Head coach Kelly Farrell led Little Rock to a 7-3-6 overall record and a 5-0-4 mark in Ohio Valley Conference play, finishing unbeaten in conference competition ... guided the Trojans to 19 conference points, their highest total since joining the OVC in 2022 and just two points shy of first place ... led the program to an OVC Tournament semifinal appearance ... coached multiple postseason honors, including Maria Schuller being named OVC Forward of the Year, Emily Nahon earning OVC Newcomer of the Year, and four All-OVC First Team selections (Schuller, Candice Kilderry, Peyton Urban, Amaya Arias) ... also coached OVC All-Tournament Team selections Megan Rogan and Amaya Arias ... oversaw Peyton Urban setting the program record with 17 career shutouts ... led the team to key results including a 4-1 win over Morehead State, a 3-0 win over Western Illinois, and a 1-0 shutout victory over Eastern Illinois ... coached multiple weekly award winners, including Schuller (OVC Offensive Player of the Week, three times), Maggie Turner (OVC Offensive Player of the Week), and Urban (OVC Student-Athlete of the Week).

Kelly Farrell took over as head coach of the Trojan soccer program on May 10, 2022, becoming the eighth head coach in program history. In 2025, she enters her fourth season with the Trojans, compiling a record of 19-19-18 overall and 8-7-11 in OVC competition. In 2024, the Trojans finished second in the OVC regular season standings, the best finish of her tenure.

Farrell comes to Little Rock after spending the past five seasons at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, including the past three seasons as the Mavericks’ associate head coach. In her five seasons at Omaha, Farrell has helped guide UNO to back-to-back third-place Summit League finishes, advancing to the conference tournament in three of the last four seasons.
 
During her five years at Omaha, Farrell helped guide 19 Mavericks to All-Summit League honors, including a pair of major award accolades. Academics was also a focus for Omaha as well as the Mavericks were named to the United Coaches Team Academic Award in three-straight seasons.
 
Prior to her time at Omaha, Farrell spent time at UAB, Georgia Southern and Monmouth. Farrell was the associate head coach at UAB in 2016 after spending three seasons in Statesboro and two at Monmouth.
 
An alum of Loyola (Maryland), Farrell got her start in coaching there as director of operations following a stellar collegiate career. A two-time team captain, Farrell was a four-time All-Metro Athletic Conference (MAAC) performer for the Greyhounds, including a first team all-conference selection as a senior.
 
During her playing career at Loyola, Farrell played in 78 games with 66 career starts, including each game of her final three seasons. She tallied 10 goal and 15 assists for the Greyhounds during her career. Her 15 assists is tied for fifth all-time in program history while her five game-winning goals is tied for ninth all-time, as she also ended her career sixth in shots attempted (168) and tied for sixth in shots on goal (72).
 
A native of Oceanside, New York, Farrell earned her degree in communications from Loyola in 2011 following a standout prep career at Oceanside High School where she earned 11 varsity letters in soccer, track and field and lacrosse.
 
Farrell holds a United States Soccer Federation (USSF) “B” coaching license and was named to the 2014-15 NSCAA 30-under-30 coaching program.