Ben Tierney

Bio

Ben Tierney is in his third season as head women's soccer coach at Ohio Northern in 2025.

He led the team to a 15-6-1 overall record and 8-1-0 OAC record last season, winning the OAC Regular Season title and OAC Tournament Title. ONU also advanced to the Second Round of the NCAA Division III Tournament.

Tierney came to ONU after three seasons as a women's soccer assistant coach at Denison, which won the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 2022.

The Big Red went a combined 18-14-4 overall and 11-2-2 in conference play in 2021 and 2022. The 2020 season, Tierney's first at Denison, was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

At Denison, Tierney coached under Gail Murphy, who led the Big Red to an overall record of 317-133-48 and 15 NCAA Tournament appearances in her 26-year tenure.

Prior to his time at Denison, Tierney spent two seasons as the assistant women's soccer coach at Hanover (Ind.), helping lead the Panthers to a combined record of 28-8-2, including a 16-1-1 mark in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference and back-to-back trips to the HCAC Tournament championship game.

Tierney has also worked as a senior team coordinator and coach with the Columbus Express Soccer Club in Columbus, Indiana, where he has helped lead teams to multiple state and tournament championships.

Tierney is a 2018 graduate of Franklin College (Ind.) with a bachelor's degree in sports management. At Franklin, he was a four-year starter and two-time all-conference defender as a member of the men's soccer team.

A native of Wilder, Ky., Tierney holds a master's degree in athletic coaching education from Ball State University.

Women's Soccer under Tierney