women's soccer Coaches

Following a fantastic first season at the helm of the St. Lawrence University women's soccer program, Franco Bari, a 1998 graduate of St. Lawrence University and a National All-American for the men’s soccer team, is looking forward to even more success in the upcoming 2009 campaign.

In his inaugural season with the Saints, Bari led his team to their first postseason appearance and their first 10-game winning season since 2003, finishing the year with a 10-5-3 record and a 3-3-1 mark in Liberty League play. St. Lawrence found themselves ranked among the best both in the region and country at various points throughout 2008, earning a regional ranking as high as fourth while also breaking onto the national stage, earning a No. 25 ranking in mid-October. Five student-athletes were named All-Conference players, one earned All-Region honors, while eight earned a spot on the Liberty League All-Academic Team in his first season.

Eileen Coyle, an all conference player at SUNY Geneseo, has joined the St. Lawrence University women's soccer coaching staff as an assistant coach.

Coyle was captain of the Herkimer County Community College soccer team and was a two-time first team All America while at Herkimer, also earning the college's Athlete of the Year honors prior to completing her degree in psychology at Geneseo. She played  two seasons at Geneseo and also played lacrosse at both Geneseo and Herkimer.

She also played for the Coliseum Soccer Women's Travel team, helping the team win the Italy Cup Championship and is a member of the Rochester Ravens W-League team.

She has coached at the Oneonta, Geneseo and Hamilton soccer camps and coached a club team with the Doug Miller Soccer Academy.

Luke Seymour, a 2011 graduate of Canisius College where he played four years of intercollegiate soccer as a goaltender, has joined the staff of the Saint men's and women's soccer teams as goaltending coach.

A Canton native who was All State for Canton High School in 2005 and a New England Soccer Prep School All Star at Avon Old Farms in 2006, Luke holds National Soccer Coaches of America Level I, II, III coaching certifications in goalkeeping. He has worked at the Lake Placid and Coastal Carolina soccer camps as a goaltending coach.

Al Gotsch, an Associate Director of Admissions, will serve as the 2010-2011 Faculty/Staff Mentor to both the Alpine ski and women's soccer teams.

Gotsch is responsible for the recruitment of students in Northern New York, including Clinton, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence Counties. He also recruits in the states of Vermont and New Hampshire. Gotsch serves as the liaison to the Athletic Department and helps coordinate the Augsbury/North Country Scholarship.

A graduate and former soccer player at Potsdam State, Gotsch has lived in the North Country for most of his life. He is an avid squash player and enjoys both reading and traveling.

"St. Lawrence University is the 'Gem of the Adirondacks.' What impresses me the most about this University is not only the numerous opportunities to explore, learn and travel, but the feeling of community and family that the students, faculty and staff share with one another. The bottom line: SLU is a fun and exciting place to work." -- Al Gotsch