appointment, Ferguson served as an assistant coach for the Big Red during the 2019 campaign under former head coach Dwight Hornibrook. Ferguson first joined the Big Red after a very successful stint as the Director of Coaching with the WNY Flash Academy, where he helped turn the program into a player development leader in Western New York, expanding from 15 teams to 34 teams and moving them into national recognition in Elite Clubs National League (ECNL). Before joining the WNY Flash Academy, Ferguson was the head coach of both the men's and women's soccer programs at NAIA Huston-Tillotson University in Austin, Texas. He also served as the Executive Director of Business for Lonestar Soccer Club from 2008 until 2015, and previously held positions as head coach with Albion Hurricanes FC, Director of Coaching for FC Arsenal, and Regional Manager for Brittania Soccer/ProExcel. Ferguson holds a B.A. in Sports Studies and Business Management from the University of Manchester in England and possesses USSF 'A' Coaching License, USSF National Youth License, and NSCAA GK Diploma credentials.

Reid-Espinal joined the Big Red in advance of the 2021 season after a two-year stint as an assistant coach at Hartford, where she helped the Hawks advance to the 2019 America East Championship finals. A former four-year starting America East goalkeeper herself at UAlbany, Reid-Espinal helped develop Hartford's Maria Perez into a Second Team All-America East and Third Team All-Region honoree. The Hawks ranked second in the league in team defense (1.00 goal per game) despite leading the circuit in saves (136). Before joining Hartford, Reid-Espinal served as a graduate assistant at Smith College for two years. As a goalkeeper coach, she guided the Pioneers' Shelby Hall to a career-best season in 2017 that featured 113 saves and six shutouts, which doubled her total from her previous season. Reid-Espinal also contributed to managing the team's budget, assisted in development and directed camps and clinics at Smith. She started her collegiate coaching career as an assistant at the Rochester Institute of Technology.

Shaela Krayer enters her third season as an assistant coach with the Cornell women's soccer team after joining the program on Jan. 22, 2024. Arriving on East