On Sept. 16, history was made as the Diablo Valley College Women’s Soccer program faced off at home against De Anza College and won a 3-0 victory, marking coach Cailin Mullins’ 200th win with the program.
The achievement celebrates over 20 years of dedication and leadership under Mullins since her arrival as head coach for the women’s soccer program at DVC in 2001.
“I’ve been here for a while, so 200 wins wasn’t super impressive to me,” said Mullins, “But when I did really appreciate that win [was] just hearing from so many people [and] alumni, ‘congratulations.’”
On the 200th win, striker and midfielder Hannah Morrell started the day with an unassisted goal 20 minutes in. Later, in the second half, Kami Regas kept control of the offense, energizing her teammates and finding the back of the net in the 50th minute.
Regas’ relentless pressure on De Anza’s defense set the stage for her second goal in the 79th minute of the game.
With a composed and confident defensive line keeping hold throughout the game, the Vikings secured both a victory and Mullins’ 200th win for the program.
During their 2016-17 season, the Vikings were ranked number two in California in CCCAA Women’s Soccer, going 18-2-6 as the team played one of many successful seasons under coach Mullins. Awarded North Region Coach of the Year at the time, Mullins continued to pave the way for the program’s future.
She emphasized her experiences seeing past players of the women’s soccer program reaching out, which has hit home about the legacy she’s left.
“I think it’s just more feeling the love of people that have been a part of the program and people saying, ‘Hey, I was part of the wins in the 100s,’ really cute things like that,” she added.
“It was more of just a celebration of the program.”
Coach Sam Liubicich, a DVC alum, was also a previous player under Coach Mullins in the 2010-11 season. In 2022, Liubicich returned as an assistant coach at DVC, and recently shared the message that she was proud to be a part of Mullins’ journey.
“There is nobody more deserving to win that 200th win here at DVC than Coach Mullins,” Liubicich said.
Others have already begun considering the possibility of Mullins achieving a 250th — or even a 300th — win with DVC’s soccer program. Mullins believes it might be a stretch.
“Somebody mentioned 300, [and] I’m like, ‘I’m going to have to up the pace a lot more if I’m going to make it to 300.’”
Taking into account the timing, Mullins added, “I’m definitely starting to see I’m looking towards the end of my career.”
However, she seemed open to the idea.
“If we pick up the pace here in the last few years, 250 could be a possibility, but we’ll see how it goes.”
