Da Luz Announces Addition of Culp to Coaching Staff
4/12/2024 10:53:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Culp brings over seven years of coaching experience to Winston-Salem.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Wake Forest women's soccer head coach Tony da Luz announced the hiring of assistant coach Taylor Culp Friday.
"I am so excited to add Taylor to our staff," said da Luz. "I've been impressed by his knowledge, work ethic and calm demeanor. He comes to us with solid collegiate experience and a hunger to impact player's development. He also has a keen eye for talent and relates exceptionally well to recruits and their families. Taylor has familiarity with a broad base of recruits in all regions, most recently in the Midwest, which will help our recruiting reach. Taylor is a quality human being who cares about players. He will thrive here at Wake Forest."
"I am so proud to join the Wake Forest family," said Culp. "This is a university I have long-admired, and I am incredibly grateful to Tony, Craig, Brittany and Courtney for the opportunity to be part of a true culture of excellence. It is a privilege to join a conference of such prestige, and I look forward to writing the next chapters with this outstanding group."
Culp arrives from Missouri where he served as the forwards coach for the Tigers. In one season with Missouri, Culp helped mentor one All-SEC forward, while helping her become the SEC leading scorer.
Prior to Missouri, Culp served as an assistant coach at Elon, where he worked with the men's soccer team as a goalkeeper coach in 2019, before moving to the women's program in 2020 as an assistant coach. As an assistant, he was the recruiting coordinator and led scouting/opposition analysis for the team.
While at Elon, Culp helped the women's team to three-consecutive winning seasons and saw six players earn all-conference recognition.
In 2020, Culp assisted in leading Elon to the program's first-ever Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance.
He also helped guide the Maroon and Gold to a 9-6-2 record, including overtime victories over Northeastern and No. 23/25 Hofstra in 2021. With their performances, the Phoenix nabbed three all-conference selections.
Prior to his time at Elon, Culp served as an assistant with the Penn women's team in 2018, working primarily with the goalkeepers. While with the Quakers, he aided in the program becoming Ivy League Co-Champions as the team led the NCAA in goals-against average, clean sheet percentage, and save percentage. Starting keeper Kitty Qu secured First Team All-Ivy and United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-East Region. Additionally, she registered single-season program records in save percentage (.912) and goals-against average (0.35).
Culp has also spent time coaching North Carolina Fusion ECNL, starting in 2019. There he served as the director of goalkeeping and head coach for the boys (Level 2: U11, 12, 15, 16) and girls (U11 and 12) teams.
Prior to Culp's time with the Fusion, he spent the 2018 season as a volunteer assistant/goalkeeper coach with the men's team at the College of Mount Saint Vincent in Riverdale, N.Y.
A native of Piscataway, N.J., Culp played collegiately at UMass and Montclair State University, graduating from Montclair State in 2017 with a bachelor's degree in psychology. He helped the Red Hawks capture the 2016 NJAC Conference Championship and earn a berth in the NCAA Tournament.
"I am so excited to add Taylor to our staff," said da Luz. "I've been impressed by his knowledge, work ethic and calm demeanor. He comes to us with solid collegiate experience and a hunger to impact player's development. He also has a keen eye for talent and relates exceptionally well to recruits and their families. Taylor has familiarity with a broad base of recruits in all regions, most recently in the Midwest, which will help our recruiting reach. Taylor is a quality human being who cares about players. He will thrive here at Wake Forest."
"I am so proud to join the Wake Forest family," said Culp. "This is a university I have long-admired, and I am incredibly grateful to Tony, Craig, Brittany and Courtney for the opportunity to be part of a true culture of excellence. It is a privilege to join a conference of such prestige, and I look forward to writing the next chapters with this outstanding group."
Culp arrives from Missouri where he served as the forwards coach for the Tigers. In one season with Missouri, Culp helped mentor one All-SEC forward, while helping her become the SEC leading scorer.
Prior to Missouri, Culp served as an assistant coach at Elon, where he worked with the men's soccer team as a goalkeeper coach in 2019, before moving to the women's program in 2020 as an assistant coach. As an assistant, he was the recruiting coordinator and led scouting/opposition analysis for the team.
While at Elon, Culp helped the women's team to three-consecutive winning seasons and saw six players earn all-conference recognition.
In 2020, Culp assisted in leading Elon to the program's first-ever Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance.
He also helped guide the Maroon and Gold to a 9-6-2 record, including overtime victories over Northeastern and No. 23/25 Hofstra in 2021. With their performances, the Phoenix nabbed three all-conference selections.
Prior to his time at Elon, Culp served as an assistant with the Penn women's team in 2018, working primarily with the goalkeepers. While with the Quakers, he aided in the program becoming Ivy League Co-Champions as the team led the NCAA in goals-against average, clean sheet percentage, and save percentage. Starting keeper Kitty Qu secured First Team All-Ivy and United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-East Region. Additionally, she registered single-season program records in save percentage (.912) and goals-against average (0.35).
Culp has also spent time coaching North Carolina Fusion ECNL, starting in 2019. There he served as the director of goalkeeping and head coach for the boys (Level 2: U11, 12, 15, 16) and girls (U11 and 12) teams.
Prior to Culp's time with the Fusion, he spent the 2018 season as a volunteer assistant/goalkeeper coach with the men's team at the College of Mount Saint Vincent in Riverdale, N.Y.
A native of Piscataway, N.J., Culp played collegiately at UMass and Montclair State University, graduating from Montclair State in 2017 with a bachelor's degree in psychology. He helped the Red Hawks capture the 2016 NJAC Conference Championship and earn a berth in the NCAA Tournament.
Wake Forest Head Football Coach Jake Dickert Weekly Press Conference (10/27/2025)
Monday, October 27
Wake Forest Defensive Back Davaughn Patterson Postgame vs. SMU (Oct. 25, 2025)
Saturday, October 25
Wake Forest Wide Receiver Chris Barnes Postgame Press Conference vs. SMU (Oct. 25, 2025)
Saturday, October 25
Wake Forest Kicker Connor Calvert Postgame Press Conference vs. SMU (Oct. 25, 2025)
Saturday, October 25