Carnegie Mellon University Hires Shannon Agnew as Women’s Soccer Assistant

(PITTSBURGH, Pa.) – The Carnegie Mellon University women's soccer program, under the helm of head coach Yon Struble, announced the hiring of Shannon Agnew as full-time assistant coach. Agnew  officially began January 15.

"I'm very excited about Shannon coming in this spring semester as our new assistant coach.  She comes with tremendous playing and coaching experience, having won a national championship as a player and coaching at two successful soccer programs," said Struble. "She's motivated, experienced and most importantly, very excited to be part of the Tartan soccer program and staff.  Her enthusiasm for Carnegie Mellon is what impressed me the most. Because of the direction the program is headed, she is exactly what we need and I am certain she will help bring our play and recruiting efforts to a new level."

Agnew comes to Carnegie Mellon after spending the 2010 season as an assistant at the University of Montevallo, a Division II school located in Montevallo, Alabama.  Prior to her arrival at Montevallo, she spent a season as the women's assistant at Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, North Carolina, where she helped guide the Bears to a #8 national ranking and a 19-2-2 overall record. That same year, Lenoir-Rhyne won the South Atlantic Championship, as Agnew helped coach two All-Americans, the conference player of the year and freshman of the year.

Agnew is a 2009 graduate of the University of Tampa with a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications and a minor in graphic design. She earned her master's degree from Lenoir-Rhyne University in May of 2011 in business administration.

As a player, Agnew spent three seasons at the University of Tampa, where she won a Division II National Championship in 2007. At Tampa, she was part of a team that compiled a record of 52-7-6 in three seasons and appeared in 41 games. During her time at Tampa, Agnew was a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and served as the SAAC President her final year.

Agnew finished her collegiate eligibility at Lenoir-Rhyne, where she was the team's third-leading scorer with six goals and seven assists. Agnew was also a four-year member of the IMG W-League semi-pro team from 2004-07 and spent one season with the WPSL Clearwater Galactics semi-pro team in 2009 and served as team captain.

Besides coaching at Lenoir-Rhyne and Montevallo, Agnew also served as the Olympic Development Program Girls '95 assistant coach in North Carolina. Her team advanced to the 2011 Final Four in Arizona.