NHTI’s Women’s Soccer: Kicking the Competition
NHTI’s women’s soccer team is one of the nation’s perennial powers among two-year colleges, competing regionally and nationally in the U.S. Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA).
In 2018, the Lynx went undefeated in conference play for the fifth year in a row and won their third-straight YSCC tournament championship. They were awarded the #3 seed for the USCAA National Tournament in Virginia Beach. Our Lynx are well known in small college circles for their success on and off the field. In 2018-19, our Lynx women’s soccer team was selected to receive the YSCC Sportsmanship Award.
Our Lynx women’s soccer players have earned numerous awards, including YSCC Sportsmanship Award, YSCC Coach of the Year, YSCC Player of the Year, and a pair of YSCC All-Conference players. NHTI is well represented at the USCAA All American level with many All-Academic honors, which are awarded to student athletes that are at least sophomores that attain a GPA of a 3.5 or higher.
NHTI Women’s Soccer Coaches
Heidi Crockett, Head Coach
603-520-1374
hcrockett@ccsnh.edu
Crockett has been a player and coach in soccer, softball, lacrosse, and basketball. A Gilmanton, N.H., native, she owns and operates Crockett Titles and graduated from California University of Pennsylvania in 2015 with a degree in Sports Management – Exercise Science with a concentration in Wellness and Fitness. Crockett won the YSCC Championship four times in her tenure (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018), including an undefeated season in 2018. She has led NHTI to three USCAA National Championship Appearances (2016, 2017, 2018).
Crockett is a veteran coach with a fantastic background in many athletic circles. Before coming to NHTI, she served as the assistant coach at New England College from 2010-13 and at Plymouth State University from 2008-2010. She is active in youth soccer, coaching at the Elite U18 level with Peak FC and the NH 2002 Olympic Development Team. She holds a US Soccer D License, a NSCAA National Coaching Diploma, and a NSCAA Regional Goal Keeping Diploma.
Tyler Mersch, Assistant Coach
Mersch enters the college coaching level with experience from Plymouth Regional High School, where he was Head Coach for the Junior Varsity team and Assisted the Varsity program. He was responsible for developing first and second year players to reach their full potential, making him a great fit for athletics at NHTI.
In addition to his coaching experience, he has earned a Master of Business Administration and B.S. in Sport Management from Husson University located in Bangor, ME. He graduated Summa cum laude in 2020.
Mersch exhibits a strong work ethic, motivational skills, and brings a team-first mentality to each organization he has been a part of.
NHTI Women’s Soccer Roster
 | #0 Madison Lima Cl: FR Pos: GK Ht: 5-3 |
 | #2 Olivia Farrar Cl: JR Pos: D/GK Ht: 5-2 |
 | #3 Grace Bradley Cl: FR Pos: D Ht: 5-2 |
 | #4 Alexis Deming Cl: FR Pos: M Ht: 5-4 |
 | #5 Jaycee Murray Cl: SO Pos: M Ht: 5-8 |
 | #6 Morgan Rule Cl: FR Pos: D Ht: 5-2 |
 | #9 Lilly Curtis Cl: FR Pos: M Ht: 5-6 |
 | #10 Emily Knouse Cl: SO Pos: F Ht: 5-5 |
 | #11 Emily Weldon Cl: FR Pos: M Ht: 5-7 |
 | #12 Kalleesta Selby Cl: FR Pos: M Ht: 5-2 |
 | #14 Madisyn Buteau Cl: FR Pos: M Ht: 5-3 |
 | #16 Emma Leonard Cl: FR Pos: D Ht: 5-3 |
#18 Chloe Astholz Cl: SO Pos: M Ht: 5-6 | |
 | #21 Gwendalynn Knipping Cl: SO Pos: D Ht: 5-6 |
2022-23 Women’s Soccer Schedule
| DATE | DAY | TIME | HOME | AWAY | OPPONENT |
RESULTS & STATS
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| AUGUST | ||||||
| 8/20 | Saturday | 9 am-2pm | Home | NHTI Jamboree | TBA | |
| SEPTEMBER | ||||||
| 9/3 | Saturday | 1:00 PM | Home | Bryant & Stratton – Albany | TBA | |
| 9/8 | Thursday | 4:15 PM | Home | Bristol CC | TBA | |
| 9/17 | Saturday | 12:00 PM | Away | at Paul Smiths College | TBA | |
| 9/21 | Wednesday | 6:00 PM | Away | at Central Maine CC | TBA | |
| 9/23 | Friday | 4:30 PM | Hampshire College | TBA | ||
| 9/28 | Wednesday | 4:00 PM | Home | Southern Maine CC | TBA | |
| OCTOBER | ||||||
| 10/1 | Saturday | 1:00 PM | Home | Massasoit CC | TBA | |
| 10/5 | Wednesday | 4:00 PM | Away | At Vermont Tech | TBA | |
| 10/10 | Monday | 4:00 PM | Home | Central Maine CC | TBA | |
| 10/15 | Saturday | 1:00 PM | Home | Albany College of Pharmacy | TBA | |
| 10/18 | Tuesday | 4:00 PM | Away | at Sprngfield Tech CC | TBA | |
| 10/22 | Saturday | TBA | TBA | YSCC Play-In Round | TBA | |
| 10/29 | Saturday | TBA | Home | YSCC Semi-Finals | TBA | |
| 10/30 | Sunday | TBA | Home | YSCC Finals at NHTI | TBA | |
NHTI Women’s Soccer Championships
YSCC Champions: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018
USCAA Tournament Appearances: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018
2021-22 NHTI Women’s Soccer Season Headlines
Contact Us:
Athletics Department
31 College Drive
Concord, NH 03301
603-230-4041
Fax: 603-230-9315
NHTIathletics@ccsnh.edu
