Michael Lovett Assistant Coach Women's Soccer
 
photo Michael Lovett begins his second season with the Virginia Tech Hokies after spending four years as an assistant coach at Murray State.

Lovett works primarily with the goalkeepers, a task at which he has many years of experience. At Murray State, he coached the goalkeepers to 13 shutouts in three seasons and had one student-athlete earn all-conference honors following two shut-outs during tournament play. During his time with the Racers, the team goals-against average lowered from 2.49 in 2001 to 0.93 in 2005.

He has earned NSCAA state, regional and national goalkeeping diplomas, as well as an advanced regional diploma. Lovett served as an assistant coach from 1993-1994 at Murphy High School in Mobile, Ala., and at Murray High School from 2001-2003. He has been a director for Soccer Plus Goalkeeper Schools since 2002. He won the National Goalie War in 2003.

A former player for the University of South Alabama, Lovett earned his bachelor's degree from Murray State in 2006. Lovett and his wife, Patricia, have one son, Skylar (10) and a daughter, Sydney (1).