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4/28/06 - Boswell Tabbed To Lead Pacific Women's Soccer Program
 FOREST GROVE, OR - Joy Boswell, a former Forest Grove High School and University of Portland soccer standout, has been selected as Pacific University's eighth head women's soccer coach.
"Joy emerged out of group of very qualified, high quality finalists," said Pacific Director of Athletics Ken Schumann, who made the announcement on Tuesday. "We are excited that she has decided to come back home to Forest Grove and share her experience, drive and enthusiasm for the sport of soccer with our Boxers' program."
Boswell replaces Jim Brazeau, who had been the head coach of both the men's and women's soccer programs at Pacific since 2002. He will continue to be the head coach of the men's soccer program.
"I am really excited about the opportunity," said Boswell, who played four years at the University of Portland under legendary coach Clive Charles. "I was able to be part of building a program from the ground up at UP as a player, and to come into a fairly young program and be able to implement those fundamentals into the Pacific program is very exciting."
Boswell, who completed a degree at Pacific after her four years at UP, comes to the Boxers from Sunset High School. In her four-year tenure, the Apollos amassed a 35-12-8 record. She was named the 2003 Metro League Coach of the Year after leading the Apollos to the Metro League championship and a trip to the Oregon 4A state semifinals.
Prior to Sunset, Boswell served two seasons as the head girls' soccer coach and athletic trainer at Forest Grove High School and two seasons as the head junior varsity coach and assistant varsity coach for the girls' program at Southridge High School. Boswell has also been involved as a coach with the FC Portland club program since 1991.
A prot�g� of the late University of Portland coach, Boswell describes her style of soccer as defensive minded, much like Charles employed with the Pilots. "I am very demanding, but I am fair," Boswell said. "I want to create an environment where we work hard so that our players can reap the rewards that our program has to offer."
A native of Forest Grove, Boswell played soccer at Forest Grove High School where she was an All-Metro League selection and earned the school's prestigious Viking Award in 1989.
Upon graduation, Boswell moved on to the University of Portland, where she shared the pitch with future Olympians Shannon MacMillan and Tiffany Milbrett. In Boswell's four seasons on the Bluff, the Pilots went
58-11-4 and made appearances in the NCAA Tournament in 1992 and 1993, setting the groundwork for the Pilots' powerhouse program. Boswell continues to be an active player and is involved with the Nike Manchester Cup and Olympic Development programs.
Boswell earned a bachelor's degree in secondary education from the University of Portland in 1995 and a bachelor's degree in exercise science with human performance and sports medicine emphases from Pacific in 1998, graduating magna cum laude. She earned her master's degree in curriculum and instruction from Portland State in 2004, where she also graduated magna cum laude.
In addition to her coaching duties, Boswell has worked the last eight years as a physical education teacher in the Beaverton School District, including eight years in both part-time and full-time capacities at Sunset. She is a member of the Oregon and American Associations for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (OAHPERD and AAHPERD) and holds a national "D" coaching license from the U.S. Soccer Federation.
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