Brooks Monaghan

Biography

Brooks Monaghan took over the University of Memphis women’s soccer program heading into the 2000 season in hopes of taking it to new heights. Sixteen league championships, 13 NCAA Tournament berths, 19 All-American honorees, 149 All-Conference selections and 329 wins later, he has molded the program into a national brand. Monaghan, who has earned conference Coach of the Year distinctions in 2007, 2011, 2019, 2023 and 2025 and South Region Staff of the Year in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, has the program amid what is perhaps the most successful stretch in school history, coming off a 2025 that was undeniably one of the best in his 26 years at the helm. Memphis turned in a 17-1-3 record, breaking a school record with their highest-ever United Soccer Coaches ranking of No. 3 on October 28. They won their sixth conference championship since 2021, finishing a third consecutive conference season without a loss (9-0-1). Receiving a No. 7 seed in the NCAA tournament, the Tigers moved to 3-0 at South Campus in the national tournament with a 2-1 win over Illinois. A record 12 players were named to the All-Conference teams, and Finley Lavin and Ashley Henderson were named United Soccer Coaches First and Third Team All-Americans, respectively. Monaghan's 329 career wins, all with the Blue & Gray, rank 20th among active coaches and 34th all time at the Division-I level. On Aug. 15, 2024, he became the 17th coach to win 300 games with the same Division-I program last season. With five tourna