Kylie Gazza

Biography

Former Division I standout Kylie Gazza joined the UNI soccer coaching staff as an assistant coach in January 2026. "I am extremely excited to welcome Kylie Gazza to the UNI women’s soccer staff,” said Place Thomas. “Her competitive standards, energy, and leadership will elevate our program and play a key role in building a winning culture in the Missouri Valley Conference." A native of Cumming, Georgia, Gazza comes to Cedar Falls after spending the last two seasons as an assistant coach at Abilene Christian University in Texas. With the Wildcats, she oversaw training with defensive players, helped with scouting and tactical analysis, helped manage recruiting operations and helped direct all aspects of the program’s annual ID Camp. While in west Texas, Gazza also served as a youth coach and program director for the Sting WTX Soccer Club, working as the head coach for the pre-ECNL U12 girls team, while also working with the U13 NPL NTX and ‘09 NPL NTX teams, focused on technical development and tactical systems. As a student-athlete, Gazza played five years and was a two-year captain at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama with 100 match appearances and 99 career starts. Rounded with a winning and championship mentality, she helped lead the Bulldogs to four Southern Conference (SoCon) regular season titles, three conference tournament championships and three NCAA Tournament berths. A four-time First Team All-SoCon selection, Gazza was named the SoCon’s Defensive Player of