On Nov. 1, 2019, the Thundering Herd women’s soccer team completed its fourth straight season under the .500 mark and three days later, 12-year head coach Kevin Long resigned from his position at the helm of the program.
Marshall Athletics Director Mike Hamrick then announced a nationwide search for the next head coach.
The nationwide search did not have to go very far. Hamrick and the Herd tapped Michael Swan, assistant coach for Conference USA foe Charlotte as the program’s next head coach.
Swan said that this familiarity with Marshall and the state of West Virginia was one of his leading reasons as to why he wanted to apply for the job in the first place.