From University of Chicago Athletics

University of Chicago men's soccer received the 2022 National Coaching Staff of the Year award from the United Soccer Coaches on Friday.

The honor was bestowed upon first-year Head Coach Julianne Sitch and Assistant Coaches Michael Mauro and Kevin Schmid in the wake of UChicago's historic fall campaign. The Maroons captured their first NCAA Division III championship in program history to cap an undefeated season. UChicago posted a 22-0-1 mark to set a new school record for wins in a season and its .978 winning percentage led the nation.

The Maroon defense recorded 13 shutouts while allowing 11 goals over the course of 23 games. UChicago trailed for only 64 minutes all season out of 2,090 minutes played. The team's 0.474 goals against average ranked No. 7 in the nation. The offense scored 51 goals (2.22 per game) as nine different players tallied multiple goals on the year.

At the conference level, UChicago won the University Athletic Association title with a 6-0-1 record. It marked the program's fifth league championship in the past six seasons.

The 2022 squad's player accolades included one All-American recipient, five All-Region selections and seven All-UAA honorees.

Sitch and her assistants were also named UAA Coaching Staff of the Year in mid-November and USC Region VIII Coaching Staff of the Year in early December.