Andrea Kaminski enters her 11th season as the assistant coach of Georgia Gwinnett College’s women's soccer program in 2025.
Under her guidance the Grizzlies have won seven conference tournament titles and advance to the NAIA tournament on nine occasions. Kaminski helped lead GGC collect their first NAIA postseason victory with a 3-0 triumph against Columbia (Missouri) in 2018. The team posted a 17-4 record that fall that included a road triumph against top-ranked William Carey (Mississippi).
Kaminski has mentored 14 NAIA All-American selections, including goalkeeper Ayano Kurosawa as a third-team honoree in 2024.
A former standout NCAA Division I goalkeeper, Kaminski helps coordinate the Grizzly defense and goalkeepers, as well as assists head coach Dr. Mike Giuliano with recruiting, training and day-to-day operations of the program.
She has mentored the last two Association of Independent Institutions Goalkeeper of the Year award winners with Sophie Hoare honored during the 2019 season and Elisa Randel named following the 2018 campaign. Over the last two seasons the Grizzlies have posted a 32-10-1 record.
Kaminski has helped lead GGC to three A.I.I. titles (2019, 2018 and 2017) -- the first conference championships in program history. The 2018 squad won a single-season school-record 17 matches and captured the program's first NAIA national tournament victory with a 3-0 home triumph against Columbia (Mo.) in the Opening Round. The Round of 16 appearance in 2018 marked the deepest postseason run in program history.
She helped the 2019 team tally 15 victories and advance to the Opening Round title match behind a 3-2 double-overtime victory against Trinity Christian (Ill.). The Grizzlies registered a 1-0 home victory against No. 5 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.). GGC did not allow a goal during five October matches.
In 2017, Kaminski led the GGC defense to nine shutouts and the program's first conference championship. The Grizzlies defeated two nationally ranked opponents, earning triumphs against No. 23 Cumberland (Tenn.) and No. 23 Jamestown (N.D.). The win against Jamestown gave the Grizzlies the Association of Independent Institutions title and berth to the NAIA national tournament. Goalkeeper Sophie Hoare earned first A.I.I. team honors.
She guided the Grizzlies to their fifth-consecutive double-digit-win season at 10-7-2 in 2016. The defensive unit posted four shutouts as the Grizzlies outscored their opponents by a 50-30 margin.
During 2015, Kaminski’s first year at GGC, she helped guide the Grizzly defense to five shutouts en route to a 10-win season.
Prior to arriving at GGC, Kaminski spent the previous four seasons on the staff at NCAA Division III Capital University (Ohio), helping the team to three conference championships and a berth into the national semifinals in 2013. She helped Crusaders goalkeeper Maggie Donnellan collect three consecutive conference goalkeeper of the year awards as well as a pair of all-region honors and an NSCAA All-America designation.
Kaminski boasts a wealth of playing experience, beginning with a record-breaking career in goal for the University of Cincinnati. In her four years with the Bearcats, she logged 6,713 minutes in goal and graduated as the school’s all-time saves leader (407), leading the Big East Conference in the category in both 2006 and 2009.
Following her collegiate career, Kaminski competed for the West Virginia Illusion of the W-League and spent time coaching for former U.S. Women’s National Team coach Tony DiCicco with his Soccer Plus Goalkeepeing School.
Kaminski graduated from Cincinnati in 2010 with a degree in special education. She is a native of Indiana.
