University Southern California Trojans
Trojans Add Sammy Towne to Coaching Staff
April 05, 2018 | Women's Soccer, Features
LOS ANGELES – USC Women's Soccer Head Coach Keidane McAlpine announced the hiring of Sammy Towne as an assistant coach to fill out the Trojans' staff.
Towne was an All-SEC player at Auburn and most recently served as the Tigers' Director of Soccer Operations for the past two seasons. Towne also has four years of experience as an assistant coach with UNC Greensboro from 2012-15.
"We pride ourselves in finding the right people for our program and there is no denying that we have done that by adding Sammy," said McAlpine. "She is a person of character who models the type of woman that we want in our program. She is a defensive mind who will help to improve our defensive discipline and understanding. With all of that said, I just couldn't be happier to add a member of my extended family to our Trojan family."
A former team captain at Auburn, Towne played her entire collegiate career (2007-10) for McAlpine who was an assistant with the Tigers from 2006-11. She served as a defensive assistant student-coach at Auburn in 2011, helping the Tigers win their first-ever SEC Tournament Championship and make a second round appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The Auburn defense posted eight shutouts in a 15-7-2 season that year.
"I am very grateful for the opportunity to coach at such a prestigious academic and athletic institution," said Towne. "It is an honor to join Coach KD's staff and to become a part of the Trojan family. The USC women's soccer team is a highly accomplished program and I look forward to contributing to the continued success of the team. Fight On!"
As a player for the Tigers, Towne was a four-year varsity letterwinner and a two-time team captain. She led Auburn to four straight NCAA Tournament appearances, totaling 43 wins and 26 shutouts, while anchoring Auburn's defense. She earned All-SEC second team honors as a junior and senior and earned All-SEC Tournament accolades as a junior when Auburn reached the semifinals.
Soon after graduating with a degree in human development and family studies, Towne was hired by UNC Greensboro, where she worked primarily with the defenders and helped coordinate recruiting. During Towne's time in Greensboro, she helped standout defender Georgia Brown earn all-conference honors three consecutive years, including a First Team selection in 2015. Under Towne's guidance, UNCG had three all-conference selections in 2015 and two each in 2012, 2013 and 2014.
In her four seasons as an assistant with the Spartans, the program went 40-30-11 and posted 30 shutouts.
Towne returned to her alma mater in 2016 as the Director of Soccer Operations where she organized the behind-the-scene efforts of the program, including team travel and budget, among other aspects, for the last two years.
Towne was an All-SEC player at Auburn and most recently served as the Tigers' Director of Soccer Operations for the past two seasons. Towne also has four years of experience as an assistant coach with UNC Greensboro from 2012-15.
"We pride ourselves in finding the right people for our program and there is no denying that we have done that by adding Sammy," said McAlpine. "She is a person of character who models the type of woman that we want in our program. She is a defensive mind who will help to improve our defensive discipline and understanding. With all of that said, I just couldn't be happier to add a member of my extended family to our Trojan family."
A former team captain at Auburn, Towne played her entire collegiate career (2007-10) for McAlpine who was an assistant with the Tigers from 2006-11. She served as a defensive assistant student-coach at Auburn in 2011, helping the Tigers win their first-ever SEC Tournament Championship and make a second round appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The Auburn defense posted eight shutouts in a 15-7-2 season that year.
"I am very grateful for the opportunity to coach at such a prestigious academic and athletic institution," said Towne. "It is an honor to join Coach KD's staff and to become a part of the Trojan family. The USC women's soccer team is a highly accomplished program and I look forward to contributing to the continued success of the team. Fight On!"
As a player for the Tigers, Towne was a four-year varsity letterwinner and a two-time team captain. She led Auburn to four straight NCAA Tournament appearances, totaling 43 wins and 26 shutouts, while anchoring Auburn's defense. She earned All-SEC second team honors as a junior and senior and earned All-SEC Tournament accolades as a junior when Auburn reached the semifinals.
Soon after graduating with a degree in human development and family studies, Towne was hired by UNC Greensboro, where she worked primarily with the defenders and helped coordinate recruiting. During Towne's time in Greensboro, she helped standout defender Georgia Brown earn all-conference honors three consecutive years, including a First Team selection in 2015. Under Towne's guidance, UNCG had three all-conference selections in 2015 and two each in 2012, 2013 and 2014.
In her four seasons as an assistant with the Spartans, the program went 40-30-11 and posted 30 shutouts.
Towne returned to her alma mater in 2016 as the Director of Soccer Operations where she organized the behind-the-scene efforts of the program, including team travel and budget, among other aspects, for the last two years.
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