CUMBERBATCH NAMED WORCESTER STATE WOMEN'S SOCCER COACH

WORCESTER, MA, March 31, 2008 - Worcester State College athletic director Sue Chapman has announced the promotion of assistant coach Kevin Cumberbatch to the position of Head Women's Soccer coach.  Cumberbatch, who served as a Lancer assistant coach this season, replaces Matt Kagan who has been hired by Evansville University at the 1st assistant of their women's soccer team.  Assistant coach Brooke Johns will remain with the staff for the 2008 season.

Coach Cumberbatch joined the team last season after a successful playing career at Southern New Hampshire University.  He was a member of the SNHU team that played in the 2002 National Championship game.  He was selected as a captain of the team his senior season and was named to the all-conference team as a center back.  Coach Cumberbatch has been on the staff at the Nutmeg Soccer School in Manchester, NH for 5 years.

Coach Cumberbatch takes over the reigns of one of the top women's soccer programs in New England for the past 4 season.  The Lancers have been to each of the last 4 NCAA tournaments and this past season enjoyed their most successful year in program history.  The team, which finished with a 16-6 record; tying the school record for wins in a season, advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 this year after winning the Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference postseason tournament.  The team recorded another first as in the final coaches' poll of the season the team finished ranked 21st in the country.