Mike Davis enters his second season as a member of the women's soccer coaching staff in 2015.
Davis came to Evansville after spending one season as the assistant coach at Green Bay. During the 2013 season, the Phoenix held opponents to a 1.12 goals against average and posted five shutouts. Davis mentored then-freshman Katie Schulz, who was named to the Horizon League All-Newcomer team, while Hannah Kernen was named first team all-conference.
Before arriving in Green Bay, Davis was the graduate assistant coach at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa, guiding the Fighting Bees to the 2011 NAIA National Tournament. He also served as the assistant coach for the Women's Premier Soccer League's (WPSL) Quad City Eagles in 2013.
As a student-athlete, Davis played for four years at Berry College in Rome, Ga., where he was a central defender. During his career, Berry went 54-13-6, including a 15-1-1 mark in 2010. As a senior, Davis served as team captain and helped the defense post 13 shutouts, including a 15-match unbeaten streak to end the season. At one point, the Vikings reeled off 10-consecutive shutouts and went over 950 minutes without allowing a goal.
Prior to coming to coming to the Untied States, Davis played at English Professional League 2 Club Macclesfield Town at U16, before playing for Manchester County FA and Manchester Colleges, competing in national cup competitions followed by semi-professional soccer. In 2010, he played semi-professionally in Australia's Brisbane Region Leagues helping win promotion and cup winners double. In the summer of 2011, he played for the USL Premier Development League's London, Ontario team Forest City London and played for the NPSL's Quad City Eagles in the summer of 2012 and 2013.
Davis has earned the Football Association Level 1 and Level 2 coaching awards, as well as the NVQ Level 2 in teaching soccer. In the summer of 2010, he earned the USSF National C License in Minnesota. Davis achieved the NSCAA Advanced National qualification in Boston in the summer of 2013 from which he was then asked to become an associate staff member to teach coaching courses. In 2014, Davis achieved the NSCAA Premier Diploma in Bexley, Ohio, the USSF B License in Lake Forest, Ill., and the NSCAA Goalkeeping Level 3 award.
Davis earned a Bachelor's degree in business management at Berry College and a Master's in business administration (MBA) at St. Ambrose.
