Juniata College

Huntingdon, PA 16652

Pennsylvania Northeast

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Joseph Alianiello

Coach Joe Alianiello enters his fifth season as the Juniata women's soccer coach (2023).

Coach Alianiello, a native of Altoona, spent the last seven years at the University of Minnesota Crookston as the head women's soccer coach. While at Minnesota Crookston, he led the team to its best two seasons in school history while beating nationally and regionally ranked opponents for the first-time program history and setting school records in the fewest goals allowed in consecutive seasons. In 2015, he set the school record for most wins in a season and the program won six straight United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Awards. He leaves with the most conference wins in program history.

Prior to his time at the University of Minnesota, coach Alianiello spent a season as the assistant women's soccer coach/academic advisor at Winona State University, and before that he spent four years as the head coach at Concordia University in Saint Paul.

In his one season at Winona State they were the NSIC regular season champions and worked with the goalie's as they tallied eight conference shutouts and 10 overall. The team finished the year 14-4-1 and the starting goalkeeper received second team All-America recognition.

In his five years at Concordia he: led the team to wins over three conference opponents they had never defeated (Northern State, Southwest Minnesota State and Winona State), was named NSIC Coach of the Year, and broke six school records in the standout 2006 season (most wins in school history, most conference wins in school history, highest regular season finish, first ever postseason win in school history, first-ever appearance in the NSIC finals and third place in the NSIC Tournament). He is also the all-time wins leader at Concordia.

Alianiello graduated from Saint Francis University with a B.A. in History before getting his master's at Concordia University. He also played goalkeeper on the men's soccer team at Saint Francis all four years where he holds several records. He holds the single season record in goals against average, save percentage and shutouts in a season. He holds the career record in goals against average, shutouts, save percentage and wins. Alianiello was voted Team Defensive Player of the Year his final two years and served as a team captain his final year.

Alianiello resides in State College with his partner Jessica and their son Aidan Thomas.

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Marisa Lamb

Marisa Lamb is in her second season as an assistant coach for the Juniata women's soccer team in 2023.

Lamb began her collegiate coaching career with a stint at her alma mater, Chowan University, as the graduate assistant for the women's soccer team during the spring 2022 season.

Lamb played her final two collegiate seasons for the Hawks, opening her collegiate playing career at Monroe College, playing for the Mustangs for an NJCAA Division I National Championship in 2018 and an NJCAA Division I National Runner-Up campaign in 2019.

Lamb earned both her Masters's degree in organizational leadership and Bachelor's degree in Sports Management from Chowan University. At Monroe, she completed an Associate's degree in Sports Management.

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Kaleigh Dale

Kaleigh Dale is entering her fifth season as assistant coach for the Juniata women’s soccer program. She is a 2010 graduate of Frostburg State University in Frostburg, Maryland where she was a four-year player for the Bobcats at either the midfield or forward position.

“Kaleigh is a very seasoned assistant coach,” said head coach Scott McKenzie. “I consider us to be very fortunate to have her with us. She knows the game very well and is mature from the graduate assistant process and from being out in the field for a year already. Kaleigh knows how to coach, she knows how to manage student-athletes, she understands expectation, and I expect her to be able to hit the ground running with the team.”

As a player, Herring competed in four Capital Athletic Conference championship games, finally winning the title her senior year in 2009, three Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) tournaments, and one NCAA tournament. After completing her undergraduate degree at Frostburg, majoring in Exercise and Sport Science, Herring stayed on campus as a graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach for two years while earning her masters degree in education. She also served as the assistant soccer coach at Fort Hill high school during that time.

“I’m very excited to be joining coach McKenzie’s staff,” said Dale. “I was really drawn to the reputation of Juniata women’s soccer and the overall tradition here on campus not only in athletics, but on the academic side as well.

After completing her Masters degree, Herring was hired as the assistant women’s soccer coach at Marietta College. While there, she acted as the interim head women’s soccer coach and conducted all daily operations and recruiting aspects of the program.

Dale is a certified personal trainer and has a strong passion for strength and conditioning. Originally from Perry Hall, Maryland, she graduated from North Harford High School.

