After over 20 seasons as the head coach of the Allegheny men's soccer team, Angelo Panzetta was named Director of Athletic Equipment and Facilities in the summer of 2022.
A two-time North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Coach of the Year, Panzetta ranks first on the school’s all-time wins list with 165 career victories and is one of only two coaches in program history with 100 or more wins.
In total, Panzetta has coached over 70 All-NCAC selections and 14 All-Region honorees. In addition, five Gators earned NSCAA All-East Regional Scholar Honors.
Allegheny has made nine NCAC Tournament appearances under the tenure of Panzetta, earning an NCAA Tournament bid in 2004 by using the momentum from the first NCAC Championship in program history over Denison in penalty kicks to advance to the third round of the NCAA Tournament.
Once in the NCAA tournament, Allegheny earned the first two NCAA Tournament wins in program history by defeating Transylvania and Carnegie Mellon in penalty kicks before falling to eventual National Champion Messiah.
The Gators made back-to-back NCAC tournament appearances in the 2010 and 2011 seasons, marking the first time since 2006 and 2007 that the Gators made the post-season in consecutive campaigns.
Panzetta earned his first NCAC Coach of the Year honor in the 2002 season, as the Gators posted a 14-6-0 record, tying the school record for wins, while earning the a team a spot in the conference championship game. Allegheny’s magical run in 2004 earned Panzetta his second NCAC Coach of the Year accolade.
A native of Irondequoit, N.Y., Panzetta is a 1989 graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), where he turned in a standout collegiate career, becoming the school’s first three-time NCAA Division III All-American First Team selection. While at RIT he led the Tigers to four NCAA playoff appearances, four Empire Athletic Association (EAA) titles, and a 55-7-7 record. Panzetta was also a two-time EAA Player of the Year, and was inducted into the RIT Sports Hall of Fame in 1994.
Following his career at RIT, Panzetta was selected in the first round of the 1989 Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) draft by the Baltimore Blast. He helped Baltimore to a berth in the MISL championship series in 1990, and finished second in the Rookie of the Year balloting. After two seasons with the Blast, he went on to play three seasons for the National Professional Soccer League’s Harrisburg Heat where he helped the team to three playoff appearances. Panzetta is a member of the Harrisburg Heat Hall of Fame, and was recently named to the Heat’s All-Decade team for the 1990s.
Before coming to Allegheny, Panzetta served as the top assistant to Dean Foti at Division I Syracuse University. During his seven years as an assistant with the Orangemen, Panzetta coached 18 All-Big East Conference selections, and helped the team advance to the Big East Tournament Semifinals in 1999, and a quarterfinals appearance in 2000. Panzetta earned a master’s degree in Exercise Science from Syracuse in May of 2000.
Panzetta’s other coaching experience includes one season at his alma mater RIT, and two seasons as an assistant coach at Gillman High School in Baltimore, Md. He has also coached the New York West Olympic Developmental Program’s (ODP) Under-17 team, and was an evaluator for the Region 1 ODP staff. He is licensed with the United States Soccer Federation, holding an A License.
Panzetta and his wife Gina currently reside in Meadville with their daughter Marissa.
Allegheny Career Coaching Highlights
2022
All-NCAC: Shane Lisman (HM)
2021
All-NCAC: Shane Lisman (HM)
2019
Two All-NCAC selections: Danny Reid (HM), Owen Harkins (HM)
2018
Two All-NCAC selections: Liam McKersie (2nd), Danny Reid (HM)
2017
Two All-NCAC selections: Bryce Evans (2nd), Izaak Miller (HM)
2016
All-NCAC: Bryce Evans (2nd)
2015
Two All-NCAC selections: Bruce Evans (2nd), Jake Pugilese (HM)
2014
Two All-NCAC selections: Tolossa Hassan (HM), Axel Monzon (HM)
2013
Two All-NCAC selections: Axel Monzon (HM), John Lichina (HM)
2012
Two All-Region selections: Tim Egan (1st), David DelGreco (2nd)
Five All-NCAC selections: David DelGrecco (1st), Conor Azevedo (1st), Tim Egan (1st), Comeron Olson (HM), John Lachina (HM)
2011
All-Region: Tim Egan (2nd)
NCAC Championship Appearance
Five All-NCAC selections: Tim Egan (1st), David DelGreco (2nd), Matt Weitraub (2nd), Drew Miller (HM), John Lachina (HM)
2010
NCAC Championship Appearance
Four All-NCAC selections: D.J. Egan (1st), Brian Terpin (2nd), Tim Egan (HM), John Lachina (HM)
2009
Three All-NCAC selections: D.J. Egan (2nd), Chris Brennan (HM), James Fulton (HM)
2008
Four All-NCAC selections: Nathanial Yates (1st), Ryan Floyd (2nd), Peter Subasic (HM), D.J. Egan (HM)
2007
All-Region: Ryan Larkin
NCAC Runner-Up
NCAC Championships Appearance
NCAC Defensive Player of the Year: Eric Sloan
Six All-NCAC selections: Eric Sloan (1st), Andrew Stutzman (2nd), Pat Bowman (2nd), Ryan Larkin (2nd), D.J. Egan (HM), Jeremy Garbutt (HM)
2006
Two All-Region selections: Mark Dobish (3rd), Eric Sloan (3rd)
NCAC Runner-up
NCAC Championship Appearance
Five All-NCAC selections: Mark Dobish (1st), Eric Sloan (1st), Nathanial Yates (2nd), Chris Fedele (HM), Dan Carik (HM)
2005
NCAC Runner-Up
NCAC Championship Appearance
Seven All-NCAC selections: Alan Carr (1st), Brian Manougian (1st), David Roberts (2nd), Eric Sloan (2nd), David Recker (2nd), Nathanial Yates (HM), Jeremy Garbutt (HM)
2004
NCAA Championship Sweet 16
NCAA Championship Appearance
NCAC Champion
NCAC Championship Appearance
NCAC Coach of the Year
NCAC Newcomer of the Year: Eric Sloan
Five All-NCAC selections: Josh Johnson (1st), Ben Montgomery (1st), Marc Scuilli (2nd), Eric Sloan (2nd), David Recker (HM)
2003
All-Region selections: Ben Montgomery (2nd), Brian Manougian (HM), Matt Moffa (HM)
NCAC Championship Appearance
NCAC Offensive Player of the Year: Ben Montgomery
Five All-NCAC selections: Ben Montgomery (1st), Matt Moffa (1st), Marc Scuilli (2nd), Eric Bland (2nd), Brian Manougian (2nd)
2002
Three All-Region selections: Justin DeLeon (3rd), Kyle Henry (3rd), Josh Ver Hague (3rd)
NCAC Runner-Up
NCAC Championship Appearance
NCAC Coach of the Year
Six All-NCAC selections: Justin DeLeon (1st), Kyle Henry (1st), Josh Ver Hague (1st), Adam Fletcher (2nd), Ben Montgomery (HM), Matt Moffa (HM)
2001
All-Region: L.J. Marks (HM)
NCAC Championship Appearance
Player of the Year: L.J. Marks
Five All-NCAC selections: Kyle Henry (1st), L.J, Marks (1st), Patrick Redman (2nd), Colin Redman (2nd), Pieter Ockers (2nd)
*Updated 8/14/19
