Marshall University Athletics
Patterson Resigns As Women' Soccer Coach
11/6/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Patterson Resigns As Women?s Soccer Coach
11/6/2002
Teresa Patterson |
Marshall University Director of Athletics Bob Marcum announced today that women?s soccer coach Teresa Patterson has resigned her position, effective immediately.
?We are all sad to see Teresa leave the program she helped get off the ground,? Marcum said. ?The women?s soccer program has made great strides in just five seasons, and Teresa has been a force behind those strides. We wish her nothing but the best.?
Patterson, a native of Largo, Fla., was selected in 1997 to start the Marshall women?s soccer program. She leaves Marshall having put together a five-year record of 35-46-8.
?I am proud of the foundation we have laid for women?s soccer here at Marshall University,? Patterson said. ?I just felt it was the right time for me to move on to explore other professional opportunities.
?I am looking forward to continuing my education and exploring other career opportunities.?
Under Patterson, the women?s soccer team had a banner season in 2001, posting an overall record of 11-7-1 and a Mid-American Conference mark of 7-4-1. The 2001 team had a pair of first-team All-MAC selections.
This past season the team?s overall record slipped to 6-9-2 and the league mark fell to 3-7-2.
The search for a new women?s soccer coach will begin immediately.
Career Record at Marshall
| Year | Overall | Pct. | MAC | Pct. |
| 1998 | 4-13-1 | .222 | 1-8-1 | .100 |
| 1999 | 6-10-3 | .316 | 2-7-2 | .182 |
| 2000 | 8-10-1 | .421 | 3-7-1 | .273 |
| 2001 | 11-7-1 | .579 | 7-4-1 | .583 |
| 2002 | 6-9-2 | .353 | 3-7-2 | .250 |
| Total | 35-46-8 | .393 | 16-33-7 | .286 |
- Laid the foundation for Marshall women?s soccer as the first head coach in the program?s history.
- Guided the Marshall women?s soccer program to its first Mid-American Conference Tournament berth in 2001.
- Four MU players have earned all-conference honors under her tutelage
- Marshall has placed two players on the all Mid-Atlantic Region squad in Coach Patterson?s five seasons.
- Patterson?s program boasts an exemplary academic record which includes: a team G.P.A. of 3.2 or better each academic year, numerous academic all-MAC and MAC honor roll recipients, a pair of academic all-region selections, Marshall?s Buck Harless Student-Athlete Award winner and the Cam Henderson Scholar Athlete Award winner.
