Russell Payne
Head Coach
Northwestern
Conference
Big Ten
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2025 Fall
Shortlistr Team Strength
Shortlistr Team Strength rates every program 0–100 on results, opponent quality, and the chances they create and concede — 50 is the Division-I average. Unlike the NCAA’s traditional RPI, it rewards points for draws and weights every result by opponent strength — so a draw with a top side counts for more than a win over a weak one. It’s the same analytics engine behind player Impact scores across Shortlistr.
Overall Strength
82.1
Shortlistr Team Strength · Top 25% of D1 women's programs
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Coaching Staff
Head coach · assistants · contact details
Michael Moynihan
Head Coach
Russell Payne
Head Coach
Flo Liu
Assistant Coach
Joe Moulden
Assistant Coach
Jordan Betterman
Director of Analytics
Rich Manning
Assistant Coach
Reaghan Duval
Assistant Coach / GK Coach
Rowan Lapi
Assistant Coach
Christine McBeath
Assistant Coach
JR DeRose
Assistant Coach / Dir of Player Development
Jordan Betterman
Director of Analytics
Ronnie Bouemboue
Assistant Coach
Flo Liu
Assistant Coach
JR DeRose
Assistant Coach / Dir of Player Development
Ronnie Bouemboue
Assistant Coach
Roster
21 players this season · click a column to sort
| Player | Position · Archetype | Min | G | A | Impact | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Center Back (L)Stopper | 1,301 | — | — | — | — | ||
GoalkeeperBox-Dominator | 1,301 | — | — | 1 | — | ||
Left BackDefensive FB | 1,291 | — | 1 | — | — | ||
Center Back (R)Sweeper | 1,266 | — | — | — | — | ||
Central MidfielderBall-Winner | 1,219 | — | 2 | 2 | — | ||
Right BackTraditional FB | 1,138 | — | 1 | — | — | ||
Left WingerPlaymaking Winger | 1,036 | 2 | 2 | — | — | ||
StrikerTarget Man | 937 | 7 | 1 | — | — | ||
Right WingerTraditional Winger | 780 | — | — | 1 | — | ||
StrikerTarget Man | 529 | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||
Defensive MidfielderMetronome | 490 | — | — | — | — | ||
StrikerTarget Man | 482 | — | — | — | — | ||
Right WingerInsufficient mins | 405 | — | 1 | — | — | ||
StrikerInsufficient mins | 328 | — | — | — | — | ||
Left WingerInsufficient mins | 230 | 1 | — | — | — | ||
Center Back (R)Insufficient mins | 176 | — | — | — | — | ||
Right BackInsufficient mins | 153 | — | — | — | — | ||
Attacking MidfielderInsufficient mins | 82 | 1 | — | — | — | ||
StrikerInsufficient mins | 33 | — | — | — | — | ||
StrikerInsufficient mins | 15 | — | — | — | — | ||
Right WingerInsufficient mins | 4 | — | — | — | — |