Coaching Staff

Simons was named the 13th head coach of the Vassar women's soccer program in June of 2021. 

Through four seasons in Poughkeepsie, Simons has posted a 37-20-16 overall record and a 15-9-12 mark in Liberty League play. Simons has mentored 19 All-Liberty League selections, including Alice Crowley who was named the 2024 conference Rookie of the Year, eight All-Region picks and 13 Academic All-District selections. 

2024 saw Vassar post a 12-4-5 overall record and a 5-1-3 mark in Liberty League play. The Brewers topped Clarkson in the First Round of the Liberty League Championship, advancing to the semifinal round where it took on eventual National Runner-Up William Smith. 

The Brewers won 12 games in a season for the first time since 2010 and earned an at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament, making the program's second ever appearance in the event. Vassar scored a 1-0 win over St. Mary's-Mary in the First Round of the tournament, appearing in the Second Round for the first time in program history. 

Crowley and Madison Bouggess were each named First Team All-Liberty League in 2024 with Noelle Namba and Cecelia Wager earning Second Team recognition. Lindsey Nihei and Rebecca Rodriguez were honored with Third Team selections. 

Crowley went on to the be named Second Team All-Region III with Bouggess and Namba collecting Fourth Team All-Region III honors. 

2023 saw Vassar record an 8-4-5 overall record and a 2-2-5 mark in league play while posting victories over ranked opponents Scranton and Wesleyan, both by 2-1 scores. Individually, four players were honored with All-Liberty League honors, including a Second Team selection for Noelle Namba. 

Six Brewers earned CSC Academic All-District honors in 2023 with Julia Farnham and Jessica Young each named United Soccer Coaches Third Team All-Region III. 

In 2022, Vassar produced an 8-5-5 record under Simon's watch, including a 4-2-3 mark in conference play, earning a seventh straight berth into the Liberty League Championship. Five Brewers went on to earn All-Liberty League recognition, including First Team citations for both Violet Munnelley and Jessica Young. 

Both Young and Munnelley would go on to earn All-Region selections from the United Soccer Coaches with Young adding a D3Soccer.com All-American selection,  CSC Academic All-Dstrict recognition and United Soccer Coaches Academic All-American honors. 

In his first season at the helm of the Brewers, Simons guided Vassar to a 9-7-1 overall mark, going 4-4-1 in Liberty League play. The Brewers advanced to the Liberty League Tournament for the sixth straight season, shouldering a tough overtime loss to Union in the First Round. Vassar opened the season with victories over NYU and Montclair State. The Brewers opened Liberty League action with a 1-1-1 clip against RIT, Bard and Union, before going on to post several critical league wins - including a North Country sweep of Clarkson and St. Lawrence.

Vassar, which finished fourth in the Liberty League in points (28g-20a-76pts), saw four named to the All-Liberty League Teams at season's end, including Second Team honors for senior Skylar Herrera-Ross and junior Jessica Young. Additional honors came for Young, who was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Region Third Team, while 20 Brewers were tabbed to the Liberty League All-Academic Team.

A 2010 graduate of Manhattanville College, Simons was co-captain his senior year and received the college's Male Scholar Athlete of the Year award. He was a three-time Middle Athletic Conference All-Academic selection and was NSCAA Scholar All-East Region Honorable Mention in 2009. He earned his master's degree in general management from Elmira in 2013.

Simons currently holds an NSCAA Premier Diploma, NSCAA Goalkeeping Level III Diploma and USSF National D License.