Suzette Soboti took over the position of head women’s soccer coach in April of 1998 and promptly led the Bulldogs to a second-place finish in the conference and the program’s first-ever winning season.

In addition, Soboti coaches the women’s lacrosse team and serves as a faculty member in the Department of Physical Education.

Since her arrival at Redlands, the women’s soccer program has consistently finished in the top three of the conference, earning six second-place showings and five SCIAC Championships (2001, 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2015).

In 2022 the Bulldogs went 6-10-1 overall with a 6-5-1 SCIAC record. This is the fifth-straight season Soboti has led the Bulldogs to six or more wins. The Bulldogs finished fourth in SCIAC and qualified for the SCAIC Postseason Tournament for the first time since 2018.

Three Bulldogs were named to the All-SCIAC teams: Charlie Baum (First Team), Ciara Aw (Second), and Peyton Fendrich (Second). Three All-SCIAC members is the most since 2019. Baum was also named to the United Soccer Coaches All-West Region Third Team. On the academic side, Aw, Avery Bergschneider, Fendrich, Taylor Pisan, Skylar Pogue, and Tori Zielinski each were named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team. 

In the record books goalkeeper Courtney Stewart moved into sixth place all-time with 83 single-season saves. Stewart now ranks fifth all-time in career saves (188), fourth in GK minutes (3238:34), eigth in GK games played (45), sixth in starts (34), and eighth in shutouts (4).

During the 2021 season, Soboti led the Bulldogs to a 7-8-0 overall record with a 6-6 conference record. She coached Eva Vlassopoulos to an eight-goal season, the 10th best mark for a single-season in program history. The 2021 season moved Vlassopoulos into seventh place all-time with 20 goals, ninth in points with 48, and ninth in the 10 goal/5 assist club. 

After guiding the team to its inaugural conference title and postseason appearance, Soboti was named the 2001 NSCAA West Region Coach of the Year. In 2004, she led the team to its first official playoff victory as the team defeated local rival Chapman University, 2-1. On the heels of the 2006 SCIAC championship, the Bulldogs served as hosts for the first-ever SCIAC Postseason Tournament.  In one of her most successful seasons, Soboti guided Redlands to a Sweet-16 appearance during the record-breaking 2010 campaign.

In 2003, the Bulldogs were also honored off the field as an NSCAA Academic Team.

Soboti also coached the women’s soccer program’s only NSCAA All-America First-Team honoree in Becky Willis ’09.  Willis is now a Bulldog Hall of Famer.

A graduate of Skidmore College (NY), Soboti was the Thoroughbreds’ goalkeeper in both soccer and lacrosse. After earning a master’s degree from Montclair State University (NJ), Soboti coached for four years at Middlesex County College in New Jersey before moving out west to Redlands. In her spare time, Soboti enjoys horror movies and books, classical music, and outdoor pursuits. Soboti resides in Redlands with her husband, Brian Swinson, and their two dogs, Kona and Bode.