Shane Watkins

Biography

EDUCATION: San Francisco - 1993-1997 YEARS AT SAN FRANCISCO: 2024 - Present CAREER HIGHLIGHTS AT SAN FRANCISCO: Helped guide San Francisco to a 10-6-1 record in 2025, including a 5-4 record in WCC play...Marked USF's first season with double digit wins since 2017...Went 6-1 at home, tying USF's most wins at home under Brown...Knocked off No. 17 California (2-1) on the road in Berkeley on Aug 28...Following a 4-1 start to the season, the Dons were ranked in a national poll for the first time since 2018, when San Francisco checked in at No. 20 in the United Soccer Coaches Poll on Sept. 9...Tied for second in the conference as a team in shots per game (14.1)...Finished third in the conference in shutouts (8), three of which came in WCC matches...Ben Norris was named WCC Freshman of the Year...Three Dons earned All-WCC honors: Norris (Freshman Team), Brayden Beason (First Team), David Raphael (First Team)...Norris and Matthew Duggan were also selected as WCC Honorable Mentions...Three Dons were named to the WCC Men's Soccer All-Academic Team: Duggan, Kaleb Afsari, and Kian Jones Assisted USF to a 7-6-4 record in 2024, including a 5-1-2 mark and second place finish in the final WCC standings...Went 4-1-3 at home...Shutout No. 2 Stanford at home, 2-0, on Oct. 17 for USF's second straight win over the Cardinal...San Francisco's offense led the WCC in shots per game (15.88), shots on goal (113), and shots on goal per game (6.65)...Tied for third in the WCC with five shutouts, two of