Krissy Engelbrecht concluded her USI career after 13 seasons as the head coach of the USI women's soccer program in 2015. In her 13 seasons, she has accumulated a record of 94-119-19 overall. Engelbrecht stepped down to focus on her family.
The Screaming Eagles and Engelbrecht were a combined 8-20-6 through 2014 and 2015 in a rebuilding phase.
Engelbrecht had USI on a winning path as she directed the Eagles to their fifth-straight winning season in 2013. USI, which was 9-7-1 overall and 7-7-1 in the GLVC, was ninth overall in the GLVC.
USI continued on a winning path for a fourth-straight year with Engelbrecht at the helm in 2012. USI, which was 10-7-1 overall and 9-5-0 in the GLVC, was sixth overall in the GLVC and earned a trip to the conference tournament.
The Eagles completed their third-straight winning season under Engelbrecht in 2011. USI also qualified for its third straight GLVC Tournament after placing sixth in the league with a 9-5-1 mark.
Engelbrecht, the 2010 GLVC Coach of the Year, had the Eagles rolling in 2010 as the squad tied for third in the GLVC with a 10-3-1 mark and hosted a conference tournament game for the first time since 2000. USI also had a 12-6-1 overall record and was ranked in the NSCAA Midwest Rankings.
Under Engelbrecht's direction, the Eagles advanced to the GLVC Tournament for the first time since 2005, placing seventh. USI also had a GLVC regular season record of 7-5-2.
Engelbrecht also led the 2005 Eagles to their first GLVC Tournament appearance since 2000.
Engelbrecht came to USI from the University of Evansville where she was an assistant coach. Under former Evansville head coach Mick Lyon, Engelbrecht helped direct the Aces to the Missouri Valley Conference Championship in 2001.
In the community, she is the director of player coaching for the Evansville Soccer Club soccer organization.
Engelbrecht was an outstanding player for Evansville prior to becoming a coach. She was a three-time Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year and All-Great Lakes Region team member, leading the Aces to four straight MVC titles and two NCAA Division I Tournament appearances. She was named to the MVC All-Centennial team in 2006, the Evansville Hall of Fame in 2007, and the MVC Hall of Fame in 2013.
Engelbrecht lives in Evansville with husband, Jeff, a former USI baseball player, and their son Aidan and daughter Ava.
Engelbrecht through the Years
Year Overall GLVC GLVC Finish
2003 6- 9- 1 3- 7- 0 9th
2004 6- 12- 0 3- 7- 0 9th
2005 9- 8- 2 8- 5- 0 5th
2006 4- 13- 0 2- 11- 0 12th
2007 7- 10- 1 5- 7- 1 T-10th
2008 5- 11- 1 2- 9- 1 11th
2009 9- 8- 3 7- 5- 2 7th
2010 12- 6- 1 10- 3- 1 4th
2011 9- 8- 2 9- 5- 1 6th
2012 10- 7- 1 9- 5- 1 6th
2013 9- 7- 1 7- 7- 1 9th
2014 3- 10- 4 2- 9- 4 14th
2015 5- 10- 2 4- 10- 1 14th
13 Years 94-119- 19 (.446) 71- 89- 13 (.448)
