{{Short description|American soccer player and coach (born 1980)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Susan Bush | image = | caption = | height = {{Height|ft=5|in=4}}<ref name="media guide"/> | full_name = Susan Elizabeth Quill | birth_name = Susan Elizabeth Bush<ref name="ST">{{cite web |url=http://www.soccertimes.com/usteams/roster/women/bush.htm |title=Susan Bush |website=SoccerTimes.com |access-date=August 17, 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818073608/http://www.soccertimes.com/usteams/roster/women/bush.htm |archive-date=August 18, 2016}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|11|10}}<ref name="media guide"/> | birth_place = Houston, Texas, U.S. | position = Forward<ref name="media guide"/> | currentclub = Dallas Episcopal Eagles (coach)<br/>SouthStar FC (coach) | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Challenge Soccer Club | collegeyears1 = 1999–2002 | college1 = North Carolina Tar Heels | collegecaps1 = 71 | collegegoals1 = 20 | years1 = 2003 | clubs1 = San Diego Spirit | caps1 = 12 | goals1 = 0 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = United States U21 | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | nationalyears2 = 1998–2000 | nationalteam2 = United States | nationalcaps2 = 10 | nationalgoals2 = 3 | manageryears1 = 2003 | managerclubs1 = North Carolina Tar Heels (assistant) | manageryears2 = 2005–2006 | managerclubs2 = Houston Cougars (assistant) | manageryears3 = 2007–2012 | managerclubs3 = Houston Cougars | manageryears4 = 2012–2014 | managerclubs4 = Kinkaid Falcons | manageryears5 = 2014–2019 | managerclubs5 = St. John's Mavericks | manageryears6 = 2019– | managerclubs6 = Dallas Episcopal Eagles | manageryears7 = 2019– | managerclubs7 = SouthStar FC }} '''Susan Elizabeth Quill''' ({{nee|'''Bush'''}}; born November 10, 1980) is an American former soccer player and current coach who played as a forward, making ten appearances for the United States women's national team.
==Career== Bush played for Challenge Soccer Club in her youth, where she won five state championships. In high school, she did not play soccer for the St. John's Rebels, instead competing in field hockey, where she was a four-year letter-winner and all-conference player in her senior year. She also played basketball as a point guard for two seasons, and participated in one year of lacrosse. She was a ''Parade'' High School All-American in 1998 and 1999, and ''Parade'' High School Player of the Year in 1999.<ref name="ST"/> In college, she played for the North Carolina Tar Heels from 1999 to 2002, where she was a letter-winner. She won the NCAA championship in 1999 and 2000, and was the team captain as a senior. Despite being injured throughout her first three seasons,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://goheels.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3829 |title=Susan Bush |website=North Carolina Tar Heels |access-date=August 17, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817050652/https://goheels.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3829 |archive-date=August 17, 2019}}</ref> she scored 20 goals and recorded 36 assists in 71 total appearances for the Tar Heels.<ref name="ST"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://goheels.com/sports/2017/6/27/227749.aspx |title=01–02 Team Cumulative: Team Statistics |website=North Carolina Tar Heels |access-date=August 17, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816043357/https://goheels.com/sports/2017/6/27/227749.aspx |archive-date=August 16, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://goheels.com/sports/2017/6/27/227846.aspx |title=2002 Final Statistics |website=North Carolina Tar Heels |access-date=August 17, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817033309/https://goheels.com/sports/2017/6/27/227846.aspx |archive-date=August 17, 2019}}</ref> She was a ''Soccer Buzz'' Third-Team All-American in 2002, and was included in the NCAA All-Tournament team in 1999 as the offensive MVP. She was also a ''Soccer Buzz'' Freshman Third-Team All-American in 1999, as well as a finalist for the Hermann Trophy in 2002.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/unc.sidearmsports.com/documents/2019/8/16/2019MediaGuide.pdf |title=2019 North Carolina Women's Soccer Media Guide |website=North Carolina Tar Heels |date=August 16, 2019 |access-date=August 17, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817050919/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/unc.sidearmsports.com/documents/2019/8/16/2019MediaGuide.pdf |archive-date=August 17, 2019}}</ref>
