Alex Mendolia Selected as St. Joseph's Men's Soccer Coach

Patchogue, NY| St. Joseph’s College (L.I.) Assistant Vice President & Senior Director of Athletics & Recreation Shantey M. Hill announced on Tuesday afternoon the appointment of Alex Mendolia as the new head coach of the institution’s men’s soccer program.

Mendolia arrives at St. Joseph’s with a plethora of college coaching experience on both the men’s and women’s sides. His latest stint was with NCAA Division I program Stony Brook University, where he served as assistant coach of the women’s soccer team for the 2015 season. His responsibilities included organizing and executing training sessions and assisting with player recruitment.

Prior to his time at Stony Brook, Mendolia worked as an assistant coach for LIU Post’s nationally ranked men’s soccer program during the 2012, 2013 and 2014 seasons. With the help of Mendolia, the Pioneers won three East Coast Conference (ECC) regular season championships, two ECC postseason championships (2012, 2013) and made three NCAA Division II Tournament appearances, claiming an East Regional championship in 2014. During the 2014 season, Mendolia also served as an assistant for Post’s women’s team, who posted a 15-3-1 record and earned an NCAA Tournament bid.

“I am extremely excited to be offered this position,” Mendolia said. “The St. Joseph’s men’s program has always had a successful history competing in Skyline Conference and my goal is to continue to achieve success.”

With the Golden Eagles, Mendolia returns to the Skyline Conference having spent the 2011 season as an assistant with Farmingdale State. A four-year letterwinner for the Rams, Mendolia tallied nine goals and 32 points in 69 games as a midfielder from 2007 to 2011. Upon graduation, Mendolia’s 14 career assists was tied for the most in school history, and his tally of eight assists in 2008 set a school record.

In addition to his primary coaching duties, Mendolia has worked as coaching director/travel coach at New York Rush: Stony Brook Soccer Club since 2011 and served as assistant director at Future Stars Soccer Camp from 2008 to 2012.

Mendolia has also coached internationally in Cameroon with the Cameroon Rush Exchange in 2013 and received coaching education in Spain, where he visited with FC Barcelona, Real Madrid C.F. and Rayo Vallecano in 2013 and 2014.

After earning his Bachelor’s degree in business management technology from Farmingdale in 2011, Mendolia received a Master’s in soccer coaching education from Ohio University in 2015. He also holds several USSF licenses in addition to NSCAA Advanced National and Goalkeeping diplomas.

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