Women's Soccer | July 15, 2019

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan women's soccer team and the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics have announced the elevation of Sammy Boateng to the position of interim head soccer coach on Monday.

Boateng joined the Broncos as an assistant coach back on March 22 after spending a season as the interim head coach at Boston College, helping the Eagles to a fourth place finish in the ACC and the program's first trip to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2015. At BC he coached the 2018 ACC Midfielder of the Year, Samantha Coffey.

After an extensive playing career at Marshall University he coached at his alma mater for a season before joining New Hampshire's women's soccer staff as an assistant coach from 2015-2018. In his time at UNH he helped coach the team to a regular season title in 2017, was part of the America East Coaching Staff of the Year and coached the conference's Striker of the Year, Brooke Murphy, in both 2015 and 2016. Boateng holds a degree in biology and a masters in healthcare administration, both from Marshall. As a player he left the Thundering Herd ranking third all-time in assists.

The Western Michigan women's soccer team opens the 2019 season on Wednesday, Aug. 16, hosting Valparaiso at the WMU Soccer Complex for an exhibition game at 5 p.m. Admission to all WMU women's soccer home games are free.