Faulkner University

Kelly-Jade Whelan enters her first season as a graduate assistant for the women's team.

The London, England, native played four seasons at Bethel University (Tenn.), an institution which enters the 2013 season as a new Southern States Athletic Conference opponent.

Whelan earned a Bachelors Degree in Business (Computer Information Systems) with a minor in Spanish. She is currently pursuing her Master of Science in Management here at Faulkner.

Whelan has been playing soccer her whole life and has been coaching for many years with multiple club and high school programs in both America and England.