Yellow Jacket Women's Soccer Coaching Staff
Head Coach Alden Lawrence

Alden Lawrence enters his second year at the helm of the Yellow Jacket soccer program after spending one season as the men’s and women’s head coach at Bethany College.

The move is a homecoming of sorts for Lawrence who is returning to the region where he spent two years as an assistant head coach for men’s soccer at The University of Findlay in Findlay, Ohio.

In 2003, Lawrence helped to guide Findlay to a Great Lakes Regional Championship en route to an appearance in the NCAA Division II Final Four. The Oilers ended that season with a national ranking of No. 5 in the final NSCAA Division II poll.

Prior to coming to Findlay, Lawrence spent two years as a youth development officer at the senior club level with the Queen’s Park Football Club in Glasgow, Scotland. As a coach in the Queen’s Park youth program, Lawrence was responsible for the long-term development of footballers aspiring to sign with the club’s senior team.

During his undergraduate studies, Lawrence spent time coaching the Emerald Soccer Club in Hudson, Ohio while also coaching high school teams in Akron, Ohio. Lawrence also worked within various soccer communities as a volunteer coach, YMCA soccer instructor and USSF referee.

Lawrence graduated from The University of Findlay in 2005 with a M.A. in Education and earned a B.A. in English from Kent State University with a minor in Philosophy.

Currently, Lawrence holds a National “D” License from the USSF, an Advanced National Diploma and State Goalkeeping Diploma from the NSCAA, and a Level Four Children’s certification, Level Three Youth certification and Level One Goalkeeping certification from the SFA.

Contact Coach Lawrence at alawrence@defiance.edu or (419) 783-2588

Assistant Coach Quanni Franklin

Quanni Franklin begins her second year as Assistant Coach for DC Women’s Soccer.

Franklin has experience in the HCAC, having graduated from Manchester College after a distinguished career as a Spartan student-athlete. She lettered all four years and was a three-time HCAC Athlete of the Year for javelin and discus. Franklin was the HCAC Field Events Athlete of the Year, as well as the Track & Field MVP for Manchester. In addition, she holds school records for discus and javelin and the HCAC record for javelin.

A native of Indianapolis, Franklin was a tri-athlete at Broad Ripple High School, lettering in basketball, softball, and track.

Contact Coach Franklin: qfranklin@defiance.edu or (419) 783-2445

Volunteer Student Goalkeeping Coach
Sarah Sutter

Sarah Sutter begins her first season as a student goalkeeping coach for the Defiance College Women's Soccer Team.

Sutter, a Senior at Defiance College spent her first 2 years at Defiance as a member of the Women's Soccer team before a career ending injury led her into coaching. In her tenor at DC, Sutter started 32 of 34 games while
racking up a .859 save percentage in goal, as well as being ranked 19th in the nation for average saves per game in 2004.

A graduate of Talawanda High School in Oxford Ohio, Sutter saw recognitions in Soccer, Basketball, and Softball.

Sarah is the daughter of John and Robin Sutter and is a double major in Criminal Justice and Psychology, and will be graduating in May from Defiance College.