Lydia Vandenbergh joins the Chanticleer women's soccer staff in 2010 after spending the past year as a member of the Chicago Red Stars in its second season in the Women's Professional Soccer League.
Vandenbergh also spent the 2009-10 season as an assistant coach at Western Carolina University under head coach Tammy DeCesare.
In 2010, the Coastal Carolina women's soccer program finished in a five-way tie for first-place during the 2010 regular season, being one of five to finish with a 6-2-1 league mark. The Chanticleers, who went 10-8-2 overall on the season which included a win at Clemson, were the third seed at the 2010 Big South Tournament and fell 3-2 to Liberty in the first round. The co-championship marked Coastal Carolina's fourth regular-season Big South Championship since starting the program in 2000.
In 2008-09, Vandenbergh joined the Florida State soccer program as a volunteer assistant coach after spending time as both a player and a coach. Vandenbergh brought valuable experience to Tallahassee, spending four years as a student-athlete at Clemson University and nine years of playing experience in the W-League with the Asheville Splash (2000-04) and the Charlotte Eagles (2005-08).
Vandenbergh served two years (2006-07) as a coach for the Matthews Soccer Club in Charlotte, N.C. She acted as co-director of Revelations Soccer in 2007, while working as an assistant coach at Charlotte Christian High School in 2008. From 2005 to 2008, Vandenbergh coached several camps and clinics affiliated with the Charlotte Eagles both in the United States and overseas in Singapore, Thailand, and Brazil.
In W-League action, Vandenbergh was a member of the 2006 Charlotte Eagles' squad that advanced to the league semifinals. Playing with the Eagles, Vandenbergh was named to the W-League Team of the Week during week 10 of the season in 2008.
Vandenbergh closed out her senior season at Clemson being named team Most Valuable Player. She graduated from Clemson University in 2006 with a bachelor's degree in computer science.
