Head Coach Paul Davenport

Davenport begins his 13th season as the Head Coach of the Hill College Men's and Women's Soccer programs.

Since joining the Hill College Soccer program, Davenport has established Hill Soccer as a regional and nationally respected program. Hill Soccer has achieved the following during Davenport’s time: 13 combined Region V titles, 3 District titles, and 6 trips to the NJCAA National Championship tournament.

 Men’s

• First winning season (2013)
• Men’s Region V title (2014, 2015, 2016, 2019)
• Men’s Plains District title (2014, 2015)
• Men’s first National Championships appearance - finished 5th (2014)
• National Championship appearance - finished 5th (2015)
• National Championship appearance - finished 11th (2016)
• Men’s National ranking 10th (2015)
• National ranking 10th (2015)
• Men’s first National Player of the Week (2014)
• Men’s first All-American (2015) All-American (2019)
• Best record in school history 16-3-1 (2015)
• Most goals scored, 70 (2015)
• Longest win streak in school history, 14 (2015)
• Most consecutive winning seasons in school history 7 (2013-2019)
• Men’s Region Player of the Year (2014, 2015,2016, 2019)
• Men’s Region V Tournament MVP (2014, 2015, 2016, 2019)
• Hill College Men were 1 of only 3 schools in the nation to have qualified for 3 consecutive NJCAA National Championship Tournaments between (2014-2016).

Women’s

• Most goals scored in school history, 95 (2012)
• #1 GAA in the nation with fewest goals against in school history, 5 (2017)
• Most wins in a season, 15 (2019)
• Women's Region V title (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
• First District Title (2019)
• Qualified for the first-ever NJCAA National Championship Tournament, finishing 5th (2019, 2021, 2022)
• Beat most nationally ranked teams (3) (2019)
• Women’s first National Player of the Week (2014)
• Girls best record in school history, 14-0-1 (2017)
• 3rd longest winning streak in the nation 14 wins (2017)
• Most consecutive winning seasons in school history, 12 (2012-22)
• Women nationally ranked in top 20 (2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
• Women’s Region Player of the year (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
• Women’s Region Tournament MVP (2015, 2016,2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
• Women’s NJCAA All-American 7 (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
• Undefeated record in all Region V play (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)

Davenport has been named the Plains District Coach of the Year in 2014 and 2015 and Region V Coach of the Year in 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. He was the only coach in the nation to manage both men's and women’s soccer programs to Regional Championships in 2014. Coach Davenport has also achieved 100+ wins during his time at Hill College including wins over #2 Illinois Central (2014), #4 Pima (2015), #4 Lewis & Clark (2019), #9 Rose State (2021), #11 Laramie (2022) at the National Championship Tournament. Hill Soccer has scored a total of 600 goals since Davenport has taken over. Davenport has been able to successfully move on men and women to all levels in collegiate soccer including NCAA D1, D2, D3, and NAIA D1 in the last 4 years to continue their college educations, with more than half receiving soccer scholarships to play.

Davenport’s collegiate coaching experience began at Texas Christian University where he served as Director of Operations for the women’s soccer team from 2008-2010. In 2011, he was named assistant coach at TCU before taking the job at Hill College. He was able to learn under Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year, Dan Abdalla.

Originally from Irving, Texas, Davenport attended Texas A&M-Commerce University where he was on the football team for a year before becoming a volunteer assistant with the women’s soccer program. He received his bachelor’s degree in Sports Administration and later received his master’s degree in Education Administration from TCU. Along the way, he also coached at Nolan Catholic High School helping the boy’s team begin their run at multiple state titles under Head Coach Adam Clementson.

*** PLEASE NOTE: THE NJCAA SCHEDULE IS IN EASTERN STANDARD TIME.***
NJCAA Schedule 2022 - 2023

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Record: 15-3 overall; 7-0 conference

NJCAA National Tournament Qualifier (#2 Seed)

NJCAA South District Runner Ups

NJCAA Region V Champions (9th straight year)

1st Team All-American: Christina Salmon

Honorable Mention All-American: Liliana Meijia

NJCAA National Player of the Week: Zoe Ellis

All-Tournament - MVP: Jami Anderson

All-Tournament: Liliana Meijia, Daisy Altamirano, Ella Brown, Libbie Mayfield, and Christina Salmon

All-Conference/Region - Coach of the Year: Paul Davenport

All-Conference/Region - CO Player of the Year: Christina Salmon and Jami Anderson

All-Conference/Region: Liliana Meijia, Sarah Tate, Cali Triggs, and Ella Brown

Honorable Mention All-Conference/Region: Libbie Mayfield, Davia Richards, Daisy Altamirano, and Reagan Dash

United Soccer Coaches
All-South Region: Jami Anderson and Christina Salmon
All-American: Christina Salmon

Region V Champions 2021, Nationals 5th place 2021

Region V Champions 2020

Region V Champions 2019, District Champions 2019, Nationals 5th place 2019

Region V Champions 2018

Region V Champions 2017

Region V Champions 2016

Region V Champions 2015

Region V Champions 2014