April 16, 2008

DAYTON, Ohio - Head coach Mike Tucker announced that Tania Armellino will join the University of Dayton women's soccer staff as an assistant coach. Armellino joins the Flyers from Kenyon College where she spent two seasons as an assistant coach.

At Kenyon, Armellino helped lead the 2006 team to its first ever NCAC regular season title, NCAA Tournament berth, and first ever NCAA Tournament win.

In addition, with her help the 2006 squad tied the school record for the most wins in a season (14). This past year, she led the team to its first ever national ranking at No. 23.

A 2001 graduate of Rutgers University, Armellino played four seasons at Rutgers where she served as team captain and was a three-time Big East All-Academic honoree. In addition, in 1999 she received both the team's Scholar-Athlete Award and President's Award.

She began her collegiate coaching career at Rutgers in 2001 as an intern. While there, she helped direct the team to a 14-8-1, 4-1-1 record, and a Sweet Sixteen berth in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in the program's history.

Armellino also served as assistant coach for the West Haven High School women's soccer team during the 2005-2006 season.

In addition to her bachelor's degree in English, she earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Miami School of Law in 2005.