Ferguson Selected for WSU Women's Soccer

Jan. 11, 2005

Patrick Ferguson, head coach at Campbell University in North Carolina, has accepted the head coaching position of the women's soccer program at Wright State University, WSU Athletics Director Mike Cusack announced today.

Ferguson, a native of Strongsville, OH, has led the Camels to a five-year record of 47-34-10, including 11-1-6 last season. In 2004, his team won the Atlantic Sun regular season and tournament title, advancing to the NCAA tournament for the first time in school history. A two-time conference coach of the year (2001 & 2004), he has placed six players on All-Conference teams in the past two years.

"I am extremely excited about this opportunity and the possibilities that are ahead," Ferguson said. "I am looking forward to working with everyone at Wright State and continuing the tradition of fine soccer that the Raiders have started."

In 2004, Campbell was one of five Division I programs in the nation to post one loss or less and was ranked in the Top Ten NSCAA Southeast Region. Also, six players over the last two years were honored as All-Conference players.

"Patrick brings the experience of building winning programs," Dr. Cusack said. "His track record as a Division I head coach makes him the perfect coach to build upon our women's soccer tradition."

Ferguson started the women's program at his alma mater at Malone College in Canton, Ohio in 1997. His first squad was ranked as high as seventh in the NAIA Great Lakes Region and finished with an 11-7 record.

After guiding Malone to a 9-11 mark in 1998, Ferguson accepted the head job at NCAA Division III member Mount Union College in Alliance, Ohio and led his team to an 8-9-0 mark. That squad doubled Mount Union's win total from its 1998 team that finished 4-12 before Ferguson's arrival.

Outside the collegiate realm, Ferguson has experience as a staff coach with the Ohio North Olympic Development Program (ODP). He has experience working with male and female players from eight years of age up to national pool ODP players. He holds the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Advanced National and Premier diplomas and the United States Soccer Federation "B" license.

Ferguson began his collegiate coaching career as an assistant with the men's program at Malone in 1995. A 1992 Malone graduate with a B.A. in religious studies, Ferguson began his collegiate career as a walk-on, but started all 88 matches during his playing days and set school records for games played and started. As Malone's sweeper, Ferguson served as team captain and was an all-district and all-region selection.

Ferguson is married to the former Julie Kay Rollins. The Fergusons have five children.