Paul Van Hooydonk will begin his sixth season at the helm of the Millsaps women's soccer program after guiding the Majors to a 6-9-2 mark in 2007 and a 19-61-5 overall record the previous five seasons. A year ago, Van Hooydonk guided the team to its most wins since 1995, including the Majors' first league road win since 1996, and watched junior goalkeeper Elizabeth Sooby set a single-season school record with seven shutouts.

Van Hooydonk’s coaching experience stretches over 18 years as he has helped the Majors' program receive four consecutive NSCAA Team Ethics Awards and two consecutive Academic Achievement Awards.

Prior to his two year stint as the Millsaps men's coach, Van Hooydonk headed the women’s soccer program for six seasons at College Misericordia where his team compiled an overall winning record of 61-36-9.

The program earned two Pennsylvania Athletic Conference Championships as well as appearing in three conference championship games, four conference playoffs and one Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament invitation. In 1996, Van Hooydonk was named the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference Coach of the Year.

Prior to his time at College Misericordia, Van Hooydonk spent a year as the head coach of the women’s soccer team at Alfred State College in New York, leading the team to a postseason appearance.

Van Hooydonk joined the Millsaps staff after serving at Emory University in Atlanta, Ga., as the manager of the athletic facilities that supported 16 varsity sports. He also has management experience at College Misericordia as the Intramural Director and Evening/Weekend Athletic Facilities Supervisor.

Van Hooydonk is a member of the Mississippi ODP State Coaching staff and serves on the NCAA Southern Region committee. He holds both a NCSAA Advanced National Diploma and a National Youth Diploma.

He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Baldwin-Wallace College in Ohio and a Master of Science in Education from Alfred University in New York.