Head Coach - Scott McKenzie
Assistant Director of Athletics

"The Juniata College women's soccer program stands ready for tremendous growth and success. We have assembled a great group of dedicated student-athletes who are committed to succeeding and achieving our team goals. I'm very excited about the future of women's soccer on College Hill.
- Juniata Women's Soccer Coach Scott McKenzie

Scott McKenzie has been the soccer director at Juniata since he arrived on College Hill prior to the 2000 school year. He is responsible for overseeing both the men's and women's programs, including serving as head coach for the women's team.

Since arriving at Juniata, McKenzie has led the women's program to unprecedented success. Juniata has a record of 64-85-12 over McKenzie's nine seasons on College Hill, and he has a career coaching record of 124-156-22 in 17 seasons.

The McKenzie-led Eagles reached the Landmark Conference Tournament for the second consecutive season in 2008, and finished with a 9-6-1 overall record. Among the nine victories were three over programs that in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) regional rankings when they faced Juniata - the Eagles' first wins over regionally ranked foes. Juniata's first such win - a 2-0 win over Gettysburg College - earned the Eagles their first regional ranking in program history, when they were ranked ninth in the Sept. 16, 2008, adidas/NSCAA Middle Atlantic Region rankings. Four Juniata players were tapped as All-Landmark Conference selections, including the program's first First Team honoree in Melissa Johnson.

McKenzie's 2007 squad set new benchmarks for Juniata women's soccer, as the team posted a 9-6-3 overall record with a 2-2-2 mark in Landmark Conference play. The Eagles earned the first post-season berths in program history, reaching the quarterfinals of the Landmark Conference Championship and then receiving a slot in the ECAC Division III South Region Tournament. Two Juniata players earned All-Landmark Conference honors in the league's inaugural season.

The 2006 edition of the Eagles established a new program record for wins in a season, and reached double figures in wins for the first time as the Eagles went 10-8-1. Juniata has earned six or more victories in seven of his eight seasons, after never reaching the six-victory plateau in any of the program's first six years. The team has claimed at least one All-Conference honor each season since 2001, after never earning an All-Conference honor in the previous seven seasons.

McKenzie currently serves as chair of the NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Committee, and has been a member of the committee since 2006. In this role, McKenzie directs the NCAA championship tournament selection process and serves as an NCAA administrator at all regional championship matches and at the NCAA national championship tournament. In addition to the championship responsibilities, the committee acts on all legislation that involves Division III women's soccer. Coach McKenzie will serve on this committee until the completion of the 2009 season.

McKenzie, a 1984 graduate of the State University of New York, College at Brockport, was the women's soccer coach at Southern Vermont College from 1992 until arriving on College Hill. During that time, he established a 60-71-10 overall record for a .461 winning percentage. He took charge of a program that had only been in existence since 1988 and within two years had the Mountaineers claiming the institution's first-ever conference title in a women's sport. More impressive was his overall record his final four years (36-31-7), including three 10-win campaigns, and the fact that Southern Vermont advanced to the post-season tournament in each year of conference affiliation under McKenzie.

McKenzie received his national coaching diploma from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) in 1996, as well as his advanced national coaching diploma in 1998. He accepted his goalkeeping institute diploma from the NSCAA in 1998. McKenzie has been affiliated with the NSCAA along with the United States Soccer Federation (USSF).

In addition to his soccer duties, McKenzie is Juniata's assistant athletic director with responsibility for NCAA compliance. He also supervise's Juniata's intramural programs, coordinates scheduling of outdoor facilities, and serves as the department's liaison with club sports teams.

McKenzie resides in Huntingdon with his wife Renata and their two daughters, Kirstin and Shannon.

Coach McKenzie can be reached at mckenzs@juniata.edu.

Assistant Coach - Beth Bleil

Beth Bleil is in her third season with Juniata College women's soccer as an assistant coach, after returning to the Eagle sidelines as an assistant prior to the 2007 season.

Bleil previously served as an assistant women’s soccer coach at Ohio Wesleyan University during the 2005 season, helping lead the Battling Bishops to the North Coast Athletic Conference title and the second round of the NCAA Division III Women’s Soccer Championship. She also served as a volunteer coach of The Ohio State University’s women’s soccer club team in 2004-05, and has coached several youth and recreational teams during her career.

A four-year standout letterwinner for the Eagles as a player, she served as team captain for two seasons and was her team’s Most Valuable Player as a sophomore and senior. She was named recipient of the John E. Blood Memorial Award, given to a senior student athlete who excels both in athletics and academics. 

Bleil is a 1999 graduate of Juniata College with a Bachelor of Science degree in communication and environmental studies. As an undergraduate, she took advantage of Juniata’s study abroad and Washington, D.C., internship opportunities, giving her a special insight as to how a Juniata student-athlete can succeed both athletically and academically.

Following graduation, she worked as a policy associate and publications editor with the Environmental and Energy Study Institute for four years, and spent a year-and-a-half with the National Association of Counties where she focused on indoor air quality and energy efficiency issues. She returned to graduate school and collegiate athletics in 2004, earning her Master of Arts in sports management from The Ohio State University in 2006. As a graduate student, Bleil worked as a facility scheduling associate in Ohio State’s recreational sports department.

Bleil is Juniata’s head men’s and women’s tennis coach, in addition to assisting with the women’s soccer program.

Updated 07/15/2009