COACHING STAFF
MARCUS WOOD
Title: Head Coach
Marcus Wood enters his second season as the Head Women's Soccer Coach at DBU. Widely regarded as one of the nation’s top soccer coaches, Wood has compiled a career record of 404-46-33 over the course of 23 seasons and his .871 win percentage ranks as the third-highest all-time in the history of NCAA Women's Soccer at all levels. He is also one of only 29 coaches in women’s collegiate soccer to reach 400 wins in a career.
In his first season at DBU in 2022, Wood was named the Lone Star Conference Coach of the Year after guiding the Patriots to a 17-2-1 record and both the Lone Star Conference regular season and tournament titles. DBU claimed the top spot in the United Soccer Coaches poll entering the third week of the season and remained the No. 1 ranked team in the nation entering the postseason. After earning the top seed in the South Central Region, DBU’s season culminated with their fourth consecutive trip to the Sweet 16 where they eventually fell in the regional finals. The Patriots finished the season ranked No. 7 in the nation, tying both the 2015 and 2020 teams for the second-highest end of season ranking in school history.
Under Wood’s direction in 2022, DBU boasted the LSC’s top scoring offense, averaging 2.25 goals per game and ranked No. 15 in the nation defensively in goals allowed per game (0.60). The Patriots also averaged the fifth-most shots per game (20.25) in the country and their 47 assists was the eighth-highest total at the NCAA Division II level.
A pair of Patriots in Rachel Allen and Michelle Gonzalez each garnered All-American honors at season’s end, while five player earned All-Region honors including both Allen and Gonzalez, along with Parker Coe, Haley Roberson, and Annie Severide. Eight Patriots were also honored on the All-Lone Star Conference Team, headlined by Parker Coe being tabbed the LSC’s Freshman of the Year.
Wood came to DBU from Hardin-Simmons University where he was the head coach for 22 seasons and guided HSU to 19 consecutive American Southwest Conference titles, 19 trips to the NCAA Division III Tournament, and a national title in 2010. During Wood's tenure at Hardin-Simmons, he was a two-time United Soccer Coaches National Coach of the Year (2010 and 2020) and was named the West Region Coach of the Year on eight occasions and was a seven-time ASC Coach of the Year. Wood also developed 31 All-Americans, 33 Conference Players of the Year, 75 All-Region selections, 153 All-Conference performers, and 26 Academic All-Americans while at HSU.
A regular in the NCAA postseason, Hardin-Simmons reached the Final Four in both 2010 and 2017, winning the program's first national championship in 2010 after finishing the season with a 24-0-1 record. Under Wood's leadership, HSU made 10 trips to the Sweet 16 and was nationally ranked each year dating back to 2001.
Prior to arriving at Hardin-Simmons in 2000, Wood was an assistant coach at both Cumberland College in Kentucky and Gardner-Webb University in North Carolina. A native of Bettendorf, Iowa, Wood earned his bachelor's degree Olivet Nazarene University in 1997 and completed his master's degree in sports management and recreation management at Hardin-Simmons in 2003.
Wood and his wife Kelley have two children, Kamryn and Alex.
CORY MARR
Title: Assistant Coach
Cory Marr enters his second year as the Assistant Coach for the DBU Women's Soccer team after serving as the team's Graduate Assistant in 2021. In each of Marr’s first two seasons, he has been a part of a Patriot coaching staff that has guided DBU to the NCAA postseason including the program’s first trip to the Final Four in 2021 and the South Central Regional Finals in 2022.
As an assistant under first-year head coach Marcus Wood in 2022, Marr helped guide the Patriots to a 17-2-1 record as DBU clinched both the regular season and tournament titles in the Lone Star Conference. The Patriots would claim the top seed in the South Central Regional for the second straight year and completed their season with their fourth consecutive trip to the Sweet 16 and the regional finals.
In Marr's first year on the DBU Women's Soccer staff, the Patriots won LSC’s regular season crown and earned top seed in the South Central Regional. DBU would eventually win their second South Central Regional title in program history and reached the NCAA Division II Final Four.
Prior to coming to DBU, Marr spent two seasons as the volunteer assistant coach for the women's soccer team at UT San Antonio. During his time in San Antonio, he also worked for Solar Soccer Club, one of the fastest growing youth soccer clubs in the North Texas area.
