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Julianne Sitch - 2025 Denver Women's Soccer Headshot

Julianne Sitch

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-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)