Head coach Luis Reis begins his 16th season with the Wheaton women's soccer program in 2012, and he currently owns one of the best winning percentages among active NCAA Division III coaches in the country at .833 (303-51-24). Inducted into the New England Soccer Hall of Fame in 2008, Reis was honored as one of eight members of the 31st class.

Under Reis, the Lyons have qualified for 16 straight postseason appearances, including the program's first NCAA Tournament Final Four in 2004. Wheaton also posted NCAA Tournament national quarterfinal finishes in 2002 and 2003 and 13 consecutive NCAA Tournament bids from 2000-12. The Lyons have finished the season ranked in the top 25 nationally 14 years in a row and were twice ranked first (Oct. 19, 2004; Nov. 10, 2003) by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).

Wheaton has won at least 20 games in eight of the last 13 seasons and reached the 16-win plateau 14 years in a row. From 1999-2009, the Lyons finished the regular season in first place in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) – a span of 11 years – and have captured the tournament crown in seven of the past 12 seasons. They have reached the NEWMAC Tournament semifinal round 15 years in a row.

Wheaton owns the second-longest conference unbeaten streak in NCAA history (all divisions and genders), having reeled off 91 matches over eight years (October 17, 2000 - October 11, 2008) without a defeat. In 1997, the Lyons won the NEW 8 Tournament championship before the name change to the NEWMAC. Reis also helped Wheaton capture three straight regional championships from 2002-04 and an Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Tournament title in 1999.

Following his team's success in 2004, Reis was named NSCAA New England Coach of the Year and NEWMAC Coach of the Year. Reis has been named coach of the year by the NSCAA and the NEWMAC on three occasions each, and he has also garnered New England Women's Intercollegiate Soccer Association (NEWISA) Coach of the Year accolades four times. Through fundraising efforts, Reis and the Lyons traveled to Portugal in 2008 and Barcelona in 2011.

A scout for the Portuguese women's national team and a former Massachusetts Youth Soccer Association (MYSA) state staff instructor, Reis was the head coach in 2005 of the Massachusetts Premier Soccer (MPS) Boston Renegades, who featured NCAA Division I players and top international talent. He also coached the 1996 F.C. Greater Boston Bolts U20 women's soccer club to the United States Youth Soccer Association (USYSA) national finals and the 2000 Spirit of Massachusetts U15 girls' team to a State Cup title.

In 1998, Reis earned his NSCAA Premier Diploma and was named a USYSA Region 1 Olympic Development Program (ODP) staff coach. That same year, he started a summer day camp for boys and girls, Soccer's Future Academy, which is in its 15th year and attracts over 500 kids annually. Reis also earned a United States Soccer Federation (USSF) National "A" Coaching License in 1997 and an NSCAA Advanced National Diploma in 1996. Reis was the head coach of the Massachusetts U17 Girls' Olympic Development Team in 1998 and 1999.

Reis earned a bachelor's degree in physical education from California State University at East Bay, formerly known as California State University at Hayward, in 1991. In his junior season, he helped lead the 1989 team to the NCAA Division II Tournament Final Four. Reis was captain of the 1990 team. In 1995, he went on to play one season of professional soccer with the Boston Storm of the United States Interregional Soccer League (USISL).

Born in Sao Miguel, Azores, Portugal, Reis attended Taunton High School, where he held the all-time goal scoring record (42 goals in three varsity seasons) for 11 years. Reis and his wife, Paula, reside in Franklin with son Samuel and twins Daniel and Natalie.

Jenna Rabesa, a former all-region player for Wheaton, returns to the coaching staff for her fourth season as an assistant coach in 2012.

A two-time New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) All-Conference selection, Rabesa compiled 107 points in 98 games. She stands sixth in assists (35), in a tie for seventh in points (107), and ninth in goals (36) all-time at Wheaton. Rabesa was a key member of the 2004 squad which advanced to the NCAA Final Four.

Rabesa earned All-New England honors from both the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) and D3Kicks.com following her senior campaign. She was also selected to compete in the New England Intercollegiate Soccer Association (NEWISA) Senior Bowl.

Rabesa earned a bachelor of arts in U.S. history and completed a minor in early childhood education in 2008. She has been the head coach of the Crusaders United Soccer Club (U14) since March, 2011.

Simon Shipley begins his second season as goalkeeper coach at Wheaton in 2012.

Shipley is currently the head goalkeeper coach for the Nova Soccer Club and also the U14 Nova S.C. Girls Head Coach. He holds a United States Soccer Federation (USSF) National ‘C’ Coaching License and also owns a National Goalkeeper Diploma from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).

A native of England who came to the United States in 1985, Shipley holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in engineering. He resides in Norfolk.