The University of British Columbia Athletics

Overall Record: 9-4-4
Conference Record: 8-1-3
Canada West Playoff Record: 0-2

One of the most decorated soccer players Canada has ever produced, Andrea Neil begins her second season as the head coach of women's soccer program.

In her first season at the helm, Neil led the Thunderbirds to a third place finish in the regular season with a record of 8-1-3. UBC was the top defensive team in the conference, allowing just five goals against. In the playoffs, the Thunderbirds lost a heartbreaker, 2-1 in overtime to Alberta in the opening round of the Canada West Final Four. They would settle for fourth after falling in penalty kicks in the bronze medal game to Victoria.

A University of British Columbia graduate and former Thunderbirds standout player, Neil made 132 career appearances in a Canadian jersey and represented her country at four World Cups (1995, 1999, 2003, 2007). While she often worked as a coach throughout her playing career, she turned to the profession full time following her retirement as an athlete in 2007. Since then she has achieved her UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) 'A' professional coaching license and has worked as an assistant coach for the Canadian Women's Senior and U20 national teams up to 2011.
 
The Vancouver native played at UBC from 1989-1995, leading the Thunderbirds to a CIAU National Championship in 1994. She was named the Marilyn Pomfret Award winner in 1993 as UBC's top female athlete and graduated with a Bachelor of Human Kinetics in 1996.
 
 As well as being a member of the Canadian Women's National Team from 1990-2007, she also played six seasons with the Vancouver Whitecaps Women's FC (2001-2006), leading the club to two W-League Championships in 2004 and 2006.
 
Neil's coaching career began as an assistant under Dick Mosher at UBC from 1997-1999. From there she went on to work as the head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girl's Elite Youth Program (2004-06), an assistant coach with the Vancouver Whitecaps Women's FC (2004-06), and as an assistant coach for the Canadian Women's Senior National Team and U20 National Team (2009-2011).
 
Most recently she was working as a technical consultant and motivational speaker, as well as an Ambassador for the BC Children's Hospital LEAP Program. Now she is eager to begin her next challenge.
 
Following her playing career, Andrea Neil has been inducted into the UBC Sports Hall of Fame (2009), the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame (2011), the BC Sports Hall of Fame (2012), and the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame (2012).