Coaching Staff
Corey Holton | Assistant Coach
Corey Holton enters her second season with the Stags, joining the Fairfield Women's Soccer coaching staff in the summer of 2022. Holton brings several years of coaching experience into the position including nearly 12 seasons as a head coach and serving as an assistant coach for three programs.
In her first season with Fairfield, Holton helped the Stags to the 2022 MAAC Regular Season Championship, the first for the program in over a decade. The Stags went 9-1 in the MAAC, their most conference victories since 1998.
Fairfield also had eight All-MAAC Selections including the MAAC Defensive Player of the Year and the MAAC Rookie of the Year in Maddy Theriault. Theriault also became the first Stag ever to be named the ECAC Rookie of the Year and a spot on the College Soccer News All-Freshman Third Team.
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.
Marcus Carrington | Volunteer Assistant Coach
Carrington will begin his second season as the Stags’ assistant/goalkeeping coach in 2023. Carrington brings a wealth of experience to the position, previously serving in the same role in various schools throughout Connecticut.
In his first season with the Stags, Carrington helped the Stags to their first MAAC Regular Season Championship in a decade and a 9-1 MAAC record, their most conference victories since 1998.
Carrington helped mentor freshman goalkeeper Katie Wright, who posted 14 victories, the second most in a single season in program history. Her 14 wins also ranked 12th in the nation and third among all first-year players. She also ranked fourth in the MAAC with 70 saves. For her success, she was named to the All-MAAC Third Team.
In the four previous years, Carrington coached the goalkeepers of: the North Haven Soccer Club, the Hamden High School Boys soccer team, and the University of Bridgeport men’s soccer squad. As a Stag, he will evaluate and assess performance on the pitch and create specific pre and postgame analysis for the goalkeepers.
Carrington was a four-year goalkeeper for the University of Bridgeport, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree with a Sports Marketing major. He also served as the President of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee.