Technical Staff

Julie Carlson
This will be Carlson’s third season with the Triumph. Carlson is the Head Coach and Technical Director for the Greenville Liberty. She led the team to the USL W Semifinals, a South Atlantic division title and a 6-0 home record in the club’s inaugural campaign. Carlson leads the day-to-day operations of the team and is involved in the club’s youth programming, fan development and community relations initiatives for the Greenville Liberty. She is also an inaugural member of the USL Pro Preseason Residency Program. Carlson served as Director of Operations for women’s soccer at Clemson University from 2018-2021. She holds a US Soccer Federation ‘A’ license and was the head coach of the women’s soccer programs at Anderson University, Jacksonville State and the Virginia Military Institute, where she built the women’s soccer program from the ground up. Carlson worked as a volunteer assistant coach for the Clemson women’s soccer team from 2014 to 2016.

Blakely Mattern
Mattern is on board as the Assistant and Sports Performance Coach of the Greenville Liberty. Mattern has been in the industry since her playing days at the University of South Carolina. From 2015-2023, Mattern was the Co-founder and COO of 11.11 Training, a soccer development facility for aspiring college athletes. She brings years of experience competing in professional league across the world, including the Netherlands’ FC Twente, Sweden’s Mallbacken IF and the Atlanta Beat in the U.S. Prior to her professional journey, she was a 4-year starter at USC, 2-year team captain, First-team All-American (first in program history), and 2007 SEC Defensive Player of the Year. Mattern’s ties with the Gamecocks remain strong, as she was inducted into the University’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2022, only the second women’s soccer player in program history.

Alison Stelling
Stelling will serve as the Assistant Coach and Video Analyst for the team. This will be her third season as part of the technical staff. Stelling’s main focus is coaching the Mauldin High School Mavericks girls soccer team and teaching mathematics. This is her second year as Head Coach and seventh year on the Mauldin staff. In her first season at the helm, she was named Region 1-AAAAA Coach of the Year and holds an undefeated record of 18-0 and top-five national ranking.

Lyndsey Thompson
Thompson also joins the Liberty technical staff, where she will serve as the Equipment Manager. Thompson is currently pursuing a management degree from Greenville Technical College. She is a graduate of Mauldin High School and brings experience in customer service, facility and equestrian operations.
Front Office Staff

Megan Kolak




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