Fairfield University Athletics

CCorey Holton enters her fifth season with the Stags, and her fourth as Associate Head Coach. In four seasons with the Stags, Holton has helped the program to three MAAC Regular Season titles, their first MAAC Championship trophy in a decade, a NCAA Tournament appearance, and Fairfield’s first-ever national ranking in 2025. The Stags also hold a 33-5-3 overall record over the past two seasons, the highest in Division I. Fairfield has also posted a 36-4-4 record in conference play under Holton.
 
Holton brought several years of coaching experience into the position Fairfield position, which included nearly 12 seasons as a head coach while also serving as an assistant coach for three programs.

The Stags have had double-digit wins in all four years with Holton, as well as their first MAAC Championship in over a decade in 2024. The Stags went have won 10 matches in the MAAC during each of the last two seasons, matching the most conference victories in Division I.

Fairfield has also had 33 All-MAAC Selections including the two-time MAAC Golden Boot Winner, two Defensive Players of the Year, the MAAC Rookie of the Year, and the MAAC Golden Glove winner.

Theriault was one of the most dynamic offensive players in program history, earning both MAAC Golden Boot awards, while also becoming the first Stag ever to be named the ECAC Rookie of the Year in 2022.
 
Holton served as the head coach for the Concordia (Texas) University, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and Vassar. At Vassar, Holton led the program to a 56-43-11 record which included the program’s first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance in 2018. In total, she helped coach and recruit 26 All-Liberty League selections, two Rookie of the Year honorees, and helped the team to a spot in the United Soccer Coaches Top-25 poll.
 
Before her eight seasons at Vassar, Holton was also the all-time winningest coach at Concordia, where she led the Tornados to a 29-21-6 overall record and would also be named the 2011 American Southwest Conference (ASC) Coach of the Year. She mentored 15 All-Conference picks and the 2011 ASC Offensive Rookie of the Year.
 
As an assistant coach, Holton has enjoyed stops at Notre Dame, Trinity College, and Greensboro College. In one year at Notre Dame, Holton helped the Fighting Irish to a 13-8-1 overall record and a spot in the NCAA Tournament Third Round. She also recruited and signed 11 prospects with seven having National Team experience.
 
Holton also has administrative experience in the athletic field, serving as the Assistant Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Welfare and the Coordinator of Student-Athlete Development at Vassar.
 
Holton graduated from Elmira College with a degree in psychology and earned her Master’s in Sports Science at High Point University.