Women's Soccer
- Title:
- Volunteer Assistant Coach
- Email:
- jalukonis@athletics.ucla.edu
Jane Alukonis completed her fourth season on the UCLA coaching staff and second as assistant coach in 2021.
Alukonis was a volunteer assistant from 2018-19 and helped coach the Bruins to the NCAA quarterfinals in 2018 and to the College Cup in 2019. In 2020, after guiding UCLA to the Pac-12 title, she and the Bruin coaching staff were selected by the United Soccer Coaches as the Pacific Region Coaching Staff of the Year. She helped guide the Bruins to their second-straight Pac-12 Championship, along with a unbeaten regular season record in 2021.
She has a UEFA B Coaching license and served as head coach of the Space Coast United U-10, U-11 and U-16 girls and as an assistant coach of the U-15 boys team from 2014-18. She currently coaches the 2010 Pre - ECNL LA Breakers team and 2012 White LA Breakers team. Prior to coaching, Alukonis taught for three years in Baltimore City as part of the program Teach for America.
A four-year starter at Duke from 2006-09, Alukonis started 76 of her 84 matches and tallied five goals, including one game-winner, and 11 assists for 21 points. She was an ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District III and All-ACC Academic Team selection as a senior team captain with the Blue Devils and finished her standout career as a four-time ACC Honor Roll selection. Alukonis received the ACC Top Six for Service Award as a senior for her volunteer efforts at Duke. She returned to her alma mater in 2015 and 2016 as the Director of Operations.
Alukonis, who is a native of Cocoa Beach, Fla., received a Master of Philosophy in social and developmental psychology with honors at the University of Cambridge in 2011. She graduated from Duke in 2010 with a degree in political science and sociology, along with a minor in psychology.
