Women's Soccer Coaching Staff

HEAD COACH - David Plunk

903.233.3726
davidplunk@letu.edu

  After a nationwide search, LeTourneau University named former University of Mary Hardin-Baylor men’s soccer head coach David Plunk as the new YellowJacket women’s soccer coach announced Director of Athletics Dr. Duane Trogdon on March 19.

  Plunk took over the UMHB men’s program in 1997, a year after the team finished 2-16.  In his nine years at the helm, he led the Cru to four postseason appearances while compiling a 69-87-3 record.  Additionally, he served as an assistant professor in the Exercise and Sports Science Department.  Most recently, he served at Gainesville High School as head coach for the boy’s soccer team, and as cross country coach for both the boys’ and girls’ teams.

  "I am very excited about joining the coaching staff at LeTourneau and look forward to leading the women's soccer program in the years to come.  I believe the soccer program has the full support of the administration, faculty, and the student body.  That will make my experience here even that much more pleasant.  I am very impressed by the players that we already have in place and personally feel that the team is very eager and willing to work hard for a conference championship."

  “David (Plunk) has shown that he can succeed at the NCAA Division III level and is a great fit for the LeTourneau University community,” said Trogdon.  “I am very pleased to be able to welcome him to LeTourneau and think he will provide a great benefit to our athletic program as well as our Kinesiology Department.”
Prior to his nine years at UMHB, Plunk played soccer at Hardin-Simmons University and graduated with a degree in All-Level Physical Education and Secondary Spanish in 1992. 

  He earned a Master of Science degree in Kinesiology and Bilingual Education in 1996 from Texas A&M-Kingsville.  He worked one season at HSU as an assistant coach in the men’s soccer program before taking over as the head girl’s soccer coach at Azle High School. Plunk will begin his head coaching duties immediately and will begin teaching in the Fall ’08 semester.

  David is married to wife Sheila and they have three daugthers, Katie, 17, Kendra, 11 and Maci, 7.

School	Year	Record
Mary Hardin-Baylor	1997	8-8-2
Mary Hardin-Baylor	1998	7-12-0
Mary Hardin-Baylor	1999	7-11-1
Mary Hardin-Baylor	2000	10-9-1
Mary Hardin-Baylor	2001	8-9-2
Mary Hardin-Baylor	2002	7-13-0
Mary Hardin-Baylor	2003	5-13-1
Mary Hardin-Baylor	2004	7-9-3
Mary Hardin-Baylor	2005	8-9-2
LeTourneau	2008	5-12-0
Career	10	72-105-12

 

ASSISTANT COACH - Denee McKay

903.233.3739
deneemckay@letu.edu

 

  Denee McKay enters her first season as assistant women's soccer coach.

  McKay is very knowledgable about soccer, having lettered for the YellowJackets for four years. She also was a three-year letterman for the women's basketball team. During her collegiate soccer career, McKay was a three-time Academic All-American. She also garnered American Southwest College Defensive Player of the Week September 2007. Perhaps one of her biggest playing honors came during the 2007-08 season as she was named to the All-ASC Second Team as a goalkeeper. During her time at LeTourneau, McKay played and started as a forward, midfielder and goalkeeper.

 Offensively, McKay finished her collegiate career at LeTourneau by being fifth in shots on goal, tied for fifth in game-winning goals, sixth in points, sixth in shots attempted and seventh in goals scored. Defensively, she ranks second in games played, second in goals against average, third in minutes, fourth in shutouts, fourth in wins, fourth in saves per game and fifth in saves.

  McKay, who is the head coach for Freedom '95, is a graduate of Cy-Springs High School in Houston, Texas. She graduated from LeTourneau in May of 2008 with a Bachelor's Degree in Kinesiology/Sports Management.