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Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2022
Phil Pincince, who was the longest-standing coach in college women’s soccer before his retirement, was the head coach of Brown women’s soccer for 39 years (1977-2015). Year after year, the winning tradition continued on Stevenson Field under his careful direction.
Pincince compiled a 324-253-55 overall record in his 39-year career while leading the Bears to 12 Ivy titles (including nine in a row from 1982-90) and six NCAA appearances. Widely respected for his coaching and recruiting skills, Pincince had 24 winning seasons and directed Brown to five perfect Ivy campaigns. During an eight-year span from 1983-90, Brown were nearly unbeatable in Ivy play, losing only once in 47 contests, including a 27-game unbeaten streak.
When he arrived on College Hill as a part-time coach in 1977, the youthful Pincince inherited a fledgling team with a seven-game schedule. During his first season, he expanded the schedule to 14 games and brought in a talented class of 10 rookies, including his first All-American player. The team won 13 games!
From that point forward, he developed Brown women’s soccer into a nationally respected program and created a virtual Ivy League dynasty. At the national level, the Bears placed in the top-20 national rankings throughout the 1980s while producing eight All-American soccer players. In the Ivy League, Brown posted an impressive 129-101-26 record under Pincince, swept every title in the 1980s except for 1981, and won three titles in the 1990s.
During the 1984 campaign, his most celebrated season, Pincince led the Bears to a 13-1-1 overall record and a No. 2 final national ranking. The 1984 team, which held the No. 1 spot for two weeks during the season, surrendered only three goals in 15 games that fall as Pincince was named the National Coach of the Year by both the ISAA and Soccer America. The 1984 women’s soccer team was inducted into the Brown Athletic Hall of Fame.
Pincince also served as the head coach of Brown softball for 14 years (1979-1992). He amassed a 269-181-1 overall record and claimed three Ivy titles.
On October 31, 2015, his name was added to the lacrosse and soccer field, renamed the Stevenson-Pincince Field.
Pincince totaled 594 wins, a Brown Athletics coaching record.
After his Brown retirement, Phil continued his passion for coaching as the head coach for the girls soccer team at Mount Saint Charles Academy in Woonsocket. He is currently the head women’s soccer coach at Rhode Island College.
Pincince resides in Cumberland with his wife Janet. They have two children, Brian and Stephanie, a 2006 Brown graduate.
