Gettysburg College

Gettysburg College Athletics
Box 400 - 300 North Washington St Gettysburg, PA 17325

Division 3 Pennsylvania Northeast

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Matt Garrett

Garrett is entering his 17th season as head coach of Gettysburg’s women’s soccer team in 2023. The third coach in the 35-year history of the program, Garrett owns a 148-87-37 (.612 winning percentage) record through his first 16 campaigns, including an 88-45-17 mark in the highly competitive Centennial Conference (CC). He recorded his 100th career victory with a 1-0 win over Muhlenberg on Oct. 22, 2016.

Under Garrett, the Bullets posted 12 consecutive winning seasons and have won at least 10 matches eight times. Since his first year at the helm, his teams have never posted a record worse than a half-game under .500. Gettysburg has competed in the postseason in 11 of the last 12 campaigns.

The team returned to the national playoffs for the first time in five seasons in 2019, compiling a 13-5-1 overall record and finishing runner-up in the conference tournament. The Bullets maintained a spot in the regional rankings throughout the campaign and ranked as high as 25th in the Division III poll.

In the fall of 2015, Garrett steered the Orange and Blue to a 10-2-6 record, including a 7-2-1 mark in conference play. The team allowed only six goals during the entire campaign and tied the program record for shutouts for the third consecutive season with 13. Four Bullets were named All-Centennial Conference with Eliza Gray ’16 being tagged CC Player of the Year. Gray would garner first-team All-America status and finish as the program’s career leader in wins (47), GAA (0.46), and save percentage (.863).

The team also enjoyed an outstanding season in 2014, finishing 13-4-2 and earning an at-large berth in the NCAA Division III Championship. Gettysburg also went 9-0-1 in the Centennial Conference to place first in the CC standings, marking the top finish for the Bullets under Garrett. He was honored as the 2014 CC Coach of the Year.

Garrett’s teams have been typified by stingy defenses that have yielded less than one goal per game in 10 campaigns at the helm. Over the last 13 seasons, Gettysburg has racked up 124 shutouts in 255 matches.

Under Garrett, the Bullets have received 55 all-conference citations, including 12 on the first team. Garrett’s players have also received 15 all-region awards and two All-America certificates.

PRIOR TO GETTYSBURG

Garrett arrived at Gettysburg following a three-year assistant coaching stint with the men’s soccer team at his alma mater, NCAA Division II Slippery Rock University. During his tenure, the team qualified for the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) playoffs for the first time in 20 years and won its first championship in 30 seasons. The team made the PSAC playoffs again in 2006.

Prior to his return to Slippery Rock, Garrett spent three seasons as an assistant men’s soccer coach at NCAA Division I Robert Morris University. The Colonials won the Northeast Conference regular-season championship in 2001 and made the conference playoffs in all three seasons with Garrett on the staff.

OTHER EXPERIENCES

Garrett has also achieved success as a coach at the club level. He coached the Pennsylvania Under-19 champion Northern Steel in 1998. At the Under-16 level, he mentored his team to the 2003 and 2004 regional championships and qualified for the U.S. Club Soccer National Championships in the top Premier Division.

Garrett has amassed a number of awards and certifications, including National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) National and National Advanced Coaching Badges and English FA Prelim and Goalkeeping Badges.

PLAYING DAYS

A four-year starter and letterwinner at The Rock, Garrett was named captain his senior season. After graduating with a bachelor’s in sports management, he went on to play semi-professionally for various English soccer clubs in the south of western England. Along with these impressive credentials.

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Alex Panuccio

Panuccio joins the Bullets coaching staff as an assistant for the 2023 season.

He previously served as the head coach of the Camp Hill girls’ soccer team during the 2022-23 season, finishing the year with a record of 14-8-1, and securing a District championship. In addition to his work at the high school level, Panuccio has been a part of Keystone FC at the club level since 2017. He currently serves as the coach for the U16 and U18 girls' teams. Along with coaching at Keystone, he also spent time as an assistant coach for the men's soccer program at Penn State-Harrisburg for the 2018 season, helping the team to a record of 14-4-4.

Panuccio holds a USSF National D License and USSF National F/Grassroots License.

He brings an understanding of the game from both sides of the field. In 2022, he played in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) as part of the PA Classics team. Prior to the short spell at PA Classics, he played for Hershey NPSL from 2018 to 2021.

Panuccio's collegiate soccer career began at Division I St. Peter's, where he made a significant impact, earning regular playing time as a freshman. He then transferred to Penn State-Harrisburg, where he played his final three years. He was a two-time captain during his junior and senior years. As a center defensive midfielder/center back, he contributed 27 points on 11 goals and five assists to the team's success.

Panuccio graduated from Penn State with a bachelor of science in psychology, aligning with his desire to better understand and help people and benefiting his coaching and leadership abilities