SCSU Women’s Soccer Head Coach Adam enters his 18th year as the Owls’ head coach in 2022.

Adam Cohen Highlights

Third most career wins among active Northeast 10 coaches and sixth most overall

2014 ECAC Champion

Two All-American selections

47 All-Northeast 10 selections

37 All-New England selections

11 Northeast 10 Academic All-Conference selections

11 NSCAA/United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award

One of the top programs in the region continues to develop under the watch of Adam Cohen, who is in his 18th season as head coach of the Southern Connecticut State University women’s soccer team in 2022.

Cohen has posted a 131-123-39 mark leading the Owls and has won at least 10 games in a season on five occasions. Cohen has also led the Owls to the last two Northeast 10 Conference Championship Game in 2019 and 2021.Forty-seven players have earned All-Conference honors under Cohen, along with two Northeast-10 Rookies of the Year. Twenty NEWISA Senior Bowl participants and 32 All-New England honorees have also suited up for SCSU with Cohen at the helm, along with two All-Americans. His teams have also been recognized with the NSCAA/United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award in each of the last 11 years.

After missing the 2020 season due to the pandemic, the Owls bounced back last season to reach the conference championship game for the second-consecutive season. The Owls featured five all-conference selections in second team picks Amanda Dustin and Nadine Hilkert; third team selections Kaitlyn D'Amico and Allie Smith and an all-rookie nod to Kylee Slavik. Hilkert also earned all-region honors as well as being named to the Academic All-Conference Team and being selected as the 2021-22 SCSU Athletics Female Athlete of the Year. Greta Brunello was also honored as a recipient of the prestigious Barnard Award which is given to four Southern Connecticut students each year. 

The 2019 season started off with an exclamation point as Southern upset the defending Division II National Champions and No. 2 nationally ranked University of Bridgeport in the season opener. Southern finished the season 10-7-4, their most wins since the 2014 season. Despite being the seven seed entering the NE10 Tournament, the Owls advanced to the Championship Game for just the second time in program history, and first since 2000. Nadine Hilkert and Kaitlyn D’Amico earned All NE10 team selections and, along with Paula Nunez, NEWISA All-New England Team selections. Hilkert was also an All-ECAC Team selection. Hilkert and Nunez were named to the NE10 Academic All-Conference Team as well. 

During the 2018 season, the Owls five-game winning streak, their longest since 2014, propelled the Owls to a nine-win season and an appearance in the NE10 Conference Tournament. Paula Nuñez Escobar was selected to ECAC First-Team and NEWISA All-New England, while Johanna Wahlen also earned NEWISA All-New England honors. Nuñez Escobar and Wahlen also were selected to All-NE10 Teams, and Greta Brunello, Kaitlyn D’Amico, and Kelsey Burr earned NE10 All-Rookie laurels. Mikaela Magee and Wahlen were named to the NE10 Academic All-Conference Team.

The Owls are coming off a 2017 campaign in which they registered two victories, along with a tie against nationally ranked Southern New Hampshire. Nadine Hilkert earned NE10 All-Rookie honors, and Gabby Arruda was tabbed as All-New England. The squad was also recognized again by the United Soccer Coaches for its academic success.

The 2016 campaign culminated with a 9-7-3 mark and included Cohen's 100th win on the Owls' sideline, a 3-2 triumph over LeMoyne on Oct. 12. Five Owls were named All-Conference, with a quintet also tabbed to play in the NEWISA Senior Bowl. In addition, Caroline Staudle was also tabbed as the second CoSIDA Academic All-American in program history (both have come under Cohen's watch).

The Owls capped the 2015 season with six victories and a berth in the Northeast-10 Conference Tournament, where they lost to the eventual champ, Adelphi. SCSU had three student-athletes earn All-Conference honors.

Southern Connecticut finished the 2014 season with an 11-6-2 mark and won the first ECAC Championship in school history. On the individual front, six Owls earned conference honors, along with three All-New England picks. Sarah Brochu also collected All-America honors for her play on the pitch.

The Owls enjoyed a strong 2013 season but narrowly missed out on a berth in the Northeast-10 Tournament. The team finished the year with seven wins. Suzane Pires was named as just the third All-American in program history, while two Owls were named All-Conference, All-New England and All-ECAC.

The Owls also excelled in the classroom, as they were once again honored by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America with a Team Academic Award for posting a cumulative team grade point average of higher than 3.0.

The 2012 campaign featured nine wins and a trip to the Northeast-10 Conference Tournament for the Owls. Two student-athletes were named All-Conference, with two honorees also for the All-New England and All-Region squads. The Owls also excelled in the classroom and in the community. SCSU earned the NSCAA Team Academic Award for the fourth year in a row. Individually, Sarah Brochu was tabbed for the NE-10 Women’s Soccer All-Academic Team.

