Masuhr, a veteran coach and a former player himself at both Rutgers and Richard Stockton College, understands competition well.
Before coming to Miami, he was the associate head coach and recruiting coordinator at Vanderbilt, where the Commodores earned five NCAA Tournament berths, won the SEC regular championship in 2018, an SEC East Division title in 2019 and an SEC Tournament championship in 2020.
During his nine-year tenure on the staff of head coach Darren Ambrose, the Commodores also defeated 16 ranked teams after Vanderbilt had registered just eight wins over ranked teams in program history before the coaches arrived in 2015.
Prior to their work together at Vanderbilt, Ambrose and Masuhr coached at the University of Pennsylvania for four years where the Quakers never allowed more than 19 goals per season and where they led the nation in shutout percentage in 2011.
During his time as an assistant coach, Masuhr emerged as a defensive specialist and a talented recruiter, skills he hopes will make a difference as he looks to help the Hurricanes become a consistent force in the ACC, one of the nation’s top women’s soccer conferences.
“We open with FAU on the 23rd and one of the sentiments that the girls mentioned to me is ‘We want to shock people in what we’ve done over the last month and a half,’” Masuhr said. “I know what the standard is being in the ACC and the level in South Florida. But at the same time, we want to show people it’s not the same old school, not the same old Miami that everyone’s used to. These girls are wearing that as a chip on their shoulder and that’s really fun to see from them, too.”
To prepare for that match – and the months beyond it – Masuhr and his staff have worked to try and make sure the Hurricanes are playing with energy and competition, with a focus on the work rate the Hurricanes are putting forth on the field.
Those three elements, along with some heart-to-heart conversations, will go a long way in helping the Hurricanes become the team they want to be, Masuhr said.
“If they can bring those three things every single day to training, then we can help them become better soccer players,” the coach said. “And then, from the soccer-playing perspective, can we play on the front foot and forward and be mindful about attacking? And being super technically competent? Basically, holding them to a standard and holding them accountable.
“I think the biggest thing that they’re…
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