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Saint Leo University

Saint Leo University Athletics
 33701 State Road 52 Saint Leo, FL 33574
Division 2 Florida Southeast
Private Small Competitive team
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Ged O'Connor

Ged O’Connor returned to the Saint Leo sidelines in August of 2021. O’Connor spent the previous four seasons at NCAA Division I Troy University following 11 years at the helm of the Saint Leo Lions women’s soccer program from 2006-2016. O’Connor helped the Green and Gold capture the program’s two Sunshine State Conference Tournament Championships in 2008 and 2016 along with its’ pair of SSC Regular Season Championships in 2011 and 2016.


Fast Facts

Alma mater: Webber International

Seasons coached: 16 seasons

Coaching record: 162-121-24 (.527)

Seasons coached at Saint Leo (2006-2016): 13

Record at Saint Leo: 133-84-16 (.570)


Coaching History

O'Connor led the Trojans from Troy to a program record seven Sun Belt Conference victories in just his third year at the helm as he came just two points shy of capturing the first regular season Sun Belt Conference Championship for the program as the team went 7-1-2 in league play. O'Connor finished his time at Troy with a career mark of 162-121-24 including 133-84-16 at Saint Leo.


O'Connor took over as the Lions' head coach in 2006, leading the team to the most successful season in program history. Prior to taking the on the head coach title at Saint Leo, he served as an assistant coach for four seasons.


Before his coaching career took off at Saint Leo, he was a professional Irish dancer in 2001-02.


Personal History

O'Connor is a 1999 graduate of Webber International University where he was a starting goalkeeper for four seasons. He was named to the Scholar-Athlete All-Region team at Webber. O'Connor graduated with a 3.79-grade point average. During the summer of 1997, he was a member of the Runcorn FC Division 5 team in England, a semi-pro team.


O'Connor earned his MBA from Saint Leo University in May of 2004. He also now holds an NSCAA National Goalkeeping License Level II and an NSCAA Premier diploma. In addition, the Manchester, England, native is also a member of the NSCAA coaching education staff and the chairperson of the NSCAA Regional Rankings and South Region Committees.

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Arielle Kabangu

Kabangu, who was a four-year member of the Saint Leo women's soccer program from 2013-16, returned to her native Canada following her collegiate career and began working at My Place Home Care while also serving as a writer/researcher for AK Consulting which she has continued until being offered the position at Saint Leo. She returned to the Green and Gold in the Fall of 2021. Previously as Saint Leo student-athlete, she put together an impressive playing career which led to her being named the Sunshine State Conference Player of the Decade for 2010-19. She was a three-time NSCAA All-American while scoring 65 career goals and collecting 151 points. She was a six-time All-American when considering all the awarding organizations and was four-time All-SSC First Team selection. She was a two-time Player and Offensive Player of the Year award recipient including her freshman and senior campaigns. She also earned Freshman of the Year honors in 2013 marking just the second time in SSC history in which one player was named Freshman, Offensive and Player of the Year during one season.


Kabangu is the current Saint Leo record holder for career goals (65), career points (151), career shots (305), career multiple-goal games (18), single season shots (85) and single season multiple goal games (7). She helped lead the Lions to the NCAA Tournament as a sophomore in 2014 and then led the team in 2016 to the SSC Regular Season Championship, SSC Tournament Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance.


She graduated from Saint Leo University in 2017 with a degree in business administration.

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