Head Coach: Susan Scheer (1st Year)

Scheer, a former assistant coach for the Division I Iona College women’s soccer program, enters her first season behind the bench for the Purchase Panthers women's soccer team. 

Scheer, a New Rochelle native, replaces Brian Piechowicz as head coach of the 2006 North Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament Champions. Scheer will look to guide the Panthers in 2007 in their new league, the highly competitive, Skyline Conference.

From 2002-2006, Scheer was the head coach of the James River High School girls varsity team in Richmond, VA. She was the 2003 Dominion District and Central Virginia Coach of the Year. From 2001 through the fall of 2006, Scheer also coached the girls elite travel team, the Richmond Strikers Soccer Club. Last year, she was named associate coach for the Region I Olympic Development Program.

Scheer joined the Iona Gaels in August 2006. In addition, she has an unique background as a physical therapist, strength and conditioning specialist and sports performance coach. Scheer has several coaching degrees, and has been employed since 1995 in different capacities as a physical therapist and conditioning coach.

As a player, Scheer suited up for the Olympic Development Program New Jersey State Team from 1984-1990. She also played for Hamilton High School East in Hamilton NJ, where she was named NSCAA All-American in 1988 and 1989. Scheer was team captain at Division I State University of New York at Stony Brook, where she enjoyed a successful playing career from 1990-93. 

Assitant Coach: 
Claudio Valenzuela (2nd Year)