Casey Brown was hired as the Douglas N. Brush Head Coach of Women’s Soccer at the University of Pennsylvania in March 2020.
Brown came to Penn from Holy Cross, where she was named the 2019 Patriot League Coach of the Year after leading the Crusaders to their best season in nearly two decades as they reached their first Patriot League Tournament since 2000. Holy Cross earned 14 points in conference play last fall, the most in program history, and its second-place regular-season finish tied for the highest in program history. Holy Cross posted its best Patriot League record (3-1-5) since 2000 and just the third overall winning record since 1999 (5-4-8). The four total losses tied for the least in the program’s 37-year history, and the 16 goals allowed were the least conceded by any Holy Cross women’s soccer team.
Brown arrived at Holy Cross in 2016 and began changing the trajectory of a program which hadn’t finished better than seventh place in the Patriot League since 2008. In just four years, Brown leaves the program with the second most Patriot League victories in Holy Cross history, and the highest Patriot League winning percentage. Five Crusaders were named All-Patriot League in 2019, the most since 2000.
The Natick, Massachusetts native is also invested in the holistic development of her student-athletes. Holy Cross posted the highest team grade point average (3.61) in program history, which was the best among the department’s 27 teams. Brown also instituted a new community service program, which contributed to the most service hours of all Division I women’s soccer programs.
Prior to arriving at Holy Cross, Brown served as the associate head coach at her alma mater, Boston University, from 2013-16. The Mid-Atlantic Assistant Coach of the Year in 2015, Brown helped BU to three Patriot League championships and NCAA College Cup appearances (2013-15). Twice, the Terriers advanced to the NCAA Second Round and earned national rankings.
She began her career as a graduate assistant coach at LIU Brooklyn from 2010-12. The Blackbirds earned the Northeast Conference (NEC) regular-season championship in 2010, then won the NEC Tournament title and advanced to the NCAA College Cup in 2011.
Brown was an All-America and three-time America East Defensive Player of the Year at Boston University, helping the Terriers to four NCAA College Cups and three conference titles. A four-time all-conference selection and three-time all-region pick, Brown was the America East Tournament's Most Outstanding Player in 2007. She was drafted by the Boston Breakers of the National Women’s Soccer League in 2010.
Brown earned her bachelor’s degree in communication from Boston University in 2010 and a master’s in exercise physiology and sports nutrition from LIU Brooklyn in 2012.
