Soccer
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- tculp@missouri.edu
Taylor Culp joined the Mizzou soccer staff as an assistant coach in July 2023.
Culp came to Missouri from Elon, where he worked with the men’s soccer team as a goalkeeper coach in 2019 before moving to the women’s program in 2020 as an assistant coach. As an assistant, he was recruiting coordinator and led scouting/ opposition analysis for the team.
While at Elon, Culp helped the women’s team to three consecutive winning seasons and saw six players earn all-conference recognition.
In 2020, Culp assisted in leading Elon to the program's first-ever Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance.
He also helped guide the Maroon and Gold to a 9-6-2 record, including overtime victories over Northeastern and #23/25 Hofstra in 2021. With their performances, the Phoenix nabbed three all-conference selections.
Prior to his time in North Carolina, Culp served as an assistant with the Penn women's team in 2018, working primarily with the goalkeepers. While with the Quakers, he aided in the program becoming Ivy League Co-Champions as the team led the NCAA in goals-against average, clean sheet percentage, and save percentage. Starting keeper Kitty Qu secured First Team All-Ivy and United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-East Region. Additionally, she registered single-season program records in save percentage (.912) and goals-against average (0.35).
Culp has also spent time coaching North Carolina Fusion ECNL, starting in 2019. There he served as the director of goalkeeping and head coach for the boys (Level 2: U11, 12, 15, 16) and girls (U11 and 12) teams.
Prior to Culp’s time in North Carolina, he spent the 2018 season as a volunteer assistant/goalkeeper coach with the men’s team at the College of Mount Saint Vincent in Riverdale, N.Y.
A native of Piscataway, N.J., Culp played collegiately at UMass and Montclair State University, graduating from MSU in 2017 with a Bachelor of psychology. He helped the Red Hawks capture the 2016 NJAC Conference Championship and earn a berth in the NCAA Tournament.
