THE OFFICIAL ATHLETICS SITE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA LIONS

A four-year starter for UNA women's soccer teams from 2008-11, Loud started a school record 86 consecutive matches for the Lions and was a two-time All-Gulf South Conference honoree.
               
A native of Bristol, England, Loud returned to UNA as assistant soccer coach in 2016 after four seasons as assistant coach at the University of West Alabama and has helped guide the Lion program through its NCAA Division I transition.
               
A starter on UNA's first Gulf South Conference championship women's soccer team in 2011, Loud was a team captain four straight years and helped lead the Lions to three consecutive NCAA Division II Tournament appearances in 2009, 2010 and 2011.  Her 20 career goals scored still rank 12th best in school history and she added 14 career assists.
               
A 2011 Academic All-Gulf South Conference honoree, Loud earned a Bachelor of Science degree from UNA in 2012 and added a Master of Arts in Teaching degree from West Alabama in 2016.
               
In her first season back at UNA as a coach, the Lions went 8-8-0 overall and followed that with a stellar 13-4-2 campaign in 2017 that included advancing to the NCAA Division II South Regional Tournament. In 2018, Loud helped direct the Lions to an 11-9-1 overall mark in the program's first season of Division I competition. UNA won two matches in the ASUN Conference Tournament and advanced to the championship match before falling 3-2 to Lipscomb.
               
In 2019,  Loud coached the ASUN Conference scoring champion in Shelby Wall, and another All-ASUN Conference team member in Kate Wiseman. In 2018, UNA had four players earn All-ASUN Conference honors, along with two members of the All-Freshman team and three All-ASUN Tournament team selections.
               
Loud has earned an Advanced National Diploma from the United Soccer Coaches and also completed United Soccer Coaches Goalkeeping Level 1 & 2. She is also a graduate of the 2018 NCAA Women Coaches Academy class #44 that was held in Denver, Colo.
               
While at West Alabama, Loud assisted with both the men's and women's soccer programs. She worked in recruiting and player development and coordinated the school's soccer clinics. UWA won men's GSC championships in 2014 and 2015 and the women's team received the inaugural GSC Fair Play award in 2015. While many of UWA's players received conference and regional awards, the teams also won the interdepartmental award for community service and an NSCAA Team Academic Award in both 2014 and 2015. Loud helped form the Demopolis Elite Soccer Club and continues to work with several other youth soccer associations and camps, including the Shoals Soccer Club.