Georgia Gwinnett College

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1000 University Center Lane Lawrenceville, GA 30043

NAIA Georgia Southeast

Public Large National competitor

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Dr. Mike Giuliano

Successful coach Dr. Mike Giuliano has led the Georgia Gwinnett College women's soccer program to new heights during his four seasons. The Grizzlies have advanced to the NAIA national tournament five times, capture the 2021 Continental Athletic Conference championship and four Association of Independent Institutions titles in 2020-21, 2019, 2018 and 2017.

Giuliano led GGC to the program's first NAIA postseason victory with a 3-0 win against Columbia (Missouri) in the 2018 Opening Round to advance to the Round of 16 and national championship final site. The Grizzlies collected a 3-2 double-overtime victory against Trinity Christian (Illinois) during the 2019 Opening Round. It marked the team's third straight national tournament appearance.

Georgia Gwinnett posted a 15-6-1 record in 2019, marking the second most wins in program history. The Grizzlies defeated Viterbo (Wisconsin) 2-0 to win their third straight A.I.I. title. Earlier in the season the team picked up a 1-0 home victory against No. 5 Lindsey Wilson (Kentucky). Defender Joy Mertzig enjoyed one of the top seasons in the program's history with a record 17 goals and 39 points, the second most recorded in a single season. Mertzig was named the A.I.I. Player of the Year and a third-team NAIA All-American. Her NAIA individual honor marked the first time in program history a GGC player was named within one of the three NAIA All-America teams. She also received the A.I.I. Tournament's Most Outstanding Player after scoring both goals in the title match against Viterbo. Sophie Hoare received the A.I.I. Goalkeeper of the Year award and became the program's career leader for wins during the season. Jenny Stadin rounded out the individual honors as the Newcomer of the Year. The 2019 team featured 16 freshmen.

The 2018 season was a record-setting campaign for GGC behind a single-season 17 victories. GGC also achieved a 3-2 overtime victory against No. 1-ranked William Carey (Mississipi) to mark the program's first win over a top-ranked team. The team also registered wins over nationally ranked opponents in No. 10 Lindsey Wilson, No. 15 Tennessee Wesleyan and No. 17 Mobile (Alabama). GGC relied on a stingy defensive unit behind a single-season school-record 13 shutouts. Defender Stina Andersson led the unit and was named the A.I.I. Player of the Year, while Elisa Randel earned the Goalkeeper of the Year award.

He led the Grizzlies to the A.I.I. title in 2020-21, winning eight of their final 12 matches. The team defeated Thomas (Georgia) in penalty kicks for the conference championship. Addie Adame was named the most outstanding player at the 2020-21 A.I.I. tournament. GGC reached the national tournament for the fourth straight season and traveled to Indiana Wesleyan for the postseason. Natalie Ferrin received honorable mention NAIA All-America team accolades, marking the seventh All-American under Giuliano's guidance on the sideline.

Dr. Mike Giuliano made an immediate impact during his first season on the sidelines leading the Georgia Gwinnett College women's soccer program. The Grizzlies captured the 2017 Association of Independent Institutions title and finished the season ranked No. 19 in the NAIA. The 14 wins tied the program's top mark and GGC made its second appearance in the NAIA Opening Round.

Giuliano, who possesses nearly 30 years of successful head coaching experience at the NAIA and NCAA levels, has eight various national coach of the year accolades to his name and was the first coach in National Soccer Coaches Association of America history to earn three consecutive NSCAA/adidas National Coach of the Year awards.

Giuliano brings a wealth of collegiate experience to Georgia Gwinnett, with stints at Wheaton College (Ill.), San Diego State University (Calif.), Westmont College (California), Santa Barbara City College (California), and Trinity Christian College (Illinois).

From 1993-2003, Giuliano developed Westmont into an NAIA women’s soccer powerhouse, producing a 194-42-15 record in 11 seasons while winning four NAIA national titles in five years. Westmont reached nine NAIA national tournaments under Giuliano, including one in each of his final eight seasons. On four occasions, Giuliano was named both the NSCAA/adidas National Coach of the Year and the NAIA Coach of the Year. In his final five seasons at the NAIA level, he led Westmont to a 97-11-7 record and did not lose in his final 59 regulation matches. During the same five-year span, Westmont went 17-0-1 in the NAIA national tournament.

