Wake Forest Athletics
Jessee Joins Women's Soccer Staff
7/25/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
July 25, 2008
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Wake Forest women's soccer coach Tony da Luz completed his coaching staff as he announced the hiring of former Connecticut standout Megan Jessee as an assistant coach. Jessee will serve as the goalkeeper coach at Wake Forest.
"I am very excited to join the Wake Forest women's soccer program," Jessee said. "This is a great program that can compete at the highest level in the ACC and on the national scene. I look forward to working with the other members of the coaching staff and the players to bring this program to the next level."
Jessee joins the Demon Deacon staff after spending a year as the women's soccer graduate assistant at Slippery Rock University. While at Slippery Rock, Jessee served as the field player and goalkeeper coach and also helped with recruiting and team operations.
Jessee has also coached for the Connecticut Olympic Development Program, the FSA Soccer Plus Football Club, Soccer Plus Camps and the Region 1 ODP Girls Soccer Camp.
A four-year letterwinner at Connecticut, Jessee earned Big East Goalkeeper of the Week honors three times in the 2004 season. Jessee was named a member of the Big East Academic All Star Team and the Big East All-Second Team in 2004.
After finishing her career at UCONN, Jessee spent a year with the Soccer Plus Connecticut Reds of the Women's Premier Soccer League.
Jessee earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Connecticut as a liberal arts and science major with minors in business and communications.
-WakeForestSports.com-
