Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Blue Raiders Add Donahue to 2024 Coaching Staff
8/7/2024 4:00:00 PM | Women's Soccer
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The Middle Tennessee women's soccer program and Head Coach Aston Rhoden has announced the addition of Assistant Coach Sean Donahue to the coaching staff for the upcoming 2024-25 season.
The North Carolina native joins the Blue Raiders' staff, with a focus in working with goalkeepers, after serving as an assistant coach at Florida Gulf Coast University for the 2022 and 2023 seasons, helping lead the Eagles to a combined 24-11-7 record.
Donahue added a pair of ASUN Conference Championships to his resume at Florida Gulf Coast, as a result of FGCU taking down the Liberty Flames 4-3 in penalties in the conference championship in 2022 and defeating North Alabama in a thrilling 3-2 win in penalties over the Lions in 2023.
Last season, he led freshman goalkeeper Olivia Molina in breaking the single-season save record with 117 saves and receiving an ASUN All-Freshman team selection.
Prior to his tenure at Florida Gulf Coast, Donahue served as an assistant coach with the UNC Wilmington Seahawks from 2018-2021, and two seasons with the Jacksonville State Gamecocks from 2016-2018 as a graduate assistant.
During his time with the Seahawks, he coached two CAA Goalkeeper of the Year recipients in Sydney Schneider and Blair Barefoot, helping Schneider win the inaugural award in 2019.
He also served as the assistant goalkeeping director for the Wilmington Hammerheads ECNL club from 2018-2022.
"I am very excited to have Sean join our staff," Rhoden said regarding his latest coaching hire. "He brings a wealth of experience in developing goalkeepers and recruiting on a national level."
The Blue Raiders are set to kick off their 2024 campaign with a meeting with the Belmont Bruins on Sunday, Aug. 18 at 6 P.M. at Dean A. Hayes Track & Soccer Stadium.
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The North Carolina native joins the Blue Raiders' staff, with a focus in working with goalkeepers, after serving as an assistant coach at Florida Gulf Coast University for the 2022 and 2023 seasons, helping lead the Eagles to a combined 24-11-7 record.
Donahue added a pair of ASUN Conference Championships to his resume at Florida Gulf Coast, as a result of FGCU taking down the Liberty Flames 4-3 in penalties in the conference championship in 2022 and defeating North Alabama in a thrilling 3-2 win in penalties over the Lions in 2023.
Last season, he led freshman goalkeeper Olivia Molina in breaking the single-season save record with 117 saves and receiving an ASUN All-Freshman team selection.
Prior to his tenure at Florida Gulf Coast, Donahue served as an assistant coach with the UNC Wilmington Seahawks from 2018-2021, and two seasons with the Jacksonville State Gamecocks from 2016-2018 as a graduate assistant.
During his time with the Seahawks, he coached two CAA Goalkeeper of the Year recipients in Sydney Schneider and Blair Barefoot, helping Schneider win the inaugural award in 2019.
He also served as the assistant goalkeeping director for the Wilmington Hammerheads ECNL club from 2018-2022.
"I am very excited to have Sean join our staff," Rhoden said regarding his latest coaching hire. "He brings a wealth of experience in developing goalkeepers and recruiting on a national level."
The Blue Raiders are set to kick off their 2024 campaign with a meeting with the Belmont Bruins on Sunday, Aug. 18 at 6 P.M. at Dean A. Hayes Track & Soccer Stadium.
Follow the Blue Raiders
Follow Middle Tennessee Women's Soccer on social media on Facebook, (BlueRaiderSoccer) X (MT_Soccer) and Instagram (mt_wsoccer).
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