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Lafayette College

Easton, PA 18042
Pennsylvania Northeast
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Mick Statham

Mick Statham is entering his 18th season as head coach of the Lafayette College women's soccer program in 2023. During his tenure, he has coached 22 All-Patriot League honorees.


Statham was previously named the Patriot League Coach of the Year, a first for the program, and also mentored the Leopards' first conference Offensive Player of the Year (Krista Kissell '21) and two-time Goalkeeper of the Year (Lauren Smedley '13). His student-athletes succeed in the classroom, with the program earning 10 Academic All-Patriot League selections. Two former players have also launched professional careers in Europe, with defender Kelly Chickering '16 and goalkeeper Kelly O'Brien '18 taking part in UEFA Women's Champions League action.


Statham's squad in the spring 2021 season earned three All-Patriot League selections, including first-team midfielder Sophie Saldivar '21, and placed a program-record two student-athletes (Kissell and Camryn Monfort '21) on the 11-player Academic All-Patriot League team. The team nearly had every player earn a spot on the conference's Academic Honor Roll, which is awarded to athletes who achieve a 3.2 GPA or higher during their sport's season.


In 2019, Lafayette secured a spot in the Patriot League Tournament for the third time in the previous four years after Kissell produced a league-high in assists en route to her Offensive Player of the Year selection.


Statham's squad qualified for the Patriot League postseason in both 2016 and 2017. In 2016, the Leopards earned their first-ever Patriot League Tournament victory -- a dramatic, double-overtime sudden victory in the quarterfinal round at Lehigh.


The Leopards finished at 8-7-1 overall in 2015, their first winning season since 2011. Kaelin King was honored as an All-Patriot League Second Team selection, an Academic All-Patriot League member and a CoSIDA Academic All-District II performer. Statham also coached a First Team All-League player in Chickering.


Statham coached Third Team All-Patriot League selection Jaclyn Giordano, who was also on the Academic All-Patriot League Team in 2013. Academically, Statham's 2012 team led the Patriot League with 22 Academic Honor Roll selections and in 2013 posted a combined 3.5 team grade-point average.


In 2012, Statham mentored a pair of All-Patriot League selections, First-Team choice Jill Dozier '12 and classmate Lauren Smedley, who was recognized with a place on the Academic Team.


In 2011, Lafayette posted a 9-6-2 mark and earned the second seed in the Patriot League Tournament.Statham collected a pair of personal accolades as a result of the season, including being named Patriot League Coach of the Year. The award was the first for a Lafayette head women's soccer coach in the 21-year history of the program. In May of 2012, Statham received the inaugural Maroon Club Athletic Staff Achievement Award, which is voted on by the Maroon Club Executive Committee and given to a full-time athletics department staff member who has demonstrated outstanding service to Lafayette College and its athletics program.


In addition to claiming the number two seed, Lafayette added three more accomplishments that were program firsts. A perfect 6-0-0 home record and a 4-2-1 Patriot League mark highlighted the campaign, as well as four players earning All-Patriot League selections.


In 2010, the turnaround began to translate to wins on the field as Statham led the Leopards to their most wins (6) during his tenure and the program's most since 2002.


Before taking the reins at Lafayette, Statham spent the 2005 season as the top assistant coach at Florida State, where he helped guide the women's soccer program to a 20-4-1 record and a Final Four berth. For his efforts, he was named Regional Assistant Coach of the Year by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).


Prior to coaching at Florida State, Statham spent one season as an assistant coach at the University of Pennsylvania, helping the Quakers to a 9-6-2 finish. In 2003-04, Statham was an assistant for the men's soccer program at Philadelphia University.


In addition to coaching at the college level, Statham served as team administrator and assistant coach for the Philadelphia Charge of the WUSA, as well as the former Director of Coaching and Player Development for the FC Delco Soccer Club in Downingtown, Pa., from 1999 to 2003. Then, in 2004, he worked as a staff member with the US U-19 Women's National Team.


Statham was the Head Girls Varsity Coach at Radnor High School (1997-2003) in Radnor, Pa., where he guided the team to its only PIAA state title.


He spent 1995-96 as the head men's soccer coach at Mount St. Mary College in Newburgh, N.Y.


A 1992 graduate of Franklin Pierce College (N.H.), Statham lettered four years, helping the Ravens to the NCAA Division II Tournament three times. This included a trip to the Final Four in 1991, when he was a team captain. An All-New England selection in 1990 for Franklin Pierce, Statham earned a degree in communications in 1992. Statham is a member of the Franklin Pierce College Hall of Fame following his induction in 2008 and his 1991 squad was inducted in 2007.


Before attending Franklin Pierce, Statham spent four years with one of England's most prestigious football clubs, Blackburn Rovers. In 1987-88 he was a professional youth coach with Bury Football Club and gained his English Football Association coaching license.


Statham currently serves on the staff of the U.S. National Training Centers for Pennsylvania.


The Manchester, England native and his wife, Kelly, reside on College Hill and have four children; Ryan, Matthew, Megan and Emma.