Bush began with the U.S. under-21 national team, competing at the Nordic Cup in 1998, 1999,<ref name="ST"/> and 2000, the latter two of which the U.S. won.<ref name="houston"/> She was the only high school player in the U.S. senior training camp for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.<ref>{{cite news |last=Roepken |first=Corey |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/dynamo/article/Former-players-encouraged-by-women-s-soccer-9885767.php |title=Former players encouraged by women's soccer league's progress |website=Houston Chronicle |date=October 6, 2016 |access-date=August 17, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817051115/https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/dynamo/article/Former-players-encouraged-by-women-s-soccer-9885767.php |archive-date=August 17, 2019}}</ref> She made her international debut for the United States on December 16, 1998 in a friendly match against Ukraine. In total, she made ten appearances for the U.S. and scored three goals, earning her final cap on July 7, 2000 in a friendly match against Italy.<ref name="media guide">{{cite web |url=https://d1dhn91mufybwl.cloudfront.net/downloads/pdfs/fdxnf1dwi/fdxnf1dwi_print.pdf |title=2019 U.S. Women's National Team Media Guide |website=United States Soccer Federation |year=2019 |access-date=August 15, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808074101/https://d1dhn91mufybwl.cloudfront.net/downloads/pdfs/fdxnf1dwi/fdxnf1dwi_print.pdf |archive-date=August 8, 2019}}</ref>
In club soccer, Bush was selected by the San Diego Spirit in the 2003 WUSA Draft. She made 12 appearances for the team in the 2003 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.statscrew.com/womenssoccer/stats/p-bushsus001 |title=Susan Bush |website=Stats Crew |access-date=August 17, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817051301/https://www.statscrew.com/womenssoccer/stats/p-bushsus001 |archive-date=August 17, 2019}}</ref> However, she had to retire from professional soccer due to knee injuries.<ref name="houston">{{cite news |location=Houston |url=https://uhcougars.com/news/2007/3/29/Susan_Bush_Named_Head_Soccer_Coach.aspx |title=Susan Bush Named Head Soccer Coach |website=Houston Cougars |date=March 29, 2007 |access-date=August 17, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817051422/https://uhcougars.com/news/2007/3/29/Susan_Bush_Named_Head_Soccer_Coach.aspx |archive-date=August 17, 2019}}</ref>
Bush hold a U.S. Soccer "A" license.<ref name="staff"/> While still attending North Carolina, she served as a student assistant of the Tar Heels in 2003. She served as the assistant coach of the Houston Cougars for two seasons, before serving as the head coach from 2007 to 2012.<ref name="houston"/><ref>{{cite news |location=Houston |url=https://uhcougars.com/news/2012/5/2/Houston_Announces_Resignation_Of_Soccer_Coach_Susan_Quill.aspx |title=Houston Announces Resignation Of Soccer Coach Susan Quill |website=Houston Cougars |date=May 2, 2012 |access-date=August 17, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817051622/https://uhcougars.com/news/2012/5/2/Houston_Announces_Resignation_Of_Soccer_Coach_Susan_Quill.aspx |archive-date=August 17, 2019}}</ref> Later, she was the girls' varsity soccer coach at The Kinkaid School from 2012 to 2014,<ref name="staff"/> and St. John's School, her alma mater, from 2014 to 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last=Chambers |first=Sam |url=https://mavs.sjs.org/news-detail?pk=706819 |title=Girls' Soccer Coach Announced |website=St. John's School |date=April 1, 2014 |access-date=August 17, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817051840/https://mavs.sjs.org/news-detail?pk=706819 |archive-date=August 17, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://mavs.sjs.org/news-detail?pk=1009929 |title=Coach Quill Announced as New Head Girls' Soccer Coach at ESD |website=St. John's School |date=March 8, 2019 |access-date=August 17, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817052103/https://mavs.sjs.org/news-detail?pk=1009929 |archive-date=August 17, 2019}}</ref> In 2019, she was appointed as the head coach of varsity girls' soccer at the Episcopal School of Dallas.