![]() ![]() ![]() The Beach were the class of the Big West in 2018, winning a regular season championship and a Big West Tournament crown to earn the program’s eighth NCAA Tournament appearance. The highlight of the year was sophomore center back, Elysia Laramie, who led the team with six goals scored eventually being named to the All-Big West First Team. The 2019 season was a tough one for Ingrassia’s squad, posting a 4-12-1 overall record and 2-5-1 in conference. In total, six players were named All-Big West including junior forward Lena Silano, who put together a historic, record book-changing season becoming just the ninth player in program history with ten-plus goals in a season. Dealing with injuries to more than half of his starting lineup including his 2019 leading scorer, Ingrassia led the Beach to a 9-7-2 overall record but unfortunately just missed out on the Big West Tournament in the final game of the season.ĭespite that, LBSU still had the Co-Defensive Player of the Year award winner in Kaitlin Fregulia and the Freshman of the Year in Maddy Perez. ![]() She was the second draftee in as many years after Kaitlin Fregulia was chosen as the 12th overall pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft.Īfter the 2020 season was cancelled due to COVID, Long Beach State overcame a lot of adversity during the 2021 campaign. Silano would go on to be selected by the Washington Spirit as the 34th overall pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft. Awards season saw striker Lena Silano earn Big West Offensive Player of the Year while Cherrie Cox earned Freshman of the Year, headlining a group of five All-Big West honorees. Looking to bounce back after just narrowly missing out on the Big West Championships the year before, Ingrassia’s squad posted an 8-7-6 overall record and 5-2-3 mark in Big West play on a run that got them into the Big West Championship match. That schedule has also paid dividends in terms of campus interest, as the program continues to set new attendance records, seeing 2,303 fans at George Allen Field in 2019 against UCLA. The program has beaten or tied a ranked program in 11 of the last 13 seasons as part of a schedule that annually is one of the toughest in the country. Ingrassia, who has led the Beach to 14 winning campaigns, has compiled an impressive 188-128-48 overall record in his 18 seasons at the helm. This all coming from a program that following the reinstatement of the team in 1998 did not have a winning record until Ingrassia arrived. The program’s elite eight run in 2011 was the deepest any Big West women’s soccer program has advanced into the postseason, and the program’s six NCAA appearances under Ingrassia are the most of any coach in Big West history. Under his leadership, Long Beach State has reached the elite eight of the NCAA Tournament, made seven NCAA Tournament appearances, and has won either the Big West regular season or tournament championship nine times. Long Beach State soccer has developed into a national contender under the direction of 19th-year head coach Mauricio Ingrassia. ![]()
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