CoachING STAFF

Eliott Tarney
Assistant Coach

Eliott Tarney was named Assistant Coach for the University of Detroit Mercy women’s soccer program in April 2023.

During the 2023 season, Tarney helped the Titans earn their first #HLWSOC Tournament appearance since the 2018 season. The Titans also saw Abbey Lodato and Leila Lanier earn Horizon League honors with Lodato earning First Team All-Conference and Lanier earning All-Freshman honors.

Tarney returns to the Titans after serving as a Volunteer Assistant Coach for the women’s team during the 2020 season.

Tarney also serves as a Youth Soccer Coach at the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) level at Liverpool International Academy which is the highest competitive league for club soccer in the United States. He is responsible for coaching and teaching soccer, team-building and personal development skills to players between the ages of eight to 18 years old.

Prior to his time with the Titans, Tarney served as a Volunteer Assistant Coach for the Saginaw Valley State men’s soccer program in 2017-2018.

Tarney is 2016 graduate of Oakland University, earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology. He was a four-year standout student-athlete in goal for the Golden Grizzlies’ men’s soccer program. During his senior campaign in 2015, Tarney started in 15 games as team captain recording seven shutouts for a .89 goals-against average on the season. He was named to the Horizon League All-Tournament team posting two shutouts to lead Oakland to its second consecutive HL tournament championships and NCAA Tournament appearance.

Tarney remained at Oakland serving as a Graduate Assistant with the women’s soccer program earning a Master’s Degree in Counseling in 2020.

He also served as a Counselor at Berkley High School after his time as a Graduate Assistant at Oakland.

Emma Voelker
Volunteer Assistant Coach

Emma Voelker joined the Detroit Mercy women's soccer staff as a Volunteer Assistant Coach in February 2023.

She assisted the Titans to their first #HLWSOC Tournament appearance since 2018 in her first season with the program.

Voelker serves as the Program Director of the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) Regional League at Liverpool International Academy and is also a coach primarily working with high school players at multiple levels.

Voelker was a four-year student-athlete on the women's soccer team at Oakland from 2015-18 recording two goals and two assists for a total of six points and was one of the few players in program history to play in all 78 games across a four-year span. She also helped the Golden Grizzlies claim the 2015 Horizon League Tournament title to earn an NCAA Tournament berth during her freshman campaign.

Prior to Oakland, Voelker attended Walled Lake Northern High School where she was a three-time All-District Team selection, two-time Kensington Lakes Activities Association (KLAA) selection, as well as an All-County, All-Regional, and All-State selection.

Voelker earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Graphic Design from Oakland in 2019.