Gene Smith - Women's Soccer Coach - Marist University Athletics

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Gene Smith

Title

Head Coach
Email

Eugene.Smith@marist.edu
Phone

Ext. 2697

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Gene Smith enters his first season as the head coach of the Marist women's soccer program with a plethora of coaching experiencing across NCAA Division II and Division III levels along with recruits who have garnered multiple All-Americans, All-Region, All-Conference, Players of the Year, Freshman Team selections, and Defensive Players of the Year.

Helped lead the Red Foxes to a 10-9-1 overall record and 5-4-1 record in conference The program advanced to the MAAC semifinals for the first time 2012 Junior forward Camille Bowen was selected first team All-MAAC, senior midfielder Ashlee Burke was selected second team All-MAAC Freshmen defender Bianca Furci and forward Keri Bradley were selected to the All-MAAC rookie team.


Named Great Midwest Athletic Conference (GMAC) Coach of the Year after winning the 2015 regular season championship and earning a NCAA Midwest Regional Ranking. Departed Davis and Elkins with a 25-11-3 overall record. Coached three student-athletes to All-Conference selections and two to All-Freshman selections. Smith also coached the Freshman and Offensive Player of the Year in 2015 and the Defensive Player of the Year in 2014.

Two-time PSAC Regular Season Champions and the PSAC Champions in 2014. Earned NCAA Quarterfinal appearance in 2013 and a NCAA Regional Championship appearance in 2014 Nationally ranked in the Top 25 in 2013 and 2014. Complied a 34-8-3 overall record

Amassed an impressive 38-2-6 overall record (.891) and a dominating 24-1-3 mark (.911) in conference play. Earned berths to the NCAA Tournament in each of the last two seasons after previously reaching the post-season only once prior to 2010.

Smith previously served five seasons as the head women's soccer coach at Plymouth State, an NCAA Division III program in Plymouth, NH. While with the Panthers, he guided the program to 30 victoris and four-straight appearances in the Little East Conference Tournament (2005-08). During his tenure, he coached two-time, all-conference forward Lauren Lavery, who finished her career among the Panthers' all-time leaders in goals, assists and points. Served as the Director of Coaching for the New Hampshire Classics and was the head coach of the under-17 Olympic Development Program (ODP) team. Under Smith's direction, the team advanced to the regional finals in back-to-back seasons – a first for New Hampshire Soccer. He also served with the US Youth Soccer ODP in Connecticut and Vermont.

A native of Connecticut, Smith finished his playing career as a two-year starter at NCAA Division III Norwich (VT) after originally playing at Xavier Smith has also competed and coached for several premier teams in his home state Smith also enjoyed success in semi-professional and professional settings with various teams in the United Soccer League (USL) and abroad	Earned his undergraduate degree from Norwich in 1998 before completing a master's degree from Northeastern (Mass.) in 2009