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Brendan Grady

Brendan Grady enters his third year as head coach of the men's soccer program in 2023. He brings over seven years of coaching experience to Juniata.

Grady's second year in charge in 2022 saw the Eagles post an 8-9-1 overall record for the most wins for the program in a single season and best winning percentage since 2013. Juniata elevated offensive production from 2021, going from 1.00 goals per game in Grady's first year to 1.78 goals per game. A 2-2 draw against Landmark Conference opponent Drew earned the Eagles their first point in the matchup in program history.

The 2021 season saw the Eagles reach several milestones in their first season with Grady at the helm. The defense tied for the most shutouts in program history and conceded the third fewest goals in a single campaign. The team also earned the most conference points since the 2014 season. Malvin Madzimbamuto was named Landmark Conference Rookie of the Year, the first player ever to be named the conference ROY. He also made the all-conference first team, the fifth player ever to earn that accolade and the first since 2014.

Coach Grady comes to Juniata after having served in several different capacities at his alma mater, most recently as the associate head coach and recruiting coordinator. Heavily involved in every aspect: he helped select the team and manage game tactics, established and implemented training priorities, and create scouting reports on the opposition.

In 2019, he helped the team earn an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and advance to the Sweet 16 while six players were named to the Centennial All-Conference team.

Prior to his time at Swarthmore, Grady spent two years as an assistant at Widener University, where he designed and installed training sessions focused on individual and team defensive shape. In 2009, the team set a program record for shutouts and conceded 17 fewer goals than the previous season. He worked with the midfielders and forwards to increase possession and goal-scoring opportunities; the team found the back of the net nine more times than the year prior.

Grady has worked with Chester-Upland Youth Soccer since 2012, starting as a program assistant and working his way up to becoming the Executive Director, a title he has held since 2018. He oversees all aspects of the club, including fundraising, grant writing, board management, budget process, strategic planning, payroll, staff development, and human resources.

Before coaching, Grady enjoyed a decorated career with the Garnet men's soccer program from 2004 to 2007. He was named the 2007 ECAC Tournament MVP after he led Swarthmore to the team title and also earned places on the NSCAA All-Mid-Atlantic Region and All-Centennial Conference teams, as well as the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team.

Also, Grady was a member of the California North Olympic Development Program's A-Team from 1999 through 2001, and he captained the San Juan Predators and Santa Clara Ruckus to the US Club National Championship and Y-League National Championship, respectively. On the scholastic level, he was most notably a member of the Bellarmine College Preparatory's 2002 squad, which was ranked #1 in the nation.

Grady earned a bachelor's degree in English from Swarthmore in 2009 and his master's of fine arts in poetry from the Warren Wilson MFA Program for Writers in 2012. He holds a USSF "B" coaching license.

Grady resides in Huntingdon with his wife, Courtney.

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John Mumford

John Mumford has been a member of the Juniata College men's soccer coaching staff since 1989, and the team's Associate Head Coach since the 2000 season. He was honored along with head coach Dan Dubois in 2013 as the Landmark Coaching Staff of the Year. In the 2015 season, he coached in his 476th game for the Eagles.

He was an assistant coach with Chris Noyes in 1989, before taking the reins of the program from 1990 through the 1999 campaign. The Eagles posted a 51-115-10 record during his 10 years as the program's mentor.

Mumford guided the Juniata soccer squad to its most productive times in the history of the institution. The Blue and Gold booters managed just 19 victories in the 11 seasons prior to Mumford's appointment as head coach. In his first three seasons as the Juniata boss, the squad registered 17 wins, including a then school-record 10-9 mark in 1992. It was the program's first .500 or better campaign.

A successful high school and college soccer player, Mumford graduated from Elizabethtown College in 1982. He started at wing midfield for two years in the Blue Jay program and played on the 1979 MAC championship team. Mumford was also on two teams that advanced to the NCAA Division III playoffs. He coached youth soccer in the Elizabethtown, Pa., area before coming to Huntingdon.

He attained his USSF "C" license in 1994 and his NSCAA national diploma in 1998. In 1999, Mumford picked up his Advanced National Diploma from the NSCAA.

In addition to his soccer coaching duties, Mumford is the Library Director at Juniata.