Before his time at UTSA, Marr was an assistant coach at Permian High School in Odessa, Texas. His role included planning and running training sessions, while focusing on the backline specifically.
Marr graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration from DBU in 2018 with a concentration in management and a minor in sports management where he was a member of the men’s soccer team.
While at DBU, Marr helped coordinate the International Soccer Ministry, a ministry which brings international students on campus together through the game of soccer, as well as led a weekly bible study through Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
ANNA JOBE
Title: Volunteer Assistant Coach
Anna Jobe begins her second season as Assistant Coach for the DBU Women’s Soccer Team. Jobe joined the DBU staff following the hire of Marcus Wood in January 2022. In her first season with the Patriots, DBU posted a 17-2-1 record and won both the regular season and tournament titles in the Lone Star Conference. Entering the NCAA postseason as the top seed in the South Central Regional, the Patriots eventually reached the regional finals and the Sweet 16.
In her work with DBU’s goalkeepers in 2022, the Patriots ranked No. 15 in the nation in goals allowed per game, surrendering a school record 0.60 goals per game average. Patriot goalkeeper, Adriana Schroeder, also led the LSC in goals against average (.634) and totaled seven shutouts on the season.
Prior to DBU, Jobe served a three-year stint as the Co-Head women’s soccer coach at Northwestern State University, where she coached with her husband Jess Jobe. Anna helped lead the program to 32-21-3 record and a conference tournament championship game appearance in 2019. The Lady Demons made their third postseason appearance in four seasons after not making the tournament since 2008.
In the spring of 2021, the NSU Lady Demons made history, setting school records despite an abbreviated season due to COVID-19 pandemic. The team recorded six consecutive shutouts, and went 7-0-1 in their first eight games, making it the best start in school history. Anna mentored Acelya Aydogmus, the 2020 Southland Conference Goalkeeper of the Year, who was part of a defensive unit that only allowed six goals all season, finishing with an 0.43 goals against percentage.
In the 2019 season, the Lady Demons finished second in the Southland Conference, going 8-2-1 during conference play. NSU finished with the second most wins (8) and second most points (25) in conference play in program history. For their efforts, Anna and Jess Jobe were named All-Louisiana Coaches of the Year. Primarily in charge of the goalkeepers, Jobe guided a unit to allow just 1.24 goals per game, the program's best mark since 2009. Senior Kayla Bomben allowed just 0.99 goals per game and was named to the All-Louisiana first team. Acelya Aydogmus recorded six shutouts on the year, which is fifth in school history.
Prior to NSU, Anna spent 2017 as a volunteer assistant coach for the women’s soccer team at Dallas Baptist, which won the Heartland Conference regular season and conference tournament titles. The Patriots finished 15-4-2 and advanced to the Division II NCAA Tournament.
From 2012-2016, Anna served on the coaching staff at Baylor under coaches Paul and Marci Jobson. While working primarily with the goalkeepers, Anna also led Bible studies and served as a spiritual mentor for the soccer student athletes. The Bears posted winning records in all five seasons, reaching the Big 12 Tournament each year, becoming Big 12 Champions in 2012.
Anna earned her master’s degree in Sports Pedagogy from Baylor University in 2013 and her bachelor’s degree in Human Performance and Exercise Science from the University of Mobile in 2011.
At Mobile, Anna (then Maddox) was an accomplished goalkeeper. She achieved NAIA All-American status three times, was a two-time defensive player of the year (Southern States Athletics Conference) and a four-time all-conference selection.
During the summer before her senior season, Jobe played semi-professional soccer in the WPSL with the Buxmont Torch.
Concurrent with her playing career, Anna spent two seasons as the head girls’ soccer coach at the Alabama School of Math and Science, leading the Dragons to an undefeated season in her first campaign.
Her coaching licenses include the NSCAA National Diploma as well as the NSCAA Advanced National Goalkeeping Diploma.
Anna married Jess Jobe in December of 2016, and they have a son named Sterling and a daughter Josie.
STEF VAN MEERVELD
Title: Assistant Coach
MADELYN DOWELL
Title: Graduate Assistant Coach