Shelby Masse begins her eighth season as an assistant coach with the Nichols College women's soccer program in 2024. Masse is also a faculty member at Nichols College in their sport management department.
In 2019, the Bison posted their highest win total in nearly a decade (10) and posted the second-most shutouts in program history with seven. They ripped off a seven-match win streak – the third-longest in program history – and three student-athletes were named to the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Academic All-Conference Team.
The Bison lowered their goals against average (GAA) and allowed fewer shots in 2018 than the previous campaign, and freshman Maddie Clark garnered CCC All-Conference honors.
In her first season as an assistant coach in 2017, the Bison improved on their win total from a year ago and saw nine student-athletes named to the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Academic All-Conference Team. The team more than doubled its offensive output and increased its conference winning percentage by nearly a full point. In 2018, the Bison lowered their goals against average and saw seven student-athletes named to the CCC Academic All-Conference Team. Additionally, Maddie Clark garnered CCC Third Team honors.
Masse is a 2013 graduate of the University of Hartford, where she was a three-year member of the women’s soccer program. She also played semi-professional soccer for the CFC Passion (2009) and the SoccerPlus CT Reds of the WPSL (2010-12), where she was the starting keeper for three seasons.
Masse is currently the head coach for Connecticut ODP two-time East Region Finalist U17 Girls after previously serving as an assistant/goalkeeper coach for the U13 Girls (2013-17). She also worked as a goalkeeper coach at Star Goalkeeper Academy (2010-13); an U16 Girls Assistant/Goalkeeper Coach at Sporting FC (2012-13); the U14, U15, and U17 Girls Head Coach/Goalkeeper Coach at Dutch Football Academy (2013-16); and the U14 Girls Head Coach/Goalkeeper Coach at Northeast United (2016-18).
Masse – who also worked for the Goran Vasic Soccer Academy (2013-14) – owns her Goalkeeper Level 1 Certification as well as a National D-License and E-License.
Masse graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English (2013) before earning a pair of Degrees from the University of Connecticut, first a Bachelor of Arts in History (2015) and later a Masters of Curriculum and Instruction, Secondary Education (2017). She also earned her Pd.D. in Learning, Leadership, and Education Policy: Sport Management from UCONN.
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