Stacie Owers joined NM State in March 2024 as the Associate Head Coach for women’s soccer, where she leads the program’s recruiting efforts and works with high-academic, high-character student-athletes. She oversees opponent scouting through video analysis, designs and implements training sessions and match strategies, and supports team culture, academic success, compliance, and program integrity. Owers also develops individualized IDP and KPI plans to support the program’s long-term growth.
Owers arrived in Las Cruces after two successful seasons as the head coach at Rhodes College, where she guided the Lynx to a 21-9-3 record and an appearance in the 2023 Southern Athletic Association Championship. Prior to Rhodes, she served as the head girls’ coach and assistant boys’ coach at Arlington High School, helping both programs secure district championships and postseason success. She also spent four seasons as an assistant coach at Christian Brothers University, helping the team reach the Gulf South Conference Quarterfinals three times.
A former standout player, Owers’ career includes time with Southampton FC, Portsmouth FC, and several other clubs in England; NJCAA national championship success and All-American honors at Tyler Junior College; and Division I experience at UMass Amherst. She also competed professionally for the Memphis Americans, winning a national championship during the 2020–21 indoor season. Owers holds two master’s degrees from Christian Brothers University. She lives with her wife, Matt, and their dog, Trucker, and is passionate about travel, health and nutrition, leadership, neuroscience, and staying active through soccer, pickleball, and hiking.
