DANVILLE, Va. — Averett University Director of Athletics Meg Stevens proudly announced Meghan Mauzy-Fleming as the new head coach of the women's soccer program on Friday.

Mauzy-Fleming returns to Averett after serving as an assistant coach for the women's soccer and men's soccer programs at Richard Bland College of William & Mary for one season. Prior to joining the staff at Richard Bland, Mauzy-Fleming was an assistant coach for two seasons with the Averett women's soccer program.

"I would like to thank Averett President Dr. Tiffany Franks and Meg Stevens for putting their faith in me and providing me the opportunity to lead the Averett University women's soccer program," Mauzy-Fleming said. "I am very excited to get started and help this program grow in the right direction on and off the field."

Mauzy-Fleming becomes the 11th coach of the Averett women's soccer program since it began play in 1993. She takes over a program that has a history of success over the past decade, including a USA South Conference Championship and an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2012, along with two USA South Player of the Year selections and one Academic All-America recipient.

While at Richard Bland, which competes at the junior college level, Mauzy-Fleming helped start the women's soccer program, which went 5-7-1 (4-3-1 in conference) in its inaugural season while making the conference tournament and producing the Region X Conference Player of the Year. As an assistant with the men's soccer team, she helped Richard Bland advance to the conference finals, as well as the district tournament.

"We are excited to welcome Meghan back to the Averett family," Stevens said. "Her time at Richard Bland has allowed her to continue to develop and grow professionally. Meghan's enthusiasm and knowledge of the game and of Averett make her a great fit to lead our program moving forward."

Mauzy-Fleming played four seasons of collegiate soccer, including her final three at Division II Mississippi College. She earned Gulf South Conference honor roll all three years in the classroom and was a starting midfielder on the field. Mauzy-Fleming was a team captain during her senior season and also served on her school's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). She began her playing career at Eastern Florida State College.

Mauzy-Fleming gained coaching experience as a head coach of a youth soccer club team, an assistant coach at Berkshire Soccer Academy during the summer of 2016 and through an internship with the women's soccer program at Mississippi College. She joined Averett's coaching staff in July 2017.

Since then, Mauzy-Fleming served as an assistant coach for the North Carolina State Olympic Development from 2017 to March of 2019. Additionally, she worked as a soccer coach for No. 1 Camp over the summer from 2017 to 2019.

"We are thrilled to have Coach Mauzy-Fleming return to the Averett community," Franks said. "Her experience and familiarity of Averett will be an asset to our student-athletes and our Department of Athletics."

A native of Titusville, Florida, Mauzy-Fleming earned her bachelor's degree in Kinesiology (sports management) from Mississippi College in May 2017 and her master's degree in education from Averett in 2019.