Vanderbilt Names Ronnie Coveleskie Hill Women's Soccer Coach

July 23, 2001
Vanderbilt University named former College of Charleston coach Ronnie Coveleskie Hill today as the new head coach of the Commodore women's soccer program. Hill becomes the fourth head coach in the program's 17 year history.

"Ronnie has the perfect balance of experience and youthful enthusiasm that fits the needs of our women's soccer program," said Vanderbilt Director of Athletics Todd Turner. "She is one of the finest young coaches in America and under her leadership I expect our program to continue to gain prominence."

For the past two seasons Hill has been the head coach at the College of Charleston where she compiled a 15-21-3 record. In her first season as a head coach in 1999, she led the Cougars to an 11-8-1 season, the best record in the history of the program.

"It is a honor to be associated with a challenging academic institution like Vanderbilt," said Hill. "The support that the athletic department gives to women's soccer is tremendous. It is an exciting time to become a member of this program."

Prior to arriving in Charleston, Hill was an assistant coach at UNC-Charlotte where she assisted former Vanderbilt head coach Robbie Church in starting the 49ers' women's soccer program. Her first coaching position was at N.C. State, where from 1993-1994 she was the Wolfpack's goalkeeper coach. At the club level, Hill was coach of the Charlotte Soccer Club that won the 1998 state championship and reached the regional semifinals. She has also served as a regional and state coach in the Olympic Development Program for several years.

As a player, Hill was a member of the inaugural women's soccer team at Duke University, earning the program's first scholarship. From 1988-91, she was a goalkeeper for the Blue Devils and still holds Duke's career record for the lowest goals against average. She graduated from Duke in 1992 with a degree in Sociology.

Hill will make her Vanderbilt coaching debut on August 31 when the Commodores host UT-Chattanooga in their season opener at the Vanderbilt Soccer Field.