Donna Holyman comes to the University of South Florida from Barry University, where she was an assistant coach for two seasons. With the Buccaneers, Holyman assisted with all aspects of the women’s soccer program, including recruiting, planning practices and games, and NCAA compliance.

Before joining the Bucs in Miami Shores, she spent six years as an assistant under Mark Francis at the University of Kansas. She was primarily responsible for all aspects of recruiting for the KU soccer program and was instrumental in bringing highly-regarded incoming classes to Kansas. The 2002 class boasted three high school All-Americans and three player of the year honorees, while the 2001 class ranked in the top 50 in the nation.

Holyman’s coaching career started at the University of South Alabama, where she was an assistant coach for two seasons, primarily in charge of recruiting, academic success and travel arrangements.

Away from the collegiate coaching scene, Holyman was also the head coach of the Plantation Eagles U-18 girls’ soccer team for two seasons in Florida and for six years was an assistant coach for the U-14 and U-18 Olympic Development Program in Overland Park, Kan.

A top collegiate player at both Hartford and Colorado from 1994-97, she started all 74 games of her career, scoring 27 goals with 17 assists. She led the Hawks to back-to-back North Atlantic Conference titles and consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances before transferring to Colorado as a senior. In her one season in Boulder, she paced the Buffalos with six goals and four assists in 18 games.

In addition, her playing experience included stints with the Under-20 Canadian Women’s National Team and the U-23 Ontario Team which competed in the 1993 World University Games.

Holyman, a native of Burlington, Ontario, received her bachelor’s degree in sociology from Colorado in 1998. She earned her master’s in education (sports administration) at KU in 2004.

Holyman has her “B” license from the United State Soccer Federation.