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Athletics: Norwich Selects Beth Van Parys To Lead Women's Soccer & Women's Lacrosse Squads

NORTHFIELD, Vt. - Beth Van Parys has been hired as the Norwich women's soccer/women's lacrosse coach, it was announced by Norwich University director of athletics Anthony Mariano this week. Van Parys replaces Tyler Renaud, who stepped down this spring.

Van Parys arrives at Norwich after spending the last two seasons as an assistant women's soccer coach at Wagner College in Staten Island, N.Y. While at Wagner, Van Parys was primarily responsible for scouting and evaluating opponents, recruiting high school athletes and training the team's goalkeepers.

Prior to her two-year stint at Wagner, Van Parys completed a one-year term as an assistant women's soccer coach at Allegheny College in Meadville, Pa.

Van Parys played four years of collegiate soccer at Allegheny, where she was a twice named to the all-conference team. The four-year starting goalkeeper ranked among the school's all-time Top 5 in shutouts (both single season and career), goals-against average (both single season and career) and saves.

As a sophomore, Van Parys helped lead the Gators to the 2003 conference championship. She served as team captain as a senior in 2005.

Van Parys was also a four-year member of the Allegheny women's basketball team. She served as team captain during her senior season of 2005-06.

Van Parys received a bachelor's degree in Biology from Allegheny in 2006. She earned a master's degree in Adolescent Education from Wagner in 2009.