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SVC Soccer
Keith Harmon, Head Coach

Keith Harmon is entering his 12th season at the helm of the Bearcat men's soccer team, and has established a top-notch program during his tenure, both on the field and in the classroom.  The winningest coach in the history of SVC men's soccer, he has accumulated 79 wins through the 2008 season.  The coach enjoyed a banner season in 2005, as he led the Bearcats to the NAIA Region IX semifinals, before falling to eventual NAIA National Champion Rio Grande University.  He has mentored over 30 players who received All-Conference accolades, including 2006 graduate Dave Suski, who graduated as the school's all-time leading scorer and was named the program's first NAIA All-American in 23 years.  Academically, Harmon's teams have played 16 players on the Presidents' Athletic Conference Academic Honor Roll dating back to the 2006 season. 

Harmon was also the head coach of the Lady Bearcat soccer program from 1999-2007, tallying a cumulative record of 80-73-10.  His women's team reached double-digits in wins five times during his tenure, and qualified for the NAIA American Mideast Conference playoffs four times over the span, and earned a trip to the ECAC playoffs in 2006.  The program produced its first two All-Americans under Harmon's guidance - midfielders Christine Basilone and Erin Mannella- as well as the only two players in program history to graduate with over 100 points, including 2004 grad Julie Gongaware and '09 grad Kylie Simonini.

A native of New Eagle, PA and graduate of Monongahela (now Ringgold) High School, Harmon attended Lock Haven University, where he was a three-year letterwinner on the soccer field for the Bald Eagles.  He later coached in the Mon Valley at the youth and cup levels, as well as at Ringgold, while serving as a referee in the USSF and WPIAL high school ranks.  He currently holds a USSF Class C coaching license. 

Brandon Bower, Graduate Assistant

Brandon Bower enters his first season as the Bearcats' graduate assistant coach after a productive four-year playing career in the green and gold.  A goalie, Bower played for the Bearcats from 2005-2008, finishing his career with 13 wins, including six shutouts, and a goals against average of 1.95.  He was a three-time selection to the Presidents' Athletic Conference Academic Honor Roll, graduating in the spring of 2009 with highest honors with a degree in History.

A native of Watsontown, PA and graduate of Warrior Run High School, he was a four-year letterwinner in goal, and graduated as salutatorian of his senior class, enroute to winning the Warrior Run Excellence in Academics and Athletics Award.  Brandon is the son of Tim and Dixie Bower, and is currently pursuing a Masters in Curriculum and Instruction at Saint Vincent. 

 

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