Mauricio Ingrassia
	Position: Head Coach

Long Beach State soccer has risen to new levels under eighth-year head coach Mauricio Ingrassia, winning the program's first Big West Tournament championship in 2010, claiming an unprecedented three consecutive conference regular season titles from 2006-08, and making the program's first-ever NCAA Tournament appearances in 2008 and 2010.

Ingrassia has compiled an impressive 78-48-16 overall record in his seven years at the helm. He has led the 49ers to a Big West title in four of the last five years. During that span, LBSU has posted a 24-12-3 mark (.615) in conference play.

After being picked to finish sixth in the 2010 Big West Preseason Poll, the 49ers exceeded expectations, claiming the program's first Big West Tournament title and advancing to the NCAA Championships for the second time in the last three years. LBSU tied the school's win record, finishing with a 14-6-2 overall mark and was second in the Big West regular season standings at 5-2-1.

Lindsay Bullock was tabbed the Big West Midfielder of the Year for the second time in her career, while Bullock, Shawna Gordon and Nadia Link were first-team all-conference selections. Bullock, Gordon and Bo Rael were also named to the NSCAA All-West Region Team.

In 2008, the 49ers went 14-5-4, tying the single-season record for wins, while also establishing school records in goals (44), assists (37), points (125) and shots (326). The record-breaking campaign, which saw Long Beach State go undefeated in league play at 7-0-1, culminated in the program's third-straight Big West regular season title, its first at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship and its first appearance in the conference tournament finals.

LBSU racked up the postseason awards as Ingrassia was recognized as the Big West Coach of the Year. Lindsay Bullock was named the conference's midfielder of the year, while Liz Ramos earned top goalkeeper honors. In addition, the 49ers placed 10 student-athletes on the All-Big West team, with Bullock and Hayley Bolt also being named All-West Region selections. In 2009, Long Beach State suffered from the loss of 14 seniors from the previous season's championship squad as LBSU finished with an overall record of 5-11-3. Three 49ers earned all-conference honors and Bullock was also tabbed an All-West Region selection.

In 2005, the nation's 15th-ranked recruiting class quickly paid dividends, going 12-5-3, as Bolt was named the Big West Conference's Co-Freshman of the Year and joined Kim Silos as a freshman All-American, firsts for the LBSU program, as were the national and regional rankings during the season. Even more impressive was the fact that upwards of eight freshmen were starters.

A year older in 2006, the squad broke the school record for victories in a season, going 14-5-1 and winning the franchise's first Big West regular season title. LBSU also established itself in the top 25, remaining there for a good portion of the season. The defensive unit ranked 19th nationally in goals against average (0.64). Bolt was named the league's midfielder of the year, while Silos was the offensive player of the year. Both players earned all-region honors, another first for the program.

In 2007, the 49ers won their second consecutive Big West title after posting a 5-2-0 mark in conference action. Despite outshooting Cal Poly 21-to-3 in the Big West Tournament semifinals, the 49ers fell by a single goal.

The 49ers have also been recognized internationally. Bolt was invited to train with the U20 National Team during the spring of 2005, while Shawna Gordon attended the U20 National Team camp in Spring, 2009. Jenn Brooks and Mariko Strickland were also invited to the Australian National Team camp in Spring, 2007.

Prior to Long Beach State, Ingrassia won five state titles at Long Beach City College, the most by any coach in California history (1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003). The Vikings finished the season ranked in the nation's top five in five of his final seven years, including a No. 1 ranking in 2002 and 2003. Overall, Ingrassia went 184-24-8 (.870), and ended on a 55-game unbeaten streak which began in October, 2001.

From 2000-03, the Vikings went an astounding 95-3-1 (.965), starting with a 25-2-0 record in 2000, followed by marks of 24-1-0, and 24-0-1. In 2003 they went 22-0-0.

LBCC won five South Coast Conference titles (1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003), and made the playoffs eight times. The Vikings earned their first playoff berth in school history in 1996.

Over Ingrassia's tenure at LBCC, the Vikings had three national players of the year (2000, 2002, 2003), nine All-Americans, 13 all-region selections and numerous all-conference honors. Six players were also named the South Coast Conference Athlete of the Year.

In addition to his players' accolades, Ingrassia was named the NSCAA/adidas Junior College National Coach of the Year in 2003, and was tabbed the conference's top coach three times (1997, 2000, 2003) as well as California State Coach of the Year five times. Ingrassia holds a USSF National "A" Coaching License.

Ingrassia graduated from Cal State Fullerton in 1995 with a degree in psychology and earned his master's at Azusa Pacific in 1998. Ingrassia's playing days included two years at San Diego State (1989-1991) and another with the Titans (1993). Ingrassia has one daughter, Madison.