 Susan Bush
SUSAN BUSH
Head Coach
Houston native Susan Bush, a former standout player at North Carolina, was named the University of Houston's soccer coach on March 29, 2007.
Bush, the third head coach in program history, had spent the previous two years as Houston's top assistant and recruiting coordinator. She replaces Bill Solberg who resigned to accept a position with FC Milwaukee in Wisconsin.
During Bush's time at Houston, she tutored Sophia Mundy, the first two-time All C-USA First Team selection in program history. The program enters its 10th season in 2007.
Bush joined UH in 2005, after working in private business in Washington D.C. after retiring from professional soccer. This spring, Bush put together a top-flight class of newcomers, establishing herself as one of the top young assistants in Conference USA.
No stranger to big-time soccer, Bush has competed at the highest level, earning 10 caps for the U.S. National Team from 1998-2003. Bush tallied three goals and six assists while playing for the U.S.A. She was a member of gold-medal winning teams at the 1999 and 2000 Nordic Cups, the 2000 Gold Cup and the 2000 Australia Cup. In the opening-round game of the 2000 Gold Cup, Bush knocked in a goal while assisting on four others, playing the full 90 minutes in the 8-0 win over Costa Rica.
She earned her first national team start on Dec. 16, 1998 against Ukraine. She was the youngest player and only high-school age player to earn a spot in residency camp during the run-up to the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. She also spent time in national camp prior to the Sydney Olympics in 2000 earning a spot as an alternate for the Olympic squad.
Bush played collegiately at North Carolina and was a part of three national championship squads, two as a player (1999, 2000) and one as a student assistant (2003). Bush was the offensive MVP of the 1999 NCAA Championship game, a 2-0 defeat of Notre Dame, and a second-team All-ACC selection in 2000.
In 2002, Bush captained the Tar Heels, was an ACC All-Tournament Team honoree and a finalist for the Hermann Trophy, presented annually by the Missouri Athletic Club to the top male and female soccer player in the college ranks. During Bush's playing career, UNC had a remarkable 90-8-4 mark with a 22-4-2 record in ACC play.
Following her collegiate career, Bush was a second-round pick of the San Diego Spirit of the WUSA. She played briefly for the Spirit, before the league ceased operations.
Bush attended UNC after a stellar prep career at St. John's High School. She was named a Parade High School All-American in 1998 and 1999 and was named the Parade High School Player-of-the-Year in 1999. She earned a bachelor of arts degree in May of 2004 from UNC, double-majoring in history and political science.
 Eric Quill
ERIC QUILL
Assistant Coach
Eric Quill, a former professional soccer player, is in his first season as an assistant soccer coach at the University of Houston.
Quill comes to Houston after spending a year working with Silver Eagle Distributors in Houston. He began his on-campus duties on August 1, 2007.
In his role as the program's first assistant, Quill will serve as the recruiting coordinator and assist with both practice and in-game coaching.
He played professionally for nine seasons in Major League Soccer for the Tampa Bay Mutiny (1997-2001), Kansas City Wizards (2002-2003), Dallas Burn, now FC Dallas (2004) and the New York/New Jersey MetroStars, now Red Bull New York (2005).
Quill's top performances came from 2000-2001 when he scored seven goals and 19 assists while making 48 starts.
He played one season at Clemson University, tallying six goals and five assists. Following his freshman season, he signed a Project 40 contract with Major League Soccer and was allocated to Tampa Bay.
Quill also had some extensive experience with the U.S. National Team, playing with the U-23, U-20 and U-16 squads. He was named to the final 23-man roster for a friendly match against El Salvador on November 17, 2002. It marked his first call-up to the Senior National Team, but he did not play. Invited to U-23 camp in January 2000. Along with all Project-40 players, he played in a closed-door match vs. Turkish champion Galatasaray (7/10/1998), a 4-1 win.
 Jenna Huff
JENNA HUFF
Assistant Coach
University of Houston soccer coach Susan Bush completed her coaching staff for the 2007 season by naming Jenna Huff, a former standout player at UNLV, as goalkeeping coach. Huff began her duties at UH on Aug. 20, 2007.
Huff joins the Cougar program after spending the 2006 season as a student assistant with her alma mater. In addition to coaching the UH goalkeepers, Huff will assist in practice planning and serve as the director of the Cougar Soccer Camps.
Huff, the Mountain West Conference's all-time leader in goals against average (0.90), is the only goalkeeper in league history to earn All-Conference honors three times. She was named a First-Team honoree in both 2004 and 2005 and was named to the Second Team in 2003. She also earned a spot on the 2005 MWC All-Tournament Team and was a Soccer Buzz Third-Team All-Region selection that season.
She played in 68 career games for the Rebels, making 59 starts. Huff had a career mark of 35-20-4 with a school-record 26 shutouts. She also holds the career marks for saves (305) and is second in career goals against average (0.90). Huff also owns single-season records for goals against average (0.34) and shutouts (8).
During her senior campaign in 2005, she missed the first half of the season with a broken foot but came back to lead UNLV to the 2005 MWC Tournament Championship and the NCAA tournament, posting an incredible 0.34 goals against average in the last 10 games.
While a prepster, Huff led Edison High School to a pair of Sunset League championships and the 2001 Division II CIF Championship. She was a First Team All-Sunset League honoree and was named the top defensive player in the CIF.
She also played for the California South ODP team and was a member of the Santa Anita Strikers, one of the top club teams in the country.
Huff, a native of Huntington Beach, Calif., is a 2006 graduate of UNLV with a degree in kinesiology.
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