Liberty women’s soccer head coach Lang Wedemeyer has announced the hiring of Maryanne Kilgore as an assistant coach.

After a five-year career at Western Carolina, Kilgore spent the 2022 season as an assistant coach at her alma mater. The Catamounts qualified for the Southern Conference tournament with a 4-4-1 conference mark before falling in the quarterfinals.

Kilgore played in 83 games during her Western Carolina career, starting 75, from 2017-21. The defender finished with nine career points, scoring three goals with three assists. For three seasons, the Jefferson, Georgia native served as a team captain for the Catamounts. She also was named to the SoCon All-Freshman team in 2017.

Kilgore earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Western Carolina in 2021. She earned inclusion on the SoCon Honor Roll every semester of her playing career. In addition, she was a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) for four years at Western Carolina and served as its president during the 2019-2020 academic year. She is pursuing a master’s degree in sports management from Western Carolina.

In 2021, Kilgore played in the Women’s Professional Soccer League (WPSL) for Asheville City 2021.

She has completed her USSF D license and plans on obtaining her NSCAA National diploma this summer.