Wheaton College

Wheaton College Athletics - Soccer
Haas Athletic Ctr - 26 East Main Street Norton, MA 02766

Division 3 Massachusetts Northeast

Private Small National competitor

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Lee Moyce

Lee Moyce has been with Wheaton women's soccer for the past four seasons and was elevated to Co-Head Coach in February of 2023.

In his first season at the helm for the Lyons as a Co-Coach, Moyce helped lead the squad to a 7-9-2 record, including 4-5-1 in league play. Wheaton nearly pulled off an improbably upset of eventual New England Women's & Men's Athletics Conference champion Emerson College in the NEWMAC Quarterfinals, but ultimately was edged in double-overtime, 3-2, in Boston. Two Lyons were recognized for their stellar play under Moyce, being named to the NEWMAC All-Conference squad. Wheaton also did well in the classroom with eight team members being selected for the NEWMAC Academic All-Conference Team.

He played for four years at the University of Portsmouth Football Club and spent a season with the Chicago Fire u23 side.

Moyce brings a strong club coaching background to the Lyons. He is currently the NEFC Metro West Girls Regional Director of Coaching. He also spent six years with Global Premier Soccer as a technical director and was the Director of Coaching at Weston Soccer Club for two years.

A native of the United Kingdom, he was the Head Coach of the University of Portsmouth Women's Football Club and helped establish the University of Portsmouth Boys Club.

Moyce holds his US Soccer D License as well as his UEFA B License.

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Chloe Raco

Chloe Raco joined the Wheaton Women's Soccer staff prior to the 2021 campaign and was elevated to Co-Head Coach for the Lyons in February of 2023.

In her first season at the helm for the Lyons as a Co-Coach, Raco helped lead the squad to a 7-9-2 record, including 4-5-1 in league play. Wheaton nearly pulled off an improbably upset of eventual New England Women's & Men's Athletics Conference champion Emerson College in the NEWMAC Quarterfinals, but ultimately was edged in double-overtime, 3-2, in Boston. Two Lyons were recognized for their stellar play under Raco, being named to the NEWMAC All-Conference squad. Wheaton also did well in the classroom with eight team members being selected for the NEWMAC Academic All-Conference Team.

A native of the United Kingdom, Raco brings five years of experience coaching elite level women's soccer players in addition to over a decade of playing experience as gifted futbol player in England. Most recently, Raco currently serves as the Director of Talent ID and NEF-SHE for the New England Futbol Club, where she took the initiative to found and oversee the Regional Development Program. Through the RDP, Raco has developed youth soccer players as both a clinician and Head Coach. Prior to her venture with the New England Futbol Club, Raco was the Massachusetts Girls Technical Director for Global Premier Soccer and was integral in overseeing coaching education programs. Raco also developed and produced programs that could be used at home during the COVID-19 pandemic to help improve player skill levels.

Prior to her stint to further grow the sport of girls youth soccer in the New England area, Raco honed her coaching skills as a highly successful Head Coach at Bournemouth University in her native England. She guided Bournemouth to an unbeaten mark of 6-0-6 in 2018 and followed that season with a second place finish and another unbeaten season (11-0-3), while ranking 22nd in the UK and finishing as a Semifinalist in the Trophy Cup series. For her efforts, Raco was short-listed for the Coach of the Year Award in both 2018 and 2019.

To underscore her passion for developing the game of futbol among youth girls, Raco also took on the post of AFC Bournemouth U12 Girls Head Coach. She proved to be formidable mentor to her squad, leading the team to three straight League Championships in 2017, 2018 and 2019, in addition to the Cup crown and the Swindon Elite Festival title.

Following a decorated tenure as a successful youth soccer player dotted by outstanding player honors, captain honors and team championships, Raco enjoyed an impressive career as the university level with Bournemouth, where she was named a Sport Scholar and Captain for three seasons. Raco was part of a Western 2A Championship in addition to earning a Captains Award. Her university career overlapped her playing tenure at the Club level, having starred for AFC Bournemouth FC, where she was a Vice-Captain for four years and the team's top scorer for two. She was also named a Players Player of the Season to go with Player of the Season for AFC Bournemouth Ladies First Team accolades.

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Ash Hill

Ash Hill joins the Wheaton College women's soccer staff in 2022-23 for his first season with the Lyons.

A native of the United Kingdom, Hill has coached soccer for the past ten years, primarily working with keepers and will serve as Wheaton's Goalkeeper Coach.

In addition, to his role with Wheaton, he also serves as the Head Coach and Goalkeeper Director for the Scorpions Soccer Club.

Hill has coached both in the United States and in the UK. He spent five years as an Academy Coach with Challenger Sports in The US. coaching players of all levels, including high school, while training other coaches. He earned the Academy's Coach of the Year honor in 2018 for his efforts. He also traveled the U.S. as an Academy Coach for Southampton International Academy Camps in Baltimore, Md., serving as an instructor at various training camps.

Following his coaching stint in the States, Hill brought his base of knowledge back to the UK, where he was the Head Coach for the Under 11 squad at West Bromwich Development Academy in Gloucester. He led the team to the Junior Premier League Cup Final at England's national training pitch at St. George's Park in England, while helping to develop technical and tactical skills and helping each individual player to reach their respective potential.

Hill also held the Goalkeeper Coach post for the Leicester City Foxes Development Center, while serving as the Head Coach for the College Under 18 Cheltenham Town Soccer Club Community Trust in his most recent role from 2020-21. While at Cheltenham, he helped the program transition from futsal to a full 11 vs. 11 program and established them into the league.

Hill enjoyed a playing career at the semi-professional level from 2011-17, seeing time with Hellenic Premier Step 9 in the English Football Pyramid.

A graduate of Hartpury College in Gloucester, England, Hill played in the ECFA West Midlands League for Hartpury. He holds a number of coaching qualifications in soccer and futsal including UEFA B.