Emily Hester Named CSU Women’s Soccer Assistant Coach

ASSISTANT COACH EMILY HESTER
CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY
WOMEN'S SOCCER

CHICAGO, Illinois – Chicago State University head women's soccer coach Tony Tommasi has announced today the appointment of Emily Hester as an assistant coach for the upcoming 2015 season. Hester will immediately begin her duties as the Cougars open their preseason training schedule on August 6th.

"I'm excited to have Emily join the program this year. She brings a level of enthusiasm and passion for the game that will help us continue to grow as a young program," stated Tommasi. "Emily will be a valuable mentor for our young team as they embark on the second year of Division I soccer."

Hester comes to CSU after serving as an assistant coach at NCAA Division II Southwest Minnesota State University, where she helped the Mustangs finish the 2014 season with a 10-8-1 record and advanced to the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) postseason tournament. She also served as an assistant coach on the varsity girls' team at Omaha (Neb.) North High School in 2014 before her appointment at SMSU.

In addition, Hester spent the last five years as an academy camp coach at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, and coached three years in Olympic Development Programs in Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota.

Prior to her coaching career, Hester was a four-year letterwinner in soccer as a defender for Bellevue (Neb.) University, where she helped the Bruins capture three straight Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference (MCAC) regular-season titles and four consecutive MCAC tournament championships in addition to four appearances in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) national tournament.

She garnered All-MCAC second-team honors in her final three seasons at Bellevue while capturing MCAC Scholar Athlete honors all four years and received the NAIA Champions of Character award in her senior season in 2013. Hester was also named Bellevue's Female Student-Athlete of the Year following the 2013-14 school year.

"I would like to thank Coach Tommasi for this great opportunity to become part of the women's soccer program. It is an exciting time to come into Chicago State to help build a program in its second year," Hester said. "I look forward to continuing to help guide the student-athletes to success here at CSU."

The Cougars open the 2015 season at Bowling Green on August 21st.

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