Coaching Staff

Michael Marchiano | Head Coach

Marchiano has served as the team’s interim head coach since mid-October after returning to his alma mater in Nov. 2023 as an assistant coach with the women’s program. Marchiano was a midfielder for the Terrapins men's soccer team from 2005-08 and was a member of both the 2005 and 2008 national championship teams. He was a two-time team captain.

“Maryland soccer is in Mike’s blood and we are thrilled to have him leading our women’s soccer program,” said Evans. “Mike has tremendous passion for his alma mater and has a winning pedigree, winning multiple national championships as a player for our men’s program. We are excited to have Mike, his wife Kelley – as a former Terp star for our track and field program – and their children Mila and Nico, as a part of our One Maryland family.”

"It is a tremendous honor to be named the head coach of the Maryland women’s soccer program," said Marchiano. "Thank you to President Pines, Damon Evans, and Shawn Flynn for their faith in me as I receive this unbelievable opportunity. The connection I have with this university runs deep and I am super excited to lead our women’s program. Being a student-athlete at Maryland was one of the best experiences of my life and I'll do all I can to assist in creating a similar pathway for our players. There is a lot of work to do to achieve our goals of winning consistently at the highest levels. I can not wait to get started with the staff and the players".

Marchiano previously served as the head coach of the Drexel Dragons men's soccer team from 2020-22. In his first season as head coach, Marchiano guided the Dragons to a 6-3-2 record and their first conference tournament appearance in seven seasons. In his second season as head coach, Marchiano guided the Dragons to their second consecutive CAA tournament appearance, the first time the program had two consecutive postseason appearances since the 2012 and 2013 seasons. Marchiano helped lead Chris Donovan to become the program's second CAA Player of the Year in 2021, in addition to five All-CAA selections and an All-Region performer. Donovan was selected by the Columbus Crew in the MLS SuperDraft, becoming only the second player in program history to be drafted to the MLS.

Before becoming the head coach at Drexel, Marchiano spent six seasons as an assistant coach at Loyola University in Maryland for six seasons under head coach Steve Nichols. While at Loyola (MD), Marchiano was responsible for the day-to-day operations of training, scouting, and recruiting. Over his final four seasons with the Greyhounds, Marchiano helped lead the team to a 27-6-3 record in Patriot League matches. Loyola won or shared three straight regular-season titles from 2017-2019. During that historic stretch, the Greyhounds lost just five league matches over the course of three seasons. The team posted the biggest turnaround in Patriot League history, going from last place in 2015 (0-8-1) to second place in 2016 (6-1-2). In 2018 while an assistant at Loyola (MD), Marchiano was named one of the top assistant coaches in the country by TopDrawerSoccer.

The Greyhounds had a 41-23-7 record over Marchiano's last four seasons after compiling a 7-21-6 mark in his first two years. Loyola had won 10 or more matches in each of the last three seasons, the first time that has happened at the school since 2009, when the Greyhounds were a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Marchiano was also an integral part of the Loyola (MD) recruiting efforts. College Soccer News rated Loyola's 2020 class as the 13th-best recruiting class in the nation. It was the first time a Loyola recruiting class was ever ranked by the publication.

Over Marchiano's final four seasons, 32 players have earned All-Patriot League honors, including 15 first team selections and 12 second team picks. The Greyhounds have had the Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year and the Midfielder of the Year on three occasions each and have had three of the last four Patriot League Rookies of the Year. He assisted in the development of multiple All-Americans, a Scholar All-American and had two players selected in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft.

Marchiano was an assistant coach for two seasons at Army West Point. In those seasons, Marchiano helped the Black Knights go from a 4-10-3 record in 2012 to a 12-3-3 mark and a second-place finish in 2013, their best season since 1996. Marchiano also spent two seasons as an assistant at Maryland. During those two seasons in College Park, the Terrapins compiled a 34-9-3 and made back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Quarterfinals.

In his playing days, Marchiano featured in 59 games at Maryland from 2005-08 under head coach Sasho Cirovski. A midfielder, Marchiano's teams were 68-18-8 and won a pair of NCAA Championships in 2005 and 2008. A two-time team captain, he was awarded the team's Peter Lowry Award as a senior, an honor given to the team member who exemplifies academic excellence, leadership and distinguished citizenship on campus.

In addition to his work with the Terrapins, Marchiano is currently the Girls ECNL Technical Director with Pipeline SC in Maryland.

Marchiano's wife, Kelley, was also a member of the Terrapins Track & Field team. She holds multiple top-10 marks in program history including the tenth-fastest women's outdoor 800m time (2:10.09), the sixth-fastest time as a member of the 4x800m relay (8:54.45), and the tenth-fastest time as a member of the Sprint Medley Relay (3:57.19).

A USSF A licensed coach, Marchiano is a native of Bel Air, Maryland and graduated from the University of Maryland in 2009 with a bachelor's of arts degree in economics. Michael and Kelley have a daughter, Mila, and a son, Nico.

Alex Shinsky | Assistant Coach

Alex Shinsky was announced as Assistant Women's Soccer Coach on Feb. 26, 2024 after previous stops in coaching and a professional career in the USL. Shinsky, a Maryland alum, was a member of three conference championship teams as a midfielder for the Mary;and men's soccer program.

Shinsky most recently was a member of the coaching staff for the Temple men's soccer program, serving as assistant coach from 2019-22. While at Temple, Shinsky worked primarily with the midfielders, helping midfielder Jalen Campbell earn second-team All-AAC honors and freshman Nigel Griffith earn All-Rookie honors in 2020-21. Shinsky helped lead the Temple program to the second best offense in the conference with a scoring average of 1.55 as well as a third place finish in the American Conference in the 2020-21 season. Temple also had the second-most assist average in the conference during the season, finishing with 1.36 assist per game.

Before joining the staff at Temple, Shinsky spent two seasons on the staff for the Army Black Knights. Shinsky first served as volunteer assistant coach in 2017, before being promoted to assistant coach in 2018. Shinsky worked directly with an offense that ranked third in the Patriot League in shots (274) and first in shots on goal per game (6.12) in 2017.

During his playing career at Maryland, Shinsky was a part of a Terrapins team that won the 2014 Big Ten Championship and the 2013 and 2012 ACC Championships. Maryland also ended the 2013 season as the NCAA Division I national finalists, while participating in the NCAA College Cup during the 2014 and 2012 seasons as well. A midfielder, Shinsky captained the 2014 Big Ten Championship team and also earned First Team All-Big Ten honors during the season. Shinsky finished his Maryland career having played in 64 matches and 18 games started, two goals and nine assists. Following his playing career at Maryland, Shinsky was selected in the fourth round of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by the Chicago Fire and spent most of his professional career playing with Arizona United of the USL.

Before coming to Maryland, Shinsky was named TopDrawerSoccer.com's No. 1-rated recruit in 2011 and the No. 2-ranked recruit in the nation by College Soccer News. He also spent time with the U17 U.S. National Team, where he competed and scored a goal against Malawi in the FIFA U17 World Cup in Nigeria. In high school at West York Area, he was a Pennsylvania all-state selection all four years and a Senior Parade All-American from 2009-2011.

A four-year letter winner, Shinsky graduated from Maryland in 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications.