Women's Soccer
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- zdavis@gwu.edu
- Phone:
- 994-7262
Davis enters his fourth season with the Colonials in the fall of 2021. In the spring of 2021, the Buff and Blue put together a 6-4-1 overall record and went 4-3-1 in Atlantic 10 conference play. Following the completion of the season, Natalie Silberman earned A10 Second-Team All-Conference recognition for the first time in her career after a standout senior season.
In his second season at GW, Davis helped lead the squad to an impressive 14-3-4 record and 7-1-2 mark in conference play. After being picked to finished ninth in the A-10 pre-season poll, the Colonials’ proved their prowess and concluded the regular season ranking second in the conference. As part of Demko's staff, the squad shutout Saint Joseph’s in the quarterfinal round of the Championship (3-0) and defeated Massachusetts (2-1) in the semifinals to secure a spot in the Atlantic 10 Championship Final for the first time since 1997. Despite falling in the finals to Saint Louis, Davis helped to put together one of the best seasons to date, including helping to secure six A-10 postseason honors and a trio of A-10 Championship Team nods. The team finished the season ranking first in shots 361 (17.19/game), second in goals scored (43), third in assists (33), and sixth in corner (87).
In his first season with the Colonials, Davis helped GW post a 10-8-1 record and 6-4 mark in conference play. The Colonials also competed in the Atlantic 10 Championship for the sixth consecutive season, tying GW’s longest streak in the A-10 tournament since 1993-98, the program’s first years as an A-10 competitor.
Working primarily with GW’s keepers, Davis helped starting GK Anna Tapen post a stellar season for the Buff and Blue between the pipes, earning a 0.812 save percentage, a mark that ranked second in the conference.
Davis arrived in D.C. after spending the previous two seasons as a graduate assistant and assistant under Demko at UNC Ashville, where he helped train goalkeepers from both the men's and women's programs. Under his tutelage, his keepers amassed over 100 saves in 2016 and he helped one of his men's goalkeeper's to a top-four national ranking in total saves.
Davis suited up as a goalie for the Bulldogs from 2012-16, recording 120 career saves. During his playing career at UNC Ashville, he was a two-year captain and finished in the top four in the country in saves per game and total saves his senior year. Davis also has experience coaching with the North Carolina Olympic Development Program, at the Academy One Goalkeeping Camp, and the Highland Football Club.
