P.J. Woolridge - Women's Soccer Coach

P.J. Woolridge

Title:
Assistant Coach

P.J. Woolridge enters his third season as assistant coach with USC women[apos]s soccer. He came to Troy in 2011 from the University of San Diego, and also spent eight seasons at Cal Poly. Woolridge spent three seasons as an assistant at San Diego after serving as an assistant at Cal Poly for eight seasons. The Mustangs won four straight Big West championships during that time, and reached the NCAA Tournament five times. It was at Cal Poly that Woolridge and Khosroshahin first began their competitive coaching clashes, as Khosroshahin was at the helm of another Big West power, Cal State Fullerton. During Woolridge[apos]s three seasons at San Diego, he continued to face off with Khosroshahin[apos]s teams at USC, and the Toreros made runs to the NCAA Tournament all three seasons that Woolridge was there. As a player, Woolridge was a four-year starter at Cal Poly, where he helped lead the Mustangs to the 1995 Division I playoffs and also was a two-time first-team all-conference honoree. He still holds CAl Poly program records with career matches played (72) and started (72) as well as game-winning goals in a season. He is a 2000 graduate of Cal Poly with a degree in psychology. Woolridge grew up in San Jose, Calif., and is a 1995 graduate of Leland High School, where he lettered four times in soccer as a midfielder and forward and served as team captain for two seasons. His four teams posted a combined 70-15-5 record and Woolridge was named All-City four times and All-Santa Clara County twice as he scored 55 goals and 68 assists in his prep career. He also was a two-time High School All-American (1994, 1995) and played on the Youth National Team in 1991 and 1993. Woolridge and his wife Alli and daughter Rylan currently live in Long Beach.