Tommie Sports - Women's Soccer
Sheila McGill
Head Coach
---
Sheila McGill was named St. Thomas' head women's soccer coach in the spring of 2007 and she has the Tommie program on the move. St. Thomas finished 10-7-1 despite injuries and a young roster in McGill's debut season in 2007, then broke through to win the MIAC championship in 2008.
Picked sixth in the MIAC preseason poll, the 2008 Tommies finished 14-1-5 overall and took first in the conference with a 9-0-2 record. St. Thomas made it to the NCAA Tournament -- their fifth NCAA playoff berth in 12 seasons but first since 2002 -- before losing in a shootout to Loras. Junior Erin Sprangers was chosen conference MVP, and McGill was named conference Coach of the Year.
McGill, a former MIAC player at St. Mary's from 1993-97, was an assistant coach at St. Catherine the previous four seasons. Her 10-year local coaching resume also includes four seasons as an assistant coach at Cretin-Derham Hall (1999-2002); five seasons as a head coach in White Bear Lake's youth soccer program, and eight seasons coaching for USYSA Region II and the state of Minnesota in the Olympic Development Program. McGill also conducts her own annual youth soccer camp and has been a clinician and several other camps. McGill holds a USSF 'B' license, a National Youth License, and NSCAA Level I & II goalkeeping coaching license.
