Kansas City, Mo. - For the second year in a row, Head Coach Gary Book and the Adelphi University men's soccer coaching staff have been named the United Soccer Coaches East Region Staff of the Year, it was announced Friday morning. It is also the third time in four years that the Panthers have earned the honor.
In 2019, Book and his staff guided Adelphi to a 15-3-1 finish, a fourth-straight Northeast-10 Conference regular-season championship and the program's first-ever No. 1 national ranking in the United Soccer Coaches Division II Top 25 Poll. Book was also voted as the NE10 Coach of the Year by his peers.
The Panthers boasted a vaunted offense that scored the most goals (47) of any team in the NE10, while limiting opposing teams to an average of just 1.18 goals per contest. Since his arrival at Adelphi in 2018, Book has posted an impeccable 32-7-3 record, translating to a .797 winning percentage.
Each of the 48 (24 men's and 24 women's) staffs receiving Regional Staff of the Year honors will be recognized at the College Coaches Awards Reception on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020 at the United Soccer Coaches Convention in Baltimore, Md. In addition, the Regional Staff of the Year recipients will be placed on the ballot for United Soccer Coaches National Staff of the Year consideration within their respective NCAA division. The ballot will include the addition of coaching staffs from any schools which advance to the semifinals of their NCAA Championship.
- Release provided by Adelphi athletic communications
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