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Maddie Dobyns is set for her second season as an assistant coach with Kentucky women’s soccer in 2024. She is involved with all aspects of the program and is the primary goalkeeper coach.

During her first season with the program, Dobyns helped Kentucky to a 9-4-6 season, the program’s most wins since 2015. The team reached the SEC Tournament for the first time under the 10-team format since 2015 and advanced to the quarterfinals.

Dobyns helped coach Marz Josephson to an outstanding season in goal, which saw her post nine shutouts and a 0.62 GAA, the leading mark in the SEC and the third-best in program history. Kentucky’s 12 goals allowed on the season were the fewest in a single season in program history.

Dobyns arrived in Lexington in 2023 after spending the past two seasons with the Iowa State Cyclones. She previously coached at the University of Cincinnati as well as at her alma mater, the University of Kansas.

“I am really excited to join the UK program,” Dobyns said. “Troy [Fabiano] and Steve [Golas] have such a good reputation both on and off the field. The atmosphere here is incredible and I cannot wait to get started with this season.”

A native of Kansas City, Mo., Dobyns played at Kansas from 2013-2017 appearing in 60 matches and serving as the Jayhawks’ primary starter for her final three seasons. She helped KU reach the second round of the NCAA Tournament in 2016 and left the program ranked second in goals against average (1.06), third in shutouts (14) and fourth in wins (29).

As a coach in Ames, Dobyns worked with former ISU keeper, Jordan Silkowitz, who was selected by the Kansas City Current with the 18th overall pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft. Silkowitz was the first player ever to be drafted out of Iowa State and a five-time Big 12 Goalkeeper of the Week. Under Dobyn’s guidance, Silkowitz led the conference with 100 total saves in 2022.