Hurricanes fire soccer coach Mary-Frances Monroe after 5 seasons

Miami athletic director says search for new coach will begin immediately

Mary-Frances Monroe leaves Miami with an overall record of 33-52-3 in five seasons with the Hurricanes.

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The University of Miami has fired women's soccer coach Mary-Frances Monroe.

"After careful evaluation, we felt like this was the right time to make a change in the leadership of our program moving forward," Miami athletic director Blake James said in a news release Monday. "We thank coach Monroe for her hard work on behalf of UM over the past five years and wish her well."

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Monroe completed her fifth season with the Hurricanes last fall, leading Miami to a 5-11 record, including a 1-9 mark in Atlantic Coast Conference play.

The Hurricanes were 33-52-3 under Monroe. Her lone winning season with the team was in 2016, when the Hurricanes were 10-8-1 and .500 against the ACC.

Miami never qualified for the NCAA tournament during her tenure.

The 37-year-old New York native came to Miami after spending seven seasons at the University of Albany.

"Our search for a new head soccer coach will begin immediately," James said.
 


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