Nate Ulness was hired as an Assistant Coach for Eastern Washington in August of 2022, by head coach Missy Strasburg. 

During his first season with the Eagles, Ulness helped develop true frshman Kamryn Willoughby into the team's starting goalkeeper. Willoughby had a 5-7-5 record, starting 16 of the team's 18 games. She finished with 85 saves and had four shutouts during the season. Overall, Eastern had 105 saves during the season.