| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1990-05-17)May 17, 1990 (age 34)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Piscataway, New Jersey, United States | ||
| Position(s) | Defender,Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | UCLA (coach) | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | Santa Clara | 77 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 2006 | United States U16 | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015–2021 | Stanford (assistant) | ||
| 2022– | UCLA | ||
| 2023 | United States U23 | ||
Margueritte Aozasa (born May 17, 1990) is an Americancollege soccer coach who is the head coach of theUCLA Bruins women's soccer team. She led UCLA to the2022 national championship, and was named the 2022United Soccer Coaches College Coach of the Year.
Aozasa was born inPiscataway, New Jersey,[2] and was raised inMountain View, California.[3] She attendedLos Altos High School.[4]
Aozasa playedcollege soccer atSanta Clara from 2008 to 2011.[2]
Aozasa represented the United States under-16 team in 2006.[5]
After serving as an assistant coach atStanford,[6] Aozasa was hired as the head coach atUCLA on December 29, 2021.[7] She led UCLA to the2022 national championship,[8] and was named theUnited Soccer Coaches College Coach of the Year.[9] Following the 2022 season, Aozasa signed a contract equation with UCLA.[10]
In 2023, Aozasa coached theUnited States under-23 team.[11]
She married her husband Mykell Bates in December 2021.[12]
In 2022, Aozasa became the first Asian American woman coach to win theNCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.[12]
UCLA Bruins
Individual
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA Bruins(Pac-12)(2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022 | UCLA | 22–2–1 | 9–2–0 | 2nd | NCAA Championship | ||||
| 2023 | UCLA | 16–2–1 | 10–0–1 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| UCLA: | 38–4–2 (.886) | ||||||||
| Total: | 38–4–2 (.886) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||