Deb Flaherty, a former All-Big Ten selection and three-year captain at the University of Michigan, has been hired as Holy Cross' women's soccer coach.
Flaherty arrives from West Chester University in Pennsylvania, where she posted a 31-12-15 in three seasons as head coach and guided the Golden Rams to the NCAA Division II Northeast Regional final last fall.
Flaherty returns to Worcester, Mass., where she won three state championships at Sutton High School. Mary Curtis, who coached the Crusaders for 12 years, resigned on Jan. 5.
Flaherty served as an assistant at Dayton for two seasons prior to accepting the West Chester post. She previously was an assistant at Michigan.
In other coacching news, Davidson named Tiffany Tisdale, an assistant the past four seasons with the Wildcats, as interim head coach. Tisdale is a former W-League standout who played collegiately at Ohio State.
The university announced that a search for a head coach was ongoing and that Tisdale would be considered.
NCAA DIVISION COACHING CHANGES/HIRES
Arkansas (SEC) — Gordon Henderson (Idaho State head coach) for Alan Kirkup (contract not renewed)
Arkansas State (Sun Belt) — Jason Wharton (Cisco JC, Texas, head coach) for Kent Hefner (fired)
Cal State Northridge (Big West) — Tony Davila (CS Northridge men's head coach; will coach both teams) for Mac Thompson (interim coach)/Allison Lee (resigned)
Central Michigan (MAC) — Tony DiTucci (interim) for Mark Salisbury (hired at Idaho State)
Cleveland State (Horizon) — Derrek Fallor (DePaul assistant); first-year program
Davidson (Southern) — Tiffany Tisdale (interim) for Kevin Hundley (resigned)
George Mason (CAA) — Open; Jac Cicala (resigned)
Georgia Southern (Southern) — Ashley Hart (UAB assistant) for Tom Norton (resigned)
Holy Cross (Patriot) — Deborah Flaherty (West Chester head coach) for Mary Curtis (resigned)
Idaho State (Big Sky) — Mark Salisbury (Central Michigan head coach) for Gordon Henderson (hired at Arkansas)
Mercer (Atlantic Sun) — Open; Jodie Smith (resigned)
Minnesota (Big Ten) — Mikki Denney Wright (Missouri assistant) for Barbara Wickstrand (contract not renewed)
Montana (Big Sky) — Neil Sedgwick (USC associate head coach) for Becky Duerksen (resigned)
Morehead State (Ohio Valley) — Greg Sheen (Dayton Soccer Academy coaching director) for Leslie Faber (resigned)
Nevada (WAC) — Teri Patraw (former Arizona State head coach) for Dang Pibulvech (contract not renewed)
San Diego State (Mountain West) — Angela Morrison (interim) for Chuck Clegg (retired)
San Jose State (WAC) — Dave Siracusa (San Diego State men's assistant) for Cris Gilmore (resigned)
Temple (Atlantic-10) — David Jones (Temple men's assistant, served as interim 2003) for Seamus McWilliams (resigned)
Tulsa (WAC) — Rena Richardson (Alabama assistant) for Damon Gore (resigned)
Vermont (America East) — Open; Jodi Kenyon (resigned)
Youngstown State (Horizon) — Anthony James (West Virginia Wesleyan head coach) for Elizabeth Bartley (contract not renewed)