University of South Alabama Women's Soccer
University of South Alabama fields a women's soccer team in the Sun Belt Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 26 players, below the median of 31, with 1 head coach and 2 assistants. Team expenses were $1,203,410, about the median of $1.2M — $46,285 per roster spot, upper half of Division I women's soccer programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 28 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 968, about the median of 993, with 95% of players retained year to year. The school gave $3,205,168 in athletic aid across its women's teams, about $20,285 per roster spot.
Among Division I women's soccer programs
Where this program sits against its 346 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 28)
The program
- Roster26 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap28 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 2 assistant
- Team expenses$1,203,410 for the year
- Operating expenses$190,047 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$46,285 division median $37,254
- Academic Progress Rate968 multi-year; 973 latest
- Players retained95% year to year
- Eligible99% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, women's teams$3,205,168 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$20,285 across women's teams
- Recruiting spend, women's$238,202 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Hennessey head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Luidgi Beauzile | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kate Dirkse | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Piero Previte | Director of Player Development | On file · sign in |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school soccer players393,048 2024-25
- Division I roster spots10,870 346 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 36 2.8% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the women's soccer recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 52%
Women's Soccer
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $1,203,410 $46,285 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 2 assistant
- Athletic aid, women's teams
- $3,205,168
- Recruiting spend, women's
- $238,202
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,676 in-state · $18,652 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 18 burglaries · 13 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of South Alabama
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Women's Soccer programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Hill College Division II · Gulf South Conference | 2 | 29 | $548k | — | 59% | |
| University of West Florida Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference | 58 | 33 | $522k | — | 57% | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi Division I · Sun Belt Conference | 81 | 26 | $729k | 987 | 99% | |
| University of West Alabama Division II · Gulf South Conference | 131 | 25 | $594k | — | 87% | |
| Southeastern Louisiana University Division I · Southland Conference | 137 | 34 | $701k | 962 | 94% |
Other women's soccer programs in the Sun Belt Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Madison University 8 over cap | 36 | $1.9M | $54,046 | 991 | vs | |
| Marshall University 3 over cap | 31 | $1.5M | $49,634 | 992 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette 10 over cap | 38 | $1.3M | $35,456 | 982 | vs | |
| Old Dominion University room for 3 | 25 | $1.2M | $48,999 | 979 | vs | |
| University of South Alabama room for 2 | 26 | $1.2M | $46,285 | 968 | vs | |
| Georgia State University 7 over cap | 35 | $1.2M | $33,423 | 981 | vs | |
| Appalachian State University at cap | 28 | $1.1M | $39,366 | 1000 | vs | |
| Arkansas State University 3 over cap | 31 | $1.1M | $35,012 | 995 | vs | |
| Coastal Carolina University at cap | 28 | $999k | $35,687 | 969 | vs | |
| Georgia Southern University 1 over cap | 29 | $902k | $31,117 | 984 | vs | |
| Troy University 3 over cap | 31 | $837k | $27,015 | 970 | vs | |
| Louisiana Tech University 1 over cap | 29 | $755k | $26,032 | 988 | vs | |
| The University of Southern Mississippi room for 2 | 26 | $729k | $28,053 | 987 | vs | |
| University of Louisiana Monroe 1 over cap | 29 | $719k | $24,792 | 976 | vs |
Every Sun Belt Conference women's soccer program · Women's Soccer budgets ranked