Tracey Leipold '94 is in her seventh season as the head women’s soccer coach of her alma mater after being named the program's sixth head coach on July 31, 2009.
“I am very excited about returning to Le Moyne and leading the Dolphin soccer program to new heights,” said Leipold at the time of her hiring. “Le Moyne has so much to offer the student-athlete that I am anxious to begin this journey. I want to thank Matt for allowing me this opportunity.”
”Coach Leipold provides a fabulous background of Division I and Division II college soccer experience to our program,” said Bassett. ”The combination of Tracey's head coaching experience coupled with her days as a very successful student-athlete here at Le Moyne will help to ensure a seamless transition as we move forward.”
In her first year with the Dolphins, Leipold guided the team to a 10-7-2 record. Le Moyne reached double-digit wins for the first time since the 2000 season and for only the sixth time in the program's 30-year history. A pair of Leipold's players (senior Christina Harrison and junior Riane Fletcher) were named to the Northeast-10 Conference Second Team, while Christie Morano was named the Conference's Freshman of the Year and selected to the Third Team and All-Rookie Team.
In her second season at the helm of her alma mater, Leipold led the Dolphins to a 7-7-3 record, including a mark of 5-7-3 in conference action. Leipold became just the second coach in the program's history to post a .500 or better winning percentage in each of their first two seasons. Morano became the second player in the program's history to be named to the Northeast-10 Conference First Team (Harrison in 2006 & 2008) and the fourth player in the last five years to earn All-Region accolades with an appearance on the third team.
Leipold returned to Le Moyne from Division I Coastal Carolina University, where she was an assistant for three seasons. During that time, Coastal Carolina compiled a record of 41-18-4 with two regular season titles and two appearances in the Big South Championship game. Working primarily with the defense, Leipold helped guide the team to a program-record 12 shutouts in 2007.
Prior to CCU, Leipold spent four seasons as the Head Coach & Athletic Counselor at Lees-McRae College, a Division II member of the Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference. In leading the program to a 41-31-7 overall record, Leipold also served the athletic department and student-athletes as an Athletic Counselor. Before joining the coaching staff as an assistant coach in 2000, she served as an Assistant Sports Information Director for four years.
As a four-year starter in goal from 1991-94, Leipold anchored a defense that guided the Dolphins to a 48-24-1 overall record. In setting a program record with 12 wins in 1992 and 1993, her four seasons on the ’Heights’ was the most successful period in program history. In her senior season, the Dolphins finished the season ranked seventh nationally.
