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Women's Soccer
- Title:
- Associate Head Coach, Player Development
- Phone:
- 401-863-6171
- Email:
- raleigh_derose@brown.edu
- Joined Brown:
- June 2016
- Alma Mater:
- Knox College '14
Raleigh DeRose, a former assistant coach and standout player at Knox College and a member of the NSCAA 30 Under 30 program’s 2016-17 class, is in her eighth season with the Brown University women’s soccer staff and third as an associate head coach in 2023-24. She previously served as an assistant coach from 2016-2021.
In 2022, DeRose and the Bears won their first NCAA Tournament game since 1994 with a 1-0 win at Rutgers. The season also included the program's third straight Ivy League Title after posting a 5-0-1 record in league action.
DeRose helped lead the Bears to their second straight Ivy League Title in 2021, a season that also saw the team finish with a 7-0 Ivy League record for the first time since the league expanded to eight teams in 1991. The campaign saw Brittany Raphino named a Second Team All-American and the Ivy Offensive Player of the Year, Kayla Duran named a CoSida Academic All-American and the Ivy Defensive Player of the Year, and seven players in total selected to the All-Ivy League teams.
She was a key part of the 2019 United Soccer Coaches East Region Staff of the Year and helped guide the Bears to a historic season in 2019 in which the team earned its first Ivy League title and NCAA appearance since 1994. Brown set program records for wins in a season (14), home wins in a season (11), and shutouts in a season (13).
In 2019, the Bears posted an overall record of 14-2-3 alongside an undefeated 6-0-1 mark in Ivy League play, finishing the year unbeaten in conference play for the first time since 1994. Brown notched an 11-0-1 mark at home, including an 11-0-0 record during the regular season. The Bears advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament after topping Monmouth in a penalty kick shootout, 4-1.
During her third year with the team in 2018, the Bears concluded the season with 29 goals, marking their highest goal total since netting 37 goals in 2006. She coached five All-Ivy selections, including First Team All-Ivy honoree Abby Carchio ’20 and Ivy League Rookie of the Year Rebecca Rosen ’22. Carchio also garnered Third Team All-East Region and New England Midfielder of the Year accolades.
In 2017, DeRose helped guide Brown to an 11-5-0 overall record, giving the Bears their most wins since going 13-4-0 in 2000. Brown also set a single-season program record with four overtime victories. DeRose coached six All-Ivy selections, including First Team All-Ivy honoree Carchio. She mentored CoSIDA First Team Academic All-America selection Katy Schmidt ’18 and a pair of Academic All-Ivy honorees in Schmidt and Maclaine Lehan ’18.
DeRose helped lead Brown to a second-place finish in the Ivy League standings in 2016, marking its highest finish in the league table since winning the conference title in 1994. The Bears earned points in 14 of their 16 matches on the season and finished in the top half of the league standings in back-to-back years for the first time since 1993-94. Brown closed the year with its highest winning percentages both overall (.719) and in conference play (.714) since the year 2000.
She aided in the tutelage of Christine Etzel ’19, the unanimous 2016 Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year, to a season in which the goalkeeper ranked second in the NCAA in save percentage (0.921), fourth in goals-against average (0.361) and 13th in shutouts (10) at the end of the regular season. He also helped coached Carly Gould ’17 and Lehan to First Team All-Ivy honors.
DeRose served as an assistant coach at Knox from 2014-15 helping the Prairie Fire set a single-season school record for wins in 2015 with a 13-5-2 record. Knox made its first appearance in the Midwest Conference tournament in 20 years in 2015, advancing to the championship game for the first time in school history. In 2015, the Praire Fire ranked among national leaders in Division III in total goals (14th, 68), goals per game (17th, 3.4), total points (17th, 181), and shots on goal per game (14th, 11.8).
While at Knox, DeRose served the program in a variety of areas, including recruiting, clinics, training plans, video analysis, and travel coordination. She recruited a class of 29 first-year student-athletes to Knox for the fall of 2015. DeRose organized and co-directed three ID clinics for the Praire Fire in a 12-month span, bringing over 150 prospective student-athletes to campus.
DeRose has worked as a coach at several Division I camps, including Illinois, Northwestern, Indiana State, and Bradley. She served as an intern in Bradley’s athletic department in the external affairs office in the summer of 2013, assisting with marketing, development, sales, and corporate partnerships. She also holds a certification in strength and conditioning.
A four-year student-athlete at Knox, DeRose captained the Prairie Fire and started 47 of her 52 matches played as a defender. She acted as a SAAC representative for three years and as the organization’s vice president as a senior.
A native of Peoria, Ill., DeRose earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Knox College in 2014 in American Studies with minors in Anthropology, Sociology, and Religious Studies. She holds an NSCAA Advanced National Diploma in addition to an NSCAA National Coaching License, receiving an R1, the highest level of evaluation in the diploma program.
