Demorest, GA -- Charlotte Vargo, a former Georgia State University women's soccer standout, has been added to the coaching staff of the women's soccer program at Piedmont College as announced by third-year Head Coach Stephen Andrew. The first-year assistant begins her collegiate coaching career after a four-year playing stint at Georgia State University where she appeared in 36 games for the women's soccer team at the NCAA Division-I member school.

"We're very excited to have Charlotte join our coaching staff for this upcoming season," said Head Women's Soccer Coach Stephen Andrew. "She will be an invaluable asset with our student-athlete recruitment having played both club and college soccer in the Atlanta area.  Having played at the NCAA Division-I level under Coach Martelli at GSU, Charlotte will also bring a great deal of expertise to our women's soccer coaching staff."

Charlotte joins the Lady Lions soccer program after PC posted one of its best seasons on the pitch in the history of the program in 2009. On the way to earning a 14-4 overall record including a 6-1 mark in Great South Athletic Conference play good enough for a regular season runner-up finish, the Lady Lions also made their first appearance in the conference tournament final since 2006. Piedmont placed six players on both the GSAC All-Conference and All-Academic lists while a pair of Lady Lions received All-Freshmen honors. The team's efforts also led to success for second-year head coach Stephen Andrew who donned 2009 GSAC Coach of the Year accolades.

Vargo brings a wealth of experience to the Piedmont women's soccer program having spent several seasons playing for the Panthers at Georgia State University in Atlanta, GA. In just her first year in the royal blue and white, Vargo made an early impact on campus as part of a goalkeeping duo that held opponents to one goal or less in 15 games and matched the school record for fewest goals allowed during a season with 14. After sitting out her sophomore season with an injury, Vargo then started 19 games in her second full season posting a .775 save percentage before rounding out her playing career in 2007. The standout goalkeeper was awarded the Colonial Athletic Association Commissioner's Award in 2007 and 2008 while earning Dean's List honors during her final two seasons at GSU.

Though her appointment at Piedmont is the first collegiate coaching experience for the GSU graduate, Vargo does bring previous coaching experience to PC having worked with the Atlanta Youth Soccer Association since the fall of 2005. During her time with AYSA, Vargo worked mainly with Academy-aged girls' teams from U-9 to U-13 while also staffing many camps and conditioning clinics for girls ages 5-18 throughout the soccer club. Most recently, Vargo's teams took home tournament titles in the RYSA Spring Kickoff Classic in the spring of 2010 and also claimed a championship from the NASA Adidas Friendship Cup in the fall of 2009.

An active member of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, Vargo attained her coaching credentials by earning her 'D' License from the United States Soccer Federation after completing a national coaching course in the winter of 2009.

Vargo attained her undergraduate degree in Exercise Science from Georgia State University graduating Magna Cum Laude in the spring of 2008. The first-year assistant coach will be pursuing her Master of Business Administration from Piedmont College while assisting in all aspects of the PC women's soccer programs.