Lake Erie College Women's Soccer

Carl Contrascier is entering his second season as the head coach of the Storm women's soccer program in 2025. Contrascier came to Lake Erie after serving as an assistant coach for the men's soccer program at Case Western Reserve during the spring of 2024. Prior, he spent eight years with the Division I Cleveland State University men's and women's soccer programs. He started as an assistant coach and goalkeepers coach with the women's team in 2015 and was promoted to associate head coach prior to the 2021 season. Contrascier worked with the Viking men's program as its goalkeeper coach from 2019-23. During his time with the CSU women's soccer team, Contrascier helped the Vikings go 49-55-14 (.475) across seven seasons, including three appearances in the Horizon League Championship Tournament. In his second season with the program, the Vikings had the best season in program history, recording an 11-7-1 overall record and securing the program's first-ever appearance in the Horizon League Championship match. Prior to his time in Cleveland, Contrascier spent two seasons working as an assistant coach and goalkeepers coach for both the men's and women's teams at John Carroll University, his alma mater. Both Blue Streak teams appeared in the Ohio Athletic Conference Championship match during his time at the University Heights campus. As a player, Contrascier was named to the All-OAC First Team in 2011 and finished his career with 27 wins (third-most in JCU history), 15 shutouts (third-most in JCU history), and 193 saves (fourth-most in JCU history). Contrascier has coached a variety of youth and club teams in the Cleveland area, most recently serving as the Head Coach of the Cleveland Force SC U15 and U19 ECNL Teams. He has earned the USSF National B License, USSF National Youth License, NSCAA State Goalkeeping License, and NSCAA Director of Coaching License. Contrascier graduated from John Carroll in 2012 with a bachelor's degree in history and education and earned an associate degree in the arts from Cuyahoga Community College in 2010.

Robert Miller is entering his second season as an assistant coach of the Storm women's soccer program in 2025. Miller came to Lake Erie after serving as an assistant coach at Notre Dame College from 2011-2023. During his 13-year tenure with NDC, the Falcons compiled a record of 135-66-30 while finishing as the Mountain East Conference (MEC) tournament champions three times and regular season champions five times. The Falcons also appeared in the NCAA DII tournament three times during his time. After finishing the 2020-2021 season with a 6-2-3 record and an MEC title, Miller and the NDC staff were named NCAA DII Atlantic Region Coaching Staff of the Year. In addition to Lake Erie, Miller has been heavily involved with the Cleveland Force Soccer Club. He has served as the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) Girl's Director of Coaching since 2020 and was the United States Soccer Girl's Development Academy Director of Coaching from 2018-2020. He also serves as an Ohio North Coaching Instructor, a role he has held since 2002. From 2003-2018 he was a part of the Region II Olympic Development Program staff and was the Head Age Group Coach from 2014-2018. He also served as the CSA Impact Girl's Director of Coaching from 1999-2017 and currently holds an A License and a National Youth License from the United States Soccer Federation (USSF). Miller graduated from John Carroll University in 1997 with a B.A. in Communications. During his undergrad, he was a four-year member of the men's soccer team and helped the Blue Streaks win Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) regular season titles in 1993 and 1995 and the tournament championship in 1993. He currently resides in Mentor with his wife Julie and their three children, Kai, Harlow, and Cade.