Goldey-Beacom Alum Jane Grimley Named Head Women’s Soccer Coach at Missouri S&T

3/21/2022 12:00:00 AM

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Goldey-Beacom standout Jane Grimley made the ascent as a player to an assistant coach and now has been named head coach at Missouri S&T.

Grimley ended her playing career with the Lightning from 2013-16 with 11 goals and 28 points, including four goals each of her last two campaigns. Her play from 2015, when she started all 18 games, help land her a spot with the Philadelphia Fever in the Women's Premier Soccer League.

As an assistant coach with the Lightning for four seasons (2017-19, 2021), Grimley played a big role in the squad notching a 48-24-4 record that included a 34-11-2 mark in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference games, four trips to the league tournament and three appearances in the conference semifinals.

Goldey-Beacom amassed two All-Americans, nine All-East Region accolades and a CACC Top XVI Award winner during that time.

Grimley was recognized by the United Soccer Coaches as a recipient of the "30 Under 30" award. She has her United States Soccer Federation "D" license and is completing work on her "C" license in addition to completing Part I of her advanced national diploma from the United Soccer Coaches.

She also has worked with Sporting Delaware as a head coach, helping with youth club programs in the state and leading the under-16 team to the fourth-most wins in the Mid-Atlantic region during the 2021 fall season. Grimley also has worked with the Olympic Development Program in Delaware and as a staff coach with the Philadelphia Union youth program, executing camps, clinics and virtual sessions for several age groups.

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