Waco, Texas -- George Van Linder was named as the new head coach of the Baylor women's soccer program at a press conference Friday.
At SMU, Van Linder led the Lady Mustangs to four straight conference championships and three NCAA Tournament appearances. Under Van Linder, SMU finished in the Top 25 three times and compiled a four-year mark of 59-21-10 (.711 percent) and a conference record of 24-3-2 (.862).
In 2002, Van Linder took the Lady Mustangs to a 13-6-4 record and to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, as well as a WAC championship. SMU finished with a No. 20 national ranking by NSCAA.
Van Linder was named the 2000 WAC coach of the year and in 1999 led SMU to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament and a No. 17 national ranking.