Nora Maguire White came back to her alma mater to assist the women's soccer staff prior to the 2020-21 spring campaign.
White officially returns to JMU after a Hall of Fame lacrosse career for the Dukes and continuing work in the athletics field with development of both athletes and coaches. While at JMU, she was a two-time All-American and three-time all-league selection, earning Player of the Year awards in two different conferences and playing on multiple national teams.
"I am ecstatic about combining my love for my alma mater, my long-standing friendship with Josh Walters and the experience I've developed over the last 30 years in coaching, player development, and coaching education in helping to build a high performance culture within the JMU Women's Soccer Program," White said.
"Nora will be the architect of our student-athlete-led team culture," Walters said. "Providing education, context and action to maximize our ability to perform on and off the field through development of personal/individual and team culture and values. She is able to connect our vision of the future to the soul of what JMU is: having a JMU Hall-of-Famer who is one of the best soccer coaching educators in the country join our staff is monumental in advancing our goals to be a top team nationally."