Pennsylvania College Of Technology Women's Soccer
Academic Snapshot
Enrollment
4,254
Team Information
Sport
Soccer
Gender
Women's
Division
NCAA Division 3
Location
Williamsport, PA
Coaching Staff (4)
Christa Matlack
Head Coach
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John McNichol
Assistant Coach
McNichol became the first full-time womens soccer coach in the programs history in 2014 as part of the institutions NCAA strategic initiative. McNichol guided the Wildcats to their first NEAC playoff appearance in 2015 after an 8-9-3 overall, 7-3-2 NEAC regular season record. Three of his players were named All-NEAC, five garnered USCAA All-Academic honors and one was named USCAA All-America Second Team. From 2008-2013, he has served as the top assistant for the Kings College mens soccer program. In that position, his primary responsibilities included recruiting, scouting and reports, and game and practice preparation. In addition, he also monitored and developed off-season conditioning and worked with goalkeepers. While there, McNichol helped the program to a 2013 MAC Freedom Conference Championship and a berth to the NCAA tournament. In 2008, the team also won the ECAC South Region Championships. His duties have also included organizing team fundraisers and clinics and helped plan play abroad trips in Europe. McNichol is also active in the community coaching from the Cantolao Explosion 95/96 Girls Club Team. Since 2012, he has run the U17 team developing training regiments, setting up tournament and showcase schedules, and helping players with recruitment. Under his guidance, the team won the 2014 EPYSA Presidents Cup and participated in the 2014 Region 1 Presidents Cup Tournament. McNichol has also been a fixture at elite camps working as a coach at Bucknell, University of Maryland, Mount Carmel High School, and Rock Rec. McNichol attended Kings graduating in 2008 with degrees in Marketing and Business Administration and 2010 with a Master of Science in Health Care Administration. From 2004-2008, he was a member of the mens soccer and baseball teams where he helped both teams make it to conference championships as a goalkeeper and pitcher winning in baseball in 2006. He captained both teams in his senior year. McNichol is a native of West Chester, Pa. and graduated from Devon Prep in 2004. He currently resides in Wilkes-Barre.
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Michaela Fazio
Assistant Coach
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Kristen Gedon
Coach
Gedon his assistant for the 2014 soccer season. Gedon has been active in the soccer community working as a coach for local soccer clubs. Since 2007, she has been with the Soccer Training Network (STN) working with many levels of athletes as well as developing, planning and conducting multiple practices a day for the programs camps. In 2012, Gedon also coached the West Brand Soccer Clubs U12 team and has been involved with the organizations summer camps since 2004. Gedon attended Misericordia University where she was a four-year member of the womens soccer squad. Her defensive skills on the team led her to be named the Freedom Conferences Defensive Player of the Week. She graduated in 2011 with a degree in Medical Imaging/Radiologic Technologist. A graduate of Central Mountain High School, she had a storied career on the womens soccer team helping them to a 2007 state semifinal appearance. Her efforts led her to be a named First-Team, All-League as well as the teams MVP. Outside of Penn College, Gedon works for the Federal Bureau of Prisons as a radiologic technologist. She resides in Watsontown.
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