ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – After 11 seasons as head coach of the UNM women’s soccer team, Heather Dyche has stepped down. Dyche has now accepted a job as head coach of the USA soccer under-23 women’s national team.
Under Dyche’s leadership, the Lobos won four Mountain West regular-season titles and made two NCAA tournament appearances. In 2020, the UNM earned its first NCAA tournament win in program history. Fourteen of her players at UNM went on to sign professional contracts.
“It has been the greatest honor of my career to lead the women’s soccer program at The University of New Mexico in my home state, surrounded by my family and a community that I love,” said Dyche. “I’m endlessly grateful to every player, coach, student manager, and staff member who poured their heart into this program, especially Paul and Karley, who have been by my side for the last ten years. This place has shaped who I am as a coach and as a person, and I will carry that pride and gratitude with me as I take on this new opportunity with U.S. Soccer.”
Dyche leaves UNM with 106 career victories, the most conference wins in program history (63), and the highest winning percentage in program history (.600).
In addition to her work with the Lobos, Dyche is also the only American woman on the FIFA women’s development team as a technical expert.
