Amanda Evans enters her third season at Mary Baldwin for the 2020-21 season. 

Evans comes to Staunton from Compton College in Compton, California where she coached from 2015 until 2018. With innovation and enthusiasm, Evans led Compton to the best record in the school’s history.

Prior to leading the Tartars, Evans coached at Northland College in Ashland, Wisconsin, which is also a NCAA Division III program. There Evans brought the team from the bottom of the conference to the first round of the playoffs in three seasons. 

In 2009, Evans started the women’s program at Salt Lake Community College in Salt Lake City, Utah. Within two seasons, the team was 15-4-0 and was ranked 11th out of 60 teams in the west in the National Intramural and Recreational Sports Association. Always making academics a priority, the team posted the highest GPA in the department.

The Wisconsin native holds a premier diploma from United Soccer Coaches (formerly NSCAA). She played at Hawaii Pacific University and had semi-pro training in Utah. She earned a master of science in special education at Western Governors University,and a bachelor’s in exercise and sports science and teaching physical education at the University of Utah.

Evans joins the MBU family along with her husband, two daughters, two sons, and their labradoodle.