Paul Dowell

Bethesda SC Head Coach

About Paul: Coach Dowell joined the BSC program in the spring of 2021, coaching in the boys YDP program. Before joining Bethesda, Paul served as the Girls Varsity Head Coach at Gaithersburg High School for eight years and as the Girls Junior Varsity Head Coach at Sherwood High School for four years. He has also coached at BSC Academy Coach Kert Mease’s Golden Goal Academy for the past 15 years. As a player, he was a four-year starter at Frostburg State University. Paul has a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education and Teaching from Frostburg and a Master’s Degree in Educational/Instructional Training at Johns Hopkins University.

Email: pdowell@bethesdasoccer.org

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Gabby Paolini

Gabby Paolini is a Montgomery County native, having graduated from Quince Orchard High School in 2012. She played goalkeeper at the Varsity level under Peg Keiller and then went on to play at the Division 3 collegiate level at Clark University in Worcester, MA. While playing at Clark, Paolini started every game and surpassed 400 total saves in her career. Paolini coached at Clark University during her graduate year, working primarily with the goalkeepers. Paolini works for a federal consulting firm in D.C. and resides in Gaithersburg.

Email: gpaolini@bethesdasoccer.org

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Pierre Dyer

Bethesda SC Head Coach

About Pierre

Pierre joined the coaching staff in the 2021-2022 season. As a Bethesda Soccer Club player alum, Pierre went on to play DIII as a four-year starter at Swarthmore College. There, he won two conference championships and an ECAC championship and featured twice in the NCAA round of 16. He also played semi-professional soccer for NW London in England.

Pierre started coaching with two amateur teams in the Boston and London area before returning to DC and rejoining BSC as a coach.

Pierre obtained his coaching ‘B’ license. He has a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the London Business School and a Bachelor’s in Economics from Swarthmore College.

Email: pdyer@bethesdasoccer.org 

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Peg Keiller

Coach Keiller has been coaching the varsity girls’ team at Quince Orchard since 1999, compiling a 223-86-9 record over 21 years. During that span, the Cougars have participated in ten region finals, winning six, and four state finals, capturing the Maryland 4A state championship twice (2002, 2007). The past two seasons, the Cougars have amassed a 23-4 record, allowing only 15 goals in two years. While at QO, Keiller has won numerous County, Met, State, and Region Coach of the Year Honors. She currently holds a Level 1 and Level 2 Goalkeeping Diplomas from the United Soccer Coaches (formerly the NSCAA).

As a player, she played goalkeeper at the College of the Holy Cross, where she was selected Patriot League MVP and was twice named All Patriot League. She holds the Patriot League record for saves in a game, and was the league’s save leader in the ’91 and ’92 seasons. Keiller continued her playing career with the Maryland Pride of the USL’s W-League. With the Pride, Keiller went to the W-League national finals in 1999 and 2001.

In addition to her work at QO, Keiller serves as the President of the Maryland Association of Coaches of Soccer (MACS). Previous to her stint at Quince Orchard, Keiller served three years as an assistant coach/goalkeeper trainer at the college level, at St. Joseph’s College (IN) and Western Michigan University. Keiller has also coached within the Bethesda program previously having coached the Freedom (91/92) to the 2005 Maryland State Cup championship.
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