Davidson College Women's Soccer

Riley Piechnick was named the fifth head women's soccer coach in Davidson College history, Director of Athletics Chris Clunie announced Thursday, Feb. 9. Piechnick enters her second season guiding the program in 2024. Piechnick came to Davidson from Bucknell University, where she served as associate head coach for a program that won two consecutive Patriot League championships and played in two NCAA Tournaments. "We are excited to welcome Riley as the next head coach of our women's soccer program," said Clunie. "She brings with her a tremendous skillset, a versatile background and an unquestioned passion, and we look forward to the impact she will have on our scholar-athletes, our women's soccer program and our community." "I am honored to be named the next women's soccer head coach at Davidson College," said Piechnick. "I would like to thank Athletic Director Chris Clunie and Senior Associate Director Katy McNay for this opportunity. I knew

Jamie Lutz joined Davidson as an assistant strength and conditioning coach in October of 2019. He works directly with baseball, women’s soccer, wrestling, me...

Josh Routte joined the Davidson women's soccer program as an assistant coach in late February, 2024. Routte came to Davidson after spending the previous three seasons a Division I and Horizon League member Purdue Fort Wayne. Routte most recently served as the assistant and goalkeepers coach for both the men's and women's programs at Purdue University Fort Wayne. During his stint with Purdue Fort Wayne, Routte also served as the Staff Coach and Director of Goalkeeping for Fort Wayne Sport Club as well as the ODP Staff and Goalkeeper Coach at the Indiana Soccer Association. Routte also spent about two years with Manchester University as an assistant women's soccer coach as well as three months as an interim head coach of the program. As a player at Muskingum University, Routte was a captain and starter while earning his bachelor's degree in Sports Administration while minoring in Business Management and Coaching.

Sarah Weatherford joined the Davidson athletic training staff in July 2023, working with the women’s soccer team and men’s and women’s cross country and trac...

Sophie McKnight enters her second season after joining the Davidson women's soccer program as assistant coach in late March, 2023. McKnight came to Davidson after spending the previous two seasons as an assistant coach at Division III Haverford College. McKnight is a 2019 graduate of Elizabethtown College and earned her degree in Communications. She recently completed her Master's in Sports Management, with a concentration in intercollegiate athletic administration, and earned a certification in sports psychology, from California University of Pennsylvania. McKnight also served as head coach and college advisory program director of the Pennsylvania Rush Soccer Club, dating to 2019. Before her time at Haverford, McKnight worked as an assistant at Montgomery County Community College and was a varsity assistant and junior varsity head coach at Lansdale Catholic High School.