TicketsJuly 22, 2011
CINCINNATI - Joe Crump, a former Division I assistant men's and women's coach, joins the University of Cincinnati men's soccer staff as a volunteer assistant coach. His primary responsibility with the Bearcats will be goalkeeper training.
Crump spent a season as an assistant women's coach at East Carolina following a three-year stint as an assistant men's coach at Elon.
In Crump's three years at Elon, at least one goalkeeper was honored with All-Southern Conference accolades. In 2007, true freshman keeper Clint Irwin claimed all-league honors and Phoenix keepers combined to help lead the program to a school-record four consecutive shutouts. A year later, Irwin and senior Kyle Boerner were both named to the all-conference teams. It was the first time in Southern Conference history that two goalies from one school earned all-conference honors the same season. Irwin had a 0.90 goals-against average and stopped 31 shots while Boerner recorded a .742 save percentage.
Crump capped his tenure with the Phoenix in 2009 by guiding Irwin to a First-Team All-Southern Conference selection. Irwin and the team collected 10 shutouts during the season, tying the school record set by the 1987 and 1988 squads. Irwin also moved into a tie for first place on the Elon career ledger with 19 clean sheets to his credit.
The Phoenix compiled a record of 28-24-7 during Crump's three seasons while reaching the 10-win plateau twice. Elon had a winning record all three campaigns and went 15-5-0 in Southern Conference action, including a 7-0-0 mark in 2008, when the Phoenix claimed the regular-season crown.
In addition to his collegiate experience, Crump has been a North Carolina Olympic Development Program staff member and a coach for club team Triangle United. He assisted the Region III champions and USYSA National Finalists.
A 2003 UNC Greensboro graduate, Crump played for Elon head coach Darren Powell at UNCG as a three-year starter in goal, helping the squad to a 39-23-1 record and a Southern Conference runner-up finish in 2001.
Crump holds a bachelor's degree in business administration with a concentration in marketing and owns a United States Soccer Federation "A" license.