DePaul University Athletics
WOMEN'S SOCCER
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- rpitman@depaul.edu
Rachel Pitman enters her second year as the assistant coach with the Blue Demons women’s soccer program
The former All-BIG EAST and All-Northeast Region defender returned to Lincoln Park in August 2018 to coach her alma mater.
Pitman began her stellar Wish Field playing career in 2011, coming to Chicago from England. She helped lead DePaul to consecutive NCAA tournament appearances in 2013 and 2014.
In 2014, Pitman & Co. set a program record going 16-1-4, and the team’s 20-match unbeaten streak was the longest in the nation along with UCLA.
That season, head coach Erin Chastain’s team won both the BIG EAST regular-season and tournament titles.
Pitman was selected to the All-BIG EAST First Team as a senior and was NSCAA All-Northeast Region Second Team. She was also named to the Capital One Academic All-America First Team and was a four-time BIG EAST All-Academic Team selection.
Competing on England’s U-17 and U-23 national teams, Pitman scored five goals and helped lead the English to the U-17 World Cup Semifinals. She has also played with England’s U-15 and U-17 teams.
The talented and scrappy Blue Demon has played professionally for three years (2015-18) with the Sunderland Ladies AFC club in Sunderland, England and made four appearances in the Champions League.
Pitman is an FA Level 1 and Level 2 qualified soccer coach and one of 50 female coaches selected for the UEFA B license as part of the BetFair campaign.
