Greencastle, Ind. - Steven McCarthy, head men's soccer coach at Loras College since March 2020 has been selected as DePauw's head men's soccer coach. McCarthy is just DePauw's fourth head coach since the first varsity season in 1966.
"I'm excited to welcome Steven and his family to Team DePauw," said DePauw director of athletics Stevie Baker-Watson. "The depth and breadth of the candidate pool throughout the search process was outstanding and Steven brings passion for the game of soccer, combined with strong coaching and recruiting experience to our program."
"My family and I are beyond excited to join the DePauw University community," McCarthy said. "I would like to thank director of athletics Stevie Baker-Watson, associate athletics director Asaundra Pickett and the rest of the search committee for their time, effort and trust in me to be the next leader of the program.
"DePauw attracts world-class students that excel both in the classroom and on the field. The students we recruit and mentor will reflect the values and ambitions of the university.
"Finally, I would like to thank Loras College for trusting me to be the leader of the men's soccer program. I will always remember the people and players I was able to build relationships with and look forward to being a lifelong fan."
In three seasons at Loras, McCarthy directed the Duhawks to a 29-13-7 overall record and a 15-3-6 mark in American Rivers Conference games. He led Loras to the 2022 ARC regular season championship and was named the conference's coach of the year.
In 2021 the Duhawks were second during the regular season, won the conference tournament and earned a spot in the NCAA Division III Championship where they topped North Central (Ill.) in the opening round before bowing out in the second round.
McCarthy's student-athletes earned 17 all-ARC honors including the 2022 ARC Defender of the Year. Additionally, two earned Academic All-America® honors in 2021.
Prior to his stint at Loras, McCarthy was the associate head coach and recruiting coordinator at Denison University where he started in 2012. During that time he also was the senior boys director of recruiting with Sporting Columbus SC and pre-academy director of coaching and U19 head coach for the Columbus Crew SC.
His first coaching position was in 2011-12 as an assistant coach at Southern Polytechnic State University in Georgia.
McCarthy earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Management and Leadership from Capital University in 2010 where was a four-year starter and helped the squad to Ohio Athletic Conference regular season title in 2007 and 2008.
A captain his final two years, McCarthy led Capital to the 2009 OAC Tournament title and a spot in the NCAA Division III Championship. He was the conference and school record holder for career goals (69) and points (156) in 80 games and earned all-America honors in 2007 and 2009. McCarthy was inducted into the Capital Hall of Fame in 2021.
He earned a Master of Science in Recreation and Sport Sciences in 2015 from Ohio University. McCarthy trained with Major League Soccer's Columbus Crew in 2009 and played with Dayton Dutch Lions of the United Soccer League from April 2010 to July 2011.
