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Meet the Coach
Luis Reis
Head Coach
Head coach Luis Reis begins his 12th season with the Wheaton women's soccer program, as he currently owns one of the best winning percentages among active NCAA Division III coaches in the country at .864 (218-31-8).
Under Reis' tutelage, the Lyons have qualified for 11 straight postseason appearances, including reaching the NCAA Tournament Final Four for the first time in program history in 2004. Wheaton also posted back-to-back NCAA Tournament national quarterfinal finishes in 2002 and 2003 and eight consecutive NCAA bids from 2000-07. Capturing three straight regional championships from 2002-04, Reis also guided the Lyons to an Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Tournament title in 1999 and New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Tournament championships from 2000-04 and 2006-07.
Following his team's success in 2004 came several individual coaching accolades, as Reis was named National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) New England Coach of the Year and NEWMAC Coach of the Year. During his career, Reis has been recognized by the NSCAA and the NEWMAC three times each, and he has also garnered New England Women's Intercollegiate Soccer Association (NEWISA) Coach-of-the-Year accolades in four of the last nine seasons. After his team's 22-1-1 performance in 2007, which included his 200th win in his 238th game, Reis was named NEWMAC Coach of the Year.
A scout for the Portuguese women's national team and a Massachusetts Youth Soccer Association (MYSA) state staff instructor since 1994, Reis was the 2005 head coach of the Massachusetts Premier Soccer (MPS) Boston Renegades, who feature current and former NCAA Division I players and top international talent. The Renegades were the top seed from their division and conference semifinalists under Reis. He also coached the 1996 F.C. Greater Boston Bolts U20 women's soccer club to the United States Youth Soccer Association (USYSA) national finals and the 2000 Spirit of Massachusetts U15 girls' team to a State Cup title.
In 1998, Reis became an NSCAA premier licensed coach and was named a USYSA Region 1 Olympic Development Program (ODP) staff coach, a position he still holds today. That same year he started a summer day camp for boys and girls, Soccer's Future Academy, which is in its 11th year and attracts over 500 kids annually. Reis also earned a United States Soccer Federation (USSF) national "A" license in 1997, 2001 and 2005, and an NSCAA advanced national diploma in 1996.
Reis, who was the head coach of the Massachusetts U17 Olympic Development team in 1998 and 1999, came to Wheaton after leading the Bridgewater State College men's soccer program for five years (1992-96). Possessing a 56-31-8 record, his team qualified for ECAC Tournaments in 1993, 1994 and 1996, and captured the Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Tournament championship in 1994.
Formerly a professional soccer player with the Boston Storm of the United States Interregional Soccer League (USISL) in 1995, Reis earned a bachelor's degree in kinesiology and physical education from California State University at East Bay, formerly known as California State University at Hayward, in 1991. In his junior season, the center midfielder helped lead his 1989 team to the NCAA Division II Tournament Final Four. He was named captain in 1990.
Born in Sao Miguel, Azores, Portugal, Reis attended Taunton High School, where he held the all-time scoring record (42 goals in three varsity seasons) for 11 years. Reis and his wife, Paula, reside in Franklin with son Samuel and twins Daniel and Natalie.
The Reis File
| Year | Overall | League | Highlight(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 13-5-2 | 4-2-1 | ECAC Tournament, NEW 8 Champs |
| 1998 | 13-7-0 | 6-2-0 | ECAC Tournament |
| 1999 | 23-2-0 | 8-0-0 | ECAC Champs |
| 2000 | 20-3-0 | 8-1-0 | NCAA Tournament, NEWMAC Champs |
| 2001 | 20-1-0 | 9-0-0 | NCAA Tournament, NEWMAC Champs |
| 2002 | 22-2-0 | 9-0-0 | NCAA Tournament, NEWMAC Champs |
| 2003 | 23-2-0 | 9-0-0 | NCAA Tournament, NEWMAC Champs |
| 2004 | 23-1-2 | 8-0-1 | NCAA Tournament, NEWMAC Champs |
| 2005 | 18-5-2 | 8-0-1 | NCAA Tournament |
| 2006 | 21-2-1 | 9-0-0 | NCAA Tournament, NEWMAC Champs |
| 2007 | 22-1-1 | 9-0-0 | NCAA Tournament, NEWMAC Champs |
| Totals | 218-31-8 | 87-5-3 | 11 Seasons |
Scott Dolan
Assistant Coach
Dolan begins his third stint as an assistant coach with the women's soccer program after helping lead Wheaton to NCAA Tournaments in 2004 and 2006, including its first national semifinal in 2004.
Charged with coaching the goalkeepers at Wheaton, Dolan returns to the Norton campus with 14 years of experience coaching competitive soccer, including as head coach of the U18 Rhode Island Rays United Soccer Club girls' team from 2002-07 and a recent stint with Oliver Ames High School in North Easton. Earning a national diploma and regional goalkeeper diploma from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) and a license from the Massachusetts Youth Soccer Association (MYSA), Dolan's coaching experience covers all levels of the game.
On the professional level, Dolan worked with the Rhode Island Rays of the Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL). At the collegiate level, he was an assistant and goalkeeper coach at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth in 2002, an assistant and goalkeeper coach at Stonehill College in 1998, 2000 and 2001, and a men's assistant with Massasoit Community College in 1994. While at Massasoit, the team placed fifth nationally and first in New England. Dolan also had coaching positions at the scholastic level, including being at the helm of two state tournament teams with Norton High School from 1999-2000 and three state tournament squads with Mansfield High School from 1995-97. While at Oliver Ames in 1998, 1999 and 2007, he served as the goalkeeper coach, helping the team win a state title each season.
Dolan attended Massasoit as a student-athlete in 1992, playing for a soccer program that finished third in the nation and first in the region. He earned an Associate of Science degree from Massasoit in spring 2008 and is pursuing a bachelor's degree in education from Northeastern University.
Jenna Rabesa
Assistant Coach
Jenna Rabesa, a former all-region player for Wheaton, joins the coaching staff of her alma mater for her first season as an assistant.
A two-time New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) all-league selection, Rabesa appeared primarily at forward and in the backfield during her career while compiling 107 points in 98 games. She is tied for sixth in program history in points while ranking fifth in assists (35) and seventh in goals (36).
Rabesa earned All-New England honors from both the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) and D3Kicks.com during her senior year while being selected to compete in the New England Intercollegiate Soccer Association (NEWISA) Senior Bowl.
A 2008 graduate, Rabesa earned a degree in history.
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