Bio

Tim Wassell – Men's Soccer, 2004-05; Women's Soccer Head Coach, 2007-09

Wassell made significant impacts on Penn State Altoona's soccer programs as both a player and a coach. As a two-year goalkeeper for the men's soccer team, he earned All-AMCC and All-Region honors in each of his seasons and was named Penn State Altoona's Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2005. After graduation, Wassell returned to Penn State Altoona to coach the women's soccer team for three seasons, including guiding the Lady Lions to their first AMCC title in 2008, during which the team went undefeated until a 1-0 loss in the NCAA Tournament. Wassell currently serves as the Penn State women's soccer program's recruiting coordinator and assistant coach.

Men's Soccer Playing Records and Recognitions:

• Career Records (at the time of nomination)

-3rd in Save Percentage (.813)

-4th in Saves Per Game (3.14)

-1st in Goals Against Average (0.73)

-5th in Wins (11)

-2nd in Saves (135)

-1st in Shutouts (19)

• Single Season Records (at the time of nomination)

-9th in Saves (69, 2005)

-10th in Saves (66, 2004)

-5th in Save Percentage (.815, 2004)

-6th in Save Percentage (.812, 2005)

-2nd in Goals Against Average (0.69, 2004)

-3rd in Goals Against Average (0.76, 2005)

-T-6th in Wins (8, 2004)

-1st in Ties (3, 2004)

-1st in Shutouts (10, 2004)

-2nd in Shutouts (9, 2005)

-T-1st in Games Played (22, 2004)

• Awards and Accomplishments

-Posted a 641-minute shutout streak in 2004, which, at the time, ranked in the top 15 in NCAA Division III history

-First team All-AMCC Goalkeeper (2004, 2005)

-NSCAA Mid-Atlantic All-Region Team selection (2004, 2005)

-Chosen as Penn State Altoona's Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2005)

-Voted as the AMCC Men's Soccer Preseason Player of the Year (2005)

-Led the AMCC in save percentage (2004, 2005)

-Earned a place on the AMCC Academic All-Conference team (2004, 2005)

Women's Soccer Coaching Accomplishments:

            -Career record: 48-11-5

            -Coached team to its first AMCC title and NCAA Division III Tournament appearance (2008)

            -Led team to undefeated regular season in 2008; lost 1-0 to Otterbein in NCAA Tournament

            -NSCAA Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year (2008)

            -AMCC Coach of the Year (2007, 2008)

            -Team recorded 39 shutouts in 64 games

            -Coached 18 All-AMCC honorees and three NSCAA Great Lakes All-Region selections