Jenny Ruiz-Williams - Assistant Coach - Women's Soccer Coaches

Jenny Ruiz-Williams

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
jennifer.williams@csun.edu

Jenny Ruiz-Williams completed her first season as an assistant coach to the women's soccer team in 2018. Ruiz-Williams works with the team's defense.

With Ruiz-Williams on the sidelines, the Matadors posted three shutouts in 2018. Two defenders also won all-conference honors as senior Lindsay Kutscher was named to the Second Team and junior Amanda Martin received an Honorable Mention.
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Originally from Anaheim, Ruiz-Williams most recently served as a director and coach of the Nashville Football Club since 2014 as she managed the development of the girls academy and mentored players on regional teams who have competed in international competitions. While in Tennessee, Ruiz-Williams also worked as a selection and district training coach for the Tennessee Olympic Development Program and Player Development Program.

Ruiz-Williams has been the girls academy director and coach at the Palo Alto Soccer Club from 2010-2013 and in 2015. She was also a director and coach with Elite Academy for Girls in the San Francisco Bay area.

In addition to her coaching background, Ruiz-Williams brings extensive experience learned on the pitch to the Matador sidelines.

Ruiz-Williams attended Corona High School, earning three Most Valuable Players awards in addition to a Corona NorCo District Player of the Year nod. In 2000, she played with the Southern California Blues U-16 team, helping the squad win a national championship. A year later, Ruiz-Williams guided the U-17 squad to a second-place finish at the national championships.

A four-year letterwinner at UNLV, Ruiz-Williams played 72 collegiate games and helped the Rebels become one of the top defenses in the Mountain West Conference. A two-time All-Mountain West selection, she helped the Rebels win the regular season conference title and clinch their first ever NCAA appearance in 2004 as UNLV allowed just 14 goals that season. She also netted three goals during her collegiate career.

Ruiz-Williams played international soccer with the Mexican National Team, helping the squad win a bronze medal at the 2003 Pan American Games. After a seven-year hiatus from the team, Ruiz-Williams returned to the national squad in 2011 where she helped guide Mexico to another Pan American bronze medal with a game-winning goal against Columbia.

In 2015, Ruiz-Williams competed at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, making two starts at midfield. She also helped Mexico win another bronze medal at the Pan American Games that same year. Her international resume also consists of appearances in the Algarve Cup, Australian Cup, Tournament of Brazil and Tournament of Nations in China.

Ruiz-Williams played club soccer for the Bay Area Breeze of the Women's Premier Soccer League from 2011-12 before joining the Seattle Reign FC in the National Women's Soccer League in 2013.

Ruiz-Williams has a degree in communications from UNLV and a master's degree in education from Loyola Marymount University.