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Gabby Kayser puts exclamation point on Women's Soccer staff

North Greenville Women's Soccer adds Goalkeeping coach Gabby Kayser to the coaching staff

North Greenville Women's Soccer has added Gabby Kayser to the coaching staff. Gabby is a goalkeeping coach from Troy, Illinois. Gabby played goalkeeper and spent four years at Mississippi College. Upon Graduation Gabby played semi-professional soccer as the starting goalkeeper for Beaufort County in the WPSL. Gabby has been extremely successful both on the field and off the field. She achieved the following awards during her playing career; First Team All-Conference, All-South Region Team, WPSL Southern Division All-Conference, Academic All-District Team and GSC All-Academic Team. 

Gabby said the following after joining the NGUWS coaching staff: "God has a plan for each and every one of us, it's hard to imagine but crucial to understand. Learning to trust in his process has brought me the drive to develop players from a different side of the game. I am beyond excited to see where this journey will take me and the impact I can leave on the people in this program." 

Gabby joins Katie Taylor and Joshua Heafield to complete the coaching Dream Team. Katie Taylor graduated from Mississippi College in May and has been with the team since the Summer of 2020. She has already made a huge impact on the program and we are excited for the upcoming season. As a soccer player Katie earned the following accolades; Three year Captain , first team all-American , academic all-American, all region first team, south region player of the year, GSC player of the year, GSC First Team Nominated for NCAA women of the year and won the Gulf South Conference Commissioners trophy. Katie believes: "When you're all in, there is no limit to what God can accomplish through you. Being an athlete that plays for Christ meant competing for Christ in a way which you always give your all for Him. I am most excited to get to do this on the other side of the line and pour into the girls and the sport that gave so much to me." Joshua Heafield came to North Greenville as a graduate assistant after playing for three seasons and graduating from Erskine College. Joshua was a defender for the Flying Fleet during his time as a student-athlete from 2014-2016. After his playing career, Joshua began his coaching career as a student assistant while playing for the Myrtle Beach Mutiny of the Premier Development League. He also put in time with the GK Icon Goalkeeper Franchise, specializing in goalkeeper training. He also held a similar position with Coerver Coaching. Prior to his collegiate career, Heafield played for the Plymouth Argyle Football Club's professional youth team in Plymouth, Devon, England and semi-professional with local team Ilfracombe Town also in Devon, England. Joshua is coming up on eighteen-months with the Women's Soccer program. He said; "It is both an honor and privilege to be a part of this team. I look forward to the opportunity to continue to impact these incredible girls both on and off the field so they can use their God given talents to help and improve others. I can't wait for Gabby to get on campus and join the team, I believe we now have the perfect mix as a coaching staff and I can't wait to see what we can achieve together.  Iron sharpens iron. Live in the moment and give it all you got." 
 
 
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