Patricia S.W. Epps, Director of Athletics and Recreation, has announced the hiring of former Messiah College women's soccer standout B.J. Atkins as the head women's soccer coach at Franklin & Marshall College. Atkins will take over for Steven O'Day, who retired after 11 years and posted the most coaching victories in women's soccer program history. Atkins, a 2006 graduate of Messiah, led the Falcons to four Commonwealth Conference Championships and three trips to the NCAA Final Four. A four-year starter, she garnered All-CC second team honors as a junior and helped Messiah produce an 81-4-6 record during her career. Atkins scored the game-winning goal in the 2005 Division III National Championship game for the Falcons first-ever NCAA title.