James Madison head coach Joshua Walters, Sr. announced on July 23, 2021 the addition of Devin Zvosec to the coaching staff as an assistant coach.
The 2022 season saw Zvosec help guide the Dukes through their inaugural season in the Sun Belt Conference. In charge of the defense, Zvosec helped lead JMU to a 12-4-5 record, a fourth seed in the conference tournament and an appearance in the championship match. The Dukes set numerous program records on defense: goals against average (0.56), goals allowed (12), shutouts (13) and consecutive minutes without being scored upon (475:31). The defense also had a run of 632:22 consecutive minutes without allowing a goal in the run of play. Two defenders were named All-Sun Belt, as Brittany Munson was tabbed to the First Team while Soleil Flores earned Second Team honors. Alexandra Blom was named the Goalkeeper of the Year and earned First Team recognition while midfielder Lexi Vanderlinden was named to the Second Team. Blom also found her name on the All-Southeast Region First Team, joined by Munson and Amanda Attanasi on the Second Team and Vanderlinden on the Third Team.
In his first season at JMU, Zvosec helped lead the Dukes to a 9-9-1 record and the No. 3 seed in the CAA Tournament. Four Dukes were named All-CAA, with Ebony Wiseman on First Team, Ginger Deel and Brittany Munson on Second Team and Amanda Attanasi on the Third and All-Rookie Teams. They finished with their most conference wins since the 2018 season.
Zvosec comes to James Madison after spending the previous four seasons as the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at North Florida. While in Jacksonville, the Ospreys saw the best four-year span in program history while setting new program marks for most wins, best conference finish and final Division I RPI and regional rankings. The program also saw its first regular-season conference title and their first undefeated conference record this past season.
Prior to North Florida, Zvosec had stops at Ole Miss, Arkansas State, Georgia Southwestern State, and Rogers State. He served as a graduate assistant at Ole Miss and was an assistant coach for the three other previous schools.
He earned a degree in sport management from Rogers State with a minor in psychology in 2015. He also earned a master’s degree in educational leadership with a concentration in athletic administration in 2021 while at North Florida.
“I am honored to join the James Madison University family,” said Zvosec. “From the moment I met with head coach Joshua Walters, Sr. and athletic trainer Leah Schoen, I knew I wanted to be a part of this special program and university. I felt an immediate connection to Coach Walters’ coaching and leadership philosophy, and his vision for the program. I am excited to bring my knowledge and enthusiasm to help positively impact our JMU women’s soccer student-athletes, while also helping us compete at the highest level on the field and in the classroom. I am grateful to Coach Joshua Walters, Sr. for the phenomenal opportunity to be a part of his staff and the women’s soccer program at JMU.”