University of Wisconsin-Madison Women's Soccer

One of the most accomplished women’s college soccer head coaches in the country, Paula Wilkins, the winningest coach in UW program history, is in her 18th season as head coach of the Wisconsin women’s soccer program in 2024. With a pair of College Cup Semifinal appearances and 16 NCAA tournament berths, Wilkins has long been regarded as one of the game’s elite coaches. In 17 seasons at the helm in Madison, she has made great progress in rebuilding the culture and sustaining success with the women’s soccer program at Wisconsin. Wilkins ranks third in Big Ten history for career coaching wins (312). She also ranks second in Big Ten history with eight regular season titles, not including her three tournament titles. This past season, Wilkins claimed her 300th career win against LSU. The team advanced to the B1G Championship game and the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Emma Jaskaniec claimed the program’s first Big Ten Medal of Honor since 2012. In 2022, Emma Jaskaniec was named the Big Ten Midfielder of the Year, while Natalie Viggiano, also an All-Big Ten Team member, became the seventh Badger in program history to be drafted professionally. UW advanced to the Sweet 16 for the third time in four seasons in 2021 and enjoyed an eight-game unbeaten run on its way to the program’s fifth Sweet 16 appearance under Wilkins. Wilkins became the winningest coach in program history during the 2020-21 season with a 1-0 win over Iowa while Jordyn Bloomer earned her second-straight Big T

Dr. David Lacocque was hired as Director of Mental Health & Sport Psychology in December 2021. Lacocque oversees the delivery of mental health and sport psychology services provided to student-athletes. In this position, Dr. Lacocque provides psychological services (evaluation, treatment and education) to student-athletes and counseling, consultation, and educational outreach services to student-athletes, coaches, athletic trainers, academic, student development and other athletics staff in a collaborative effort to enhance the personal, academic, and athletic success of the University of Wisconsin - Madison student-athletes. Additionally, he is responsible for the development and implementation of philosophies, policies, and procedures of counseling and sport psychology service operations for student-athletes. Before joining the Badgers, Dr. Lacocque earned his doctoral degree in Chicago, IL from the Illinois School of Psychology. Since earning his degree in clinical psychology in 2001, Dr. Lacocque's professional activities have included 14 years as Senior Psychologist at UW-Madison's University Health Services, providing clinical supervision to pre-license clinicians, maintaining a private psychotherapy practice, serving as Peak Performance Specialist for Madison Futsal, and teaching a range of graduate and undergraduate courses in UW-Madison's School of Social Work, and Departments of Psychology and Counseling Psychology. A collegiate soccer player, Dr. Lacocque earned hi

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Jon Gulrajani is in his eighth season with the Badgers going into 2023. Gulrajani's first season came in 2017, and since then he has aided the Badgers to four NCAA Tournament appearances. Most recently, he has been a coaching instructor for the Tosa Kickers, developing coaches within the club, creating training sessions and clinics. Before that, Gulrajani spent three seasons at Mount Mary University where he helped the team tie the school record for wins in a season and have the two most successful seasons in school history in 2016 and 2017. He spent one season at UW-Oshkosh where the team won the WIAC conference tournament and went to the second round of the NCAA tournament, the furthest in school history. He also had a three-season stint at UW-Milwaukee, where he helped the Panthers win the Horizon League Regular Season and Tournament Championship and qualify for the NCAA tournament twice. Gulrajani resides in Wauwatosa with his wife, Linda, and two sons, Isaiah and Will.

Meg Milliron joined the Badgers as Assistant Director of Brand Communications in 2023. She manages communication, statistics and social media for the Badgers' women's basketball, women's soccer and women's tennis teams in addition to supporting all 23 sports and the athletic department. Milliron is a 2021 graduate of Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan where she spent four years as an assistant within their athletic communications department. After graduation, she joined the Wildcats as a full-time member of their staff as the Athletic Communication Manager before moving to Mercyhurst University to take on the role as the Assistant Athletic Director for Communications. She has overseen the communication for numerous programs including three Division I hockey programs and a NCAA Tournament lacrosse team. She has also played a part in the athletic communication operations for Team USA and the Greco-Roman team. She lives in Verona, Wis.

Michele Dalton joined the Wisconsin women’s soccer staff as an assistant coach in June 2025. Head coach Paula Wilkins announced the hire, noting Dalton’s long-standing connection to the program and the impact she made as one of the early players who helped establish Wisconsin’s modern team culture. Wilkins highlighted Dalton’s international and NWSL playing experience as an asset that brings valuable perspective to the development of the Badgers’ athletes. Dalton arrived in Madison following a standout 2024 season at Utah State, where she helped guide the Aggies to 18 wins, a conference title, and the program’s first NCAA Tournament home match. She played a significant role in developing goalkeeper Cora Brendle, the Mountain West Newcomer of the Year, and defender Kaitlyn Richins, the program’s first All-American. Her coaching background also includes time at Kentucky, Western Kentucky, and DePaul, consistently producing strong defensive units and high-performing goalkeepers. A four-year letterwinner for the Badgers from 2007–11, Dalton was named Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year in 2011 and earned First Team All-Big Ten and NSCAA All-Region honors. She was a two-time team MVP and still ranks among Wisconsin’s career leaders in saves per game and shutouts. After her collegiate career, she played professionally in the NWSL and internationally, with stops in Iceland, Sweden, Cyprus, and with the Chicago Red Stars. In her first season on staff at Wisconsin in 2025, Dalton helped gu

Princess Brinkley joined Wisconsin Athletics in 2022 as a Sports Operation Coordinator. Brinkley joins the Badgers after spending the last two years at Special Olympics Wisconsin and the Boys & Girls Club – Americorps in Bloomington, Indiana. She also worked two seasons in the Indiana University ticket office from 2018-2020. An All-American thrower on the Hoosiers track and field team, Brinkley earned both her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Kinesiology from IU.

Tim Rosenfeld has been the Badgers associate head coach since the start of the 2007 season. He has helped the Badgers claim four Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year honors. In the 2023 season, Erin McKinney played and started in 22 matches for UW, earning three Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Week honors. She only allowed 0.68 goals for third best in the conference, while having a .805 save percentage. She wrapped up the season with 10 shutouts. After her time at Wisconsin, McKinney signed with the Chicago Red Stars of the NWSL. McKinney took the reins in the 2022 season, starting in all 19 matches for Wisconsin. McKinney picked up Big Ten Player of the Week honors and had three games with 10 saves on the campaign. In 2021, Jordyn Bloomer started in all 22 games, raking second in the Big Ten with nine shutouts and fourth in goals against average (0.73). Bloomer went on to go 26th overall by Racing Louisville in the 2022 NWSL Draft. The Rosenfeld File Name: Tim Rosenfeld Hometown: Thunder Bay, Ontario Alma Mater: University of Toronto, 1994 Collegiate Coaching Experience • Associate Head Coach, Wisconsin, 2007-Present • Assistant Coach, Penn State (women's), 2001-06 • Assistant Coach, Penn State (men's), 1996 Additional Coaching Experience • Assistant Coach, Canadian Soccer Academy, 1997-2000 In 2020, Bloomer earned her second-straight Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year award while she was named a second-team All-American. 2019 was one of the best seasons in school history as UW won the Big