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Bowling Green State University Athletics
Women's Soccer
Taylor Clarke
- Title:
- Women's Soccer Associate Head Coach
- Email:
- tclarke@bgsu.edu
- Phone:
- 419-372-9602
Taylor Clarke finished his second season on the Bowling Green State University women's soccer staff in the fall of 2022. Head coach Jimmy Walker announced Clarke's hiring on August 2, 2021.
After serving as an assistant coach on the 2021 Mid-American Conference champions, Clarke was promoted to associate head coach in July of 2022.
"Taylor is a talented, bright young coach with a huge future ahead in the game," said Walker. "He has been a great addition to our program at BGSU and has added another level of experience to our staff and team.
"Taylor possesses a great coaching demeanor as well as values that align with our culture. We are fortunate to have Taylor with us and we are excited to go into the fall of 2022 with this additional level of leadership."
In his first season with the program, Clarke helped the Falcons to a pair of league titles and a national tourney berth. The fall of 2021 saw BGSU go 11-7-3 overall and 8-2-1 in the MAC, capturing the conference crown. The Falcons captured the MAC Tournament crown as well with a pair of shutout wins at Cochrane Stadium, advancing to the NCAA Championships for a fourth-straight season.
BGSUÂ topped Buffalo, 1-0, in the league tournament semifinals, then downed Kent State by a 3-0 result in the championship match. The three-goal margin of victory was the program's largest in a MAC Tournament final in program history.
Clarke led a BGSU defensive corps that allowed just six goals in 13 total matches against MAC opposition, with nine shutouts in those 13 contests. The Falcons outscored MAC foes by a 17-2 count over the final month of play (Oct. 7 to Nov. 7, spanning seven regular-season and the two tournament matches).
The 2021 season saw Madi Wolfbauer named MAC Offensive Player of the Year. Audrey Shea and Nikki Cox joined her on the all-conference first team, while goalkeeper Lili Berg was named to the All-MAC Second-Team.
Lacee Bethea was named the MAC Tournament MVP, with Nikki Cox, Shea and Wolfbauer joining her on the MAC's All-Tournament Team. Shea and Katie Cox earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors, and Wolfbauer and Nikki Cox were named to the USC All-Midwest Region Team.
BGSU had a whopping 14 student-athletes named to the 2021 Academic All-MAC Team, and Nikki Cox was named a Scholar All-American by the United Soccer Coaches. Six different Falcons earned end-of-season honors from the Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association (OCSA).
Prior to joining Walker's staff, Clarke led Ashland to an overall record of 32-12-7 (.696) in three seasons as head coach, leading the Eagles to NCAA Division II postseason appearances in both 2018 and 2019.
The 2021 spring season saw Clarke and the Eagles finish 8-2-1 overall and 7-1-1 in Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play. Among the eight wins was a 2-1 victory at Grand Valley State, the program's first against the Lakers in 16 years.
In 2019, the Eagles finished 14-5-1 overall and 7-2 in the GLIAC. Ashland reached the NCAA Division II postseason for the second year in a row.
Guiding the Eagles for the first time in 2018, Clarke's charges went 10-5-5 overall and 4-2-3 in the GLIAC, as Ashland qualified for a spot in the NCAA Division II playoffs for the first time since 2004.
Clarke returned to Ashland after serving as the assistant men's soccer coach at Calvin (Mich.) College in 2017. He helped the Knights to a 21-1-1 record and a berth in the NCAA Division III Sweet Sixteen. Clarke coached three All-Americans, five all-region and 10 all-conference players as Calvin won conference regular season and tournament championships. The Knights led the nation in scoring (85 goals) and shutouts (15).
Clarke spent the 2016 season as assistant men's soccer coach at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, helping the Seahawks garner a top 20 NCAA Division I national ranking. He got his start in collegiate coaching as the graduate assistant for Ashland women's soccer in the 2014 and 2015 seasons.
Clarke played collegiate soccer at Saginaw Valley State University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in educational history in 2014. He helped the Cardinals to two GLIAC championships and a Midwest Regional championship, captaining the 2012 squad to the NCAA Division II national championship game. Clarke was a three-year team captain and was named to the GLIAC All-Academic team four times.
A native of Cary, Ill., Clarke earned his Master of Education degree from Ashland in 2016.
CLARKE'S YEAR-BY-YEAR HEAD-COACHING RECORD
Year    School    Record  Pct.
