Julianne Sitch

University of Denver Athletics

Julianne Sitch enters her third season as head coach for the DU women's soccer team in the 2025 season.

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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