Taylor Dempsey has been with the Jumbos since spring of 2023. Since arriving, TUWS has seen 2 final four appearances in 2023 and 2025, as well as a round of 32 appearance in 2024. Dempsey helped the Bo’s to their best record in program history in 2025 finishing with an impressive 18-2-3, the coaching staff also received NESCAC and Regional Staff of the year honors that same season.

Dempsey comes to Tufts after serving as an assistant coach at The College of Holy Cross. She has experience coaching across all three NCAA Divisions, spending the 2021 season as the head women’s soccer coach and sports management professor at Eastern Nazarene College. She coached four All-Conference recipients, a Goalkeeper of the Year and an All-Sportsmanship award winner. Prior to that, Dempsey was the Athletic Director and varsity soccer coach for CCA. 
 
Dempsey was also the assistant women’s soccer coach at Bentley University. She coached four All NE10 Academic All-Conference, four All-New England, and two CoSIDA All-District 1 athletes. At the same time, she was the Director of Marketing or the FC Stars Soccer Club from 2018-20. 
 
Prior to her time at Bentley, she was the Youth Soccer Director and Assistant Director of Marketing at Danvers Indoor Sports. Dempsey also, spent two years with Misericordia University in 2015-17 as the assistant women’s soccer coach. She helped lead her team to two NCAA Tournament appearances, a 32-8-2 cumulative record and 14-0 in conference record, while also coaching a two-time Defensive Player of the Year, two Offensive Players of the Year, and two Academic All-Americans.
 
Dempsey graduated from Gordon College with a Bachelor of Science in recreation, sport and wellness in May of 2014. She was named Rookie of the Year in her first year, a three-time All-Conference athlete, All-New England in 2013-14, as well as team captain in 2014. Dempsey continued her education at Misericordia, where she graduated with her Master of Science in organizational management in 2017.
 
Her playing career took her to all the way to Miami, where she was a member of the Women’s Premier Soccer League with the FC Surge before starting her coaching career.