2 0 1 0 , ▁Plot kin ▁retired ▁from ▁professional ▁s occer ▁after ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁inj uries . ▁ ▁Co aching ▁Plot kin ▁began ▁his ▁college ▁co aching ▁career ▁with ▁Lo y ola ▁University ▁Chicago ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁The ▁team ' s ▁record ▁improved ▁in ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁seasons ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁on ▁staff . ▁In ▁his ▁final ▁season ▁as ▁Lo y ola ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁he ▁helped ▁Lo y ola ▁lo ▁two ▁NCAA ▁top ▁rank ings . ▁The ▁team ▁conced ed ▁the ▁few est ▁goals ▁( 8 ) ▁in ▁the ▁entire ▁country ▁and ▁also ▁had d ▁the ▁lowest ▁Go als ▁Again st ▁A verage ▁(. 3 9 ). ▁During ▁his ▁time ▁at ▁Lo y ola ▁he ▁helped ▁develop ▁multiple ▁All - Miss ouri ▁Valley ▁se lections ▁as ▁well ▁was ▁F resh man ▁of ▁the ▁Year , ▁K yle ▁Thom son ▁( 2 0 1 3 ), ▁Go al keeper ▁of ▁the ▁Year , ▁Tim ▁Dob row ol ski ▁( 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 5 ) ▁and ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year , ▁Eric ▁Sch o endorf ▁( 2 0 1 5 ). ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁h ired ▁by ▁D art mouth ▁College ▁and ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁season ▁at ▁D art mouth ▁helped ▁lead ▁the ▁team ▁to ▁a ▁ 9 - 5 - 5 ▁record ▁them ▁to ▁their ▁ 3 rd ▁consecutive ▁I vy ▁League ▁Tournament ▁and ▁NCAA ▁Tournament ▁ber th