Head Coach J.B. Belzer returned the Rangers to the promise land for the fifth time in his 13 years at the helm of the Ranger Women's Soccer program in 2008. He guided the Rangers to a 17-7 record advancing to the third round of the NCAA Tournament and a #14 final national ranking. The Rangers had a two-year hiatus from NCAA tournament play after earning back-to-back berths in 2004 and 2005.
Hired prior to the 1996 campaign, Belzer is just the second head
coach in program history. During his first 13 years with the
Rangers, Belzer has amassed a 186-81-12 (.688) overall record.
In his initial season in 1996, Belzer led Regis to a 15-5-3
overall record and proceeded to guide the Rangers to their second
appearance at the NCAA II Final Four. Belzer's teams have posted a
.500-or-better record in 12 of his 13 years at the helm.
Belzer has guided the Rangers to three regular season RMAC
championships and three RMAC Tournament championships. Along
the way he has amassed a 118-41-6 (.733) record in conference
matches which is the most by any RMAC coach during that span.
Belzer's teams have been very successful at home as well as on
the road. Each season Belzer has scheduled home games with
highly ranked opponents. In 2007, Regis hosted perennial
powers Barry (Fla.) University and Grand Valley State, which was
ranked second at the time. Despite the tough competition
Belzer's teams are 97-33-5 (.737) at home and 77-44-6 (.630) on the
road.
In 2001, Belzer guided the Rangers to one of the most successful
seasons in club history. In addition to setting a new single-season
record for victories (18-1-1 overall), the team finished the season
ranked #10 (NCAA II) in the country. Winners of the RMAC Tournament
during three of the past five seasons (2000-01, 2003), the Rangers
also hosted the NCAA II Midwest Region Championship Match in 2001.
Over the past four seasons, five Rangers have gone on to earn First
Team NCAA II All-American honors. The Rangers' 2004 appearance in
the Midwest Region Championship Match marked the fourth time in
program history that Regis had advanced into NCAA II post-season
competition.
A native of Edmond, Oklahoma, Belzer attended and played soccer at
the University of Tulsa for one season before transferring to
Oklahoma State University. While at OSU, Belzer served as the head
coach of the boy's soccer team at Stillwater High School. Upon
earning his Bachelor's Degree in Science Education from OSU in
1991, Belzer returned to Edmond Memorial High School, his alma
mater, to teach science and coach boy's soccer. During his three
years at EMHS, Belzer registered a 33-7-4 overall record and
captured the 1994 State Championship.
Belzer, who also served an assistant men's soccer coach at
Oklahoma Christian University in 1992, returned to the University
of Tulsa in 1994 as a graduate assistant for both the men's and
women's programs. In 1997, while coaching at Regis, Belzer
completed his MBA (Tulsa).
In addition to having coached a number of girl's club squads,
Belzer has also spent time with several boy's and girl's Olympic
Development Program (ODP) teams. On top of his coaching duties at
Regis, Belzer also serves on the NSCAA's NCAA II Women's Soccer
Committee. From 1998 to 2001, Belzer served as the Chair on the
NCAA II Midwest Regional Rankings Committee and was the National
Chair in 2001. Even more, Belzer holds both an NSCAA Premier
Diploma and a US Soccer National "A" License.
Belzer, who manages the Aurora office of Benchmark Mortgage, Inc.,
a mortgage lending firm, resides in Aurora with his wife, Trina,
and their sons, Joshua (6) and Sean (4).
| OVERALL | RMAC | |||||||||
| Year | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct. | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct. | Postseason | |
| 1996 | 15 | 5 | 3 | .717 | 9 | 2 | 1 | .792 | NCAA Semifinals | |
| 1997 | 9 | 9 | 1 | .500 | 7 | 4 | 1 | .625 | ||
| 1998 | 9 | 9 | 0 | .500 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | ||
| 1999 | 14 | 5 | 1 | .725 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | ||
| 2000 | 16 | 6 | 0 | .727 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | ||
| 2001 | 18 | 1 | 1 | .925 | 11 | 0 | 1 | .958 | NCAA Second Round | |
| 2002 | 16 | 4 | 1 | .786 | 12 | 1 | 1 | .893 | ||
| 2003 | 16 | 6 | 0 | .727 | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | ||
| 2004 | 19 | 5 | 0 | .792 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | NCAA Second Round | |
| 2005 | 17 | 6 | 1 | .729 | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | NCAA Second Round | |
| 2006 | 11 | 7 | 4 | .591 | 8 | 2 | 2 | .750 | ||
| 2007 | 9 | 11 | 0 | .450 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | ||
| 2008 | 17 | 7 | 0 | .708 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | NCAA Third Round | |
| 13 Years | 186 | 81 | 12 | .688 | 118 | 41 | 6 | .733 | ||
Erin Bevacqua begins her second season as assistant women's soccer coach at Regis in 2009-10. She helped guide the Rangers to a 17-7 record, including a NCAA Division II Central Regional Championship game appearance.
Bevacqua played one season of soccer at Regis in 2007. She was second on the team with six goals and tied for the team lead with six assists. That year the RMAC coaches tabbed Bevacqua to the All-RMAC Second Team.
Prior to her arrival at Regis, Bevacqua played at Division I University of Arizona in Tucson, Ariz from 2003-05 leading the Wildcats to the Pac-10 Championship in 2004. She earned Second Team All-Pac 10 in 2005. That same season she helped lead the Wildcats to a Sweet Sixteen appearance in the NCAA Division I tournament.
She earned a Bachelor's Degree in English/British Literature and Creative Writing with an emphasis in Poetry. She is currently seeking her Master's Degree in Non-Profit Management at Regis.
Bevacqua, originally from Laguna Beach, Calif., graduated from prestigous Mater Dei High School in 2003. Former graduates of Mater Dei HS include: 2004 Heisman Trophy winner Matt Leinart of Southern California, former University of Arizona point guard Miles Simon and former Phoenix Sun guard D.J. Strawberry, who is the son of former Major League Baseball player Darryl Strawberry.