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.esdallas.org/page.cfm?p=3096&newsid=4714 |title=ESD Announces New Girls' Soccer Program Leader |website=Episcopal School of Dallas |date=March 8, 2019 |access-date=August 17, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817052247/https://www.esdallas.org/page.cfm?p=3096&newsid=4714 |archive-date=August 17, 2019}}</ref> She also coaches the WPSL club SouthStar FC in Fort Worth, Texas which had their inaugural season in 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last=Crooke |first=Dan |url=https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/soccer/soccer/2019/05/20/fc-dallas-spurs-set-kick-2019-wpsl-season |title=FC Dallas, Spurs set to kick off the 2019 WPSL season |website=The Dallas Morning News |date=May 20, 2019 |access-date=August 17, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817052456/https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/soccer/soccer/2019/05/20/fc-dallas-spurs-set-kick-2019-wpsl-season |archive-date=August 17, 2019}}</ref>
==Personal life== Bush is a native of Houston.<ref name="ST"/> She graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2004 with a Bachelor of Arts, double-majoring in history and political science.<ref name="houston"/> She has three children, and is married to Eric Quill, former soccer player and current coach who served as her assistant while with the Houston Cougars.<ref name="staff">{{cite web |url=https://southstarfc.com/staff |title=Staff: Susan Quill – Head Coach |website=SouthStar FC |year=2019 |access-date=August 17, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817052708/https://southstarfc.com/staff |archive-date=August 17, 2019}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
===International=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !colspan=3|United States<ref name="media guide"/> |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |1998||2||0 |- |1999||1||0 |- |2000||7||3 |- !Total!!10!!3 |}
===International goals=== {{Hatnote|Scores and results list the United States' goal tally first.}}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- !No.!!Date!!Location!!Opponent!!Score!!Result!!Competition!!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- | align="center"|1 || January 7, 2000 || Melbourne, Australia || {{fbw|CZE}} || align="center"|'''2'''–0 || align="center"|8–1 || 2000 Australia Cup || <ref>{{cite news |location=Melbourne |url=http://soccertimes.com/usteams/2000/games/jan07.htm |title=Mascaro, Kester each nets a pair in 8–1 romp over Czech Republic. |website=SoccerTimes.com |date=January 7, 2000 |access-date=August 14, 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000302034207/http://soccertimes.com/usteams/2000/games/jan07.htm |archive-date=March 2, 2000}}</ref> |- | align="center"|2 || June 25, 2000 || Louisville, Kentucky, United States || {{fbw|CRC}} || align="center"|'''3'''–0 || align="center"|8–0 || 2000 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup || <ref>{{cite news |location=Louisville, Kentucky |url=http://www.soccertimes.com/usteams/2000/games/jun25.htm |title=Serlenga's three goals propel United States to 8–0 rout of Costa Rica. |website=SoccerTimes.com |date=June 25, 2000 |access-date=August 17, 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000819140707/http://www.soccertimes.com/usteams/2000/games/jun25.htm |archive-date=August 19, 2000}}</ref> |- | align="center"|3 || July 7, 2000 || Central Islip, New York, United States || {{fbw|ITA}} || align="center"|'''3'''–1 || align="center"|4–1 || Friendly || <ref>{{cite news |location=Central Islip, New York |url=http://www.soccertimes.com/usteams/2000/games/jul07.htm |title=American youngsters run away from Italy 4–1 with three goals in second half. |website=SoccerTimes.com |date=July 7, 2000 |access-date=August 17, 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000819140728/http://www.soccertimes.com/usteams/2000/games/jul07.htm |archive-date=August 19, 2000}}</ref> |}
==Honors== '''United States''' *Australia Cup: 2000<ref name="houston"/> *CONCACAF Women's Championship: 2000<ref name="houston"/>
==References== {{Reflist}}
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