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04/22/2013
Cougar Soccer Ends Spring Season With a Win
Washington State had five goals by five different players.
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Micaela Castain scored the only Washington State goal.
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12/18/2012
Thanks for your support this year! GO COUGS!
11/02/2012
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10/30/2012
Hear from Keidane McAlpine in his weekly press conference. GO COUGS!
10/28/2012
Hear from Keidane McAlpine after the 1-0 win! GO COUGS!
10/23/2012
Hear from Keidane McAlpine in his weekly press conference. GO COUGS!
Keidane (Kih-Dawn-EE) McAlpine was named the Washington State University Head Soccer Coach, Cougar Director of Athletics Bill Moos announced, Jan. 27, 2012.
McAlpine becomes the fifth mentor in program history after spending the last-six seasons at Auburn. With the Tigers, he was part of a staff that guided Auburn to six-straight NCAA postseason appearances.
"Keidane is an outstanding soccer coach and a welcome addition to Washington State University and our athletic department," Moos said. "He has been successful at every stop during his career and I am confident he will continue to move our program forward."
The Cougars advanced to the NCAA Championship in three of the last four seasons, including a second round appearance in 2009 and 2011.
"I'm very fortunate to be leading such an experienced group of student-athletes at Washington State," McAlpine said. "A lot of starters return from the 2011 NCAA team and they know what it takes to compete in the Pac-12, one of the nation's best conferences. Most people don't get that opportunity and I am looking forward to it.
"I want to thank (WSU) President Dr. Floyd, Bill Moos and (Cougar SWA) Anne McCoy for this wonderful opportunity. I am very excited to be coming to Washington State University and the outstanding Pullman community.
"I am grateful to Auburn University as well as Tigers' President Dr. Jay Gogue, Director of Athletics Jay Jacobs and Senior Associate AD/SWA Meredith Jenkins. A special thanks to Auburn Head Coach Karen Hoppa. I had a great experience with the Tigers and each one of them helped me prepare to be a head coach in an elite conference.
A 1997 graduate of Birmingham-Southern, McAlpine played four seasons for the Panthers, including 1996 when he was the captain of the NAIA national runner-up squad.
The Huntsville, Ala., native served as an assistant coach at Birmingham-Southern for three seasons (1998-2000) and helped the Panthers reach their first NAIA National Tournament (2000).
He became the head coach at Birmingham-Southern prior to the 2001 season and led the Panthers for five years while the program transitioned to the NCAA level. In 2004, BSC captured the Big South championship and earned an NCAA Championship berth.
Considered one of the top tacticians in collegiate coaching, McAlpine worked with every area of the offense and defense during his tenure at Auburn and the Tigers won three Southeastern Conference Western Division crowns.
