The 2023 season marks Head Coach Scott Hall’s 25th year leading the Eastern Michigan University women’s soccer team. Hall has been with the program since it came into existence in 1995, serving as assistant coach for four seasons before taking over as head coach in 1999, and is the longest tenured coach in the Mid-American Conference. He enters the 2023 campaign as one of 44 head coaches in NCAA Division I women's soccer to lead a team for 25 or more seasons. More impressive is of those 44, Hall and 12 others have accomplished the feat with the same program. Additionally, on an institutional level, Hall is the sixth head coach in EMU history to guide the same program for 25 or more years.

A former member of the EMU men’s soccer team from 1990-94, he holds a career record of 206-192-57 and a 129-98-28 mark in Mid-American Conference play. Under Hall, EMU squads have enjoyed nine seasons of 10-or-more victories including a pair of 15-or-more win campaigns (1999, 2001). Hall’s teams have qualified for the MAC Tournament 15 times and captured one tournament title, three regular season titles, three appearances in the MAC title game, and nine top-five regular season finishes.

In 2022, Hall helped lead nine Eagles to Academic All-MAC distinctions. It is the eighth consecutive season the Eastern Michigan soccer program has had at least nine members named to the Academic All-MAC Team, dating back to the 2014 season.

Although the fall 2020 season was postponed until the spring of 2021, the Eagles rose to the occasion, as the team finished with a 6-3 overall mark, tied for second in the MAC West and fourth overall in the league. The squad’s .667 win percentage was the best for an EMU team since the 2009 season, when the same mark was achieved. Hall landed three players on the All-MAC postseason teams for the second consecutive season, with Amanda Cripps and Sabrina McNeill being named to the All-MAC First Team, while newcomer Lexy Alston was selected to the All-MAC Freshman Team.

In 2019, Hall guided the Eagles to their third MAC Tournament title game, the first since the 2008 season, and first MAC Tournament victory since 2013.  Eastern finished with an 8-11-3 record and 5-6 mark in MAC play. In the tournament, the seventh-seeded Green and White defeated the No. 2 and No. 6 seeds on their way to the championship game. Following the season, Sabrina McNeill was named First Team All-MAC, Lindsey Shira Second Team All-MAC, and Amanda Cripps Second Team and All-Freshman MAC teams. In addition, Hall aided McNeill to United Soccer Coaches All-Region honors for the second consecutive season, marking only the second time in program history that feat has been achieved. Alia Frederick was also named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District team, while McNeill and Nicole Remedios were named Scholar All-Region selections by United Soccer Coaches. The 2019 squad also earned their first-ever Team Ethics and Sportsmanship award from United Soccer Coaches.

In 2018, Hall’s squad posted its most wins (10) since the 2014 season, including a non-conference win over UConn. Following the season Sabrina McNeill and Kriston Hullibarger (Nason) garnered a slew of honors. McNeill was named First Team All-MAC before reeling in all-region honors, while Nason was tabbed Second Team All-MAC. Nason was also rewarded for her work in the classroom, being selected Google Cloud Academic All-District, as well as a CoSIDA Academic All-American.

In 2017, Hall guided Peyton Davis to Second Team All-MAC honors, while Madeline Olson garnered a spot on the All-MAC Freshmen Team. EMU finished the year with a 7-12-1 overall record, including a 4-7 mark in MAC play.
Hall’s squad returned to the MAC Tournament in 2016 after an improbable run midway through league play that pushed them into the playoffs. Three Eagles reeled in postseason honors as Ellie Tillar landed on the All-MAC First Team, Kaylin Williams garnered Second Team All-MAC honors, and Sabrina McNeill was recognized as the conference’s freshman of the year. Additionally, McNeill earned a spot on the MAC’s All-Freshmen Team.

In 2015, Hall coached Kriston Hullibarger (Nason) to MAC All-Freshman Team honors while the Eagles closed out the year with a 5-11-3 overall record. Falling short of the MAC Tournament for the first time since 2011, the Green and White held a 2-7-2 ledger in league play.

Hall led the team to a 12-7-2 record, including 8-2-1 in MAC play, to capture the Mid-American Conference regular season title during the 2013 campaign, the program’s first since 2003. For his strong leadership, Hall was named MAC Coach of the Year by his peers in the conference. Along with standing atop of the conference at the conclusion of the regular season, EMU led the MAC in several categories: points (137), goals (45), goals per game (2.14), assists (47) and assists per game (2.24). The offensively-charged Eagles produced the 33rd-best scoring offense in the nation, ranking 23rd nationally in points and 13th in assists. The 45 goals were the third-most scored in a single season in program history. Eastern was in every contest throughout the season as all seven losses were only by one goal. Individually, forward Angela Vultaggio was named MAC Offensive Player of the Year, while junior Emily Dzik shared MAC Defensive Player of the Year honors.

