Rich Stoneman was elevated to associate head coach in December, 2015, following three seasons as an assistant coach with the Lancers. Stoneman joined the program in July, 2013, and will enter his 11th season with the program in 2023.

Stoneman has made a tremendous impact on all facets of Longwood women’s soccer, most notably recruiting and the success of Longwood’s goalkeepers. Since his arrival in Farmville, Longwood has compiled an overall record of 78-76-28 (.505) and a Big South ledger of 49-32-19 (.585). Eight of those seasons have produced winning records in conference play, while four have seen Longwood earn top-three finishes in the Big South standings.

Stoneman has also been instrumental in the development of Longwood’s goalkeepers, during his time in Farmville. In 2022, he helped Mary Kate Levush finish her best season as a Lancer. She was second in the Big South with 5.53 saves per game, and she was fourth in the league in shutouts with four. She set the school's single-game saves record with a whopping 17 saves that earned a road point at Elon for the Lancers. The 17 saves were four more than the previous record.

In 2021, he helped Jordan Horacek post her best individual season as a Lancer that helped pave the way for an eight-match unbeaten streak and a six-match winning streak in conference play. In addition, Horacek tied the then-program record with 13 saves in a match. That propelled Longwood to a third place finish and a 2-0 win over Gardner-Webb in the first round of the Big South Tournament. In addition, the team posted eight shutouts in 2021.

Prior to that, he helped mentor Madison Van Dyke, and Van Dyke added her name to the top five of the Longwood Division I record books across a variety of categories in three seasons as the primary goalkeeper. In the spring season of 2021 (after the fall was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic), the Lancers posted five shutouts in 10 matches with Van Dyke leading the way in goal. The Lancers claimed a spot in the Big South Tournament with a fourth-place finish in the regular season.

In 2019, Van Dyke set the program record for saves in a match (13), and she is among the all-time leaders in wins (16, 5th), saves (166, 5th), goalkeeper minutes (3,820, 3rd), save percentage (0.783, 4th), goals against average (1.07, 3rd) and shutouts (13, T4th). Van Dyke was a two-time All-Big South Honorable Mention as well as an all-state VaSID selection in 2021.

Early in his Lancer career, Stoneman coached Maria Kirby, who would go down as the top goalkeeper across a variety of categories in her Longwood career. Kirby, an All-Big South selection, graduated as Longwood's all-time Division I record-holder in every statistical category, including career shutouts (27), wins (30), saves (264), save percentage (.841) and goals against average (0.82).

Stoneman also mentored Kirby in her best seasons, which saw her set Longwood single-season records in 2017 in goals against average (0.55), saves (96), save percentage (.881), wins (13) and shutouts (11) en route to All-Big South honors.

Stoneman also stepped in as the interim head coach for Longwood’s women’s tennis team over the second half of the 2016 spring season and led the program to four wins, securing the team’s first back-to-back 10-win seasons in the Division I era. In addition, he helped them earn the program's biggest Division I upset with a takedown of in-state foe George Mason.

Prior to Longwood, Stoneman coached the 2013 Fredericksburg Impact of the W-League, Women’s Pro-Am Soccer, to a fourth-place finish in the Northeastern Conference. That team included former Lancer standout Lindsey Ottavio.

Stoneman also served as an assistant coach at Pfeiffer University during 2012, while also working as the college coordinator at the Charlotte (N.C.) Soccer Academy (CSA). He has previous Division I coaching experience at Big South Conference member Coastal Carolina University (2010-11, women’s assistant, volunteer men’s assistant), East Carolina University (2007-09, women’s assistant), Louisiana Tech University (2004-06, women’s assistant) and Baylor University (2001-02, volunteer women’s assistant).

At Pfeiffer, Stoneman helped the program to an 11-6-2 record and an appearance in the Conference Carolinas Championship, while coaching the league’s Freshman of the Year. In addition, he worked very closely with CSA North to establish weekly technical and conditioning trainings and a Goalkeeper’s Academy, helping teams on technical and tactical aspects of their strengths and weaknesses. He led the ECNL College Prep team to an ECNL national top four finish.

At Coastal Carolina, Stoneman helped the program to a 10-8-2 record in 2010, including a share of the Big South regular season title. He assisted in maintaining team continuity throughout a head coaching change through the 2010-11 seasons, with responsibilities that included running all training sessions, monitoring academic standings, planning team travel, monitoring team budget, developing and maintaining strong alumni relationships, maintaining and monitoring recruit data bases, and serving as an associate camp director for summer camp. He also assisted with the men’s team that made NCAA appearances in 2010 and 2011, while producing MLS Players.

At East Carolina, Stoneman had many of the same responsibilities as well as recording player performance utilizing video break down for each game, and implementing the creation of individual player statistics and performance breakdowns. The 2008 team was a program-best 15-4-4, including the regular season Conference USA title and a runner-up finish at the C-USA Tournament. He helped establish the Louisiana Tech women’s soccer program after getting his start in coaching at Baylor, where he was Director of Clinics and Camps for the program.

The Fayetteville, N.C., native earned a Bachelor of Science degree in health and recreation from East Central (Okla.) University in 2001, and he had a minor in religious studies.  He helped lead his NTX Olympic Development Program side to a national championship in the same year. Stoneman was a standout at Oklahoma Christian University from 1995-98, earning National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) All-Region honors (1997-98). He also played with the Oklahoma City Slickers and Oklahoma City Heat (1996-99) of the USISL, now the United Soccer Leagues (USL). Stoneman was a reserve for both the Dallas Burn (1999) and Kansas City Wiz (2000) of Major League Soccer (MLS). He also holds a Golden Gloves record of 10-6 in boxing.

Stoneman, who has numerous experiences with various camps and clinics since 1999, holds a National A License from the United States Soccer Federation (USSF), a National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Advanced Youth License, a NSCAA Goalkeeping Level I and II License, an English F.A. Premier Badge Level I and has memberships with the NSCAA, USSF and the F.A. Coaching Association. In addition, he is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), certified through the NSCA. He has served on Olympic Development Program coaching staffs in both Texas and North Carolina.