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Matt Gwilliam begins his third season with the Virginia Tech Hokies after spending three seasons as the top Assistant Coach at Marshall University. In his first year, Gwilliam primed his keepers for a successful season in 2008 as they played a huge part in the team’s success. In his first two seasons on the staff, Gwilliam’s keepers have earned back-to-back, nine-shutout season, a new school record that was achieve in 2008 and repeated in 2009. Though head coach Kelly Cagle herself was honored with the Mid Atlantic Coach of the Year award, she instead considers it to be a “Staff of the Year” award to acknowledge and show appreciation for the work her assistant coaches have put in, to getting the program to where it is.
On the field, Gwilliam will work primarily with the goalkeepers while also assisting in recruiting and overall team management in the office; tasks at which he has many years of experience. At Marshall, he coached the school’s first-ever Conference USA Player of the Week honoree and also recruited the team’s 92nd nationally ranked class in 2007, the highest-ever ranking for Marshall by Soccer Buzz. Two of his recruits were listed as top international recruits by Soccer Buzz in 2006 and 2007.
Before moving to Huntington, WV, he served as The Citadel’s top Assistant for three seasons and also as interim Head Coach for the spring of 2005. Prior to his stint with the Bulldogs, he spent a season as the Men’s Assistant Coach at Dickinson College.
A native of Quakertown, PA, Gwilliam graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Social Studies Education from Elizabethtown College in 2001 and a Master’s degree in Health and Physical Education from The Citadel in 2004. He also has an Advanced National Diploma and a National Goalkeeping Diploma from the NSCAA.
Also a four-year goalkeeper at Elizabethtown, Gwilliam earned Mid-Atlantic Conference first-team recognition and four all-academic team honors while guiding the Blue Jays to a conference championship and NCAA Division III Tournament berth.
