University of Memphis Women's Soccer

Brooks Monaghan took over the University of Memphis women’s soccer program heading into the 2000 season in hopes of taking it to new heights. Sixteen league championships, 13 NCAA Tournament berths, 19 All-American honorees, 149 All-Conference selections and 329 wins later, he has molded the program into a national brand. Monaghan, who has earned conference Coach of the Year distinctions in 2007, 2011, 2019, 2023 and 2025 and South Region Staff of the Year in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, has the program amid what is perhaps the most successful stretch in school history, coming off a 2025 that was undeniably one of the best in his 26 years at the helm. Memphis turned in a 17-1-3 record, breaking a school record with their highest-ever United Soccer Coaches ranking of No. 3 on October 28. They won their sixth conference championship since 2021, finishing a third consecutive conference season without a loss (9-0-1). Receiving a No. 7 seed in the NCAA tournament, the Tigers moved to 3-0 at South Campus in the national tournament with a 2-1 win over Illinois. A record 12 players were named to the All-Conference teams, and Finley Lavin and Ashley Henderson were named United Soccer Coaches First and Third Team All-Americans, respectively. Monaghan's 329 career wins, all with the Blue & Gray, rank 20th among active coaches and 34th all time at the Division-I level. On Aug. 15, 2024, he became the 17th coach to win 300 games with the same Division-I program last season. With five tourna

Memphis native and longtime professional goalkeeper Jonny Walker joined Coach Brooks Monaghan’s staff in 2009 and has helped take the program to new heights. Walker brought with him more than a decade of record-setting professional experience, including becoming the first American soccer player to establish a successful professional career in South America (Chile) and completing two different stints in Major League Soccer (MLS). Following the 2018 season, Walker was promoted as the program’s associate head coach in January 2019. Since Walker’s first season on the coaching staff in 2009, Memphis has recorded 185 wins, and he has helped lead the Tigers to the NCAA Tournament nine times in his 14 seasons. Walker has consistently groomed success in goalkeepers, as each of his first five years on staff coincided with record-setting performances. In 2009, a trio of keepers combined for a then-record 12 shutouts. The following season in 2010, the squad posted a second-straight, sub-1.00 goals-against average, the first time that occurred in consecutive seasons in the program’s history. The trend continued in 2011 as Elise Kuhar-Pitters posted season records for shutouts (15) and goals-against average (0.46). Under Walker’s guidance, Kuhar-Pitters was a National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-America Second-Team selection, becoming the first keeper in Tigers history to earn All-America honors. The 2012 and 2013 seasons saw Walker insert a freshman in goal as a star

Kianne Fernandez, MA, LAT, ATC joined the Memphis Athletic Department in July 2021 as an Athletic Training Fellow and was promoted to Assistant Athletic Trainer in January 2023. Her job responsibilities include coverage of women's soccer and women's golf, providing first aid, injury evaluation and treatment and rehabilitation. As an undergraduate student at Canisius College, Fernandez worked with multiple sports, and she also competed a rotation with the University of Buffalo football team in 2018. While completing a master's degree, Fernandez was a graduate assistant athletic trainer at Bluefield University from 2019-21, covering Rams football and men's volleyball. A native of Buffalo, New York, Fernandez is a member of the National Athletic Trainer's Association. She earned her bachelor's degree in Athletic Training at Canisius College in May 2019 and a master's degree in Health Promotion at Concord University in May 2021. Fernandez is also a member of the United States Figure Skating Association, having skated for 22 years. She is also capable of operating and driving a zamboni.

Sara Gerregano enters her fifth season as the director of operations for women's soccer, having joined the program ahead of the 2021 campaign. Gerregano oversees all facets of the 15-time conference champions, including equipment, team travel, referee and visiting team accommodations, student-athlete welfare and scheduling. She also manages the day-to-day calendar of head coach Brooks Monaghan. Prior to Memphis, Gerregano was a human resources specialist in the UTSA athletic department for two years, where she handled employee onboarding and job postings. She also has several years of experience in the hotel and resort hospitality industry. A native of Collierville, Gerregano earned her bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology from The University of Tennessee in 2017. While at UT, Gerregano served as an operations assistant for the Volunteers football program.

Ted Bartels has made an immediate impact since he joined the Memphis women's soccer program as the volunteer assistant coach in 2018. He was elevated to an Assistant Coach prior to the 2023 season. It is no coincidence that his eight seasons with the program have coincided with the best run in the schools's history. Memphis' cumulative record is 117-21-16 since 2018, including seven conference championships and seven NCAA Tournament appearances. The Tigers have received the American Conference Staff of the Year award three times since the Memphis native joined the team (2019, 2023, 2025). Bartels, the son of former University of Memphis men's coach Chris Bartels, joined the Memphis staff with valuable playing and coaching experience that has directly translated toward the success of the Tigers. In addition to his coaching duties, Bartels also serves as the executive director for soccer club Germantown Legends, where he oversees all soccer and business operations. Serving in this position since 2021, he manages the four annual tournaments hosted by the club and spearheads all expansion initiatives. He was the head coach at Germantown High School from 2013-16 as well as an assistant coach for the Southwest Tennessee Community College women's team from 2017-18. Bartels holds several coaching licenses, including: NSCAA Premier Diploma NSCAA National Goalkeeper Level 2 USSF "D" National License Coerver Youth National License In addition to his coaching experience, Bartels was a me