2020(-21)  Ashland    8-2-1  .773
2019    Ashland   14-5-1  .725
2018    Ashland   10-5-5  .625
HEAD-COACHING RECORDÂ Â Â 32-12-7
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After serving as an assistant coach on the 2021 Mid-American Conference champions, Clarke was promoted to associate head coach in July of 2022.
"Taylor is a talented, bright young coach with a huge future ahead in the game," said Walker. "He has been a great addition to our program at BGSU and has added another level of experience to our staff and team.
"Taylor possesses a great coaching demeanor as well as values that align with our culture. We are fortunate to have Taylor with us and we are excited to go into the fall of 2022 with this additional level of leadership."
In his first season with the program, Clarke helped the Falcons to a pair of league titles and a national tourney berth. The fall of 2021 saw BGSU go 11-7-3 overall and 8-2-1 in the MAC, capturing the conference crown. The Falcons captured the MAC Tournament crown as well with a pair of shutout wins at Cochrane Stadium, advancing to the NCAA Championships for a fourth-straight season.
BGSUÂ topped Buffalo, 1-0, in the league tournament semifinals, then downed Kent State by a 3-0 result in the championship match. The three-goal margin of victory was the program's largest in a MAC Tournament final in program history.
Clarke led a BGSU defensive corps that allowed just six goals in 13 total matches against MAC opposition, with nine shutouts in those 13 contests. The Falcons outscored MAC foes by a 17-2 count over the final month of play (Oct. 7 to Nov. 7, spanning seven regular-season and the two tournament matches).
The 2021 season saw Madi Wolfbauer named MAC Offensive Player of the Year. Audrey Shea and Nikki Cox joined her on the all-conference first team, while goalkeeper Lili Berg was named to the All-MAC Second-Team.
Lacee Bethea was named the MAC Tournament MVP, with Nikki Cox, Shea and Wolfbauer joining her on the MAC's All-Tournament Team. Shea and Katie Cox earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors, and Wolfbauer and Nikki Cox were named to the USC All-Midwest Region Team.
BGSU had a whopping 14 student-athletes named to the 2021 Academic All-MAC Team, and Nikki Cox was named a Scholar All-American by the United Soccer Coaches. Six different Falcons earned end-of-season honors from the Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association (OCSA).
Prior to joining Walker's staff, Clarke led Ashland to an overall record of 32-12-7 (.696) in three seasons as head coach, leading the Eagles to NCAA Division II postseason appearances in both 2018 and 2019.
The 2021 spring season saw Clarke and the Eagles finish 8-2-1 overall and 7-1-1 in Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play. Among the eight wins was a 2-1 victory at Grand Valley State, the program's first against the Lakers in 16 years.
In 2019, the Eagles finished 14-5-1 overall and 7-2 in the GLIAC. Ashland reached the NCAA Division II postseason for the second year in a row.
Guiding the Eagles for the first time in 2018, Clarke's charges went 10-5-5 overall and 4-2-3 in the GLIAC, as Ashland qualified for a spot in the NCAA Division II playoffs for the first time since 2004.
Clarke returned to Ashland after serving as the assistant men's soccer coach at Calvin (Mich.) College in 2017. He helped the Knights to a 21-1-1 record and a berth in the NCAA Division III Sweet Sixteen. Clarke coached three All-Americans, five all-region and 10 all-conference players as Calvin won conference regular season and tournament championships. The Knights led the nation in scoring (85 goals) and shutouts (15).
Clarke spent the 2016 season as assistant men's soccer coach at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, helping the Seahawks garner a top 20 NCAA Division I national ranking. He got his start in collegiate coaching as the graduate assistant for Ashland women's soccer in the 2014 and 2015 seasons.
Clarke played collegiate soccer at Saginaw Valley State University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in educational history in 2014. He helped the Cardinals to two GLIAC championships and a Midwest Regional championship, captaining the 2012 squad to the NCAA Division II national championship game. Clarke was a three-year team captain and was named to the GLIAC All-Academic team four times.
A native of Cary, Ill., Clarke earned his Master of Education degree from Ashland in 2016.
CLARKE'S YEAR-BY-YEAR HEAD-COACHING RECORD
Year    School    Record  Pct.
2020(-21)  Ashland    8-2-1  .773
2019    Ashland   14-5-1  .725
2018    Ashland   10-5-5  .625
HEAD-COACHING RECORDÂ Â Â 32-12-7
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