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Messiah:
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Scott Frey, 17th year (2000-2016), 361-19-20 [career record as men's coach: 83-39-10 (.666)]
NCAA's (17 of 17 yrs.): 60-8-6 (.851) | 12th Final Four | Champ. ('05,'08,'09,'11,'12), Runner-up ('02,'07,'10), Final Four ('04,'06,'15), Elite 8 ('14)
Frey is one of the most successful collegiate coaches of all time having amassed five national titles, ten Final Four appearances, 13 conference titles, five undefeated seasons, and over 300 victories in his 16 seasons at Messiah prior to the current one. In 2000 he took over a team that had never made the NCAA tournament and has qualified every year, making the Final Four in just his third season and reaching the nine straight Final Fours from 2004 to 2012. Frey has built Messiah into the most successful Division III women's program of all-time with a record 60 NCAA tournament wins and tied for most national titles. His .928 career winning percentage as a women's coach is the highest in collegiate soccer history while his five national titles is only bettered by six other collegiate soccer coaches. Before returning to his alma mater, Frey spent seven seasons as men's coach at Alma where he led the Scots to their only two MIAA titles and only three NCAA appearances in program history, which included an unexpected run to the Final Four in 1999. His combined men's and women's record ranks top ten all-time in collegiate soccer.
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Chicago:
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Amy Reifert, 26th year (1991-2016), 331-127-47
NCAA's (16 of 26 yrs.): 23-13-5 (.622) | 4th Final Four | Final Four ('96,'05), Runner-up ('03)
A 1986 graduate of Amherst, Reifert began her soccer coaching career as head women’s coach at Knox in 1987. Prior to her arrival in 1991, Chicago women’s soccer was 15-59-3 all time. In her first season the Maroons recorded a 3-10-1 mark and 328-117-46 (.715) thereafter in one of the most competitive conferences in Division III women’s soccer. During her 26 years at the helm, Chicago has posted double digit wins 23 times and 15 or more victories in eight seasons. She now has a 339-159-49 (.665) overall career record. With a win this weekend, the Maroons would establish a new single season win mark, exceeding the 18 wins in 2005. That year culminated the most successful four year run in program history with a 65-12-9 (.808) record and two Final Fours. Reifert’s Chicago squads have won four UAA championships, made 16 NCAA tournament appearances, advanced to ten Sweet Sixteens and four Final Fours, and were the national runner-up to Oneonta State in 2003. She has been recognized seven times as UAA Coach of the Year, three times as Central Region Coach of the Year and in 1996 was named NCAA Division III Coach of the Year after the Maroons advanced to the Final Four in their first NCAA appearance.
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