Mike Erwin | Assistant Coach

Mike Erwin joined the St. Mary's Women's Soccer staff in spring, 2019, and helped the Rattlers to an impressive .500 record during the pandemic shortened regular season in 2020-21. He and the rest of the coaching staff lifted the record to 9-7-2 (.615) in the 2021 fall season and are looking to carry the momentum forward into 2022.

Erwin serves as the director of recruitment for the Rattlers, and also works with the Boerne Soccer Club staff in his off time.

He joined the StMU family from Albuquerque, where he was the U13-14 Girls Director of Rio Rapids Soccer Club. He was responsible for the implementation of the Rio Rapids curriculum and development of the under 13 and 14 girls in the club, as well as coaches a U11G and a U14G team in the club.

Erwin is a native New Mexican and is an enrolled member of the Muscogee Creek Nation of Oklahoma. He grew up playing in Albuquerque club soccer including Rio Vista FC (now Rio Rapids), played collegiately at Chandler-Gilbert Community College in Phoenix, Arizona and semi-professionally for both the Albuquerque Asylum and the Banat Storm.

He received his B.A. in Political Science and Philosophy from the University of New Mexico. He holds his USSF “C” license and his USSF National Youth license.  Erwin enjoys fishing, golfing, playing soccer, and hanging out with his girlfriend and dogs in his free time. He is an ardent Liverpool F.C. supporter and also enjoys watching Major League Fishing.

Erwin moved with his fiancée Liana and two dogs (Stevie G & Carra) from Albuquerque and the quartet now reside in San Antonio.

Adam Nerio | Assistant Coach

Adam Nerio enters his fourth season as the Assistant Women’s Soccer Coach at St. Mary’s University in 2022.

Nerio helped new head coach Kevin Driggs lead the Rattlers to their first postseason appearance since 2016 with a spot in the 2020 Lone Star Conference Quarterfinals, where they fell to 10th-ranked Angelo State, 1-0. The coaches adjusted to a shortened spring season during the pandemic and sported a .500 regular season record. Nerio also briefly served as the interim head coach after his first season, prior to Driggs' hire.

During the 2021 season, the Rattlers improved upon their record going 9-7-2 and reached the quarterfinals of the Lone Star Tournament for the second-straight year. Nerio worked with the goalkeepers, ending with Cameron Koerner earning All-Conference in 2020 and Rebecca Difronzo in 2021.

Nerio came to St. Mary’s after spending one season as the Assistant Men’s Soccer Coach at Schreiner University in Kerrville, Texas under Head Coach Casey Collins. Before entering the college coaching ranks at Schreiner, Nerio spent two years coaching with the New York Red Bulls Youth Training Programs in Westchester, New York. There, Nerio trained high-level travel teams ranging from U9-U17 boys and girls while also serving as lead trainer for his Region in Westchester, New York.

Before leaving for New York, Nerio was the Head Girls' Soccer Coach and Physical Education Teacher at Robert E. Lee High School in North East ISD in San Antonio from 2014-2016. In his first season at Lee, Nerio led the girls' varsity team to an overall 13-6-2 record after inheriting an overall record of 8-11-2 from the previous season. While at Lee, Nerio also helped produce three student-athletes to the First and Second All-District Team. In addition, Nerio coached within the Classics Elite Soccer Academy in San Antonio for the U10 boys' and girls' teams.

A native of San Antonio, Nerio graduated from Ronald Reagan High School where he played soccer and ran both track and cross-country. Nerio was also a player within the Classics Elite Soccer Academy. Nerio earned an NCAA DI athletic scholarship for cross-country at Centenary College in Shreveport, Louisiana, while also playing for the men’s soccer team.  Majoring in health and exercise science and graduating with a Bachelor of Science from Centenary, Nerio recently concluded his master's in public history at St. Mary’s University.

Nerio currently resides in San Antonio and holds both a USSF coaching license and a United Soccer Coaches Goalkeeping diploma.

Morgan McDougal | Assistant Coach

Morgan McDougal enters her second season with St. Mary's Women's Soccer in 2022 as she works on a master's degree in International Relations and Affairs.

McDougal played two seasons of soccer at Oklahoma State before transferring to Wyoming, where she earned Academic All-Mountain West honors and helped the Cowgirls reach the semifinals of the Mountain West Tournament as a senior in 2018. She graduated from Wyoming with a bachelor's degree in energy systems engineering and sociology.

She prepped at Mountain Vista High School in Highlands Ranch, Colo., earning the school's female athlete of the year in 2015 after playing both soccer and basketball for the Golden Eagles.