During Giuliano's tenure at Westmont, the school produced three NAIA National Players of the Year, 14 All-Americans, and 16 scholar-athletes. He also helped coach 55 all-Golden State Athletic Conference selections, including three GSAC Players of the Year.

At NCAA Division III Wheaton, Giuliano led the men’s soccer program to a runner-up finish in the national championship in 2014, six total NCAA tournament appearances and seven conference championships in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin.

Prior to Wheaton, Giuliano spent three seasons at NCAA Division I San Diego State.

Giuliano also previously started the women's soccer program at Santa Barbara City College and spent five years coaching the Trinity men's soccer team, winning one district coach-of-the-year honor.

Most recently, Giuliano guided GAC to a Georgia High School Association state championship in 2015 and a state semifinals appearance in 2016.

Giuliano played college soccer at Tennessee Temple University in Chattanooga and went on to earn a bachelor's degree in communications from TTU in 1981. He received his master's degree in education in 1987 at Trinity International University (Ill.) and earned a Ph.D. in communications from Northwestern University (Ill.) in 1993.

Giuliano and his wife, Barbara, reside in Suwanee. They have three children, Joshua, Justin, and Linnae.

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Andrea Kaminski

Andrea Kaminski enters her sixth season as the assistant coach of Georgia Gwinnett College’s women's soccer program in 2020.

A former standout NCAA Division I goalkeeper, Kaminski helps coordinate the Grizzly defense and goalkeepers, as well as assists head coach Dr. Mike Giuliano with recruiting, training and day-to-day operations of the program.

She has mentored the last two Association of Independent Institutions Goalkeeper of the Year award winners with Sophie Hoare honored during the 2019 season and Elisa Randel named following the 2018 campaign. Over the last two seasons the Grizzlies have posted a 32-10-1 record.

Kaminski has helped lead GGC to three A.I.I. titles (2019, 2018 and 2017) -- the first conference championships in program history. The 2018 squad won a single-season school-record 17 matches and captured the program's first NAIA national tournament victory with a 3-0 home triumph against Columbia (Mo.) in the Opening Round. The Round of 16 appearance in 2018 marked the deepest postseason run in program history.

She helped the 2019 team tally 15 victories and advance to the Opening Round title match behind a 3-2 double-overtime victory against Trinity Christian (Ill.). The Grizzlies registered a 1-0 home victory against No. 5 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.). GGC did not allow a goal during five October matches.

In 2017, Kaminski led the GGC defense to nine shutouts and the program's first conference championship. The Grizzlies defeated two nationally ranked opponents, earning triumphs against No. 23 Cumberland (Tenn.) and No. 23 Jamestown (N.D.). The win against Jamestown gave the Grizzlies the Association of Independent Institutions title and berth to the NAIA national tournament. Goalkeeper Sophie Hoare earned first A.I.I. team honors.

She guided the Grizzlies to their fifth-consecutive double-digit-win season at 10-7-2 in 2016. The defensive unit posted four shutouts as the Grizzlies outscored their opponents by a 50-30 margin.

During 2015, Kaminski’s first year at GGC, she helped guide the Grizzly defense to five shutouts en route to a 10-win season.

Prior to arriving at GGC, Kaminski spent the previous four seasons on the staff at NCAA Division III Capital University (Ohio), helping the team to three conference championships and a berth into the national semifinals in 2013. She helped Crusaders goalkeeper Maggie Donnellan collect three consecutive conference goalkeeper of the year awards as well as a pair of all-region honors and an NSCAA All-America designation.

Kaminski boasts a wealth of playing experience, beginning with a record-breaking career in goal for the University of Cincinnati. In her four years with the Bearcats, she logged 6,713 minutes in goal and graduated as the school’s all-time saves leader (407), leading the Big East Conference in the category in both 2006 and 2009.

Following her collegiate career, Kaminski competed for the West Virginia Illusion of the W-League and spent time coaching for former U.S. Women’s National Team coach Tony DiCicco with his Soccer Plus Goalkeepeing School.

Kaminski graduated from Cincinnati in 2010 with a degree in special education. She is a native of Indiana.