Eric Reed Last College: UCLA, 2006 Position: Goalkeeper Coach, 1st Year Experience: 1st Year

One year removed from a trip to the 2006 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship title game, former UCLA goalkeeper Eric Reed joins the USF women's team coaching staff. With regards to his new job Reed said, "I am eager to begin rebuilding the women's program under the excellent leadership and knowledge of Mark Carr, and look forward, with much anticipation, to having a very successful 2007 Season."

At UCLA, Reed was surrounded by success. Between 2002-2005, he witnessed a national championship and four consecutive Pac-10 Conference titles. In goal for last season's title run, Reed recorded shutouts against No. 13 Harvard (3-0), No. 9 Clemson (3-0) and No. 3 Virginia (4-0). He made seven saves in the 2-1 title game loss to UC Santa Barbara.

Reed finished his senior season with a record of 11-5-1. His six shutouts and 62 saves, both ranked second in the Pac-10. For his career, he accumulated a record of 34-12-5 on 162 saves and 24 shutouts.

His most decorated season as a Bruin came in 2005, when he earned Top Drawer Soccer National Team, third-team NSCAA/adidas All-Far West and first team All-Pac 10 honors. That season, Reed ranked sixth in the nation in goals against average (0.60) and shots on goal save percentage (0.843).

Reed earned Pac-10 Honorable Mention during both his sophomore and senior seasons. Academically, he was a three-time Pac-10 All-Academic award winner, being named honorable mention in 2004 and to the second team in 2005 and 2006.

While attending to his studies, Reed also played three seasons for the Southern California Seahorses, a Premier Developmental League team located in the Los Angeles area. In 2004, he was named to the PDL All-Conference team and in 2006, he earned the league's Goalkeeper of the Year award.

Reed gained coaching experience in the Southern California area as the Head Goalkeeper Trainer for Notre Dame Academy in L.A. and as Assistant Goalkeeper Trainer for both the Pacific Coast Soccer Club and Santa Monica United.

In 2006, Reed earned his B.A. from UCLA in the Study of Religion. Along with coaching at USF and for the Novato Soccer Club, he's a member of the newly formed professional soccer team, the California Victory.