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Chris Koenig is in his first season as head women's soccer coach and is the fifth head coach in the 21-year history of the Lewis women's soccer program.

Prior to arriving at Lewis Koenig was an assistant women's soccer coach at Southern Illinois Edwardsville for four seasons. During his time as an assistant at SIUE, the Cougars posted a 51-24-3 record and were ranked as high as No. 9 in the NCAA Division II national poll. The team qualified for the Great Lakes Valley Conference tournament each season and made an NCAA tournament appearance in 2005.

Koenig's main responsibility at SIUE was to organize and train team defense and goalkeepers. The Cougars set single-season school records in shutouts, goals-against average and fewest goals allowed under Koenig's watch.

Koenig's other responsibilities at SIUE were team training, evaluating and recruitment of women's soccer student athletes, game management, fundraising and game tape evaluation.

Prior to joining the staff at SIUE, Koenig gained head and assistant coaching experience with various youth programs and clubs in and around the St. Louis area dating back to 1999. In 2004 he served as head coach of the under 18 women's Metro United Soccer Club that secured the Super Y-league Midwest Regional Championship.

A former goalkeeper at SIUE, Koenig was a two-time academic all-conference selection and was named All-American Scholar by the United States Achievement Academy. He posted a goals-against average of 1.29 in 15 starts during his senior season.

Koenig holds coaching certifications from the U.S. Soccer Federation and the Royal Dutch Soccer Federation. He also is a member of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

Koenig earned a bachelor of science degree in psychology and a master of science degree in education with concentration in sport and exercise behavior and exercise physiology from SIUE.

Koenig has been married for six years to Ashly, an advertising executive and former SIUE softball player.