Tiffany Hansen - Associate Head Coach - Staff Directory

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Tiffany Hansen

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Associate Head Coach
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Tiffany Hansen joined the Kansas soccer staff as an Associate Head Coach in January 2024. Hansen recently completed her first season with the program in 2024.

Hansen helped coach the Jayhawks to a Big 12 Tournament Championship and an NCAA Tournament appearance in her first season at Kansas. The coaching staff was named Midwest Region Staff of the Year by United Soccer Coaches following the season after the team finished 2024 with an overall record of 13-6-4 and 6-4-1 in conference play. The staff became the first in Big 12 soccer history to win the tournament championship in their first year with a program and the third staff in conference history to direct a team to the NCAA Tournament in their first year.

The 13 wins were the third most by a first-year coaching staff in Big 12 soccer history. Ten of the 13 wins came on the road or at a neutral site. Kansas was one of five Division I programs with at least 10 road/neutral victories in 2024.

Primarily working with the goalkeepers, Hansen mentored Freshman Best XI Second Team selection Sophie Dawe during the 2024 season. Dawe was the first Jayhawk in program history to be named to a Freshman Best XI Team. Dawe stepped into the starting goalkeeper role after redshirting in 2023. She started 22 matches and recorded eight solo shutouts, which the fourth-most in the conference and the most by a Kansas goalkeeper since 2019. Under Hansen's guidance, Dawe posted a 0.86 goals against average in 2024, which was the lowest in the Big 12.

Hansen's development of Dawe was evident as the season progressed as Dawe allowed only four goals in the final nine matches of the season as the Jayhawks claimed the Big 12 Tournament Championship and made a run to the NCAA Tournament. Dawe also received Big 12 All-Tournament Team and Most Outstanding Defensive Player of the tournament, along with Big 12 Freshman of the Week honors twice.

With only two weeks remaining in the regular season, Kansas had a 5-5-4 record and was fighting to qualify for the Big 12 Championship that was being held in Kansas City at CPKC Stadium. Hansen helped spark the Jayhawks to tie a program record with eight consecutive wins. That included four victories in the conference tournament, three of which came against the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 seeds, en route to winning the title.

Heading into the NCAA Tournament, the Jayhawks earned their first ranking of the season at No. 16 by TopDrawerSoccer. The ranking was the first for Kansas since the 2020-21 season.

Many players saw individual success in Hansen's first season as Kansas had four student-athletes receive all-region honors, one Freshman Best XI Team recipient, three All-Big 12 selections, two national players of the week, four Big 12 weekly award winners and four Big 12 All-Tournament Team members.

Hansen came to Kansas with 16 years of collegiate coaching experience and extensive time with the U.S Soccer Women’s Youth National Team and U.S. Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program as a coach and scout.

Hansen arrived at Kansas following a successful two seasons at LSU (2022-23) as both an assistant coach and the recruiting coordinator, which featured a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances, and a strong seven-year tenure at Michigan (2015-22), while also serving as both an assistant coach and the recruiting coordinator.

Hansen has led the recruiting efforts for multiple top 20 recruiting classes in her career, including the No. 6 recruiting class at Michigan in 2017. At all of Hansen’s stops, her team has had success recruiting at the national level. Hansen’s ability to develop goalkeepers into top-level talent has been a big reason for her program’s accomplishments.

In 2022, Hansen helped guide LSU to the second round of the NCAA Tournament and the program’s highest end of season ranking in over seven seasons, as the Tigers finished No. 28 in the country. LSU also qualified for the NCAA Tournament in 2023.

While Hansen was at Michigan, the Wolverines advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 2016, 2019, and 2021. In 2019, Michigan reached the NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen and in 2021 they captured the Big Ten Tournament title on their way to the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.

Hansen’s work with the goalkeepers produced four of the eight best defensive seasons in Michigan history for goals conceded. The Wolverines only conceded 14 goals in 2020, 18 in 2021, 18 in 2017, and 20 in 2015. Hansen helped Michigan rack up 12 shutouts in 2021, the second most ever in a single season for the program.

While at Michigan, Hansen coached Hillary Beall (2017-21), who logged a total of 6,855 minutes in net while only allowing 72 goals against for a career goals against average of 0.945. The 0.945 GAA matched the second lowest average in program history at Michigan. Beall was a two-time United Soccer Coaches all-region honoree and a three-time All-Big Ten performer. Beall went on to sign a professional contract with Racing Louisville FC.

Hansen also developed Sarah Jackson (2015-17) and Megan Hinz (2014-17) at Michigan who finished their careers in the top five for GAA at Michigan with marks of 0.94 and 0.97, respectively. Jackson was an All-Big Ten performer as well and was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week twice during her career.

Before Hansen’s time at Michigan, she was as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Dayton (2011-15) and an assistant coach at Bowling Green State (2008-11).

