Entering her third year with the Wildcats, Kylie Louw serves as an assistant coach under head coach Tony Amato specializing in working with the attackers.
Louw assisted in guiding the Wildcats to a 11-8-2 record, the second-highest win total in history as well. Arizona made it to the NCAA Tournament for the third time in school history and advanced to the second round after beating Oklahoma State in Stillwater in the first round.
In her first year coaching, Louw helped guide the Wildcats to a 9-7-4 record, making it the first winning record the program has seen since 2005. Louw serves as the soccer staff’s liaison for academics, marketing, media relations, social media and strength and conditioning.
Louw was a player for Amato for four years at Stephen F. Austin University (SFA). As a player at SFA, Louw was a three-time Southland Conference (SLC) Player of the Year, the first in Ladyjack history, and a two-time SLC Soccer Student-Athlete of the Year.
Also in her tenure at SFA, Louw was a National Soccer Coaches’ Association of America (NSCAA) All-American, an NSCAA Scholar All-American and a CoSIDA Academic All-American while winning the SLC regular season and tournament. She was the SLC Freshman of the Year in 2009 and a member of the SLC tournament champion team in 2011.
Louw was also been involved in youth soccer in the Nacogdoches, Texas area, coaching for the Nacogdoches Soccer Club and Nacogdoches Academy Soccer Clinic, as well as instructing during private lessons.Louw played for her native South Africa at the 2012 London Olympic Games. She’s been a member of the South African National Team since 2006 and was nominated as the South African Player of the Year in 2010.
A native of Johannesburg, she earned her bachelor’s in kinesiology from SFA in May 2012 and is currently pursuing her master’s degree in exercise science and human performance, also from SFA.
