Phil Pincince, the fourth winningest coach in NCAA Division I history, is a name synonymous with the success of Brown women's soccer.

After 23 regular seasons at the helm of the Brown women's soccer program, Pincince is the longest standing coach in women's soccer today. Year after year, the winning tradition has continued on Stevenson Field under the careful direction of Pincince. Phil has accumulated a 206-136-25 overall record in his 23-year career while leading the Bears to 12 Ivy titles (including nine in a row from 1982-90) and six NCAA appearances. Widely respected for his coaching and recruiting skills, Phil has had just six losing regular seasons and has directed Brown to five perfect Ivy campaigns.

Most recently, his 1994 Brown team posted an 11-5-1 overall record, and captured the Ivy League title with a 6-0-1 Ivy record, Phil's 12th in 15 years. His team qualified for the NCAA Tournament for the sixth time and advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16.

When he arrived at Brown in 1977, he inherited a fledgling team with a seven-game schedule. During his first season on the job, he expanded the schedule from seven to 14 games and brought in a talented class of 10 rookies that would contain his first All-American player.

From there, he would develop the Brown women's soccer program into a nationally respected team and a virtual Ivy League dynasty. At the national level, the Bears placed in the top 20 national rankings throughout the 1980's while producing eight All-American soccer players. In the Ivy League, Brown has posted an impressive 92-42-11 Ivy record over the last 23 years, and swept every title in the 1980s except for 1981.

During the 1984 campaign, his most celebrated season to date, Pincince led the Bears to a 13-1-1 overall record and a No. 2 final national ranking. The 1984 team, which held the No. 1 spot for two weeks during the season, surrendered only three goals in 15 games that fall as Pincince was named the National Coach of the Year by both the ISAA and Soccer America.

A Woonsocket, Rhode Island native, Phil came to Brown in 1977 after graduating from Rhode Island College. He lettered four years in soccer and was annually one of the top scorers on the team. A forward, he served as a tri-captain his senior year. Phil was recently inducted into the Rhode Island College Soccer Hall of Fame. In 1996, Phil was also inducted into the New England Soccer Hall of Fame.

A strong advocate for women's sports, Phil has served on many committees for the advancement of women's soccer throughout his career. He was on the first EAIAW Region I Soccer Championship Committee, and was president of the New England Intercollegiate Women's Soccer Association (NEWISA) from 1978-80. From 1989 to 1994, Phil served on the NCAA National Soccer Committee and served as its chair in 1993 and 1994. Phil was recently appointed to the NCAA Men's and Women's Soccer Rules Committee and is serving as the chair of the NSCAA Division I Women's Soccer All-American Committee. Phil holds a USSF "A" coaching license, as well as an advanced national license from the NSCAA.

Phil and his wife, Janet, live in Cumberland, Rhode Island, with their daughter, Stephanie and son, Brian.