In just three seasons as Loyola's head coach, Frank Mateus has taken the Ramblers' program to new heights. With back-to-back conference tournament titles and NCAA Tournament appearances, Loyola and Mateus have established themselves as a factor on the regional and national stages. Now, with eight starters returning, including the reigning Horizon League Player of the Year, the Ramblers are optimistic that the 2008 season could be their best yet, as another trip to the tournament and advancing past the first round are goals well within reach.

Last season, Mateus and the Ramblers continued their assault on the school's record book, tying the single-season school record with 14 wins (previously set in 2006). The team performed admirably in both ends of the pitch, recording a school-record 11 clean sheets as a defensive unit while Cynthia Morote-Ariza found the back of the net 17 times, nearly doubling the previous Loyola record for goals in a season (9, set by Morote-Ariza in 2006 and Melissa Eckerle in 1996). Loyola's free-flowing style helped Morote-Ariza, Heather Lau and Jackie Vera all earn First Team All-Horizon League recognition while Katie Heidenreich (Second Team) and Colleen Dougherty (All-Newcomer Team) also collected League honors. The team proved worthy of the accolades, knocking off Milwaukee on penalty kicks to claim its second consecutive Horizon League Tournament title and it put forth a strong effort in an eventual 3-0 loss to national semifinalist, Notre Dame.

Loyola's 2007 success came on the heels of a strong 2006 season. Mateus, honored as the Horizon League Coach of the Year, played a key role in molding a team that counted on seven freshmen to play major roles into a cohesive unit. His recruiting and player development helped Loyola assemble a roster with as much quality depth as any team in the Horizon League, a luxury when playing a rigorous 20-game-regular-season schedule. Loyola enjoyed a record-setting season on both ends of the pitch, netting a single-season record 42 goals on the year while a staunch backline, anchored by keeper Emily Peick, kept a then-record eight clean sheets. As a result of their success, Mateus saw five players earn All-Horizon League honors, including Horizon League Newcomer of the Year Morote-Ariza, who also earned second team freshman All-America honors after posting 27 points (nine goals, nine assists) in her first season in Rogers Park.

During his first season with the Maroon and Gold in 2005, Mateus guided the Ramblers to a record of 8-10-1, including a third consecutive semifinal appearance in the Horizon League Championship. Three players earned conference honors under Mateus' guidance, including Jamie Wasielewski, who earned Second Team All-Horizon League and Academic All-Horizon League honors. In addition, 12 players were recognized on the Horizon League's Fall 2005 Academic Honor Roll. As a team, the Ramblers were ranked in the Top 10 nationally by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) for academic achievement.

Since 1997, Mateus has served as the Director of Coaching for the Rockford Raptors and Dactyls F.C., a club that has been recognized as one of the elite clubs in both Illinois and the Midwest, and has produced over 140 college players in the last eight years. Under Mateus' guidance, the Raptors have won numerous tournaments, an Illinois state championship, two regional titles and a national tournament runner-up finish.

Mateus has been a coach for the Illinois Olympic Development Program since 1999. He has been on the Region II boys' soccer coaching staff from 1999 until 2004 and is currently coaching for the '91 Illinois state ODP girls' team since the summer of 2005.

In addition to his coaching at the club level, Mateus has also served stints as head boys coach at Notre Dame High School in Niles (1994-96) and head girls coach at St. Viator High School (1994-96). He guided St. Viator to a 42-13-6 record and a regional championship and steered Notre Dame to a 31-26-6 ledger. For his efforts, he was hailed as the High School Coach of the Year at both schools. In 2001-02, Mateus was the boys and girls varsity soccer coach at Rockford Guilford, where he led both teams to IHSA regional championships. He was also named NIC-9 Boys Coach of the Year and IHSSCA Sectional Coach of the Year.