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 Matt Weiss
Alma Mater: Otterbein '08 | Overall Record: 0-0 (0 Years) | Record at Ohio Wesleyan: 0-0 (0 Years)
Matt Weiss enters his first year as head coach of the Ohio Wesleyan University men's soccer team and his 11th season overall as a member of the Battling Bishop men's soccer coaching staff, most recently serving 5 years as associate head coach.
Since joining the Ohio Wesleyan staff in 2014, Weiss has been a part of 9 NCAA Division III tournament appearances, including the 2014 national semifinals; 2 North Coast Athletic Conference championships, and 2 NCAC tournament championships, while helping the Bishops compile an overall record of 134-50-27 and an overall conference record of 66-9-12. During that time, Ohio Wesleyan players have compiled 7 All-America, 8 Academic All-America®, 30 all-region, 69 all-conference and 11 individual conference Player of the Year awards.
The 2024 Battling Bishops finished the season with a 12-5-3 record, and won the NCAC championship for the conference-record 23rd time. Ohio Wesleyan made its NCAA-record 45th Division III tournament appearance and advanced to the second round of the tournament. Regionally, the Bishops finished in the top 10 in scoring offense, goals-against average, total assists, total goals, and winning percentage. Senior Brady West was named NCAC Defensive Player of the Year, All-America, and Academic All-America®.
In 2023, Ohio Wesleyan finished the season with a 13-6-1 record. The Battling Bishops went 6-2 in NCAC competition, finishing second in the league standings. Ohio Wesleyan made the NCAA tournament and advanced to the second round. The Bishops had the most players represented on all-region (4) and all-conference (7) teams as well as junior Brady West receiving All-America and Academic All-America® honors.
The 2022 Battling Bishops finished second in the NCAC championship race with their NCAC-record 18th undefeated conference season (6-0-2), won their NCAC-record 11th conference tournament, and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division III tournament on the way to an 11-5-4 overall mark. Ohio Wesleyan tied the NCAC record for fewest goals allowed in conference play (1), ranked 15th among 408 NCAA Division III teams in goals-against average (0.593), and tied for 11th nationally in fewest goals allowed (12). A region-leading 5 Bishops made all-region teams, including NCAC Defensive Player of the Year Mason Taylor, while the Bishop staff was named NCAC Coaching Staff of the Year in recognition of those accomplishments.
In 2021, the Bishops finished second in the NCAC with an 8-1 record and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division III tournament, finishing with a record of 15-3-2. Ohio Wesleyan ranked 10th among 406 NCAA Division III teams in goals-against average (0.581), tied for 11th in fewest goals allowed (12), and ranked fifth in shutouts (11). The Bishops had the most players represented on all-region (4) and all-conference (6) teams as well as NCAC Offensive Player of the Year Jaggar Brooker and NCAC Midfielder of the Year Hector Gomez receiving All-America honors.
The 2019 Bishops finished the season with a record of 15-5-4, making their 29th Sweet 16 appearance in the NCAA tournament. The defense ranked second among 410 NCAA Division III teams in goals-against average (0.476) and tied for fourth in fewest goals allowed (12) and shutouts (13). Ohio Wesleyan had the most all-region players represented (4) and sophomore Hector Gomez received NCAC Midfielder of the Year as well as All-America honors. The Bishops also had the NCAA Division III individual champion in goals-against average, goalkeeper J.P. Baughman.
In 2018, the Bishops finished with a 13-4-2 record, finishing second in the NCAC with a 6-1-2 record and making a NCAC tournament championship appearance. Freshman Hector Gomez was named NCAC Newcomer of the Year.
The 2017 Bishops finished the season with a record of 12-7-2, finishing second in the NCAC with a 7-1-1 record. The Bishops won their 10th NCAC tournament title and reached the NCAA tournament. Freshman Matt Yingling was named NCAC Newcomer of the Year.
In 2016, the Bishops finished with a 10-5-2 record, finishing second in the NCAC and reached the NCAA tournament. Freshman Brady Whittekind was named NCAC Newcomer of the Year, while senior Nick Norman received Academic All-America® honors.
The 2015 Bishops finished the season with a record of 16-5-2, finishing second in the NCAC with a 7-1-1 record and reaching the NCAC tournament final. A 5-game stretch of outscoring opponents 26-0 helped the Bishops finish in the top 10 nationally in total assists and total goals. Senior Brian Schaefer received All-America and NCAC Offensive Player of the Year honors while also being named Academic All-America®, along with junior Nick Norman and senior Matt DiCesare. Senior Evan Lee was named NCAC Defensive Player of the Year.
In 2014, the Bishops finished with a 17-5-4 record, winning the NCAC championship with an 8-0-1 record and making the NCAC tournament final. In the NCAA tournament, the Bishops reached their 10th NCAA Final Four. Senior NCAC Offensive Player of the Year, Colton Bloecher, was also named All-America and Academic All-America®.
Weiss recently finished a 7-year stint coaching club soccer with Ohio Premier in the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL). Weiss finished with a 101-16-15 record in the conference and achieved 5 league championships, 3 Sweet-16 appearances, an Elite-8 appearance, and multiple top-5 national rankings. Defensively, his teams finished with the fewest goals allowed in the country 3 times.
Before coming to Ohio Wesleyan, Weiss coached at the high school level, where he was named the Columbus Assistant Coach of the Year in 2010 and conference Coach of the Year in 2012.
He holds a USSF "B" license and a United Soccer Coaches Sports Performance Diploma.
Weiss is a 2008 graduate of Otterbein College. He played 3 years for the Cardinals and graduated with a bachelor's degree in sports management. Weiss continued his education with a master's degree in coaching education from Ohio University.
He is a native of Worthington, Ohio.
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