Bio

The 2017 season marks Jill Serafino's third as head coach of the Simpson women's soccer team. After guiding the Storm to their best record since 2012 in her rookie campagin and closing the 2016 season on a high note, Serafino is poised to continue the growth of the program in 2017.

Serafino became the fifth head coach of the Simpson women's soccer program when she was hired on Jan. 29, 2015. She led the Storm to a three-year high with five wins in her rookie season and built momentum by winning 2 of 3 to close the 2016 campaign. She is 8-24-3 overall. 

Serafino came to Simpson from Springfield College in Massachusetts, where she served as an assistant coach for three seasons. There, she helped Springfield to three straight NEWMAC Conference Championships as well as three trips to the NCAA Division III Tournament.

Boasting coaching experience at all levels of NCAA soccer, Serafino also served as the head coach of the New England Mutiny, a  Women’s Premier Soccer League team based out of Springfield. Prior to her stint at Springfield, she helped NCAA Division II American International College undergo a 13-win turnaround from 2006 to 2010. 

Springfield posted a 39-14-10 record in Serafino’s three seasons on the staff, qualifying for the NCAA Division III Tournament in 2012, 2013 and 2014. In her first season at American International, she helped engineer a six-game turnaround, from 1-15-1 in 2006 to 7-13 in 2007. After spending a season on the staff at Division I SUNY University at Albany, Serfanio returned to AIC in 2009. In 2010, the Yellow Jackets went 14-7-1 and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division II Tournament.

Originally from Belchertown, Mass., Serafino is the fifth head coach in Simpson women’s soccer history. She graduated from the University of Massachusetts in 2003 with a bachelor's degree in Psychophysiology and Fitness Management before earning a master's in Athletic Counseling from Springfield in 2006.