Rebecca Gunn is entering her 20th year with SCAD and her 11th season as head coach of the women's soccer team, having taken over the program in November 2013.
Gunn, the NAIA Coach of the Year, led the Bees to their first-ever NAIA National Championship Title in 2024 with a 20-1-2 overall record. After hosting and defeating Georgia Gwinnett College in the second round of the NAIA National Championship tournament, the Bees advanced to the final site for the first time in program history. SCAD won four straight games, including three shutouts, to bring home the Championship. After the historic season concluded, the team received multiple All-American honors including four NAIA All-Americans, two College Sports Communicators All-Americans, two United Soccer Coaches All-Americans, 15 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes, and seven First-Team All-Sun Conference members. The Bees earned four Sun Conference major awards: Player of the Year, Offensive Player of the Year, Golden Glove, and Freshman of the Year.
In addition to the team accomplishments, Coach Gunn also received the NAIA Coach of the Year Award and the staff received the United Soccer Coaches Coaching Staff of the Year Award. During the 2024 season Coach Gunn also achieved her 100th win for her coaching career.
Under Coach Gunn, Scad has produced 18 NAIA All Americans as well as 6 United Soccer Coaches All-Americans and 45 All-Conference team members
Prior to becoming the head coach of the Bees, Gunn served as an assistant coach for the women's soccer program for the previous eight seasons.
Gunn came to SCAD after serving as an assistant coach for the University of Minnesota-Morris (UMM) women's soccer team. She was a four-year standout for the Cougars as a three-time All-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference selection, as well as an All-Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) performer. She was named the UMAC Co-Player of the Year in 2003.
Gunn currently holds UMM records for goals (55), assists (45), and points (155) in a career. She also scored 11 match-winning goals in her career for the Cougars and is one of 15 players in the nation to achieve at least 40 goals and 40 assists in her career.
In 2016, Gunn was inducted into the University of Minnesota-Morris Hall of Fame.
Gunn graduated from UMM in 2004 with a bachelor's degree in sports management. She holds a State Goalkeeping Diploma as well as a National License from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. She also holds a “D” License from the United States Soccer Federation.
Gunn and her husband, Keith, are parents of two daughters, Jordan Elaine and Ryanne, and they reside in Savannah.
| YEAR |
RECORD |
HONORS |
| 2024-2025 |
20-1-2 |
Won the NAIA National Championship Title
Defeated No. 22 Georgia Gwinnett – Second Round
Defeated No. 11 Spring Arbor University – Round of 16
Defeated No. 19 John Brown University – Quarterfinals
Defeated No. 10 College of Idaho – Semifinal
Defeated No. 2 Keiser – Final
NAIA Coach of the Year
NAIA Defensive Player of the Tournament
NAIA Offensive Player of the Tournament
NAIA Player of the Tournament
Defeated Ave Maria in SUN Semifinal
Defeated No. 2 Keiser in SUN Semifinal
Second consecutive season in which the Bees have won both the Regular Season and Tournament Sun Conference Titles
SUN Player of the Year
SUN Offensive Player of the Year
SUN Golden Glove
SUN Freshman of the Year
Seven First-Team All-Sun Conference
15 Sun Conference All-Academic Team Members
Two First-Team NAIA All-Americans
Two Third-Team NAIA All-Americans
Two United Soccer Coaches All-Americans
Two College Sports Communicators All-Americans
15 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes |
| 2023-2024 |
17-2-2 |
Defeated No. 18 Keiser in SUN Semifinal (1-0)
Defeated No. 12 Southeastern in SUN Final
First time in program history the Bees have won both the Regular Season and Tournament Sun Conference Titles
SUN Tournament MVP
Five SUN All-Tournament Team Selections
SUN Freshman of the Year
SUN Player of the Year
SUN Coach of the Year
Five First-Team SUN All-Conference
Three Second-Team SUN All-Conference
16 SUN All-Academic Team Selections
16 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes
One United Soccer Coaches All-America First-Team Selection
Two United Soccer Coaches All-America Second-Team Selections
Two NAIA All-Americans |
| 2022-2023 |
14-5-1 |
Defeated Webber International in SUN Quarterfinals (3-1)
Faced No. 9 Southeastern in SUN Semifinal (L, 2-1)
Earned At-Large Bid to NAIA National Championship
Faced No. RV Olivet Nazarene in NAIA National Championship Opening Round (L, 2-1)
SUN Coach of the Year
Four First-Team SUN All-Conference
One Second-Team SUN All-Conference
Two Honorable Mention SUN All-Conference
16 Sun Conference All-Academic Team Selections
16 Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes
Two NAIA All-Americans
Two CSC Academic All-America First-Team Selections
One United Soccer Coaches All-America Selection
Finished the Season Ranked No. 12 in the NAIA |
| 2021-2022 |
13-7-1 |
Defeated Webber International in SUN Quarterfinals (4-2)
Faced No. 9 Southeastern in SUN Semifinals (L, 2-1)
Earned At-Large Bid to NAIA National Championship
Defeated No. 18 Grace College 4-1 to advance to the second round of the NAIA Championship for the first time in program history
Faced then No. 4 Tennessee Southern in the second round of the NAIA Championship (L, 6-1)
SUN Freshman of the Year
Two First-Team SUN All-Conference
Two Second-Team SUN All-Conference
Two Honorable Mention SUN All-Conference
Two NAIA All-American Honorable Mentions
Finished Season Ranked No. 18 in NAIA |
| 2020-2021 |
0-0-0 |
COVID-19 Pandemic
12 SUN All-Academic Honors |
| 2019-2020 |
9-7-1 |
Faced St. Thomas in Sun Conference Quarterfinals (L, 1-0)
Two Second-Team SUN All-Conference
Two Honorable Mention SUN All-Conference
12 SUN All-Academic Honors |
| 2018-2019 |
7-10-0 |
One Second-Team SUN All-Conference
One Honorable Mention SUN All-Conference
11 SUN All-Academic Honors |
| 2017-2018 |
9-8-1 |
Received Votes in NAIA Top 25 Poll
One Second-Team SUN All-Conference
Seven SUN All-Academic Honors |
| 2016-2017 |
8-10-1 |
Lost in the Sun Conference Quarterfinals
One Second-Team SUN All-Conference
Two Honorable Mention SUN All-Conference
Eight SUN All-Academic Honors |
| 2015-2016 |
12-5-2 |
2015 Sun Conference Regular Season Champions
Lost in the Sun Conference Semifinals
Five First-Team SUN All-Conference
One Second-Team SUN All-Conference
One Honorable Mention SUN All-Conference
Nine SUN All-Academic Honors
2015 Sun Conference Coach of the Year |
| 2014-2015 |
13-7-0 |
Lost in the Sun Conference Finals
One First-Team SUN All-Conference
Two Second-Team SUN All-Conference
13 SUN All-Academic Honors |
| Overall Record at SCAD |
122-62-11 (.652) |
| Overall Record |
122-62-11 (.652) |