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Brian Herr

Brian Herr enters his 16th season with Lafayette, bringing two decades of coaching experience at the club, high school and collegiate levels to the Leopards. Lafayette has earned a spot in the Patriot League Tournament in 2016, 2017, and 2019. It marks the most successful run in program history. Herr coached Lauren Smedley to consecutive Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year awards in 2010 and 2011, the first time in Patriot League history that a player earned the distinction in back-to-back years.


Herr came to College Hill after spending three seasons as an assistant women's soccer coach at Villanova. With the Wildcats, he was responsible for training and developing the goalkeepers. In 2003, Herr helped mentor Villanova to a Big East Championship and a run to the NCAA Regional Semifinals. During his time with the Wildcats, he spent three years developing Jillian Loyden, who was a two-time Big East Goalkeeper of the Year and a First-Team NSCAA All-American. Loyden would go on to be capped 10 times with the US Women's National Team.


Prior to his stint at Villanova, Herr was a head coach and goalkeeping director for the FC Delco Soccer Club. It was then that Herr and Statham established a working relationship, as both worked in the FC Delco circle.


Herr was a four-year starter in goal at Drexel, setting the benchmark for career and regular season saves as a senior. He currently ranks 14th all-time in NCAA Division I with 483 career saves. As a sophomore, he earned First Team North Atlantic Conference honors, while his senior season drew Second Team All-American East and Philadelphia Soccer 7 Goalkeeper of the Year accolades.


Professionally, Herr taught for eight years as a secondary math teacher in the West Chester Area School District. He also spent six years (1996-2001) as the assistant camp director and staff coach for the National Olympic Soccer Camps. Herr also has coaching experience on the high school level, as he spent five seasons as an assistant at Radnor (2001-2002) and Conestoga (1998-2000) high schools.

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Dennis Bohn

In 23 seasons under the guidance of Dennis Bohn, the Lafayette men's soccer program has produced nothing but winning teams. Bohn has led the Leopards to winning seasons in 15 of his 23 years on College Hill, three Patriot League championships and three NCAA Tournament berths. His overall record entering his 23rd season at Lafayette is 180-144-74. His overall Patriot League record is 80-75-36.


Lafayette garnered its third Patriot League Championship under Bohn in 2012 after the Leopards defeated American in the Patriot League Championship Game to earn an automatic bid in the NCAA Tournament and a meeting with Virginia in the first round. A late goal by the Cavaliers ended Lafayette's championship year at 9-8-4, and also marked the first goal the Leopards surrendered to an opponent in 553:47 of game action, a streak the Leopards carried through the end of the regular season and into the NCAA Tournament.


The Leopards tied for the Patriot League lead with eight clean sheets on the year, all of which were backed by goalkeeper Nathan McDonald, who earned Patriot League Tournament MVP honors. Alec Golini '14, Brandon Turner '14 and Sean Peckham '13 were recognized as All-Patriot League performers, with Peckham and Turner claiming All-Mid-Atlantic honors as well.


Bohn's teams also achieve academically, as his 2013 squad earned the NSCAA College Team Academic Award for the seventh straight year and posted a 3.17 grade point average for the 2012-13 academic year, third-highest in the Patriot League. Eleven of Bohn's student-athletes landed on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, rounding out his total at 155 players honored in 13 seasons. Additionally, Ryan Dodds '15 earned a spot on the Academic All-Patriot League squad.


Success on the pitch has been a constant during Bohn's tenure on College Hill. The 2003 and 2005 teams both won the Patriot League Championship during a stretch in which the Leopards advanced to the championship game in four of five seasons.


When he arrived in Easton in 2001, Bohn guided Lafayette to winning records in 2001 and 2002 (8-4-5, 8-6-4), and boasted nationally-ranked defenses in both of those seasons. In his third year, the offense came through in key situations, including scoring seven goals over two games in the 2003 Patriot League Tournament to propel Lafayette to its third NCAA Tournament berth.


Bohn became the 18th coach in the history of Lafayette soccer on March 20, 2001 after serving two years as an assistant coach for the Leopards. Prior to coming to Lafayette, Bohn spent 1998 on the sidelines as an assistant at his alma mater, Columbia University.


Bohn graduated from Columbia in 1998 with a degree in Political Science. He was a four-year member of the soccer team and, as senior captain of the Lions, earned All-Ivy League honors as a defender. The Delran, N.J. native also earned a varsity letter in basketball his senior year at Columbia. He was inducted into the Roman Catholic High School (Philadelphia, Pa.) Sports Hall of Fame for his efforts in soccer and basketball. Bohn also played one year of professional soccer for the South Jersey Barons of the United Soccer League.


Bohn resides in Forks Township and has two sons, Cameron and Quinn.

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Gabriel Robinson

Gabriel Robinson is entering his sixth season on the Lafayette men's soccer coaching staff.


In the 2022 season, Robinson helped guide Lafayette to an overall record of 9-6-4. The Leopards finished the season ranked 25th in the country for team goals-against average (0.895). Six student-athletes were named to All-Patriot League teams and two earned United Soccer Coaches All-Region recognition. Along with on-field success, multiple Leopards earned recognition for their efforts in the classroom. Marcos Kitromilides was named a United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-American, Patriot League All-Academic and to the CSC Academic All District Team. Alex Sutton and Yiannis Panayides joined Kitromilides on the CSC Academic All District Team.


