Megan Jessee Position: Assistant Coach Experience: 1st Season

Former Connecticut standout Megan Jessee enters her first season as an assistant coach at Wake Forest. Jessee will serve as the goalkeeper coach.

"I am very excited to join the Wake Forest women's soccer program," Jessee said. "This is a great program that can compete at the highest level in the ACC and on the national scene. I look forward to working with the other members of the coaching staff and the players to bring this program to the next level."

Jessee joins the Demon Deacon staff after spending a year as the women's soccer graduate assistant at Slippery Rock University. While at Slippery Rock, Jessee served as the field player and goalkeeper coach and also helped with recruiting and team operations.

Jessee has also coached for the Connecticut Olympic Development Program, the FSA Soccer Plus Football Club, Soccer Plus Camps and the Region 1 ODP Girls Soccer Camp.

A four-year letterwinner while at Connecticut, Jessee earned Big East Goalkeeper of the Week honors three times in the 2004 season. Jessee was named a member of the Big East Academic All Star Team and the Big East All-Second Team in 2004.

After finishing her career at UCONN, Jessee spent a year with the Soccer Plus Connecticut Reds of the Women's Premier Soccer League.

Jessee earned her bachelor's degree as a liberal arts and science major with minors in business and communications.