Michael Moynihan
Head Coach - Northwestern University Women's Soccer
Michael Moynihan arrived at Northwestern in December of 2011, after 19 years with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee women's soccer program, where he led the program to nine NCAA Tournament appearances, 13 Horizon League Championships and eight Horizon League Tournament titles. Moynihan, an eight-time Horizon League Coach of the Year, coached the Panthers to 12-straight conference titles.
In 2014, the Wildcats competed in the Big Ten Tournament for the first time since 2008. In 2015, Moynihan led Northwestern to its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1998. That squad broke a plethora of school records including most Big Ten wins and fewest goals allowed in a season.
Rich Manning
Assistant Coach - Northwestern University Women's Soccer
Rich Manning joined the Wildcats as an assistant coach from women's socccer in June of 2021.
Manning comes to Evanston with a wealth of experience, previously serving as the head coach at Utah for 19 years, where he led the Utes to eight NCAA Tournament appearances and five Mountain West championships. He also was an associate head coach at Santa Clara when the Broncos captured the national title in 2001.
“We are excited to have Rich join our Wildcat family,” said Moynihan. “As it is with everyone we bring into our family, we look closely at each person’s core values. All enjoyment, fulfillment, and success stem from having the right team culture and we are obsessed with getting that right.
Morgan Ruhl
Assistant Coach - Northwestern University Women's Soccer
Morgan Ruhl joined the Wildcats in January of 2020 as an assistant coach.
She recently completed fourth season as an assistant coach for Loyola's women's soccer program in the 2019 season. After serving as a volunteer coach for the Greyhounds in 2016, she was promoted to a full-time assistant role the following season.
Ruhl worked with the Greyhounds' goalkeepers in her first year with the program, helping Loyola allow just 17 goals in 16 games. The Greyhounds' 1.05 goals against average, which ranked third in the Patriot League, was made more impressive by the fact their goalkeepers had played less than 110 minutes of collegiate soccer prior to the season.
