UC Irvine moves quick, hires Juniper

It didn’t take long for UC Irvine to find a replacement for former women’s soccer coach April Heinrichs.

Scott Juniper has been named the new women’s soccer coach, just four days after Heinrichs announced her resignation to work for the U.S. Olympic Committee.

Juniper, 29, takes over the Anteater program after serving as the lead assistant with the team this past season under Heinrichs.

Prior to joining the Anteater staff, Juniper was an assistant coach with the UC Riverside men’s soccer program for three seasons from 2003-05.

“I’m really excited for the opportunity to be the women’s soccer head coach at UC Irvine,” Juniper said in a press release. “The program is moving in the right direction and I’m looking forward to continuing that progress. It was a great experience working with April Heinrichs as she put the program in a great position to move forward.”