Salpointe Soccer's Kelly Pierce '99 named WPSL Desert Division Coach of the Year

From AllSportsTucson:

Former Salpointe standout, and current Lancer soccer head coach, Kelly Pierce '99 was named West Region Pac South Conference Desert Division Coach of the Year by the Women’s Premier Soccer League on Tuesday.

Pierce was part of Salpointe’s back-to-back state championships as a defender in 1998 and 1999 and she earned All-WPSL honors as a defender for the Tucson Soccer Academy FC (now FC Tucson Women) in 2014. Pierce was also named to the All-West Team and was named a Pacific South All-Star playing for FC Tucson.

Pierce was the head coach at Mountain View Marana while playing for FC Tucson and she became an assistant coach with FC Tucson under Amy Garelick in 2017.

As a coach, Garelick earned Big Sky-North Division Coach of the Year honors in 2013 and she was named WPSL Honorable Mention Coach of the Year for the whole league. Garelick went on to be named Western Region Pac South Conference Coach of the Year in 2018 and the league doubled down by naming her program and players the “Franchise of the Year.”

Meanwhile, Pierce returned to Salpointe as a head coach and she led the Lancers to state championships in 2017 and 2018. Garelick retired from her FC Tucson Women position and Pierce took on head coaching duties this past season.

The program also earned its second “Franchise of the Year” award on Tuesday and University of Arizona standout Brooke Wilson was named Offensive Player of the Year from the San Diego Division playing for the San Diego Surf.

Kelly Pierce File
1998: State Champion (Salpointe)
1999: State Champion (Salpointe)
2014: All-WPSL (TSA-FC Tucson)
2014: All-West Team (TSA-FC Tucson)
2014: Pacific South All-Star (TSA-FC Tucson)
2017: Salpointe State Championship (Coach)
2018: Salpointe State Championship (Coach)
2019: Desert Division Coach of the Year (FC Tucson)

TSA-FC Tucson Women File
2018: Franchise of the Year
2019: Franchise of the Year

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