Dr. Krissy Turner was named the Douglas N. Brush Head Coach of Women’s Soccer in June of 2022.
In her third season as head coach in 2024, the Quakers limited the opposition to one or fewer goals in 10 out of 16 matches, collecting six draws on the year. The Red and Blue earned their ties against Northern Arizona (1-1), Delaware (1-1), Towson (1-1), Yale (2-2), Brown (0-0), and Dartmouth (0-0), with a pair of victories over Temple (4-0) and Cornell (1-0). Goalkeeper Annabel Austen was named to the All-Ivy first team, leading the Ivy League in saves (74) and saves-per-game (4.63). Leschly was named to the second team, clocking the most minutes of any field player (1,426) on the pitch. In addition, both Austen and Leschly were names as Academic All-Ivy selections.
In her second season as head coach in 2023, the Quakers limited the opposition to one or fewer goals in 14 out of 16 matches, finishing at third in the Ivy League holding a .81 goals against average mark. The Red and Blue picked up six victories and three draws. The Quakers opened the season with a pair of wins, downing American, 1-0, on August 25 and Delaware, 1-0, on August 27. Turner earned her first conference victory with a 2-1 win over Cornell on October 28. Fontenot became women soccer’s first First-Team All-Ivy selection since 2018, leading the Penn defense to its solid performance throughout the season, while garnering CSC Academic All-District distinction. In addition, Maya Leschly was the Quakers’ Academic All-Ivy selection.
In her first season as head coach in 2022, the Quakers set a new single-season program record for draws with seven, adding three victories. Turner earned her first victory at Penn with a 2-1 win against Lehigh on September 4. Three players—Sizzy Lawton (second team), Ginger Fontenot (second) and Laurence Gladu (honorable mention)—earned All-Ivy honors. In addition, Fontenot was also Penn's Academic All-Ivy representative.
Turner came to Penn from Monmouth University, where she led the women’s soccer program to Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) regular-season championships in eight of her final nine seasons. Overall, she was head coach of the Hawks for 24 years, winning ten conference regular-season championships and eight conference tournament titles in the Northeast Conference (NEC) and the MAAC. Her career record at Monmouth was 282-130-43 (.619) that included a 164-43-20 (.722) mark in conference play, and the Hawks advanced to the NCAA College Cup Championship eight times during her tenure.
Under Turner, Monmouth dominated the MAAC after joining the league in 2013, winning the regular season each year except for the COVID-disrupted 2020-21 season and compiling a remarkable 66-5-5 (.921) record in MAAC play that included 48 shutout victories.
In 2021, Monmouth recorded a 15-5-1 record that included an 8-1-1 mark in the MAAC, winning the regular season and tournament titles and reaching the NCAA College Cup Championship for the fourth time in five years.
A nine-time conference coach of the year, Turner led her Monmouth teams to 15 consecutive winning seasons and 21 overall. She coached 156 all-conference selections, 31 conference major award winners, and 33 United Soccer Coaches (USC) All-Region selections. Her teams also received NSCAA/USC Team Academic Awards in 23 straight seasons.
Turner’s coaching resume also includes stints as the head coach at Lafayette (1996-98) and as an assistant coach at The College of New Jersey (1993-95), where she helped lead the Lions to two NCAA Division III national championships.
Turner earned her degree in elementary education from The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) in 1993 and a master’s degree in education from TCNJ in 1995. In 2018, she earned her Ph.D. in psychology from Grand Canyon University.
As a player, Turner was a two-year team captain for the Lions, earning All-America honors as a senior and twice receiving All-Northeast Region accolades. She began her career at the University of Rhode Island, where she was named the 1988 URI Rookie of the Year and the 1989 team Most Valuable Player for the Rams.
Turner, who owns a United States Soccer Federation "A" license, has been involved in training youth teams throughout New Jersey for the past 20 years and as an assistant coach and head coach in the New Jersey State Girls Olympic Development Program (ODP) for the past 20 years. As a head coach, Turner guided teams to regional championships eight times, reaching the national final in 2008, 2011 and 2012.
Turner is married to Bob Turner, a former longtime assistant women’s soccer coach at TCNJ.
