JONESBORO, Ark. (6/28/16) – Arkansas State head soccer coach Brian Dooley has announced that former Red Wolves' soccer standout Jordan Adams has been as a graduate assistant coach for the upcoming 2016 season.

“Having Jordan on staff keeps her leadership and positive influence in our program,” Dooley said. “She has a high energy mentality and a competitive personality. She will help organize our defenders and handle defensive set pieces. She will also help breakdown opponent's film.”

Adams was a four-year letterwinner at A-State and served as a team captain during her senior season. She finished with seven goals and eight assists during her career, and split her time between the midfield and a defending position.

During her stint with the Red Wolves the team advanced to the semifinals of the conference tournament for the first time program in history and won a school record 11 matches when she was a freshman in 2012. During the run to the semifinals in 2013, Adams she played and started in all 20 matches and played a season-high 110 minutes against South Alabama in the semifinals.

She enjoyed the best of her career in 2015 when she scored a career-high five goals, including notching the game-winning goal against Mississippi Valley State.

“I am thankful Coach Dooley considered for the job,” Adams said. “It will be very different but an exciting experience to see college soccer from a coaching side rather as a player. I can't for the season to get started.”

The Longview, Texas native most recently served on the SBC Leadership Team during the 2015-16 academic season, an honor that is bestowed upon one student-athlete from each member school. In addition to her work with the Sun Belt, Adams also served on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee at Arkansas State and ascended to the position of secretary.

She also was part of the inaugural class of student-athletes to take part in the first study abroad program offered by any university and their athletics department in the nation. The program goes hand-in-hand with the Red Wolves Leadership Academy, designed with the sole purpose to obtain 100 percent job placement for all student-athletes upon graduation.

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