LEXINGTON, Va. – Washington and Lee Michael F. Walsh Director of Athletics Jan Hathorn has announced the hiring of Tiffany Pins as head women's soccer coach and associate professor of physical education effective June 1.
 
"We are very excited to welcome Tiffany to W&L to become the head coach of women's soccer," said Hathorn.  "Her proven track record of success as head coach, her care and concern for the welfare of our students athletes, and her belief in the value of physical education and her role on the faculty match what we desire in our head coach.  I have full confidence she will sustain the success of our already outstanding soccer program and continue to the track record of excellence that we have come to expect.  I look forward to welcoming Tiffany and her family to Lexington in the coming weeks and months."
 
Pins comes to Washington and Lee from Wartburg College, where she has served as the head coach of women's soccer for the last 11 seasons.  During that time, she has registered a 132-53-27 (.686) overall record, winning three regular-season conference championships and two additional conference tournament championships.  She received the American River Conference Coaching Staff of the Year Award in 2015 and 2020, and she was named the United Soccer Coaches North Region Coach of the Year in 2015 when she coached the Knights to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Division III Tournament.  Her teams have appeared in the NCAA Division III National Tournament on seven occasions, including four times in the last five seasons.
 
"I want to thank Washington and Lee University and Jan Hathorn for entrusting me with leading the women's soccer program," said Pins. "It is an honor to be selected as the head coach of one of the premier academic institutions in the country. This athletic department and soccer program has a long history of success. I am excited for the opportunity to work with these driven and talented student-athletes."
 
Pins has coached her players to tremendous success on the individual level as well, evidenced by 61 players earning all-conference laurels, including six conference MVP citations.  Additionally, her players have earned five All-America awards, eight Scholar All-America awards and four have been awarded the prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship.
 
She served on the NCAA North Regional Advisory Committee from 2016-18 and she holds several United Soccer Coaches Coaching Diplomas, including the Advanced Regional and National Diplomas and the State and Regional Goalkeeper Diplomas.
 
Prior to taking over as head coach, Pins served as an assistant coach at Wartburg from 2005-07 and she was also an assistant coach at Denison University from 2007-11.
 
Pins graduated from Wartburg in 2005 with a bachelor of arts in history and she later earned a master of arts in physical education with an emphasis in teaching and coaching from the University of Northern Iowa in 2010.
 
As a student-athlete, Pins began her collegiate career at the University of Green Bay, before transferring to Wartburg for her final two years.  She earned all-conference honors as a senior, graduating with school records for goals in a season (22) and points in a season (47) and career (103).