Our Staff
Cassie Ulrich
Assistant Coach
Bio
Cassie Ulrich completed her third season as an assistant coach and goalkeeper coach for the DU women's soccer team in 2025.
2025
- Helped lead Denver to a share of the Summit League regular-season title, the program's ninth overall
- Registered a win over a top-25 opponent for second consecutive season (2-1 over No. 25 Colorado State on September 14)
- Finished 9-5-4 on the season including 5-2-0 at home and 6-1-1 in the Summit League
- Coached starting goalkeeper Alina Santos to five clean sheets and 77 saves, the seventh most by an individual DU keeper in a single season in the program's DI history
2024
- Helped lead Denver to the second overall seed in the Summit League tournament, entering the postseason on a five-match unbeaten streak
- Coached team to upset win at then-No. 24 Texas AM on August 21, Denver's first-ever road win at an SEC opponent
- Opened season with a narrow 1-2 loss to eventual NCAA national champion North Carolina on August 15
- Finished 11-6-2 on the season including 4-2-2 at home and 5-1-2 in the Summit League
- Helped lead Ella Frost to Summit League Midfielder of the Year honors
- Coached Denver's two goalkeepers (Molly Wissman and Alina Santos) to six combined cleansheets including three in a row from August 25 - September 1
2023
- Helped lead Denver to its fifth-straight Summit League regular-season title and its eighth overall
- Coached team to two wins over Power-5 teams (4-2 vs. NC State, 2-0 at Oregon); earned 3-3 draw at [RV] Milwaukee
- Finished 9-2-7 on the season including 7-1-2 at home
- Helped lead freshman goalkeeper Molly Wissman to 18 starts in 18 matches played, logging six cleansheets and 1.21 GAA
Prior to Denver
Salt Lake Community College Women's Soccer Head Coach (2021-22)
- Named West District Coach of the Year in 2021
- Coached team to NJCAA national tournament semifinal appearance in 2021 after posting 16-4-1 record
Salt Lake Community College Men's & Women's Soccer Assistant Coach (2020)
- Helped lead men's team to NJCAA national title
- Helped coach women's team to runner-up finish at NJCAA national tournament
Additional Coaching Experience
- Minnesota Aurora FC Goalkeepers Coach (2022-23)
- La Roca Futbol Club (Utah) Director of Goalkeeping (2022-23)
Playing Experience
- Played soccer and futsal at University of Nottingham (England) while completing master's degree
- Trained with Aston Villa Ladies also while studying at University of Nottingham
- Goalkeeper at University of New Mexico (2011-15)
- Two-time All-Mountain West Conference
- Three-year starter; finished with second-most wins in UNM history (57 starts, 19 shutouts
Education
- Masters's degree in management (Nottingham [England] '18)
- Bachelor's degree in exercise science (New Mexico '15)
Julianne Sitch
Head Coach
Bio
Julianne Sitch completed her third season as head coach for the DU women's soccer team in 2025 .
Awards & Honors
- 2022 United Soccer Coaches' National Coaching Staff of the Year (with UChicago)
- 2022 D3Soccer.com Coach of the Year (with UChicago)
- 2022 United Soccer Coaches' Region VII Coaching Staff of the Year (with UChicago)
- 2016 NSCAA Central Region Coaching Staff of the Year (with UChicago)
- Three-time UAA Coaching Staff of the Year (with UChicago: 2016, 2017, 2022)
2025
- Helped lead Denver to a share of the Summit League regular-season title, the program's ninth overall
- Registered a win over a top-25 opponent for second consecutive season (2-1 over No. 25 Colorado State on September 14)
- Finished 9-5-4 on the season including 5-2-0 at home and 6-1-1 in the Summit League, her best League record as head coach
- Helped coach Emma Thielbahr and Hannah Tate to Summit League Defensive Player and Midfielder of the Year awards, respectively
2024
- Helped lead Denver to the second overall seed in the Summit League tournament, entering the postseason on a five-match unbeaten streak
- Coached team to upset win at then-No. 24 Texas A&M on August 21, Denver's first-ever road win at an SEC opponent
- Opened season with a narrow 1-2 loss to eventual NCAA national champion North Carolina on August 15
- Finished 11-6-2 on the season including 4-2-2 at home and 5-1-2 in the Summit League
- Helped lead Ella Frost to Summit League Midfielder of the Year honors
- Coached Ella Frost (first team) and Riley Baker (second team) to United Soccer Coaches All-West Region teams
2023
- Helped lead Denver to its fifth-straight Summit League regular-season title and its eighth overall
- Coached team to two wins over Power-5 teams (4-2 vs. NC State, 2-0 at Oregon); earned 3-3 draw at [RV] Milwaukee
- Finished 9-2-7 on the season including 7-1-2 at home
- Helped lead Liv Moritz to No. 54 ranking in Top Drawer Soccer Postseason Top 100 Freshmen and Summit League Newcomer of the Year honors
- Coached Kaitlyn Glover (second team), Vanessa Murray (second team) and Moritz (third team) to United Soccer Coaches All-West Region teams
Prior to Denver
University of Chicago Men's Soccer Head Coach (2022)
- Led team to program's first NCAA Division III National Championship
- Finished with 22-0-1 record with 13 shutouts and allowing only 11 goals
- Coached team to three All-America honors, five All-Region awards and seven All-UAA selections
Chicago Red Stars Assistant Women's Soccer Coach (2020-21)
- Reached 2021 NWSL Final and 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup Final
- Also served as Head Women's Soccer Coach for Chicago Red Stars Reserves and won WPSL Great Lakes Conference championship
University of Chicago Women's Soccer Assistant Coach (2015-17)
- Finished with combined record of 53-13-1 during the three-year stretch
- Qualified to NCAA Division III tournament all three seasons including 2016 semifinal and 2017 final appearances
- Coached team to a combined 11 All-America honors, two D3Soccer.com Midfielders of the Year, 12 All-Region awards and 13 All-UAA selections
Additional Coaching Experience
- U.S. U-20 Assistant Coach at 2024 Concacaf Championship (helped Team USA qualify for FIFA U-20 World Cup)
- U.S. U-16 Girls National Team Assistant Coach (2019-20)
- University of Illinois Chicago Women's Soccer Assistant Coach (2018)
Playing Experience
- Professional & International Experience
- Played for Region II Olympic Development Program, and U-19 and U-21 US National Teams
- Drafted by Sky Blue FC (Women's Professional Soccer) in 2009 and won national title
- Played domestically for Chicago Red Stars, Western New York Flash and Atlanta Beat
- Played internationally in Australia (Melbourne Victory) and Sweden (Hammarby IF and Balinge IF)
- Student-athlete at DePaul (2003-06)
- Set school records for career points (90), goals (32) and assists (26)
- Honors include: 2003 NSCAA Second Team All-America, 2003 Conference USA Player of the Year and 2005 First Team All-BIG EAST
Education
- Bachelor's degree in fitness management & physical education (DePaul '07)