The University of Scranton will begin competing in Landmark Conference in the fall of 2007. Conference members include:
The Catholic University of America
(Washington, DC)
Drew University
(Madison, N.J.)
Goucher College
(Baltimore, Md.)
Juniata College
(Huntingdon, Pa.)
Moravian College
(Bethlehem, Pa.)
Susquehanna University
(Selinsgrove, Pa.)
United States Merchant Marine Academy
(Kings Point, N.Y.)
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Head Coach Matt
Pivirotto
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Matt Pivirotto’s nine-year tenure as head coach of The
University of Scranton men’s soccer program has been highlighted
by three Freedom Conference post-season tournament appearances and
the development of 17 players who have gone on to earn all-league
honors, including Jeremy Basedow, the co-recipient of the 2002 Freedom
Conference most valuable player (MVP) award, and Tim Logan, the 2007
Landmark Conference Offensive Player of the Year.. Four of his
players—Basedow, Eric Kunzinger, Logan and Gary
Racich—have also been named all-regional by the National Soccer
Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).
A native of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and a former
standout player at Bishop Neumann High School and Lycoming College, Pivirotto
took over the Royal program just weeks before the start of the 1999 season.
Even though Scranton struggled through a 3-16 season, the record doesn’t truly
reflect Pivirottto’s efforts, especially on defense where the Royals allowed
an average of less than two goals a game.
Scranton bounced back the following year by posting an
8-9-1 overall record and earned its first Freedom Conference post-season tournament
berth since 1998 with a 4-2-1 mark in league play. After narrowly
missing the playoffs in 2001, the Royals earned another spot in the Freedom
Conference post-season tournament by earning the number three seed with a
5-2 record in league play.
In 2006, Pivirotto led the Royals to an 11-win season
and to the number one seed in the Freedom Conference tournament.
After defeating Drew University, 3-0, in the semifinals, the
Royals' put up a valiant effort before dropping a 1-0 decision to
defending champion DeSales University on Saturday, November 4, at
Fitzpatrick Field. Nevertheless, Pivirotto was recognized by his peers
who voted him the Freedom Conference Coach of the Year after leading
Scranton to its most wins since 1996. This past fall, he guided
the Royals to the championship match of the first-ever Landmark
Conference tournament.
Pivirotto put up some impressive credentials while a
player on the high school and collegiate level. He scored a career
record 77 goals at Bishop Neumann before enrolling at Lycoming, where he
finished as the Warriors’ all-time leading scorer with 128 total points.
He earned all-Middle Atlantic Conference honors four times and was the league’s
player of the year in 1996. He also garnered all-regional honors twice
by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). He graduated
from Lycoming in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science degree in business finance.
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