Rich Wall became the head coach of the Mercyhurst women's soccer team in December, 2022.

Wall brings a wealth of experience and success to Erie, having previously coached at the Division I and Division II level, as well as the semi-pro level. Most recently, Wall was the associate head coach at Coastal Carolina.

Prior to Coastal Carolina, Wall spent two seasons at Cincinnati, coaching a two-time AAC Defensive Player of the Year and seven all-conference performers, while leading the Bearcats to the 2020 American Athletic Conference Championship game.

He was a former collegiate head coach at Lees-McRae College in North Carolina and an assistant coach at Ball State before joining the Bearcats staff in 2019. Wall compiled a record of 35-33-5 with the Bobcats and led them to a pair of 11-win seasons while climbing as high as No. 12 in the national rankings. During his four seasons at the helm, he coached two Conference Carolinas Player of the Year Award winners, the 2017 Conference Carolinas Freshmen of the Year, and the 2015 Conference Carolinas Defensive Player of the Year.

Wall also spent time as a coach in the USL League Two as an assistant with the Tri-Cities Otters and was the head coach of West Virginia United. He helped West Virginia reach the second round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup during one of his two seasons with the team. Wall has also been a youth soccer head coach with the Ohio Elite ECNL Girls and the North Carolina Olympic Development Program.

Wall played collegiately at Gardner-Webb University and Wingate University in North Carolina and saw action in 70 matches. He graduated from Gardner-Webb with a bachelor's degree in sport management. Additionally, Wall has earned the United States Soccer Federation A-Senior License, and the United Soccer Coaches Premier Diploma. In 2018, he was named to the United Soccer Coaches 30-Under-30 Program.