Catawba College

2300 W Innes St, Salisbury, NC 28144 Salisbury, NC 28144

Division 2 North Carolina Southeast

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Ken Hassler

Ken Hassler is set to start his 11th season as head coach of Catawba College men's soccer in the fall of 2023.

Entering the 2023 season, Hassler ranks fourth in program history with 61 career victories. Catawba has won 8+ matches in four seasons under Hassler, including 19 victories in the last two seasons alone.

Under Hassler, Catawba has claimed four wins over Top 25 opponents including the program's only two wins over top-7 opponents, highlighted by a win over No. 4 Coker in October 2021. At Catawba, Hassler has coached three First Team All-Americans, two all-region selections, one SAC Freshman of the Year and 11 all-conference picks. The team made its first appearance in the national poll in 16 seasons in October 2022.

Hassler became the head men’s soccer coach at Catawba prior to the 2013 season. He came to Catawba from the University of Montevallo (Ala.), where his teams compiled a 43-12-8 record and two Peach Belt Conference championships. The Falcons also earned three straight NCAA tournament bids, and were ranked No. 2 in the nation at one point.

In addition to winning games at Montevallo, Hassler’s 2011 and 2012 teams also earned NSCAA team academic awards.

Prior to Montevallo, Hassler was head coach at Pfeiffer (2004-10) and turned that Falcons squad into yearly NCAA Division II contender. Prior to Hassler’s arrival , Pfeiffer had won just 11 games in the previous two seasons combined. Under Hassler, Pfeiffer had top ten regional rankings in 2005-09. The 2009 Pfeiffer team tied the school record for wins (13) and defeated then No. 1-ranked Lees-McRae.

Hassler began his career as head coach of New England College in New Hampshire, in 1987. After stops as an assistant coach at Plattsburgh State (1989) and Ithaca (1990), Hassler took over as head coach at Alfred University (N.Y.) in 1991. Hassler enjoyed a 12-year stay at Alfred, where his teams were consistently ranked in the region.

Hassler graduated cum laude from Plymouth State College (N.H.) in 1985, earning a bachelor’s degree in physical education. He earned his master’s degree in physical education (sport psychology concentration) at Ithaca College in 1991.

Hassler and his wife, Luisa, reside in Salisbury. They have two children, Ken and Melanie.

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Nat Hubert

Nat Hubert enters his second year as Assistant Coach for Catawba College men's soccer in the fall of 2023.

Under Hubert, Catawba reached its first national ranking in 16 seasons with a no. 25 ranking in October 2022 on the heels of a six-match win streak.

Hubert joined the men's soccer staff in the summer of 2022 after spending the previous two years as the head coach and Director of College Recruitment for the Tennessee United Soccer Club. Hubert coached the U18 Boys Regional Team, U16 Girls Regional Team, and the U9 TUSC Academy. In his tenure, Hubert's teams captured two Division I State Championships at the U17 level, won the Raleigh Showcase twice, before leading his TUSC U19 team to a historic National Championship in 2022, where the team ended the season 22-0-0 in National League before beating the #1 and #2 ranked teams in the country to win Tennessee's first-ever Boys Championship.

Hubert also served as the Director of Fall and Spring Break Camps while also helping to coordinate numerous summer camps. He helped teach soccer fundamentals and strategy to over 750 kids in his time with Tennessee United.

Prior to his coaching career, Hubert was a four-year player at Belmont University from 2013-2017. Hubert appeared in 67 career games, scored five goals, dished two assists for 12 career points while with the Bruins.

Hubert has a Master's Degree in Management from the University of Nottingham, where he also won a National Championship as a player, assisting both goals in a 2-0 final win. He also has a Bachelor's Degree in Social Work. He is from Chichester, England.