Hansen was responsible for the goalkeepers and also served as the program’s recruiting coordinator and camp director at Dayton. She helped the Flyers win two Atlantic 10 Conference tournament championships in 2011 and 2014, and the regular season title in 2013. Dayton went to the NCAA Tournament twice while Hansen was on staff. Hansen mentored two goalkeepers to A-10 All-Championship Team honors, and in 2013 helped goalkeeper Elizabeth James collect NSCAA National Player of the Week and two A-10 Rookie of the Week distinctions, as well as earn a spot on the A-10 All-Rookie Team.

Hansen started her coaching career at Bowling Green State (BGSU), her alma mater. After playing goalkeeper in college, Hansen was assigned to work primarily with the goalkeepers as a coach. In her three seasons coaching at BGSU, the Falcons registered 23 shutouts, including a program record 14 clean sheets in 2008. Hansen’s goalkeeper, Alexa Arsenault, was named to the All-MAC First Team after notching a record of 12-6-4 on the season with a GAA of 0.68.

Outside of the college game, Hansen has extensive experience working with U.S. Soccer for the Youth National Team. She has served on the U-16, U-17, U-18, U-19 and U-20 Women’s Youth National Team coaching staffs for both domestic and international events. In addition to her coaching the nation’s top talent, Hansen is a scout and is involved in the identification and evaluation processes for the Women’s Youth National Teams.

Her most recent coaching assignment for U.S. Soccer was with the U-17 Women’s Youth National Team for the 2022 FIFA Women’s World Cup in India. Currently, Hansen is assigned to work with the U-20 Women’s Youth National Team for the 2024 FIFA World Cup in Colombia.

Hansen is also heavily involved in the U.S. Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program. She served as the US Soccer ID Center Staff Coach for players in the state of Michigan and the Central Region in the past. She also held various positions with the Ohio South and Ohio North ODP and the Region II Interregional ODP staff. Hansen was twice selected to the staff for an invite-only, ODP international training camp and tournament in Costa Rica. Region II is comprised of players from 14 states and Hansen oversaw the goalkeepers from each of those 14 states. Hansen has also served on the goalkeeping staff for the ECNL Player Development Program.

Hansen holds a USSF B license as well as a United Soccer Coaches Premier Diploma and Advanced National GK Diploma. She earned the honor of being selected as one of 15 female coaches from more than 350 applicants to the inaugural edition of the NSCAA 30 Under 30 program in 2013. The distinction identifies the top 30 up and coming coaches in the profession.

A native of Lexington, Ohio, Hansen attended and played soccer at Louisville for two years, before spending her final two seasons at Bowling Green State. She played goalkeeper and helped BGSU set a then-program record of 10 shutouts during the 2006 season and served as the team captain of the squad in 2007 during her senior season.

Hansen graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in dietetics from BGSU in 2008 and a master’s degree in food and nutrition from BGSU in 2010.

Hansen’s Coaching Career Highlights:
• Helped Kansas win the Big 12 Tournament Championship and qualify for the NCAA Tournament in his first season (2024)
• Received Midwest Region Staff of the Year by United Soccer Coaches in his first season at Kansas (2024)
• Developed Sophie Dawe to be the first Freshman Best XI Team selection in Kansas history (2024)
• Qualified for seven NCAA Tournament appearances (LSU, Michigan, Dayton)
• Active coach and scout for the U.S. Soccer Women’s Youth National Team
• Helped Michigan capture the Big Ten Tournament title and advance to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament in 2021
• Led recruiting efforts for multiple top 20 recruiting classes in her career, including the No. 6 recruiting class at Michigan in 2017
• One of 15 female coaches selected to the inaugural edition of the NSCAA 30 Under 30 program in 2013
• Assisted Dayton in winning the Atlantic 10 Tournament in 2011 and 2014

The Hansen File
Alma Mater:	Bowling Green State, 2008, B.S. in dietetics; Bowling Green State, 2010, M.S. in food and nutrition
Hometown:	Lexington, Ohio

Coaching Experience
Years	School/ Organization	Role
2024-Present	Kansas	Associate Head Coach
2023-Present	Team USA (U-20 CONCACAF)	Assistant Coach
2023	Team USA (U-16)	Assistant Coach
2022-23	LSU	Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
2022	Team USA (U-17 World Cup)	Assistant Coach
2019	Team USA (U-19)	Assistant Coach
2019	Team USA (U-18)	Assistant Coach
2015-22	Michigan	Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
2011-14	Dayton	Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
2008-11	Bowling Green State	Assistant Coach

Year	Postseason Experience
2024	Big 12 Tournament Champions NCAA Tournament First Round
2023	NCAA Tournament First Round
2022	NCAA Tournament Second Round
2021	Big Ten Tournament Champions NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
2019	NCAA Tournament Third Round
2016	NCAA Tournament First Round
2014	Atlantic 10 Tournament Champions NCAA Tournament First Round
2011	Atlantic 10 Tournament Champions NCAA Tournament First Round