Kate Dylag Named Women's Soccer Assistant Coach
July 21, 2009
PITTSBURGH - Duquesne women's soccer coach Tim Zundel has named Kate Dylag assistant coach. Dylag comes to the Bluff from North Carolina State, where she spent two years on the Wolfpack coaching staff as an assistant. Prior to that, she spent four seasons at Central Michigan - she was named assistant coach in 2004 after spending the previous season as a graduate assistant. Dylag was a standout player at UNC Greensboro. As a Spartan, she was a four-year starter and was named second team All-Southern Conference in 2001 and to Soccer America's Team of the Week in 2000. One of the top teams in the SoCon, UNCG made it to the NCAA Tournament in three of Dylag's four years (1998, 2000, and 2001). The Strongsville, Ohio, native also played for the Piedmont Spark and Cleveland Eclipse of the WLeague and was on the roster of the International Soccer Club. Dylag holds a USSF B license as well as an NSCAA Premier diploma. She has spent time as a mentor going back to her playing days in college. Dylag has been a camp instructor at UNCG, North Carolina, Wake Forest, and Duke. She has also been a foot skills coach for the Strongsville Soccer Organization as well as an assistant coach of Strongsville High School, guiding the team to a 2002 state championship. Dylag is a 2002 graduate of UNCG, earning a bachelor of arts degree in communications studies. "I am glad to have Kate join our program," said Zundel. "Her experience at the Division I level will help continue our program's growth."
The Dukes open the season on Fri., Aug. 21 against Saint Francis, Pa. at Rooney Field.
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