LORETTO, Pa. – Saint Francis University women's soccer head coach Sara Butler has announced the hiring of Chyanne Dennis as the program's assistant coach.

 
"I am excited to join the Saint Francis women's soccer staff as the assistant coach under Sara and help to bring a winning culture to the team and help to be a role model to the young women that I will have the privilege of working with." Dennis said. "As a player I was blessed to have a female coach during my collegiate career that helped develop my knowledge of the game as well as helped me grow into the woman I am today. I hope to leave a lasting impact on the players of Saint Francis as their new Assistant Coach." 
  
Dennis joins Saint Francis after spending the year and a half as the Head Coach at Plantation Eagles FC in Sunrise, Fla. She worked with female players at the U-11 and U-12 levels. 
  
Prior to her stint at Plantation Eagles FC, Dennis played professionally for Afturelding FC in the Besta Deild Kvenna, the top tier of women's soccer in Iceland. She started seven league matches for Afturelding.  
  
Before her time in Iceland, Dennis had spells in various youth coaching roles at Soccer Shots, Florida Premier FC and Tampa Bay United. 
  
"I am so happy to welcome Chyanne to the women's soccer team at Saint Francis." Butler said. "Her unique experiences as a player in the collegiate and professional settings provide valuable game expertise and will help guide our players' technical and tactical development. Chyanne has shown her heart for the student-athlete experience, and she is committed to their development as people first.". 
  
Dennis played collegiate soccer at the University of South Florida from 2017-2021, where she played in 86 matches and was a key member of two American Athletic Conference championship-winning teams in 2017 and 2019. She was named AAC All-Conference First Team in 2020 and 2021, United Soccer Coaches First Team All-Region in 2020 and 2021, and Co-Defensive Player of the Year in 2020. Dennis graduated with her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration/Management in 2021. 

Dennis has played for the Jamacian National Team at various levels. She earned two caps at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, and earned three caps for the senior national team at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup and helped the team qualify for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. Dennis also represented Jamaica at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.