David Thorvilson has been the Carroll College Women's Soccer head coach since 2007. Prior to taking over the lead, he was an assistant for the Saints beginning in 2003.
Last season: 2024 - The Carroll Women enjoyed another successful season, spending multiple weeks in the receiving votes portion of the NAIA Women's Soccer Coaches' Poll. The Saints posted nine shutouts during the regular season, finishing fourth in the Cascade Collegiate Conference regular season standings. Their season came to an untimely end in double overtime of the quarterfinals of the CCC Championship, falling 1-0 to RMC. Sophomore striker Delaney Moczan had one of the more prolific seasons in recent memory. Moczan led the CCC in points per game (1.82), goals per game (.82), and game winning goals (6) while finishing second in total goals 14. Moczan, Emily Funseth, Avery Lambourne, and Maria Ackerman were named First Team All-CCC Performers, while Ackerman garnered the program's first ever NAIA National Player of the Week honors following an outstanding start to the season.
Previous seasons: Prior, he's guided the Saints to three CCC championships and five Frontier championships. The Saints have qualified for the national tournament three times under him, and a combined 11 qualifications for regional and national tournaments.
He's been named the NSCAA West Region Coach of the Year.
Under Thorvilson, the Saints previously earned Frontier Conference championships in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. His career is highlighted by the 2007 season, his first season, when the Saints finished 17-2-2, falling in the NAIA Quarterfinals to eventual national champions Lindsey Wilson College. The Saints closed out the year ranked No. 6 in the NAIA Coaches Poll.
In 2008 the Saints compiled a 12-7 record, captured their second straight conference title, and advanced to the finals of the conference title game. In 2009 Coach Thorvilson led the Saints to their third consecutive conference title. They won the Frontier/DAC Conference tournament and advanced to the semi-finals of the NAIA independent tournament. In 2010 and 2011, the Saints won conference championships both season, finishing the year 13-3-2 and 12-4-2 respectively. Carroll finished the season rank 21st in 2010 and 23rd in 2011.
Prior to his arrival, the Saints had a dismal 2002 season that ended in a 4-7-4 record. It did not take Coach Thorvilson long to make his presence felt. The Saints quickly turned things around and were headed in the right direction by the following year. Coach Thorvilson helped the Saints finish ranked #2 regionally and the team qualified for their first NAIA Regional Tournament that year. In 2004 the team finished nationally ranked (25th) and qualified for their second consecutive regional tournament. They were able to build on this for the 2005 season with a 14-4-1 record, their first top 20 finish nationally (19th), and were able to advance to their second consecutive regional final. In 2006 the Saints saw their final ranking move up to 12th in the country and finished the season against Lee University in a 2-1 loss.
Thorvilson, a native of Helena, started his college career at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash. After two seasons, he took a year off before transferring to MSU Billings to complete his collegiate career. He then became the assistant and goalkeeper coach for both the men’s and women’s teams at MSU Billings. After two seasons, Thorvilson became the assistant at the University of Mary, where he earned a Master of Business Administration degree and helped both programs to national tournament bids (men in 2001 and women in 2002).
Thorvilson holds coaching licenses from both the NSCAA and USSF. He has two daughters, Taylor and Paige.
BY THE NUMBERS:
Seasons: 18
Record: 192-93-45
Overall Collegiate Record: 192-93-45
Carroll Year-By-Year:
Year W-L-T
2024: 10-5-4
2023: 11-2-4
2022: 9-6-4
2021: 6-9-1
2020: 4-6-1
2019: 9-7-2
2018: 10-6-3 (Cascade Collegiate Conference Champions)
2017: 7-8-2
2016: 12-4-5 (Cascade Collegiate Conference Champions)
2015: 14-6-2 (Cascade Collegiate Conference Champions)
2014: 12-3-5
2013: 7-8-2
2012: 12-2-3
2011: 12-4-2 (Frontier Conference Champions)
2010: 13-3-2 (Frontier Conference Champions)
2009: 15-5-1 (Frontier Conference Champions)
2008: 12-7-0 (Frontier Conference Champions)
2007: 17-2-2 (Frontier Conference Champions)
