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Liz Trojan
Liz Trojan
  • Title:
    Assistant Coach
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Liz Trojan has completed her third season as an assistant coach on the Owls' staff, working primarily with the offense.

Trojan helped coach the Owls back to the postseason in 2024, where they finished 9-7 overall and third in the American at 4-2. Three offensive players earned All-AAC honors, including conference Midfielder of the Year Belle Mastropietro and Second Team selections Mackenzie Roth and Maeve Tobin. 

The Owls finished 7-9, 2-4 in the conference in 2023, averaging 10.88 goals per game. They were led offensively by All-AAC selections Roth and Mastropietro, who was named conference Midfielder of the Year for the second consecutive season.

Trojan helped coach the Owls to the AAC and NCAA Tournament in her first season in North Philadelphia. Temple finished 2021 13-6 overall and 7-3 in league play, second in the standings. They advanced to the AAC Tournament finals and earned an at-large berth to NCAA's, where they defeated UMass in the opening round. The offense was led by AAC Midfielder of the Year Belle Mastropietro and All-AAC selections Quinn Nicolai, Mackenzie Roth, Riley McGowan, and Maeve Tobin.

Trojan, who comes to Temple after a four-year playing career at Villanova, where she made 57 starts from 2017-2020. Trojan was named a captain for her 2020 senior season, and  scored her 100th career goal that season in a matchup with Temple. In 2019, Trojan was named First Team All-BIG EAST after leading Villanova with 34 goals.

Trojan graduated from Villanova in 2020 with a degree in communications with specialization in media studies and media production. She completed a certificate of public administration in 2021.

 
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