Danny Owens is entering his 21st season at the helm of the William Carey University women's soccer program. In 2024, Owens guided the Crusaders to a 20-2-1 record and a final ranking of #5 in the Coaches Top 25 Poll. Carey won the SSAC conference tournament championship and advanced to the NAIA National Tournament for the 16th time in his tenure.
Over the last 20 years Carey has posted 18 winning seasons with a 338-70-19 overall record. The Lady Crusaders have 12 regular season conference championships, have appeared in 14 Conference Finals winning 11 Conference Tournaments and have made 16 trips to the National Tournament. Carey has been featured in 4 National Championship games (2018 National Champions), 6 Final 4’s and has advanced to the Quarter Finals or further 11x’s. Owens’ staff were selected as the National Coaching Staff of the Year in 2018 and 2023, 4x Regional Staff of the Year and 11x Conference Coach of the Year.
Individually, Owens has coached 9 Conference Players of the Year, 94 1st Team All-Conference players, 16 1st Team All-Americans, 56 All-Americans in all and 236 Academic All-Conference players. In addition, he has had 49 NAIA Scholar Athletes and his team has been NAIA All Scholar Team multiple times.
Before his time here at Carey, Owens served as head girls' soccer coach at Our Lady Academy (OLA) in Bay St. Louis, MS. His team compiled an impressive 60-12-7 overall record during his stretch as head coach and won three consecutive Mississippi High School State Championships.
A former Crusader Men's Soccer player from 1996-99, Owens earned All-Conference (Gulf Coast Athletic), All Region (NAIA Region XIII), and 1st Team All American (NAIA) honors at William Carey. During his collegiate career, the Crusaders qualified for three national tournaments and had two NAIA Final Four appearances. He was also voted the team captain and most valuable player during his senior year. In 2013, Owens was inducted in the WCU Sports Hall of Fame. He was also inducted to the Inaugural Hall of Fame for the Men’s Soccer team at WCU and in 2004 was inducted to the Inaugural Wall of Fame at Bishop Sullivan High School (St. Michael’s High School) in Baton Rouge, La.
Owens earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology from William Carey in 2000. Afterwards, he also obtained a Master of Science degree in Psychology with an Industrial/Organizational concentration.
Danny currently holds a USSF National "B" License and United Soccer Goalkeeping I&II License.
Danny is married to Katie Owens, formerly Katie Langlois, and has two boys; Michael Owens (21 years old) and Aiden (17 years old).
