Performance Soccer School Coaching Staff

Assistant Coach Ariel Teixeira

Ariel Teixeira is in her tenth season as an assistant coach with the Penmen in 2021 after wrapping up a standout four-year career with the SNHU women's soccer program.

Since joining the program as a coach, SNHU has competed in the NCAA tournament four times, including the last three years of competition (2017-19). The Penmen also won the Northeast-10 Conference in both 2012 and 2017.

A four-year starter for Southern New Hampshire, Teixeira, a Warren, R.I. native, finished her career with 25 goals and 25 assists for 75 points, placing her seventh in program history in assists and 10th in career points. Just the third four-time All-Conference recipient in program history, Teixeira garnered Northeast-10 First Team honors in each of her final three seasons and was named an NSCAA Third Team All-American as a senior. Teixeira was also a three-time NSCAA First Team All-Region selection as well as a member of the NE-10 All-Academic Team as a senior.

A three-time First Team All-State selection at Mount Hope HS, Teixeira tallied 17 goals and eight assists as a senior en route to leading the Huskies to a Division I state title.

Teixeira graduated in 2012 from SNHU with a degree in Sport Management.

Assistant Coach Jamie Williams

Jamie Williams joined the Penmen as an assistant coach in 2014, joining the staff of newly hired Elie Monteiro.

After a semester at New England College, Williams played three seasons with the Penmen (New Hampshire College) from 1994-96 and was named second-team All-NECC in both 1994 and 1996. He earned a Sports Management Degree at NHC. Spent seven years playing professionally with the Phantoms of New Hampshire and was a USL All-Tournament selection in 1998.

Born in Boston, Coach Williams is married to Sarah, and has two children, Lilian and Jameson.