When Thiel College made a coaching change its soccer program, Julia Fallon wasn’t quite sure what her status with the program would be.

“I was originally recruited by coach [Carl] Dei Cas,” the recent Geneva graduate said. “But when coach [Zack] Walters got promoted, I became more nervous and was turned away from the thought of playing soccer at Thiel.”

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