Wofford College women’s soccer head coach Emily Grant begins her fourth season with the Terriers in 2022. Grant was hired on January 2, 2019 as head coach of the Terriers after spending the previous three seasons as assistant coach at Georgia Southern.
The team was 5-12-2 overall and 3-5-1 in the Southern Conference during the 2021 season. Highlights included a 2-1 overtime win in the season opener against Longwood and a 1-0 shutout triumph over USC Upstate. The Terriers opened SoCon play with a 3-2 road win at Furman, which was the first Wofford win over the Paladins in the series since 2010 and the first road victory over Furman since 2009. Wofford tied Chattanooga 1-1 in the opening match of the Southern Conference Tournament, but it fell in penalty kicks. Rachel Rasins earned a Second-Team All-Southern Conference selection, and Caileen Almeida garnered All-Freshman Team honors.
During the 2020-21 season, the team was 3-4-2 during the abbreviated spring season that featured only Southern Conference contests. The Terriers posted wins over The Citadel, VMI and East Tennessee State, along with draws against UNCG and Furman. At the end of the season Rachel Rasins and Katie Gilligan were named All-Southern Conference second team, while Mia Bookhard and Olivia Hughes earned spots on the All-Freshman Team. Academically, 33 players were named to the Southern Conference Honor Roll and fourteen were named to the All-Academic Team. Maggie Adcock was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team.
In her first season, the team was 7-12 overall and 3-6 in the Southern Conference to finish seventh overall. League wins were earned over VMI, The Citadel and East Tennessee State. In the first round of the SoCon Tournament, Wofford advanced with a 2-1 win over VMI before falling to #2 seed Furman. Eleven players were named to the Southern Conference Fall All-Academic Team, while 26 earned spots on the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.
“First, I’d like to thank Richard Johnson, Mark Line, Elizabeth Rabb and the entire search committee for this incredible opportunity,” said Grant. “From the moment I stepped on campus, the people at Wofford made me feel at home. The integrity, character and hospitality of the people within the department and the College, are things that made my decision to accept the position very easy. It is very rare to find a program that competes at the highest level athletically while having an impeccable academic reputation and I feel honored to be given the opportunity to be the head women’s soccer coach. It is an exciting time at Wofford and I look forward to working with the staff and players to build upon the great tradition of the women’s soccer program.”
Prior to joining Wofford, Grant completed her third season on the coaching staff at Georgia Southern. After the first two seasons as an assistant coach, she was promoted to associate head coach in 2018. She was a key piece to the recruiting and operational tasks for the Eagles. Along with coaching, Grant handled offseason training packets, recruiting visits, ID Camps, and travel accommodations on the road. During the season, she coached the forwards and midfielders and helped run the in-season training sessions.
Grant went to Georgia Southern from UNLV, where she coached two years as an assistant coach. While with UNLV, Grant was also the head coach of the U-15 and U-17 girls at Heat Football Club in Las Vegas.
Prior to her coaching position with UNLV, Grant attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, where she received her Bachelor of Arts in classical civilization in 2012. Grant also coached the U-10 and U-14 girls at the Tennessee Soccer Club in Nashville and helped guide the team to the 2012 Tennessee State Cup Finals.
In her time at Vanderbilt, Grant was a two-time team captain and helped the Commodores reach two SEC Tournament quarterfinal rounds during her career. Grant was named overall MVP as a senior and, following graduation, was captain of the Philadelphia Fever of the Women’s Premiere Soccer League in the summer of 2012.
A native of Adamstown, Maryland, Grant also holds a master’s degree in sports management from Northeastern University. She and her husband, Seth Voltz, were married in December of 2022. Seth is currently an assisntant baseball coach at Notre Dame.
