Marty Beall has been at the helm of the HPU women's soccer program for nine seasons since 2009. In his nine seasons at HPU, he has led the Panthers to 95 wins, including a 57-20-11 record in Big South play.
Beall holds the HPU all-time program records for overall wins and conference wins and is a two-time Big South Coach of the Year selection. He has led the Panthers to three regular season championships, including back-to-back titles in 2016 and 2017. He has now appeared in four NCAA Women’s Soccer Championships after winning the Big South Tournament in 2017.
Beall led a senior-laden Panthers squad to a program-record-tying 13 triumphs in 2017 and both a regular season and tournament championship. HPU was 7-1-1 in conference play and led the Big South with 11 shutouts, which ranked among the top 20 in the NCAA. The team also tied a program record with seven consecutive victories. High Point has won at least 12 games now in four straight seasons after never winning more than 11 games prior to 2014. Becca Rolfe earned All-Conference honors for the fourth straight season, becoming the first Panther to ever accomplish that feat.
Beall earned his second Big South Coach of the Year honor in 2016 after guiding the Panthers to a program-record 13 victories and their second outright Big South regular season title with a 7-1-1 mark in conference play. The team allowed just three goals in nine Big South games while posting seven shutouts. Four HPU players were selected to the All-Conference teams, including Kelsey Perrell, who was named the Big South Attacking Player of the Year.
High Point set a new mark for defensive excellence in the Big South in 2015, allowing just 10 goals in 21 games for a 0.46 goals-against average, a new conference single-season record. Alex Hank was named the Big South Defensive Player of the Year after finishing with a record 0.49 goals-against average and 10 shutouts. She was the first HPU player to earn Big South Player of the Year honors.
The Panthers claimed their third Big South Championship under Beall in 2014 after defeating top-seeded Liberty in penalty kicks in the Big South Championship. High Point set a new program Div. I record with 12 wins on the season, going 12-5-4. The championship was High Point’ fifth since joining the Big South.
In 2012, HPU set a new program record for conference wins by going 8-1-2 in Big South play. The eight conference wins broke the previous record of six that was set under Beall in 2010 and matched in 2011. Becca Hemby tied the HPU Div. I single-season record with 11 goals to lead the Panthers and was one of a record five HPU players to earn All-Conference honors.
Beall began his tenure at HPU with a bang, leading the Panthers to back-to-back Big South Tournament Championships and appearances in the NCAA Tournament in 2009 and 2010.
In 2010, High Point tied its own Div. I record for wins in a season with 11 and went 6-2-1 in Big South play to earn a share of its first-ever Big South Regular Season Championship. HPU then went on to win three straight Big South tournament games by identical scores of 1-0 to secure its second-straight championship and its third in four seasons. Kelli Joline set an HPU Div. I single-season record with 11 goals, including one against Maryland in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, and was named first-team All-Big South in her first collegiate season.
In Beall’s first season, the Panthers recovered from a difficult start to the season and finished 4-4-1 in Big South play. High Point’s defense was a big key to the team’s improvement as the Panthers allowed just eight goals in their final 13 games and carried a clean sheet through the entire conference tournament. Marisa Abbott set an HPU Div. I record with 134 saves on the season.
Thirty-eight players have earned All-Big South honors in Beall’s eight seasons, including 19 first-team selections. Hemby, Joline, Sammy Vercellino, and Rolfe all received at least three All-Big South honors under Beall.
Off the field Beall’s teams have demonstrated excellence in the classroom. The Panthers were awarded the NSCAA Team Academic Award in five-straight seasons from 2010-15 and hold the highest GPA of any High Point team. Brielle Spencer was named the Big South Scholar-Athlete of the Year in both 2010 and 2011 while Hemby was named the Big South Scholar-Athlete of the Year and a first-team Academic All-American in 2013. Rolfe became the third Panther to earn Big South Scholar-Athlete of the Year under Beall in 2016.
Beall came to HPU after coaching for 10 seasons at Francis Marion, including the last six seasons as the head coach. While at FMU, Beall helped transition the Patriot program from the Division II level to Division I. In his head coaching career, Beall owned a 56-44-7 record at FMU despite having to play outside a conference and consistently scheduling nationally and regionally-recognized programs.
During his tenure at Francis Marion, Beall guided the Patriots to four double-digit win totals and four winning seasons. Under his tutelage four players developed into National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-Region performers including a pair of first-team selections. Beall’s pupils also garnered NSCAA/adidas All-America and Division I All-Independent team accolades.
Prior to becoming the Patriots’ head coach in 2003, Beall served four seasons at FMU as assistant coach to Murray Hatzler, who established the program in 1995. While an assistant, Beall helped lead Francis Marion to one of its two NCAA Division II national tournament appearances in 2000.
Beall spent two seasons (1997-98) as the women’s assistant coach at the College of Notre Dame in Baltimore, Md., before joining the FMU program in 1999. In addition to his collegiate coaching experience, Beall has also coached at the youth league, high school and club levels. He served as the Director of Coaching for the Florence Soccer Association and was the head coach of the South Carolina girls ODP staff for seven years
A two-year player at the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore, Beall served as captain of the 1994 squad. He also played one season for the nationally-ranked Montgomery (Junior) College in Rockville, Md.
He holds a USSF “B” license and a Masters Diploma from the NSCAA, recognized as the organization’s top coaching course. He is also currently an NSCAA Associate staff coach, on the Region III ODP staff, and is Assistant Director of Coaching at the Piedmont Triad Football Club.
A native of Damascus, Md., Beall earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology from Francis Marion in 2003. He and his wife, Paige, welcomed their first child, Callie Rae, in 2012, and their second, Campbell, in 2014.
