Marshall University Athletics
Middleton Named @HerdWSoccer Assistant Coach
8/7/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Marshall women's soccer coach Kevin Long has announced the addition of Lauren Middleton to his staff as assistant coach.
Middleton rounds out Long's 2015 staff alongside Erika Duncan, who enters her third season as assistant coach for the Thundering Herd.
"We had an awesome list of candidates for the position and I am very pleased with what Lauren brings to our program," Long said. "She brings a knowledge and understanding of the goalkeeping position that we were searching for, but more than that, she has demonstrated the work ethic and initiative associated with success at every stop along her path. She is a welcome addition to our program."
A Birmingham, Ala., native, Middleton spent the 2014 season as an assistant coach at Tiffin (Ohio). During her time with the Dragons, she assisted in all phases of the program while working specifically with the goalkeepers. She coached freshman keeper Sam Ortenzi en route to a record-setting season of 145 saves, shattering a program record held since 1991. Ortenzi earned a 2014 All-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honorable mention under Middleton's tutelage. Freshman defender Melissa Bosco also was named to the 2014 NCAA D-II/NAII and NCCAA Women's All-Ohio Teams under Middleton.
Prior to her time at Tiffin, Middleton spent the 2013 season as a graduate assistant at Wheeling Jesuit, where she helped land two players to the 2013 All-Mountain East Conference first team as well as All-East Region third team.
Middleton was a member of the University of North Alabama women's soccer team, a NCAA Division II institution, from 2010-12. In 2011, she was part of the first team in school history to win the Gulf South Conference Championship. The Lions also advanced to the GSC tournament championship and NCAA Tournament for three consecutive years. Aside from soccer, Middleton received the GSC Student-Athlete Honor Roll award from 2010-13.
Middleton graduated from the University of North Alabama in May 2013 with a bachelor's degree in exercise science and is currently pursuing a master's in business administration with a concentration in sports management at Tiffin.
Middleton rounds out Long's 2015 staff alongside Erika Duncan, who enters her third season as assistant coach for the Thundering Herd.
The Herd is set to begin its 2015 regular season at Monmouth on Aug. 21.
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