SALEM, W.Va. - Salem University's Athletic Director Steve Potts has announced the hiring of Theophilus Egbele as the new head women's soccer coach, Friday.
 
"We are excited to bring Theophilus (Theo) into the Salem family as our head women's soccer coach," said Potts. "He brings 14 years of coaching experience to Salem as well as 6 years as Director of Operations at nationally ranked West Virginia University women's soccer program. His development of players at both the collegiate and junior levels made him a top candidate for our position, and we look forward to continuing the success we had with our women's soccer team in 2018/2019 season where we finished 13-3-1 and led the nation in scoring."
 
With the Mountaineers he was an integral part of three Big 12 Conference regular-season titles, two Big 12 Soccer Championship crowns and advanced to the NCAA Tournament each season.
 
WVU had its best season in program history in 2016, as the Mountaineers advanced to their first NCAA College Cup and finished as the NCAA Tournament Runner-Up. The squad was nationally ranked each week and spent eight weeks at No. 1, the program's first-ever No. 1 ranking. WVU finished with a nation- and program-best 23 wins, as well as an NCAA-best and program-record 18 shutouts.
 
The ten-year coach of the Athletica youth club soccer team, Egbele guided teams to eight straight regional championships, and seven out of eight state cup championships.
 
He also coached the Preston High School boys' soccer team from 2005-07. Egbele was named the 2017 WVSA Girls Competitive Coach of the Year and earned the 2007 NCAC Coach of the Year honor.
 
The nine-year coach, founder and president of the WVU men's club soccer team, Egbele previously competed for the WVU men's soccer, football and men's track and field teams. He graduated from WVU with a bachelor's degree in Biometrics Systems Engineering in 2016.