The Leopards finished the fall 2021 season with a 7-7-4 record. Nick Hazel and Marcos Kitromilides were both selected to the 2021 Men's MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List, just two of 44 players to be named to the list and the only student-athletes from the Patriot League. The Leopards also had five student-athletes who were named all-conference selections, along with Sebastian Varela being named to the Patriot League All-Academic Team.


In the spring 2021 season he helped coach six all-conference selections including the Co-Defensive Player of the Year, five All-Region, an All-American and a Scholar All-American. He was part of the staff that led the Leopards to a 6-0 undefeated regular season. The Leopards also found themselves breaking into the United Soccer Coaches Top-25 poll ranked No. 24 nationally.


During the 2019 season, Robinson helped lead the Leopards to a record of 9-7-5 with an appearance in the Patriot League championship game. In its run to the championship, Lafayette compiled 10 shutouts on the season, finishing ranked 17th nationally in shutout percentage (0.476) and 31st nationally in team goals against average (0.941). .


In 2018, the Leopards were ranked in the top 50 in the nation in goals against average, along with goalkeeper Alex Sutton being ranked 27th nationally in save percentage and defender Christian Williams being named to the All-Patriot League Third Team.


During his collegiate career at Cincinnati, Robinson was a two-time Academic All-Conference selection earning honors by both the Big East and American Athletic Conferences and was one of two Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) representatives for the NCAA, working with Division I student-athletes support services. He was a contributing factor in the team’s school-record six consecutive shutouts in 2012, along with being named to the TopDrawerSoccer.com Top 100 Freshmen list. In his time at Duquesne, the Dukes recorded an all-time program record of seven consecutive shutouts, finishing the season with nine total. Robinson also has playing experience in the Philadelphia Union and New York Red Bulls Youth Academies. Prior to arriving on the Hill, he worked with the Red Bulls as a Youth Trainer in the Pre-Academy Regional Development School as well as participating in training programs.


Robinson graduated in 2016 from Duquesne University with a bachelor of arts degree in Integrated Marketing Communication.

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Charlie Johnson

Johnson joined the Leopards coaching staff in February 2021, serving as the program’s goalkeeper coach.


In the 2022 season, Johnson assisted Lafayette to a record of 9-6-4 and a Patriot League tournament quarterfinal berth. Lafayette ranked No. 25 in the country for team goals-against average (0.895). Six Leopards were named to All-Patriot League Teams and two earned United Soccer Coaches All-Region honors.


During the fall 2021 season, Johnson helped lead the Leopards to a record of 7-7-4. The Leopards had five All-Patriot League selections as well as, Sebastian Varela, earning All-Patriot Academic Team. Nick Hazel and Marcos Kitromilides were both selected to the 2021 Men's MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List, out of 44 players in the entire country.


In Johnson’s first season in spring of 2021, the Leopards earned a 6-0 undefeated regular season record while winning the Patriot League North Division. Also, Johnson assisted in the program’s 13th Patriot League Championship appearance in the 31 years of the Patriot League Tournament. The Leopards also broke into the United Soccer Coaches Top-25 pool, ranked #24 nationally in the 2021 spring season. Lafayette goalkeepers ranked No. 57 in the nation in Goals Against Average with a 0.98. Johnson coached an All-American selection, the Co-Defensive Patriot League Player of the Year, five All-Region selections, and six All-Patriot League selections.


Prior to Johnson’s arrival, he also served as a first-assistant and goalkeeper coach for Pennsylvania State University – Harrisburg men’s program for two years. During his tenure, PSU Harrisburg captured its first North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) Championship and appeared in the NCAA Division III Soccer Championship Tournament for the first time in program history. In the fall 2019 season, PSU Harrisburg goalkeepers ranked first in the nation for regular-season shutouts (12 shutouts). Johnson also assisted in setting a new single-season win record (15 wins) with a 15-6-1 record.


From 2017-2019, Johnson served as the first assistant and goalkeeper coach at McDaniel College. While there, he assisted the program to its first winning season and playoff berth in 12 years. Also Johnson assisted helped push McDaniel to the program’s best defensive record for total goals-against in 20 years. Johnson and McDaniel compiled a record of 16-14-5 over two seasons.


Johnson attended York College of Pennsylvania, where he had a four-year playing career that included a Capital Athletic Conference title and a trip to the NCAA Division III Sweet Sixteen in 2013. He was a two-year team captain and appeared in 56 games for the Spartans, fourth all-time. Johnson also ranks in the top five of all goalkeeper records at York College.


He graduated from York College with a Bachelor’s degree in Sport Management and a minor in athletic coaching in 2017. He later earned his Master’s Degree in Kinesiology from McDaniel College in 2019. Johnson holds a United Soccer Coaches Advanced National Diploma and a United Soccer Coaches Goalkeeper Level 3 diploma.

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