MONROE, La. – Will Roberts has been named the new head coach for ULM Soccer, and
Matthew Caley has been named assistant soccer coach.
Roberts came to ULM in 2020 and has spent the last three seasons as an assistant coach with the Warhawks. He took over as acting head coach midway through the 2022 season.
Under Roberts' guidance, the 2022 Warhawks finished the season with a 10-6-3 record, which ranked as the third-most in a single-season in program history. ULM ranked first in the Sun Belt Conference in shots (18.47 per game), second in points (5.32 pg.) and goals (38, 2.00 pg.) and fourth in assists (1.32 pg.). Individually,
Inge Konst finished with eight goals, ranking seventh in the SBC. She also was fourth in shots per game (2.82), fifth in points per game (19), sixth in goals per game (.47) and seventh in shots (48) and points (19).
Mara Grutkamp was second in assists (6), fourth in assists per game (.33), eighth in shots (44) and ninth in shots per game (2.44).
Ashley Washburn was third in shots per game (2.93) and eighth in shots (44). Kedie Johnson was eighth in assists per game (0.27).
Roberts helped lead the Warhawks to eight wins in 2021, marking the seventh-most wins in a single-season in program history. ULM also advanced to the semifinals of the Sun Belt Conference Championship for the first time in program history. The club set single-season program records for points (146), goals (53) and shots (383).
Theoni Zerva and
Courtney Marten were each named First-Team All-Louisiana by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association and Second-Team All-Sun Belt Conference after Zerva set the school record for points (32) and assists (10) in a single season, and Marten set the school records for goals (14) and game-winning goals (5).
Mara Grutkamp was named honorable mention All-Louisiana after scoring six goals with five assists.
In his first season at ULM, Roberts helped the Warhawks to their most wins (5) since 2016 while scoring the most goals (21) since 2015. Freshman forward
Janet Stopka was an honorable mention selection to the All-Louisiana team from the Louisiana Sports Writers Association after scoring a school-record tying 10 goals.
The Denbigh, North Wales native came to ULM after working as a graduate assistant coach at Lincoln Memorial University.
At LMU, Roberts helped guide the Railsplitter women's program to a pair of South Atlantic Conference Tournament championships and NCAA Division II Tournament appearances. In 2018, Roberts was on staff as LMU finished 14-5-2 overall, while going 7-3 in the SAC and winning the conference tournament. The Railsplitters advanced to the Sweet 16 and finished the season with a No. 18 ranking in the United Soccer Coaches DII National Poll. Roberts assisted LMU's late-season run in 2019 as the Railsplitters won the SAC Tournament for a second consecutive season and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament. LMU achieved a No. 6 ranking by the United Soccer Coaches, the highest ranking in program history.
During his collegiate career at the University of Charleston in Charleston, West Virginia, Roberts was a four-time National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-American and a four-time national semifinalist. His 72 goals at Charleston rank him in the Top 25 all-time in the history of NCAA Division II soccer. In 2017, he led his team to the national championship, as well as runner-up finishes in 2014 and 2016.
Caley has spent the last two seasons at ULM as a graduate assistant, helping Roberts guide the Warhawks to two of the best statistical seasons in the soccer program's history. He played four seasons as a defender at Drury University in Springfield, Missouri, concluding his playing career in 2017. He is a native of Chelmsford, Essex, England.
