Women's Soccer
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
Kelly Madsen enters her second season with the Syracuse women's soccer staff after starting at 'Cuse in April 2019.
Madsen came to Syracuse from Rice alongside head coach Nicky Adams and worked diligently in her first year to help lay a foundation for the program that teaches players to win both on and off the field. There's a daily effort to maintain an open-door culture where players can speak openly about all aspects of life with the staff.Â
Prior to coming to the Orange, Madsen worked at Rice, where she was an assistant coach under Adams. She started at Rice in February 2018, assisting all areas of the program and serving as the recruiting coordinator.
She joined Rice from Stephen F. Austin University, where she worked seven seasons. Off the field, she organized the team travel and equipment, served as the program's academic coordinator and was the director of camp operations. Madsen's work helped SFA retain its status as the top women's soccer program in the Southland Conference. In her seven years with the Ladyjacks, the team won five regular season conference titles and played in the SLC Tournament Final a total of six times.
In her seven seasons at SFA, Madsen helped the Ladyjacks compile a 99-34-7 record with a host of individual honors and statistical records for the student-athletes. She was part of the 2012 coaching staff that saw SFA play in the NCAA Tournament.
Madsen served two years as an assistant coach at the University of Dubuque (Iowa) before her time at SFA. She helped lead the Spartans to their first-ever Iowa Conference Tournament title and first NCAA Tournament appearance in 2009. Madsen assisted in all areas of the program, specifically recruiting, scouting of opponents and daily training.
A native of Pensacola, Fla., Madsen starred as a midfielder for the University of South Alabama from 2004-2008. She was a First Team All-Sun Belt Conference honoree and was selected to the Sun Belt Tournament Team. Madsen scored 22 goals and added 20 assists over her collegiate career. After graduation, she played professionally in England for Portsmouth Women's Football Club and in the W-League for the London Gryphons (London, Ontario).
Madsen currently holds her NSCAA National Diploma and NSCAA Level III GK Diploma. She obtained her bachelor's degree in communications in 2008 and her master's degree in communications in 2011.
