Julie Woodward will be entering her 28th season at the helm of Seattle U women's soccer heading into the 2024 season. In her time as a coach, Woodward has recorded over 300 victories and has guided the Redhawks to five NCAA D-I tournament appearances. Woodward's success also extends to the program's NCAA Division II years, making the NCAA tournament three times. She has been named the Western Athletic Conference Coach of the Year twice during her tenure.
Since joining the Western Athletic Conference as a full-time member in the 2012 season, the Redhawks have finished atop the regular season standings six times including 4-straight regular season championships between 2013-16. Woodward has led Seattle U to 17 wins in the WAC tournament, the most all-time in conference history. Her five WAC Tournament Championships are the most of any current WAC member and second to only SMU (6) all-time.
Woodward has coached three conference Freshman of the Year and nine Players of the Year. 31 players have been named First Team All-Conference while 29 to Second Team under her watch.
Before becoming the head coach prior to the 1997 season, Woodward was a decorated player with Seattle U. She was a two-time All-American, selected to the Northwest Collegiate Soccer All-Conference Team four times between 1989 and 1993, and was also a four-time member of the NAIA All-District Team. Woodward was twice selected to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-West Region Team (1992, 1993) and helped guide Seattle University to the semifinals of the NAIA National Soccer Championship in 1993.
In May of 2008, for her exploits as a player, she was inducted into the Seattle University Athletic Hall of Fame along with teammate Ingrid Gunnestad. The duo was the first two women's soccer players in schools history to earn the honor. In 2012, she earned the University Service Award.
Woodward is not only a skilled soccer coach, but is also experienced at student-athlete recruiting. While at the University of Montana she oversaw a majority of the program's recruiting responsibilities as the assistant coach. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in criminal justice with a minor in political science from Seattle University, and has completed credits toward her Masters of Science from University of Montana. She added a pair of women's over-30 national titles to her résumé in the summers of 2001 and 2002 playing with Forza, and added her third and fourth over-30 national titles in 2005 and 2008.
Woodward resides in West Seattle with her husband Jason and their four children Jalen, Jaxon, Jarek, and Jayce.
JULIE WOODWARD'S COACHING RECORD
| Year | Wins | Losses | Ties | Postseason |
| 1997 | 16 | 5 | 3 | N/A |
| 1998 | 12 | 6 | 3 | N/A |
| 1999 | 16 | 5 | 1 | N/A |
| 2000 | 18 | 4 | 0 | N/A |
| 2001 | 15 | 5 | 2 | N/A |
| 2002 | 11 | 7 | 1 | N/A |
| 2003 | 14 | 5 | 1 | N/A |
| 2004 | 16 | 4 | 3 | NCAA DII Elite Eight |
| 2005 | 13 | 5 | 2 | N/A |
| 2006 | 15 | 3 | 2 | NCAA DII Tournament |
| 2007 | 17 | 3 | 1 | NCAA DII Regional |
| 2008 | 12 | 9 | 2 | N/A |
| 2009 | 7 | 11 | 1 | N/A |
| 2010 | 12 | 5 | 2 | N/A |
| 2011 | 12 | 6 | 1 | N/A |
| 2012 | 9 | 9 | 2 | WAC Semifinals |
| 2013*- X | 17 | 3 | 2 | NCAA 1st Round |
| 2014*- X | 15 | 4 | 3 | NCAA 2nd Round |
| 2015* | 14 | 3 | 3 | WAC Title Match |
| 2016*- X | 14 | 6 | 1 | NCAA 1st Round |
| 2017 | 9 | 8 | 4 | WAC Title Match |
| 2018- X | 10 | 8 | 3 | NCAA 1st Round |
| 2019*- X | 12 | 8 | 2 | NCAA 1st Round |
| 2020* | 12 | 5 | 2 | WAC Title Match |
| 2021 | 7 | 8 | 4 | N/A |
| 2022 | 11 | 6 | 3 | WAC Semifinals |
| 2023 | 10 | 9 | 2 | WAC Title Match |
| Total | 346 | 160 | 59 |
* - Regular Season Champions
X - WAC Tournament Champions