August 14, 2023
Rewind to December 2006. USF was searching for a women's soccer coach and its administrator flew to Raleigh, North Carolina, site of a premier youth tournament, to interview the three finalists.
Two of them had nationally recognizable names — World Cup experience, Olympic gold medals, all the bells and whistles.
The other was Denise Schilte-Brown, 31, head coach at Virginia Commonwealth University.
"After the interview, he (USF administrator) said, 'Denise, you seem very eager for the job, like you REALLY want this job,' '' Schilte-Brown said. "I looked him in the eyes and said, 'You're absolutely right.