Head Women's Soccer Coach, Shannon Murray

Shannon Murray
Head Women's Soccer Coach
Phone: 425.249.4756
E-mail: shannon.murray@tlc.edu

Coach Murray holds a B.A. in Sociology from the University of Washington, where he played collegiate soccer for four seasons. Following college, Murray played professional soccer for six years, including two seasons with the Seattle Sounders (A-League).

In addition to coaching at Trinity, Murray is the head coach of Glacier Peak High School’s men’s soccer program. He led the team to a WIAA 3A state championship this past fall and was named state coach of the year. He also coaches the women’s soccer team at Archbishop Murphy High School and is head coach for Snohomish United Soccer Club.

An Everett native, Murray is thrilled to be coaching collegiate athletics in his hometown. He also brings to Trinity a strong connection to the local community soccer scene.

Murray's coaching philosophy is based on the belief that soccer is a great resource for teaching and learning lessons, not only on the field but in all aspects of life. He believes in using the game as a way to reach, teach, learn,and mentor players in goal setting, commitment, problem solving, and teamwork as they grow into quality role models and contributing members of society.

Goalkeeper Coach, Matthew Olson

Matthew Olson
Women's Goalkeeper Coach

A former collegiate and professional goalkeeper, Olsen's coaching credits include University of Washington where he mentored All-American goalkeeper Dusty Hudock, who finished the 1992 season with the nation's best goals against average (0.50). His previous collegiate coaching experience also includes a one-year appointment at his alma mater, Wake Forest. Olsen was the girls head coach at Skyline High School in Issaquah (1998-2004) and was named King County Coach of the Year in 2000. He has worked as a staff coach for Washington State and Region VI ODP squads. Olsen is currently the Assistant Director of Coaching and head coach for Emerald City FC.

Olson played collegiate soccer at both Indiana and Wake Forest. He helped lead Indiana to the NCAA National title in 1988 and was a member of Wake Forest's ACC championship team in 1991. Heading overseas in 1992, Olsen trained in Sweden with Hammarby IF and AIK Stockholm. Olson also played in Holland with AJAX and Vitesse Arnhem of the Dutch first division. His international experience lead him to England, where he trained with Wolverhamton Wanderers, West Bromwich Albion and Luton FC of the First Division. Olsen was later drafted by Major League Soccer's New York/New Jersey Metro Stars and later played for D.C. United, a team that won the inaugural MLS Cup Championship over the Los Angeles Galaxy.

Olson graduated from Wake Forest in 1991 with Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communications. He is an A licensed coach receiving the NSCAA Premier Diploma and US National Goalkeeping License.