Kevin Dempsey concluded his seventh season as an assistant coach for Loyola's women's soccer program in 2022.

The Greyhounds secured their fourth-straight birth in the Patriot League tournament in the 2022 season. The Greyhounds earned their first win or tie against a ranked team since the 2007 season, when the Greyhounds battled to a 0-0 tie against No. 25 Wake Forest. The Greyhounds started the conference season with two wins and a tie to earn seven points in the first three games. 

All six of their wins came via shutout, as Preseason Goalkeeper of the Year, senior Pagie Sim, had another strong season in net for the Greyhounds. Sim was also named as the Patriot League Scholar Athlete of the Year, the first Greyhound to earn that honor.

Loyola posted its highest-ever finish in the Patriot League standings during the 2021 fall campaign while returning to the conference tournament for a third-straight season. The Greyhounds earned a result in 8 of 9 Patriot League matches, ultimately finishing third out of 10 schools in the conference with a 5-1-3 record. Their 18 points were just two back of first place, and it was five points above the program's previous Patriot League high of 13.

Seven of the eight victories came via shutout, and junior Paige Sim was honored as the program's first Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year after leading the conference in both goals-against average (0.95) and save percentage (.809). Sim later added United Soccer Coaches Third Team All-Region and CoSIDA Second Team Academic All-America accolades.

The team also continued to excel in the classroom, as Sim, Sarah Bayer and Chloe Kuminkoski gave the Greyhounds a conference-high three Academic All-Patriot League selections. A total of 17 Greyhounds posted a GPA above 3.60 during the 2021 spring semester, with six managing perfect 4.0’s.

The Greyhounds made a return trip to the Patriot League semifinals during the shortened 2021 spring season, placing second in the South division standings and allowing just three goals in six games overall. Loyola had five standouts earn All-Patriot League recognition for a second-straight season, including first team accolades for Claire Beath and Ada Clare Tempert.

Loyola earned results in 12 of 19 games in 2019, finishing with an overall record of 7-7-5 (3-2-4 Patriot League) and clinching the program’s first Patriot League tournament appearance since 2015. The Greyhounds earned a thrilling double-overtime victory over Lafayette in the quarterfinal round before being edged on penalty kicks at top-seeded Navy in the semifinals.

Loyola’s seven victories were the program’s most since 2012, and its five All-Patriot League honorees were the most since joining the conference prior to the 2013 season. Hannah Hoefs, honored as the conference’s Midfielder of the Year, led the Patriot League in both goals (9) and points (21).

A native of Columbia, Maryland, Dempsey came to Loyola after serving one year as an assistant coach at Maryland and five seasons as the assistant coach/recruiting coordinator at LSU. In 2013 and 2014, Dempsey assembled the top recruiting classes in the SEC, which were ranked among the top-10 nationally.

In addition, in 2014, Dempsey's freshmen earned two spots on the All-SEC Freshmen Team, making LSU the only school to have more than one player on the league team. The previous year, three freshmen were honored with All-SEC Second Team honors, marking the first time in conference history that three freshmen from the same school made an All-SEC team. That year, the trio went on to be selected to the Freshman All-American Team by TopDrawerSoccer.com.

On the field, Dempsey's defensive unit was pivotal in LSU winnings its fourth SEC Western Division championships in five years and earning a trip to the 2011 NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in program history. They finished the season with a 13-8-1 overall record and an 8-3 mark in SEC play.

In his first year with the Tigers, Dempsey worked closely with the defensive unit, helping the team match a program record for the fewest goals allowed in a season, with 16, and nearly set a school record with a 0.72 goals-against average in 21 games. LSU finished the season tied for first in the SEC in goals allowed and second for GAA.

Prior to working at LSU, Dempsey spent nine years as the head coach at the College of Charleston, where he led the Cougars to a 99-78-22 overall record and a 54-32-8 mark in the Southern Conference.

For nine-straight seasons, Dempsey and the Cougars made an appearance in the SoCon Tournament, including making runner-up finishes in 2002 and 2009. College of Charleston earned 28 All-SoCon and All-SoCon Tournament selections under Dempsey, and had six NSCAA All-Region Scholar Athletes in 2009 and 2010.

Dempsey started his head coaching tenure at his alma mater, Catawba College, in 1994. For seven seasons, he compiled an overall record of 80-45-7, including a 47-13-3 mark in the NCAA Division II South Atlantic Conference.

In all, Dempsey coached 10 NCAA Division II All-Americans, 17 All-South Region selections, four SAC Players of the Year and four SAC Freshmen of the Year.

Dempsey graduated from Catawba in 1993 with a bachelor's degree in history. He and his wife, Krista, have a son, Jack.