2024 NCC Women’s Soccer Team

Andrew Gamarra

Andrew Gamarra joined the North Central College staff in 2016 as the eighth head coach in the history of the Cardinal women's soccer program. 

Gamarra has compiled a 87-53-13 record at the helm for the Cardinals, making him the winningest coach in program history. In 2023, North Central won its first-ever CCIW Regular Season Championship and CCIW Tournament Title, earning a spot in the NCAA Tournament. The Cardinals set a school record of 18 wins in a season, including a 15-match unbeaten streak
while scoring 91 goals, the second most in Division III. North Central also broke a CCIW record by not allowing a goal throughout league play. In conjunction with this record-breaking and threshold-crossing 2023 season, Gamarra was named CCIW Coach of the Year, a first for a North Central women’s soccer head coach. Achieving new heights for the Cardinal soccer program, the first College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin players of the year, All-Region, and All-American honorees were earned during Gamarra’s tenure by his recruits.

Gamarra has coached three CCIW Defensive Student-Athlete of the Year selections, two Offensive Student-Athlete of the Year honorees, and a pair of First-Year Student-Athlete of the Year recipients. 
 
Academically, North Central has earned seven United Soccer Coaches Association Team Academic Awards under Gamarra. Four Cardinals have been named USC Scholar All-Americans, with seven earning USC Scholar All-Region nods. Three players were selected to the College Sports Communicator's (CSC) Academic All-America teams, including Elle Sutter, who was a two-time honoree and the CSC Women's Soccer Division III Academic All-American of the Year in 2024.

Prior to North Central, Gamarra served as the head coach at  Russell Sage College (N.Y.) from 2014-2015. The Gators went 26-10-4 in two seasons with Gamarra. He was named the 2014 Skyline Conference Coach of the Year with a Skyline Conference Championship in 2015. Eight players were named to the All-Conference teams under Gamarra's leadership.

Gamarra played collegiately at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside (2006-07) and Carthage College (2008-09). He graduated from Carthage in 2010 with a bachelor's degree in business administration before earning a master's degree in education from Carthage. He served as the assistant coach at his alma mater from 2009-13.