Troy University Athletics
Soccer
Connon, Joe
Joe Connon
- Title:
- Associate Head Coach
- Email:
- jconnon@troy.edu
- Phone:
- 5653
Joe Connon was announced as Troy's soccer associate head coach in February 2017.
Connon came to Troy from Saint Leo University where he worked with head coach Ged O’Connor for three seasons (2014-16).
Troy finished 5-14-1 overall and 4-6-0 in Sun Belt play in 2018. The Trojans pitched five shutouts defensively and won the final two games of the regular season without allowing a goal. Natalie Melillo was fifth in conference with 14 points (four goals, six assists), while AcelyaAydogmus finished fourth with five clean sheets.
In his first season with the Trojans, Connon assisted the team to an 8-10-2 overall record and a 6-4-0 mark in conference play finishing third. Troy finished tied for third in the league in scoring with 35 goals, second with 30 assists and tied for first with eight shutouts. Senior Haley Roberson and sophomore Julia Winter were named Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference. Winter finished third in the Sun Belt with nine goals on the season.
With the Lions, Connon helped mold teams that advanced to two NCAA Division II Tournaments (2014, 2016), while his 2016 squad won the Sunshine State Conference regular season and tournament championship. The Lions finished that year ranked No. 17 in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Poll. Two players earned NSCAA All-America honors and three were named NSCAA All-South Region first team.
As a member of the Saint Leo staff in 2014, Connon and the Lions advanced to the third round of the NCAA Tournament and finished the year 14-6 and ranked No. 15 in the nation.
Connon began his collegiate coaching career as a graduate assistant at Lynn University prior to the 2010 season and moved into a full-time role in 2012.
The Dublin, Ireland, native was a four-year letterwinner at Missouri Baptist where he earned NAIA?All-America honorable mention honors as a freshman. He played for his country's U15 national team as a youth before moving on to play for Crystal Palace and Sunderland.
Connon graduated in 2007 from Missouri Baptist with a bachelor’s in kinesiology and completed his MBA with a specialization in sports management from Lynn in May of 2012.
Connon came to Troy from Saint Leo University where he worked with head coach Ged O’Connor for three seasons (2014-16).
Troy finished 5-14-1 overall and 4-6-0 in Sun Belt play in 2018. The Trojans pitched five shutouts defensively and won the final two games of the regular season without allowing a goal. Natalie Melillo was fifth in conference with 14 points (four goals, six assists), while AcelyaAydogmus finished fourth with five clean sheets.
In his first season with the Trojans, Connon assisted the team to an 8-10-2 overall record and a 6-4-0 mark in conference play finishing third. Troy finished tied for third in the league in scoring with 35 goals, second with 30 assists and tied for first with eight shutouts. Senior Haley Roberson and sophomore Julia Winter were named Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference. Winter finished third in the Sun Belt with nine goals on the season.
With the Lions, Connon helped mold teams that advanced to two NCAA Division II Tournaments (2014, 2016), while his 2016 squad won the Sunshine State Conference regular season and tournament championship. The Lions finished that year ranked No. 17 in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Poll. Two players earned NSCAA All-America honors and three were named NSCAA All-South Region first team.
As a member of the Saint Leo staff in 2014, Connon and the Lions advanced to the third round of the NCAA Tournament and finished the year 14-6 and ranked No. 15 in the nation.
Connon began his collegiate coaching career as a graduate assistant at Lynn University prior to the 2010 season and moved into a full-time role in 2012.
The Dublin, Ireland, native was a four-year letterwinner at Missouri Baptist where he earned NAIA?All-America honorable mention honors as a freshman. He played for his country's U15 national team as a youth before moving on to play for Crystal Palace and Sunderland.
Connon graduated in 2007 from Missouri Baptist with a bachelor’s in kinesiology and completed his MBA with a specialization in sports management from Lynn in May of 2012.
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