Lance Key will begin his eighth season as Trinity's head women's soccer coach in 2011.

Coach Key has guided the Tigers to the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament six times, and to the quarterfinals twice (2005 and 2009). Trinity has also won five Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference titles (2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, and 2010) under Coach Key’s leadership.

The Tigers have chalked up a record of 106-15-10 (.847) since Coach Key took the reins in 2004. Trinity has also produced three undefeated regular-season campaigns under the direction of Coach Key.

Eight Tiger players have earned National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-America honors under Coach Key’s tutelage. Trinity has also produced eight NSCAA Scholar-Athletes (three in 2010), and three national Capital One Academic All-Americans, as voted by College Sports Information Directors of America.

For his efforts, Coach Key has been honored four times as the SCAC Women’s Soccer Coach of the Year, winning the award for the second straight time last fall.  He was also named the NSCAA West Region Coach of the Year in 2009.

Coach Key, a former Tiger men’s player, was a three-time All-American from 1996-1999, and was named SCAC Men’s Player of the Year in 1999.

After his collegiate career, Coach Key was the only Division III player selected in the 2000 Major League Soccer draft. He played for the Colorado Rapids, starting 34 games over a two-year span.

He has been director of girls training for the Classic Elite Soccer Club, and holds an Advanced National Diploma from the NSCAA.

Coach Key earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Trinity in 2000.