HEAD COACH BRIAN McGRANE

Oswego State head women's soccer coach Brian McGrane, who enters his third season at the helm, looks to continue the program's growth during the 2009 campaign. McGrane came to Oswego State after serving as the head coach at Elmira College in 2006, where he also served as the Director of Intramurals. Prior to his position with Elmira, he served as an assistant for the men’s soccer programs at both Plattsburgh State and St. Andrew’s Presbyterian College in North Carolina.

“This is my third season with Oswego State and I am thrilled to be involved in the SUNY Athletic Conference.  I know how great it is at developing student-athletes.” McGrane added, “Oswego State is a great school with tremendous support from faculty, administration and students for their athletic programs. I am hoping that the team and I continue to grow from my first two seasons and we can work our way to the top of the SUNYAC conference.”

"I want to instill a hard-working attitude and also make it enjoyable if I can," McGrane said. “It takes a lot of discipline and focus to develop into a fierce competitor in this conference, but it is also important to enjoy what you are doing. My intent is that we can have fun without compromising our ability to work hard every day.”

In the summer of 2008, McGrane coached the Central region men’s open soccer team to a gold medal in the Empire State games, their first medal in soccer since 2002.   

McGrane is a graduate of SUNY Plattsburgh where he earned All-America honors in 2001 as a midfielder.  In 2001, he was also voted SUNYAC player of the year as well as Plattsburgh State male athlete of the year.  He was a four-time First Team All-Region and All-SUNYAC player.  

E-mail: brian.mcgrane@oswego.edu
Campus Phone: x2879

ASSISTANT COACH MAUREEN KASPEREK

Kasperek enters her third season as assistant coach at her alma mater in 2009. A 2006 Oswego State graduate, Kasperek finished her Oswego State career as the program's all-time leading scorer with 71 goals and 12 assists for 154 points. She was a four-time All-SUNYAC selection and earned All-Northeast Region honors by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.