Joining the Eagles soccer program in 2019 is assistant coach, Lydia Sutcliffe, who played at the University of West Alabama (UWA) from 2011 until 2014 and was part of the first women's soccer program there. She was also part of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) All-First Team in 2012 & 2013 and received NSCAA All-South Region and Daktronics All-South Region Honors while there. Sutcliffe graduated from UWA in December 2015 with a physical education degree.
Sutcliffe will assist head coach Brandon Mitchell in training the players, running practices and recruiting student-athletes to Hinds Community College.
Before coming to Hinds, Sutcliffe was the assistant women's soccer coach at UWA from June 2016 until May 2019 after acting as Demopolis girls high school soccer coach for 2016 season.
Originally from Brighouse, England, where she graduated from Huddersfield New College in May 2011, she now resides in Jackson, MS with husband, William Kazery.
Her thoughts on the upcoming year:
"I am very excited to start this new chapter in my coaching career. I had been given an amazing opportunity at West Alabama under the head coach, Graeme Orr where I developed as a coach and a person. Now I am grateful for the new challenge given to my by Hinds Head Coach, Brandon Mitchell. I am ready to get the fall season underway with Hinds Women Soccer team and transfer my playing and coaching knowledge on to them."Â
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