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Katie Burton took Burton’s first coaching stop came at over as the eighth head UNLV, where she spent a year-and-a-half as THE BURTON PROFILE coach in program his- an assistant coach/camp director/director of tory on July 5, 2017, and operations for both the men’s and women’s EDUCATION: will be a first-time head soccer programs from 2010-11. University of San Francisco, M.A., Sports coach for the Vikings As a player at Sacramento State, Burton Management, 2013 during the 2017 season. helped lead the Hornets to their first NCAA Sacramento State University, B.S., Business Burton came to tournament appearance in 2007. Burton and Administration, 2008 the Vikings after spend- the Hornets swept the Big Sky regular-season ing the last two seasons and tournament titles that season, and fin- COACHING EXPERIENCE: as the associate head ished with an unbeaten conference record at • 2015-17, Sacramento State, Associate coach at Sacramento State, where she helped 4-0-3. Head Coach lead a program turnaround. The Hornets Burton was a three-time All-Big Sky se- • 2011-14, San Francisco, Assistant Coach hadn’t made the Big Sky tournament in four lection as a player (2003, 2006, 2007), includ- • 2010-11, UNLV, Assistant Coach/Camp seasons before Burton’s arrival, but broke ing an All-Big Sky first-team selection as a Director/Director of Operations Men’s and that streak with a Big Sky tournament ap- senior in 2007. Women’s Soccer pearance in Burton’s first year in 2015. Burton is married to her wife, Christine

Burton then helped lead the Hornets Conklin, and is the daughter of Susie and PLAYING EXPERIENCE: to a second-place finish within the Big Sky Brian Cram. • Sacramento State, 2003-07 in 2016, when they clinched the No. 2 seed • Helped Sacramento State to its first NCAA and a first-round bye in the Big Sky tourna- tournament appearance in 2007 ment with a 2-1 win over the Vikings in both • Led Sacramento State to Big Sky regular- teams’ regular-season finale. season and tournament titles in 2007 Burton cut her teeth as an assistant • Three-time All-Big Sky selection, including coach at the University of San Francisco from first-team selection in 2007 2011-14, where she again helped lead a pro- • All-Big Sky tournament selection in 2007 gram turnaround. The Dons hadn’t finished better than seventh in the nationally respect- ed West Coast Conference in the previous five seasons to Burton’s arrival. However, Bur- ton helped lead USF to two top six finishes in the WCC in her four years at the school, and laid the groundwork for the Dons’ record- breaking season in 2015, when the team set program records for best WCC finish (T-2nd), most WCC wins (7) and best WCC record (7-2- 0).

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Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Maureen Whitney Jenny Lawrence 1st Year • Sacramento State, 1st Year • Sacramento State, 2001 2009

Maureen Whitney joined the WPS, but turned down both Jenny Lawrence joined the staff as an assistant in 2014, and the Portland State soccer coach- call-ups to stay as an assistant at Portland State women’s soccer served in that role before leaving ing staff in the fall of 2017 as Sacramento State. coaching staff in the fall of 2017, to join the Vikings. the top assistant under first-year In college, Whitney was serving as an assistant coach in Lawrence oversaw the de- head coach Katie Burton. a three-sport athlete at Walla charge of the team’s goalkeepers velopment of three-time All-Big Like Burton and fellow Vi- Walla Community College for under first-year head coach Katie Sky second-team selection Savan- king assistant Jenny Lawrence, two years, playing soccer, basket- Burton. nah Abercrombie in her first stint Whitney came to the Vikings af- ball and softball before moving Lawrence completed a staff mentoring goalkeepers at Sac- ter playing and coaching at Sac- to Sacramento State. Whitney full of ex-Sacramento State play- ramento State. Lawrence then ramento State. Whitney played earned NWAC All-Star honors in ers and coaches, as she, Burton coached Kim Mata in her final soccer and softball at Sacramento soccer in 1997. and fellow assistant Maureen year at Sacramento State when State from 1998-99, and coached Whitney has also coached Whitney all played and coached she rejoined the Hornets’ staff in as an assistant with the Hornets collegiately as an assistant coach at Sacramento State before com- 2014, and coached Mata to her across two stints from 2000-03 at Fresno State from 2010-12, ing to Portland State. Lawrence second straight All-Big Sky hon- and 2007-10. Whitney coached and College of the Sequoias from and Burton overlapped as play- orable mention that season. both Burton and Lawrence as 2014-15. Additionally, Whitney ers at Sacramento State, includ- Outside of her time at Sac- players, including in 2007, when served as a Youth Soccer Coach ing in 2007, when the Hornets ramento State, Lawrence served the Hornets swept the Big Sky at Elk Grove United and San swept the Big Sky regular-season as a coach and trainer for the Elk regular-season and tournament Juan Soccer Club from 2002-06 and tournament titles, and made Grove United Soccer Club from titles, and made their first NCAA and 2006-10, respectively, and their first NCAA tournament ap- 2010-17, assisting in the player tournament appearance. worked as a Sports Camp Direc- pearance. development for the club’s U8 to Whitney brings a wealth of post- tor and Summer Camp Direc- Lawrence earned All-Big Sky U12 girls divisions, as well as the collegiate playing experience to tor at Sacramento State from honorable mention in her first boys and girls goalkeepers, aged her role at Portland State, having 2001-04. Whitney also served as year with the Hornets in 2005, 7-14. spent parts of the past 16 years the WPSL Chief Consultant from and finished her career ranked with the California Storm of the 2005-07. third all-time in career saves. Women’s Premier Soccer League Lawrence first joined the (WPSL). Whitney played for the Hornets’ coaching staff as a vol- Storm for over a decade starting unteer assistant and goalkeeper in 2001, and spent two different trainer, and served in that role stints as a player-coach and assis- from 2009-11 – a stretch that in- tant from 2005-09 and 2015-17. cluded the Hornets’ second Big Whitney won two WPSL Sky title and NCAA tournament championships with the Storm appearance in 2010. Lawrence in 2002 and 2004, the latter rejoined the Hornets’ coaching of which she won with former Portland State head coach Laura Schott. Whitney was named the WPSL MVP the following year in 2005, and captained the Storm for 10 consecutive seasons. Ad- ditionally, Whitney was named a WPSL All-Star for four straight seasons from 2003-07, and won the 2012 WPSL Leadership Award. Whitney played with several national team players during her time with the Storm, including (U.S.), Sissi (Bra- zil), (U.S.), Stepha- nie Cox (U.S.), Shannon MacMil- lan (U.S.) and current USWNT star . Whitney was also called into camp for the San Jose CyberRays of the professional Women’s United Soccer Association, but the league folded a month later. Whitney was twice called up to Sky Blue FC during the 2008-09 season when the team played in Larry Lawson

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