FAYETTE, Mo. Central Methodist assistant coach Natalie Dreyer was named the head women's soccer coach at Ozarks (Ark.), a NCAA Division III institution, on Monday.

Dreyer spent the last five seasons as the Eagles' assistant coach, helping the program to a 46-33-12 record during that span. Additionally, 12 players earned All-Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) honors and 13 more achieved Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete status during her tenure. The St. Charles, Mo., native helped guide Central Methodist to four-straight winning seasons, highlighted by a school-best 14-3-2 record in 2011. Dreyer also served as the assistant men's coach for two seasons in Fayette, where she fostered a pair of winning seasons.

Dreyer spent four seasons (2006-09) as a forward and midfielder with the Eagles. She was named to the All-HAAC third team in 2006, 2007 and 2008. Dreyer was also named a captain during the 2008 and 2009 seasons. As a senior in 2009, she helped lead the Eagles to a 10-7-1 finish.�

"We want to congratulate Natalie for this great opportunity to be a collegiate head coach," Eagles' head women's soccer coach Dan Schmidlin said. "She has been an integral part of our programs resurgence both on and off the pitch.� She is an extremely hard worker, organized, thorough, and I am a better coach having worked with her."

Dreyer's full introductory press release can be found�here.