Marquette University Athletics
Nakada Joins Marquette Women's Soccer Staff
5/15/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
May 15, 2009
MILWAUKEE - Marquette women's soccer head coach Markus Roeders has announced the hiring of Hideki (hid-ecky) Nakada as assistant women's soccer coach for the Golden Eagles.
At Marquette Nakada will oversee Marquette's goalkeeping contingent as well as assisting in day-to-day team operations.
"Our entire program is thrilled that Hideki has decided to join our team and Marquette family," said Roeders. "He is a great fit as a person and a coach. We expect him to make a quick and smooth transition to Marquette and will be involved in all aspects of our program, with one of his main responsibilities working with our goalkeepers.His background speaks for himself as he has excelled as a player at the college and professional level and as an assistant coach in the collegiate ranks."
"I'm excited about the opportunity to be a part of a team that has a chance to do something big. Not just on the conference level, but in the NCAA Tournament as well," said Nakada. "Chelsey (Turner) and Natalie (Kulla) have the potential to continue to make strides towards achieving the ultimate team goal, which is competing for a national championship. Markus, Frank (Pelaez) and the entire family atmosphere have and will continue to make comfortable for me to make the transition and be successful here. I was very impressed with the talent of this team and I am looking forward to being apart of the winning tradition."
Nakada comes to Marquette from Idaho State, where he spent three seasons as an assistant coach of the Bengals. While overseeing the goalkeepers, Nakada helped the Bengals to a 2006 Big Sky regular season championship, the Big Sky Tournament title, and a trip to the NCAA Tournament. During his tenure, Nakada also handled scouting, travel, strength and conditioning and other day-to-day aspects of the team.
Under Nadaka's guidance, Lyndsay Gensler received Big Sky All-Conference honors in 2006 and was named the Big Sky Conference Tournament MVP after helping the Bengals claim the tournament title over Sacramento State, 4-3, on penalty kicks.
Another one of Nakada's keepers, Maren Eves, recorded the most saves in the Big Sky Conference and the second-best goals against average for the 2007 season. Following the 2007 season, Eves was awarded All-Big Sky Honorable Mention status, while teammate Bailey Williams also earned All-Big Sky Honorable Mention accolades following the 2008 season.
Prior to his stint at Idaho State, Nakada served as an assistant coach for the George Washington High School soccer team in San Francisco.
Nakada played two years at the University of San Francisco (2001-02), and spent two seasons playing professionally in Japan with Omiya Ardija (2003-04). Nakada graduated from the University of San Francisco in 2005 with a degree in sociology.
