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Misty Jones is in her fifth year as head women’s soccer coach at Houston Baptist University. Last season, the Huskies finished the year with a 9-9-3 record and a 3-1-2 mark in the Huskies’ first year in the Great West Conference. The Huskies advanced to the GWC title match, where they lost to Utah Valley, 1-0. In 2008, Jones led the Huskies to a 9-7-1 mark in year two of the school’s transition back to NCAA Division I. The campaign was highlighted by four shutouts and a 5-2 record at Sorrels Field.

The 2007 squad finished 11-5-3, including an impressive 10-1 mark at home. In 2006, she led the Huskies to a successful 11-6 campaign in the first season of HBU women’s soccer since 1987, coaching an all-America selection in Sara Faulkner and having five athletes receive all-conference honors. The Huskies finished that inaugural season as the fourth-place team in the Red River Athletic Conference and managed to stun their conference foes by finishing as the RRAC tournament runner-up, defeating top-seeded College of the Southwest 1-0 in the semifinals.

Jones came to HBU after a successful six-year club coaching stint in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, recruiting and developing players while coaching some of the top teams in north Texas. She coached the Texas Lightning Soccer Club to a top-10 finish, placing second in the Lake Highlands Girls Classic League DII and finalist in the Texas Cup.

As head coach for the Dallas Texans Soccer Club, Jones’ team ranked in the top 20 in the region, winning numerous league and tournament championships. She coached a Region III finalist and the first 1987 girls’ team in north Texas to win a national championship, winning the Director’s Cup in 2004. After the championship, all 17 players continued their soccer careers at four-year colleges.

Before starting the HBU women’s program in 2006, Jones had prior experience in beginning an intercollegiate soccer program. She started the women’s soccer team at Northwood University, serving as the head coach from 1998-2001. While at Northwood, she posted a record of 46-30-1 and led the Knights to an NAIA Region VI runner-up finish in 2001. Prior to that, she was the assistant women’s coach at Judson College for two years, where she helped Judson to an NCCAA regional championship and national tournament appearance.

Jones played collegiate soccer for four years, serving her teams as captain in each year. She began her playing career at Bakersfield College, leading her team in goals and assists and receiving all-conference honors and her team’s most valuable player award.

She continued her collegiate career at Judson College, where she received her bachelor’s degree. While at Judson, she led her team in goals, setting a new record for most career goals. She again received her team’s MVP award, as well as all-conference and all-region accolades. Jones also was named academic all-conference while at Judson.

In her collegiate coaching career, Jones has always instilled in her athletes the importance of keeping academics first, while building strong moral character. In 2006, she had seven athletes named academic all-conference by the RRAC and in her nine years of collegiate coaching experience, she has coached or assisted three schools to seven playoff appearances.

Jones is married to the head coach of the HBU men’s soccer team, Steve Jones, and the coaching couple has two sons: 11 year old Brandon and six year old Trevor. Misty and Steve led a college select women’s soccer team on a trip to China with the mission organization Uncharted Waters in 2000.