Orner will be in charge of working with the goalies and help with defense. “It’s really great to work under her and learn from her because she’s obviously had a lot of success here, but her and the girls create a really welcoming, family-oriented environment and it’s been great being a part of it.” “I have really enjoyed getting to work with and she’s really just a great personality,” Orner said. Orner is also friends with Sappington and when talking about this position, he realized how great of an opportunity it would be to come here and work under coach Jessica Giegucz. He heard about the job at Slippery Rock from Zac Kruger, who is the head coach of the women’s soccer team at Seton Hill. In 2017, he became the assistant coach for Averett men’s soccer team and then spent the past three years as the assistant at North Carolina Wesleyan for the women’s team.
“And I kind of had this drive to be the coach that I never had.” “I was very lucky to have a mentor in Todd Hoffard, who most recently was the goalkeeper coach at Real Salt Lake, and I also had some coaches that I didn’t mesh with very well and I saw the side that I didn’t want to be as a coach,” Orner said. Orner started his coaching career at Lebanon Valley College as an assistant for the women’s soccer team, and this came after he developed a passion for it late in high school and throughout college. “I just try to control the controllable and to earn All-PSAC and All-region was just icing on the cake for me.”Īfter earning his undergraduate degree, Orner attended Averett University where he earned his master’s degree. “To have those experiences of being a team captain and being able to lead the team was huge and something that I never really expected to happen,” Orner said. 811 save percentage and earned multiple accolades, including All-PSAC and All-Region. That school, of course, being Millersville, and when he got there, he reached out to the men’s soccer coach and asked about the possibility of making the team as a walk-on.Īnd not only did Orner make the team, but he became the starting goalkeeper and was even named a team captain. Eventually, though, he started to feel that it wasn’t the right fit for him and transferred to a school near home. Orner originally wasn’t even recruited out of high school and decided to go to UNC Charlotte. “I really enjoyed my playing experience, but it wasn’t a path that was simple by any means,” Orner said. Orner has made his way back to the PSAC, where he played college soccer at Millersville. He takes over the job that was held by Mark Sappington. Orner joined the team in February and has now been on the job for two months. And now, Slippery Rock has added a new member to their family: new assistant coach Kohl Orner. The culture is a large reason as to why The Rock won the PSAC Championship in 2019. The Slippery Rock University women’s soccer team has created a culture with a few main principles, and the biggest one of those is a family-like atmosphere.
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