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.