Southern Connecticut was ranked as high as No. 25 in the nation in 2011 and finished the year with a 10-5-3 overall mark and an appearance in the Northeast-10 Conference Tournament.

Following the conclusion of the year, the Owls were honored extensively both on the team and individual fronts. Jackie Fede was selected as both the NE-10 and ECAC Goalkeeper of the Year. Four Owls were named to both the All-Region and All-New England teams, with six individuals earning honors from the Northeast-10 Conference.

From the academic standpoint, the Owls were honored with the NSCAA Team Academic Award for the third year in a row. Jackie Fede was named an Academic All-American, while Fede and Sarah Brochu both earned NE-10 Women’s Soccer All-Academic Team honors. Nineteen student-athletes were also named to the NE-10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

The Owls posted an 8-6-3 campaign in 2010, one in which the club was regionally ranked for most of the season. On the individual front, Jenna Mallico was named All-New England, All-Region and All-Conference, while Sarah Brochu collected All-New England and All-Conference laurels.

Southern Connecticut was honored with the NSCAA Team Academic Award, while 14 student-athletes were named to the to the NE-10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

Cohen also guided the Owls to an eight-win season in 2009, one that included a perfect non-conference mark and a home triumph over a nationally-ranked C.W. Post squad.

Following the season, two student-athletes earned All-Conference and All-New England laurels, while three Owls were picked to play in the NEWISA Senior Bowl.

In the classroom, the Owls were honored with the NSCAA Academic Team Award for overall team success. In addition, 18 student-athletes were recognized on the NE-10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

The Owls posted a 12-5-2 mark in 2008 and narrowly missed out on qualifying for the NCAA Tournament. In the process, SCSU reached the semifinals of the Northeast-10 Conference Tournament and posted its highest single-season win total since 2004. Southern Connecticut was ranked as high as No. 5 in the region during the course of the year.

The Owls enjoyed a resurgence in 2007 and were ranked as high as No. 10 in the region. SCSU was poised for post-season action before a late slide pushed the club on the outside of the Northeast-10 Tournament field.

After an 11-win campaign in his inaugural season, a series of injuries and an inexperienced club dropped Cohen’s side back to a 5-9-3 record in 2006. The Owls rebounded in 2007 to improve their win total by two.

Prior to taking over as head women’s coach at SCSU, Cohen spent three seasons (2001-03) as an assistant with the Owls’ men’s program. During that stretch, the club posted a 49-9-5 (.818) record and reached the NCAA Tournament three times. In addition, Cohen coached six players that earned All-America honors.

Hired as just the second head coach in the history of the program, Cohen has also developed an impressive coaching resume around greater New Haven, directing numerous area high schools and working as the Assistant Director of Coaching with the South Central Premier soccer program. He has an “A” coaching license to go along with a National Youth coaching license and a NSCAA Premier Diploma.

Cohen is also a former member of the Olympic Developmental Program (ODP) staff and is a former assessor for the United States Youth Soccer regional staff.

As a collegiate student-athlete, Cohen attended Quinnipiac University and was a three-year member of the squad and earned All-Conference honors during his career. Cohen is a native of Guilford, Conn. and a former All-State goalkeeper at Guilford High School.

Cohen earned a bachelor’s degree in business management from Quinnipiac in 1995. He completed his master's degree in exercise science/sports psychology at Southern Connecticut in 2016.

He and his wife, Kristin, currently reside in North Haven with their sons, Braden and Tyler.

Adam Cohen Career Coaching Record            Wins         Loss         Ties             WL%   

2005

Southern Conn. St.

11

5

3

0.658

2006

Southern Conn. St.

5

8

3

0.382

2007

Southern Conn. St.

7

9

2

0.444

2008

Southern Conn. St.

12

5

2

0.684

2009

Southern Conn. St.

8

9

1

0.472

2010

Southern Conn. St.

8

6

3

0.559

2011

Southern Conn. St.

10

5

3

0.639

2012

Southern Conn. St.

9

6

3

0.583

2013

Southern Conn. St.

7

9

2

0.444

2014

Southern Conn. St.

11

6

2

0.632

2015

Southern Conn. St.

6

10

1

0.382

2016

Southern Conn. St.

9

7

3

0.553

2017

Southern Conn. St.

2

12

3

0.206

2018

Southern Conn. St.

9

10

0

0.474

2019

Southern Conn. St.

10

7

4

0.571

2020

Southern Conn.St. 

COVID

2021

Southern Conn. St. 

7

8

4

.474

131

123

39

0.528