Western Michigan University

Western Michigan Athletics
1903 W. Michigan AveSeelye Ath Ctr MS 5446 Kalamazoo, MI 49008

Division 1 Michigan Midwest

Public Large Competitive team

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Lewis Robinson

Lewis Robinson was named head women's soccer coach on June 30, 2022.

Robinson collected his first win with the Broncos on Sept. 22, 2022, as the team posted a 2-0 victory over Northern Illinois.

During his first season with the Broncos, Robinson brought the squad back to the Mid-American Conference Tournament for the first time since 2019. Along with that, Robinson coached two All-MAC performers and had another named to the All-Freshman Team.

Under Robinson's leadership, Western Michigan's soccer program has done well academically. During the 2022 season, the Broncos had 14 Academic All-MAC performers.

Robinson is the eighth head coach in program history, joining WMU after four seasons at the helm at Aquinas College. He won two Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Championships, made three appearances in the NAIA National Tournament and achieved the program’s first-ever Top 10 national ranking.

He also has extensive experience at the youth level, where he was the executive director of Midwest United FC. Under his guidance the program won eight state championships, two regional championships and two National Championships. Robinson served as the head girls soccer coach at Grandville High School, turning the program into a powerhouse with three district championships, two regional championships and one state finals appearance.

Robinson was also head coach of both the men’s and women’s Grand Rapids FC teams, which competed in the USL and the UWS Minor League and served on the Michigan Olympic Development Program for seven years.

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Paige Eli

Paige Eli was named assistant women's soccer coach on Jan. 5, 2023 after spending eight seasons at Davenport University, the last four as head coach of the Panthers.

Prior to taking over at the helm for DU, Eli was an assistant coach for four seasons and helped guide the program during the transition into Division II and the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The Panthers qualified and played in the GLIAC Tournament in each of the four years with Eli as the head coach.

Eli played and graduated at Davenport University, playing four seasons and racking up 29 goals and 22 assists. In her youth career she played with the Doncaster Rovers Belles and represented England at the U17 and U19 National Team levels, while playing in the 2008 U17 World Cup.