Career Highs - Indiana State University Athletics

He a d Co a c h Er i k a Tr u e
In her four years working with the goaltenders at IU, the Hoosiers have been among the conference leaders in the
net. In 2007, True was vital to the development of freshman Lauren Hollandsworth, who was named to the Big Ten
All-Freshman Team after a standout debut campaign. Hollandsworth played in every game for the Hoosiers in goal,
setting Indiana freshman records with 13 wins and six shutouts.
In 2008, True worked side-by-side with freshman goalkeeper Lindsay Campbell who posted a 0.77 goals against average
and a .811 save percentage after starting the last 11 games of the season due to injuries sustained by two other
goalkeepers. Campbell played every minute in net during Big Ten play, allowing more than one goal just once and
posting a 0.78 GAA in conference action.
Before arriving in Bloomington in 2005, True served as an assistant coach at MVC rival Creighton from 2003 through
2005. Just as she did with Indiana, True was the head goalkeepers coach for the Bluejays. True’s time spent with Creighton
was just as successful as her time would be with Indiana as over her three seasons with the Bluejays, Creighton
average 10.6 wins per season while allowing under 1.30 goals per game, including a slim 0.81 GAA in 2003.
True concluded her time on the field as a player in 2002 after spending four seasons at Bowling Green State University.
As team captain at Bowling Green in 2002, True finished her career holding every goalkeeping record (single-match,
season, and career) in school history. She was the second player in school history to earn First Team All-Mid-American
Conference honors and set conference career records for minutes played and saves.
In her final collegiate campaign with the Falcons, True was named First Team All-MAC, third team all-region, and tabbed to the MAC All-Tournament team, as
well as earning the team defensive MVP award. True garnered Academic All-MAC honors as a junior and was named to the MAC Honor Roll for three seasons.
While in Nebraska, True worked with the Iowa/Nebraska Girls ODP teams while also serving on the Region II ODP staff for many years. Erika was the head
coach for one of the Gladiator girls’ club soccer teams, served as the director for goalkeepers, and was on staff for the Fast Footwork Academy within the
Gladiator club. When she moved to Bloomington, True continued to work within the club system with the Bloomington Cutters Soccer Club as a coach, trainer
and academy director.
True graduated from Bowling Green in 2003 with a bachelor’s degree in Art Education. While serving as an assistant coach at Creighton, True earned her
master’s degree in Secondary Education from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 2005. True also holds a NSCAA National Diploma, NSCAA Goalkeeping
Diploma, and an Advanced NSCAA National Diploma.
True and her husband, Josh, were married in June 2007 and currently reside in Terre Haute.
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