Julianne Sitch enters her third season as head coach for the DU women's soccer team in the 2025 season.
Awards & Honors
- 2022 United Soccer Coaches' National Coaching Staff of the Year (with UChicago)
- 2022 D3Soccer.com Coach of the Year (with UChicago)
- 2022 United Soccer Coaches' Region VII Coaching Staff of the Year (with UChicago)
- 2016 NSCAA Central Region Coaching Staff of the Year (with UChicago)
- Three-time UAA Coaching Staff of the Year (with UChicago: 2016, 2017, 2022)
2024
- Helped lead Denver to the second overall seed in the Summit League tournament, entering the postseason on a five-match unbeaten streak
- Coached team to upset win at then-No. 24 Texas A&M on August 21, Denver's first-ever road win at an SEC opponent
- Opened season with a narrow 1-2 loss to eventual NCAA national champion North Carolina on August 15
- Finished 11-6-2 on the season including 4-2-2 at home and 5-1-2 in the Summit League
- Helped lead Ella Frost to Summit League Midfielder of the Year honors
- Coached Ella Frost (first team) and Riley Baker (second team) to United Soccer Coaches All-West Region teams
2023
- Helped lead Denver to its fifth-straight Summit League regular-season title and its eighth overall
- Coached team to two wins over Power-5 teams (4-2 vs. NC State, 2-0 at Oregon); earned 3-3 draw at [RV] Milwaukee
- Finished 9-2-7 on the season including 7-1-2 at home
- Helped lead Liv Moritz to No. 54 ranking in Top Drawer Soccer Postseason Top 100 Freshmen and Summit League Newcomer of the Year honors
- Coached Kaitlyn Glover (second team), Vanessa Murray (second team) and Moritz (third team) to United Soccer Coaches All-West Region teams
Prior to Denver
University of Chicago Men's Soccer Head Coach (2022)
- Led team to program's first NCAA Division III National Championship
- Finished with 22-0-1 record with 13 shutouts and allowing only 11 goals
- Coached team to three All-America honors, five All-Region awards and seven All-UAA selections
Chicago Red Stars Assistant Women's Soccer Coach (2020-21)
- Reached 2021 NWSL Final and 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup Final
- Also served as Head Women's Soccer Coach for Chicago Red Stars Reserves and won WPSL Great Lakes Conference championship
University of Chicago Women's Soccer Assistant Coach (2015-17)
- Finished with combined record of 53-13-1 during the three-year stretch
- Qualified to NCAA Division III tournament all three seasons including 2016 semifinal and 2017 final appearances
- Coached team to a combined 11 All-America honors, two D3Soccer.com Midfielders of the Year, 12 All-Region awards and 13 All-UAA selections
Additional Coaching Experience
- U.S. U-20 Assistant Coach at 2024 Concacaf Championship (helped Team USA qualify for FIFA U-20 World Cup)
- U.S. U-16 Girls National Team Assistant Coach (2019-20)
- University of Illinois Chicago Women's Soccer Assistant Coach (2018)
Playing Experience
- Professional & International Experience
- Played for Region II Olympic Development Program, and U-19 and U-21 US National Teams
- Drafted by Sky Blue FC (Women's Professional Soccer) in 2009 and won national title
- Played domestically for Chicago Red Stars, Western New York Flash and Atlanta Beat
- Played internationally in Australia (Melbourne Victory) and Sweden (Hammarby IF and Balinge IF)
- Student-athlete at DePaul (2003-06)
- Set school records for career points (90), goals (32) and assists (26)
- Honors include: 2003 NSCAA Second Team All-America, 2003 Conference USA Player of the Year and 2005 First Team All-BIG EAST
Education
- Bachelor's degree in fitness management & physical education (DePaul '07)