Elizabeth Pike became the seventh head coach in Shenandoah University history when she was hired in August 2007.

Pike came to Shenandoah after spending eight years as the head girl's soccer coach at Lake Braddock High School in Burke, Virginia. The Bruins won four Patriot District titles, two Northern Region and three VHSL Group AAA state championships, including both 2006 and 2007, during her tenure as head coach.

The back-to-back state titles were the first for a Group AAA school in over 20 years.

Prior to her time at Lake Braddock, Pike served as an assistant women's soccer coach at both Lebanon Valley College and her alma mater, American University. A 1994 graduate of American, Pike was a four-year starter for Eagles and earned All-America honors in 1993.

Pike still holds all major scoring records at AU, including career points and goals as well as points in a game (nine versus Catholic on October 3, 1990). She also holds the top three single season scoring performances in school history.

Longtime Virginia high school coach James Rike is in his third season as Liz Pike's top assistant on the SU staff.

Rike, who retired in June 2009 after 32 years as a middle school science teacher in the Fairfax County, Va. School District, has been the head girls soccer coach at Robinson (Va.) H.S. since 1981. In that time, Rike has led the Rams to five VHSL Group AAA state championships (1984, 1994, 1996, 2002 and 2008) in addition to eight regional championships and 10 district titles.
He has won 30 different Coach of the Year honors during his career, including a 2005 NHSACA National Coach of the Year honor and being named Washington Post All-Met Coach of the Year three times.

Prior moving to Robinson, Rike was the Head Boys Soccer Coach at Falls Church (Va.) from 1977 through 1980, and won two district championships at the Group A school. His 460 head coaching victories at Robinson and Falls Church place him No. 1 on the Virginia public school H.S. soccer wins list.

Rike also has extensive club coaching experience and has served on various NSCAA and VHSCA state and regional committees.

In November 2008, Rike was inducted into the VHSL Hall of Fame.

Joel Flower, a former college and prep head coach, returns for his third season on the SU women's soccer staff this fall.

Flower, a 1996 graduate of Valley Forge (Pa.) Christian, led his alma mater into the NCCAA regional tournaments in both 1998 and 1999 and was named as the NCCAA Regional Coach of the Year in 1998.

Flower works full-time as the Lead Pastor at LIFEhouse Church Shenandoah in Winchester, Va.

Emily Wheelock returns for a second season on the SU staff after completing her collegiate playing career at Liberty University in the fall of 2008.

A four-year player for the Flames, the former Emily House graduated with a 3.86 GPA as Health and Physical Education major. She earned Dean's List and Big South Conference Presidential Honor Roll honors in all four of her years at the Division I institution.

On the pitch, Wheelock started 34 of her 50 career games, including 14 of 17 her senior year. Playing as a back, Wheelock had two assists in her senior season and helped the 2006 team to its second-best goals against average in school history.