JACKSON – Head men's soccer coach \#Lee Johnson\# announced today the addition of \#Gary Matthews\# to his coaching staff, the second hire in as many weeks for the program.

Matthews returns to Millsaps after more than a decade, playing for head coach David Forsythe and the Majors from 1992-95 at striker, where he helped the team to a combined 20 wins. He would go on to graduate from the University of Arkansas-Monticello with a double B.A. in political science and English in 2001.

Prior to Millsaps, Matthews served eight years as an athletic administrator at George Mason (Assistant Director of Aquatics) and New York University (Aquatics Assistant Supervisor), earning his master's in literature from GMU in 2003. He's also still pursuing his master's in religious studies from NYU.

Matthews is married to Shannon Barbour, and the couple have one daughter, Stella Marie Barbour-Matthews (7-months-old).