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 One University Park Drive Nashville, TN 37204
Division 1 Tennessee Southeast
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Charles Morrow

Charles Morrow enters his 19th season in 2023-24 as head coach of the Lipscomb Bisons after taking over the program in 2005.


Since taking over the Lipscomb program in 2005, Morrow has been named ASUN Coach of the Year three times (2013, 2018, 2022), won four ASUN Tournaments (2017, 2018, 2021 & 2022) and led the Bisons to the first four NCAA Tournament appearances in program history (2017, 2018, 2021 & 2022), including a run to the Sweet 16 in 2018. Morrow led Lipscomb to the national stage once again in 2022 when the team finished the regular season No. 7 in RPI and No. 10 in the United Soccer Coaches National Poll. The 2022 team earned the No. 9 overall national seed in the NCAA Tournament and hosted a second round NCAA Tournament game after earning a first round bye. Morrow led his coaching staff to the United Soccer Coaches Southeast Region Coaching Staff of the Year award in 2022.


Under Morrow, Lipscomb has earned three ASUN Player of the Year selections, three ASUN Defensive Player of the Year selections, three ASUN Freshman of the Year selections, an ASUN Goalkeeper of the Year selection and four ASUN Scholar-Athletes of the Year. In addition, he has guided a MAC Hermann Trophy Finalist (Noah Gulden), two United Soccer Coaches All-Americans (one First Team), two Scholar All-Americans, 21 All-Region selections, 60 All-Conference selections (including 27 First-Teamers), 28 All-Academic honorees, 37 All-Tournament members and 29 All-Freshmen Team members.


A Lipscomb graduate himself, men's soccer head coach Charles Morrow has been a long-time stalwart around the Nashville soccer scene, first as a player during the Bisons' NAIA days and now as a coach on the Division I level.


Upon graduating from Lipscomb in 2997, Morrow took over head coaching duties for both the boys and girls squads at Goodpasture High School, where he stayed until 2000. His boys teams reached the regional semifinals in both 1999 and 2000. He returned to the collegiate ranks in 2000 when he accepted an assistant coach position with Vanderbilt where he stayed until 2003.


He accepted his first collegiate head coaching job at Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, N.C. in April 2003. In two seasons with the Crusaders, Morrow directed the DII squad to conference runner-up honors in the regular season and conference tournament.


Off the pitch, Morrow and his squad are active in the community, primarily through YES (Youth Encouragement Services). The coaches and players offer instruction to players and coaches in six-week fall and spring youth leagues.


Morrow and his wife Beth have two sons, Trip and Will.

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Matt Horth

Matt Horth joined the Lipscomb Men's Soccer coaching staff in April 2023. He will serve as Assistant Coach.


“Matt has been a friend of mine and a friend of the program for years and has worked our ID Camps,” said Morrow. “Matt checks all the boxes. He is a phenomenal guy and is as impressive in his soccer knowledge as he is as a person. I am excited to have him join the team.”


Horth comes to Lipscomb after a six-year stint as the Head Coach at Gordon College. While at the helm of Gordon College, Horth led the Fighting Scots to a 43-29-7 record with a 19-11-4 mark in Commonwealth Coast Conference play.


He guided the squad to two Commonwealth Coach Conference Championship titles (2018, 2021) in three Championship Game appearances while his team won two Commonwealth Coast Conference Sportsmanship Awards (2019, 2021).


During his tenure at Gordon, he coached 25 All-Commonwealth Coast Conference Selections, 36 Commonwealth Coast Conference All-Academic Selections, two Commonwealth Coast Conference Rookie-of-the-Year Awards, two United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division III Men’s All-New England Region Team selections, a United Soccer Coaches All-New England Region Team member, a United Soccer Coaches Third Team All-American selection and a Commonwealth Coast Conference Senior Scholar-Athlete Award winner.


Horth also spent time in USL League 2 as Head Coach of Mississippi Brilla FC. He led Brilla to a second-place finish in the Mid-South Division in 2022 and produced 2 professional players during his tenure.


Prior to being named the head coach at Gordon, Horth played professional soccer with several organizations including the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer (MLS), the Atlanta Silverbacks of the North American Soccer League (NASL), the Rochester Rhinos of the United Soccer League (USL), and internationally with Icelandic club Leiknir Reykjavik of 1. Deild Karla. As a professional player, he was twice named NASL Player of the Week and was named the NASL Player of the Month during his tenure with the Silverbacks. As a forward, Horth logged over 100 professional appearances while scoring 28 goals.


Horth played four years at Gordon College where he was a three-time NSCAA All-New England selection, a four-time All-Commonwealth Coach Conference First Team honoree, a New England Intercollegiate Soccer League (NEISL) All-Star and the 2007 CCC Rookie of the Year. All told, he notched 37 goals and dished out 20 assists over his four-year career as a Fighting Scot.


Horth has coaching licenses through both the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) and United States Soccer Federation (USSF). In addition, Horth graduated from Gordon College in 2010 with a B.S. in Kinesiology and received a Masters of Theological Studies from Liberty University in 2015.


Horth and his wife Jessica live in Nashville with their two sons.

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Micah Bledsoe

Lipscomb Men’s Soccer head coach Charles Morrow announced the addition of Micah Bledsoe as assistant coach on Wednesday. Bledsoe was a standout for the Bisons from 2013-2016.


“We are excited to welcome Micah back to Lipscomb in a new role as a coach,” said Morrow. “Micah as a player was someone that I always had a lot of respect for. Micah left a lasting impression in the way he prepared himself, carried himself, dealt with and overcame adversity and interacted with teammates.”


Bledsoe joined the Bisons after playing professionally for several teams in the United States. Most recently, he played for Michigan Stars FC of the National Independent Soccer League. He also spent time in 2020 with Stumptown Athletic in NISA after a one-year stint with Tormenta FC of USL League One. Bledsoe also made stops at USL Championship sides Nashville SC and Louisville City FC where he was part of the USL Cup Championship squad in 2017.


During his time spent with Nashville SC, Bledsoe also served as an assistant coach at Trevecca Nazarene University where he helped guide the Trojans to a 13-4-2 overall record and a G-MAC Conference Tournament Final appearance.


During his career at Lipscomb, he was a four-year starter and was part of the 2014 ASUN Regular Season Championship team. An ASUN All-Freshman team member and five-time ASUN Defensive Player of the Week honoree, he made a lasting impact on the program both on and off the pitch.


“I think that Micah is a fantastic addition to our staff and I look forward to working with him in the years to come,” added Morrow.

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