University of South Carolina Aiken Men's Soccer

Nick Sakiewicz is in his third year as the head men's soccer coach at USC Aiken. Sakiewicz comes to USC Aiken from Saint Leo, where he served as an Assistant Coach since August 2020. In 2022, he helped guide the Lions to back-to-foot shutout victories over nationally ranked No. 8 AUM as well as No. 24 West Florida. While there, he recruited in-state, nationally and internationally. He has also served as Director of Soccer Operations at Villanova University (NCAA DI) and assistant coaching positions at Johnson & Wales University – Denver (NAIA), Guilford College (NCAA DIII), Elon University (NCAA DI) and Saint Leo (NCAA DII). Beyond collegiate soccer, he has been on staff for the USA U-16 National Team and served as a scout for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer (MLS). He has club experience coaching three club teams: Burling Soccer Club, Colorado Rapids, and FC Delco. Sakiewicz holds a National "C" License from the United States Soccer Federation. His passion for the game stems from his own soccer career playing for West Chester University, where he earned a psychology degree in 2014.

Ajay Murray is in his second year as a graduate assistant men's soccer coach. During his first year with the team, he coached three all-PBC selections. Murray also worked with CSC academic-all-district honoree Kadin DeMesme and two student-athletes that garnered academic-all conference accolades. Murray comes to USC Aiken after serving as the head boys soccer coach at Fayetteville H.S., in Fayetteville, Tenn. There, he oversaw all aspects of the team, including assisting student-athletes with techniques, helping them understand the technical and tactical aspects and assisted with their development in the classroom. Murray was also a coaching consultant for the University of Tennessee Southern in 2024, helping with ID camps and training sessions. During that time, he assisted with goalkeeping incites and ran goalkeeper sessions. A former standout at the University of Tennessee Southern from 2021-23, Murray helped the team to the 2022 Mid-South regular-season championship. A first-team Mid-South Conference selection in 2022, Murray posted 200 saves, 15 shutouts and a .714 save percentage in 52 career matches. He also picked up Mid-South Player of the Week honors once. While at Allen County C.C. as a student-athlete, Murray was a first-team all-Jayhawks Conference selection and led the program to the conference and district championship. For his career, he played in 25 matches, posted 73 saves, sported a .785 save percentage and registered 11 shutouts. Murray picked up NJCC Nati