Manchester University

Donyé Monroe completed her first season as Head Women's Coach ion 2023-24 and will serve her second season at the helm in 2024-25.

In her first season as head coach, Monroe lead the Spartans to a 2-14 record where she picked up her first win of her head coaching career against Defiance College on September 27th, winning 2-1 on the road. Monroe also coached Jada Carter and Grace Papazoglou to the HCAC All Conference Team. She also accounted for four members of the Black & Gold to the HCAC All Academic Team in Fall of 2023.

No stranger to the Manchester women's soccer program, Monroe previously served as an assistant coach for the Spartans during two seasons. In 2022, Bridget Nash and Jayden Murray earned All-HCAC Honorable Mention honors. First-year Chaelinn Hutchins was named to the Christopher M. Ragsdale Sportmanship team while a trio of Spartans earned Acacdemic All-HCAC honors. 

During her first season on the Manchester sidelines, the Manchester women's soccer program produced a school-best 10 Academic All-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference honorees. A pair of Spartans, Adelle Stanko and Bridget Nash, earned Honorable Mention All-HCAC recognition. Laying the foundation to rebuild the program, Coach Monroe assisted Manchester to a 1-0 OT win over regional rival Huntington for the first time in 15 years. 

Prior to arriving in North Manchester, Monroe spent time as the assistant soccer coach at Villa Rica High School located in Georgia. She also spent time as an assistant coach at Bay Springs Middle School and time as a head coach at the Carolina Elite Soccer Academy (CESA).

From 2015-17, Monroe was a member of the University of South Carolina Upstate women's soccer program.

Monroe earned a bachelor's degree in sport management from the University of West Georgia in 2020. She also minored in psychology. In 2021, Monroe earned a master's degree in sport management from the University of West Georgia. 

 

* Last Updated - June 3, 2024