Mark McDevitt was announced as assistant coach of the women's soccer team in June 2018 and will enter his fifth season with the Crimson in 2022-23.

McDevitt helped lead the Crimson to an at-large berth in the 2021 NCAA Championship as the program made its 17th all-time NCAA appearance and gained its first at-large bid since 2004. The Crimson went 12-3-1 on the year and earned rankings as high as No. 4 in the NCAA RPI, No. 8 in the Top Drawer Soccer poll, and No. 16 in the United Soccer Coaches poll. Hannah Bebar collected both Third Team All-America and Ivy League Rookie of the Year honors. The Crimson totaled six All-Ivy selections and five Academic All-District choices.

In his second season as assistant coach, McDevitt helped guide the 2019 Harvard squad to a 12-3-2 overall record, including a 5-1-1 mark against Ivy League opponents. Murphy Agnew was tabbed as the Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year and was one of six Crimson players to earn All-Ivy honors. Additionally, Cammie Dopke and Taylor Nielson earned CoSIDA Academic All-District accolades in 2019.

Harvard posted a 7-7-1 mark in 2018, including a 4-2-1 third-place record in Ivy League play. Leah Mohammadi and Agnew, both First Team All-Ivy, were among the four Crimson student-athletes to garner All-Ivy accolades. Harvard’s 2020 season was canceled due to COVID-19.

McDevitt joined the Crimson after five seasons at Boston College, including the last two as associate head coach. While with the Eagles, he helped the program to two NCAA tournament appearances, including a 2013 trip to the Elite Eight. McDevitt served as the recruiting coordinator for the program, helping to bring in three-consecutive top-25 classes from 2016-18.

Prior to his time at Boston College, McDevitt spent three seasons as an assistant coach at Boston University, and in leadership roles with Global Premier Soccer (GPS) in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. He was also on the coaching staff of the Boston Renegades in the women's professional league for three seasons, including as the head coach in 2007.

A graduate of the University of Ulster, Magee in 2000, McDevitt helped lead his team to a national championship in college, and two in high school. He also represented Northern Ireland's national team at the youth levels and was selected for the Ireland Universities National team his senior year at Ulster, Magee. McDevitt holds a USSF A-license. McDevitt is also a US Soccer Youth National Team Scout and US Soccer National Grassroots Coaching Course Instructor.