Andrew Mathys joined the Pioneer staff as an assistant coach in the summer of 2021. He is involved in all aspects of the men’s and women’s soccer programs along with coaching the goalkeepers for both programs.
During Mathys’s first season as an assistant coach the men’s team finished with an impressive 13-5-2 record. During the season the team had its longest unbeaten streak in program history at 14 games. Goalkeeper Chase Werner earned All-Wisconsin Second Team. Other team accomplishments included Jack Gentilli earning Third Team All-Region honors and being named Co-Wisconsin Offensive Player of the Year. Additionally, Konrad Ziaja earned All-Wisconsin Honorable Mention and Lucas Schoeneberg also earned All-Wisconsin Honorable Mention.
Mathys helped the women’s team in 2021 finish with an overall record of 9-6-3. During the season the team had the best start in program history and went undefeated for the entire month of September. Other team accomplishments included Amber Lueder earning First Team All-WIAC honors and Annalise Spindle being named to the All-WIAC Sportsmanship Team.
An Elburn, Illinois native, Mathys graduated from Central College in Pella, Iowa with a bachelor's degree in History and a minor in Political Science. During his tenure as a goalkeeper with the program, Mathys helped lead the Dutch to their first conference title and NCAA tournament berth in school history in 2019. During that season, the Dutch knocked off nationally-ranked Luther (#8) and Loras (#9) in back-to-back games to catapult themselves into their first and highest regional rank (#1) and later their first and highest national rank (#12). Mathys racked up three conference player of the week awards, along with All-Conference and All-Region awards in 2019. After college, Mathys returned home and served as an assistant coach for the men's soccer program at Dekalb High school while also playing Semi-Pro for Dekalb County United in the Midwest Premier League in 2021. In 2022 Mathys served as an assistant coach and the goalkeeper coach for Dekalb County United.
Mathys will complete his master's degree in Sport Administration from UW-Platteville in May of 2023.
