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Head Women's Soccer Coach

Ms. Elizabeth Masterson
(607) 735-1973

Elizabeth Masterson enters her first season as Head Women’s Soccer Coach at Elmira College.

Prior to Elmira College, Masterson served as the Assistant Women’s Soccer Coach at Manhattanville College for the past two seasons. This past fall, Masterson helped guide the Lady Valiants to a 2007 ECAC Metro Tournament Championship and an undefeated regular season conference record. While at Manhattanville, Masterson played a major role in the recruiting process, fundraising activities, and was responsible for the planning and implementation of daily training sessions.

In her first season on staff with the Valiants, Masterson helped oversee the second largest Division III turnaround in the nation, as she helped guide Manhattanville to a college-record 14 wins and the first ECAC Metro Tournament Championship in program history.

A 2005 graduate of St. Lawrence University, Masterson was a four year member of the Women’s Soccer program. Throughout her time with the Saints, Masterson garnered a variety of honors both on and off the field. She was a four-time First Team All-Liberty League award winner, a First Team East Regional honoree in 2002, and a First Team NSCAA All-American selection in 2003. In her final season with the program Masterson was named Captain by her coaches and teammates.

In the summer of 2005, Masterson made the jump to the professional level playing for the Massachusetts Stingers of the Women’s Professional Soccer League. After one season with the Stingers, she then joined the Rochester Rhinos in April of 2006 where she captained the Semi-Professional team through its first two seasons of existence.

Coach Masterson earned a B.A. in Government at St. Lawrence University.  She later received a masters degree in Sport Business Management from Manhattanville College.

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Assistant Women's Soccer Coach & Head Junior Varsity Coach

Ms. Aileen Ascolese
(607) 735-1974

Aileen Ascolese enters her second year as Assistant Varsity Women’s Soccer Coach and Head Junior Varsity Coach at Elmira College.

Ascolese, who graduated Magna Cum Laude from Rider University in May of 2006, earned a Bachelors of Arts in Communications. As a member of the Division I Women’s Soccer program, Ascolese was a four year starter and one of the team’s top midfielders having played in a total of 80 games throughout her four seasons with the team. She currently is ranked fifth all-time in assists at Rider and was the team captain in 2005 and was named as the teams' Unsung Hero.

She has also been a member of various club and state teams throughout Massachusetts. In 2003, she captained the Massachusetts State Games of America Team, where she helped lead the team to two gold medals in that same year. Ascolese currently holds a United States Soccer Federation (USSF) D Coaching License, a National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) National Goalkeeping Diploma, a NSCAA National Diploma, and is a certified referee and has worked a variety of soccer camps since 2004. 

Coach Ascolese is pursuing a master’s degree in Education.
 

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