The 2012 team rebounded from missing the postseason in 2011 to capturing third place overall in the Mid-American Conference and second in the West Division with an overall record of 11-6-2 and an 8-3-0 MAC mark. The Eagles posted their first 11-win season since 2009 and first eight-win performance in conference action since 2003 while achieving the largest single-season turnaround in program history.

During his first season as head coach in 1999, Hall led the Eagles to their first-ever Mid-American Conference title and NCAA tournament berth. During that memorable 1999 season, Eastern Michigan was ranked sixth nationally in team defense, with a 0.55 goals against average. The Eagles also finished the year with 13 shutouts, good for seventh in the nation. Goalkeeper Sarah Willis was named MAC Player of the Year following the season, along with five other Eagles garnering All-MAC honors. Hall was selected MAC Coach of the Year for his efforts, the first time an EMU soccer coach earned the award. Hall was named MAC Coach of the Year again following the 2001 season after going 10-4-1 in conference play.

The 2003 campaign also proved to be a historic run for the Green and White. EMU opened up MAC play going unbeaten in the first nine games with a 7-0-2 mark en route to the MAC regular-season title and earning the No. 1 seed for the tournament with an 8-2-2 record. The Eagles hit double digit wins again during the 2004 campaign, going 10-7-3 with a 6-4-2 MAC record.

After missing the tournament in 2006, Hall’s team bounced back with a 5-4-2 MAC record in 2007, earning the No. 5 seed for the postseason tournament. EMU lost a heartbreaking 2-1 overtime match to Bowling Green, ending the 2007 season with a 7-8-4 mark for the Green and White. The 2008 season was a return to the upper echelon of the Mid-American Conference for Hall and the Eagles. EMU made it to the championship match in 2008 before losing a tough 1-0 game to the University of Toledo. In 2009, the Green and White cracked the semifinals and were led by MAC Player of the Year Ashley Rodrigues. In 2010, the Eagles finished with a 9-7-5 overall record with a 6-2-3 mark in MAC play. Hall’s squad earned the No. 4 seed headed into the MAC Tournament but fell in a nail-biter to Western Michigan on penalty kicks in the opening round.

Throughout his tenure with the Eagles, Hall has coached six MAC Players of the Year, 48 all-conference selections, 79 Academic All-MAC picks and 13 All-Great Lakes region performers.

Hall took over the women’s soccer program following the tragic death of the program’s first head coach, Paul Scicluna, in the fall of 1998. He had served as an assistant coach since the inaugural season in 1995. During his time as an assistant coach, the Eagles qualified for the MAC Tournament in 1997 and 1998. Hall also worked with his mentor at Total Soccer, Inc. as a counselor and instructor.

A four-year varsity letterwinner at Grand Ledge High School (1985-89), Hall earned All-Capital Area Conference and All-League honors. He continued his career as a member of the Eastern Michigan University men’s soccer program from 1990-94, earning four varsity letters.

An Eastern Michigan graduate, Hall earned his bachelor’s degree in elementary education in 1994. Hall and his wife, Sue, have a son Jack, and a daughter, Maya. They reside in South Lyon, Mich.

The Scott Hall File
Name: Scott Hall
College: Eastern Michigan University – B.S. Elementary Education (1994)
Family - Wife, Sue - Son, Jack - Daughter, Maya

Coaching Experience
1999-pr Eastern Michigan University - Head Coach
1995-98   Eastern Michigan University - Assistant Coach
1990-94   Eastern Michigan University - Student-Athlete

MAJOR AWARDS EARNED UNDER HALL
Coaching Honors
3x   Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year (1999, 2001, 2013)

Student-Athlete Honors
   1x   United Soccer Coaches All-American
20x   U.S.C. All-Great Lakes/Midwest Region Honorees
6x   MAC Player of the Year Honorees
3x   MAC Freshman of the Year Honorees
25x   First Team All-MAC Honorees (38 selections)
23x   Second Team All-MAC Honorees (26 selections)
24x   MAC All-Freshman Team selections
4x   CoSIDA Academic All-Americans
18x   CoSIDA Academic All-District IV Honorees
2x   United Soccer Coaches College Scholar All-America Honorees
7x   United Soccer Coaches College Scholar All-Central Region Honorees
11x   United Soccer Coaches College Team Academic Award Earned by EMU
79x   Academic All-MAC selections (146 honors)

Name	Title	Email Address
Scott Hall	Head Coach	shall1@emich.edu
Joe Malachino	Associate Head Coach	jmalachi@emich.edu
Megan Miles	Assistant Coach	mmiles17@emich.edu
Mike Sheehy	Volunteer Goalkeeper Coach

Eastern Michigan Athletics

2023 Soccer Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff