Coaching Staff
Gail Macklin
HEAD COACH
SOUTHERN MISS, ‘01
G
ail Macklin, one of the youngest head
coaches in the nation, enters her second year
at the helm of Southern Miss soccer after a 5-11-1 first
season. Macklin was hired as the school’s third soccer
coach on June 29, 2004, replacing Matt Clark, who
compiled a 33-32-4 record in four years as head coach.
Macklin, is no stranger to Southern Miss women’s
soccer. She has been a part of the program since its
creation in 1997, first as a player, then as a volunteer
coach, assistant coach and now head coach. With the
transition phase to her system behind her, Macklin
can now further implement her vision for the Lady
Eagle soccer program.
When women’s soccer was started at Southern
Miss in 1997, Macklin was a member of the inaugural
team, enjoying a successful playing career. The first
Southern Miss team finished 11-5, setting the school
record in wins and fewest losses. As a senior, she led
the team to a 10-9 mark as it finished with the second-highest win total in school history. Macklin led
Gail Macklin Quick Facts
Biographical Information:
Hometown: Glengormley, Northern Ireland
Education: Bachelor’s degree, sport
administration and human performance:
Southern Miss, 2001
Birthdate: March 15, 1979
Southern Miss to a 27-24-3 mark during her
playing career. In 1997, Macklin was selected
first-team Soccer Buzz All-National for firstyear programs.
She was a three-year letterwinner during
her career, playing in 49 matches with 32
starts, primarily as a midfielder, recording
two goals, eight assists and 12 points. She
ranks ninth in school history with eight
assists and is tied with Associate Head
Coach Claire Rea for fifth on the school’s single season total in assists, recording five in
1997. She is also tied for the school’s singleseason lead in matches played, with 20 in
1999. In addition to her playing career at
Southern Miss, Macklin also played one season at East Antrim Institution.
Macklin was also a member of the
Northern Ireland national team for six years,
helping the team advance to the cup finals
from 1992-96. She also played on the Irish
National team in 2004 and played on the
Post Office United Club team from 1992-97,
helping the team to a county championship.
Following her collegiate career, Macklin
spent the 2000 and 2001 seasons as a volunteer coach helping the team to back-to-back
winning records, 9-8 and 9-7, respectively.
Macklin joined Clark’s staff full time in 2002,
and helped the team attain its third nine-win
season with a 9-7-3 mark in 2003.
Macklin also has coached with the
Mississippi Olympic Development Program
and with the Hattiesburg Youth Soccer
Association.
She graduated from Southern Miss in December
2001 with a bachelor’s degree in sport administration
and human performance.
Macklin, a native of Glengormley, Northern Ireland,
is the daughter of Henry and Moria Macklin.
Playing Experience:
1997-99: . . . . . . .Southern Miss
1992-96, 04: . . . .Northern Ireland National Team
1992-97: . . . . . . .Post Office United Club Team
Coaching Experience:
2004: . . . . . . . . . .Southern Miss: Head Coach
2002-03: . . . . . . .Southern Miss: Assistant Coach
2000-01: . . . . . . .Southern Miss: Volunteer Coach
Overall Record: 5-11-1
Macklin Year-By-Year:
2004:
2003:
2002:
2001:
2000:
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. . . . .Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-11-1
. . . . .Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-7-3
. . . . .Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-10-1
. . . . .Volunteer Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-7
. . . . .Volunteer Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-8
Claire Rea
ASSISTANT COACH
SOUTHERN MISS, ‘01
Like Southern Miss Head Coach Gail Macklin,
Claire Rea is no stranger to Lady Eagle soccer. She
has been associated with the Lady Eagle program for
six of the eight years the program has been in exis-
tence, first as a player and now as an associate head
coach. Rea enters her third season on the coaching
staff in 2005, first joining Matt Clark’s staff in the
2003 season.
A teammate of Macklin in 1998 and 1999, she was
a four-year letterwinner during her playing career
from 1998-2001. Rea played in 61 matches with 46
starts in her career, finishing with four goals, 10
assists and18 points.
She finished her career tied for fourth overall in alltime assists with 10. Rea is also tied with Head
Coach Gail Macklin for fifth on the school’s single
season total in assists, recording five in 2001 and
also recording the seventh best single-season total in
assists per match with 0.31 that same season. She is
also tied for the school’s single-season lead in most
starts in a season with 18 in 1998.
In addition to her Lady Eagle playing days, Rea
was a member of the Belfast United team that won a
Division I championship and competed on the Irish
National Team in 2004.
Rea is native of Belfast, Northern Ireland. She
graduated with a bachelor’s degree in sport administration from Southern Miss in 2001 and earned her
master’s degree in sport administration in 2004. She
is the daughter of Geraldine and the late Drew Rea.
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Dolores Deasley
Brandy Yeik
Archie Beaty
Terri Minor
Josh Bird
ASSISTANT COACH
HOFSTRA, ‘04
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Athletic Trainer
Student Assistant
Student Assistant
Manager
Dolores Deasley enters her second year as a member of the coaching staff in 2005, following her
decorated playing career at Hofstra University.
Deasley was a four-year letterwinner at Hofstra
University. She finished her career with nine goals,
four assists and 22 points. She played in 72 matches
in her career with 70 starts, helping Hofstra to a 4721-9 mark in her playing career.
As a senior in 2003, Deasley was named the
Colonial Athletic Association’s Defensive Player of the
Year and first-team All-CAA, also garnering AllAmerican third-team honors by Soccer Buzz
Magazine. She also was named first-team all-region
by the National Soccer Coaches Association of
American and Soccer Buzz Magazine.
Deasley, a 2003-04 recipient of the Dr. Nathalie J.
Smith Award, given to Hofstra’s Female Student
Athlete of the Year, helped Hofstra allow only nine
goals in 2003, which tied with Utah for the best in the
nation. She helped Hofstra to a 13-3-3 record and the
regular-season CAA championship title.
In 2002, she helped Hofstra to a 14-5-1 record,
earning All-CAA second-team honors and earning second-team All-America East honors as a sophomore in
2001, as the team finished 8-8-3. As a freshman, she
earned second-team All-America East conference
honors, also earning America East All-Rookie honors,
as the squad finished 12-5-2.
Deasley played for the New York Magic of the
United Soccer W-League in 2005, played on the Long
Island Lady Riders of the United Soccer W-League in
2003 and 2004 and has been a member of the Irish
National Soccer Team since 1999.
During her high school career at St. Columba’s
School in Ireland, she was named the Irish Under-18
National Player of the Year, the Donecal Player of the
Year and the St. Columba’s Player of the Year. She
also made an international appearance against the
U.S. National team.
She coached at the Elite Soccer Camps in 2004,
while also serving as an assistant coach for the
Under-14 team in the Long Island Soccer League.
Deasley is a native of Drumkeen, Ireland, and has
five brothers and four sisters. She is the daughter of
William and Bridget Deasley and completed her
bachelor of science degree in education from Hofstra
in 2004.
ALL-TIME
HEAD COACHES
1997 John Vincent . . . . . .11-5
1998 John Vincent . . . . .6-10-2
John Vincent
1999 John Vincent . . . . .10-9-1
2000 Matt Clark . . . . . . . . . .9-8
2001 Matt Clark . . . . . . . . . .9-7
Matt Clark
2002 Matt Clark . . . . . . .6-10-1
2003 Matt Clark . . . . . . . .9-7-3
2004 Gail Macklin . . . . .5-11-1 Gail Macklin
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