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Patrick O'Driscoll

Patrick O'Driscoll

Title: Head Coach
Phone: 814-898-7569
Email: pjo120@psu.edu

Patrick O'Driscoll prepares to embark on his seventh season as the head coach of the Behrend Lions women's soccer program. O’Driscoll has led the program to compete in four out of six AMCC Championship games, claiming titles in the 2006 and 2007 seasons. He has bolstered the winning soccer tradition at Behrend, forging a 74-48-11 record over his six seasons at the helm.

 

O'Driscoll helped the women post an undefeated mark in conference play, earning the AMCC regular-season title in 2009. Although the Lions fell in the conference semifinals, they earned a bid to the ECAC Tournament and advanced to the championship game.

 

In 2007, the Lions finished 11-7-3 and won the program’s sixth AMCC Championship, defeating arch rival Frostburg State, 2-1 and earning its third bid to the NCAA Tournament. The 2006 season showed much of the same success for the women’s soccer program. Behrend won the AMCC Championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament, falling to the defending national champions, Messiah. It also marked the third straight season the program won 14 games.

 

In 2005, the Lions competed in their fifth ECAC Tournament as the number-one seed. Behrend finished the season with a record of 14-3-4, which tied for the fewest losses in school history, while O’Driscoll was named AMCC Coach of the Year. During the 2004 season, O'Driscoll's first year at the helm, the Lions finished 14-6-1 and participated in the ECAC playoffs.

 

In the summers of 2003 and 2005, O'Driscoll played soccer for the Fort Wayne Fever in Indiana in the Premier Development League (PDL). O'Driscoll spent four successful years playing for NAIA power National American University of South Dakota. As a four-year player for the Mavericks, O'Driscoll helped steer the team toward three regional championship appearances, one national tournament bid, and a No. 11 national ranking. In his junior and senior year, O'Driscoll earned all-section honors and was tabbed team MVP as a senior.

 

O'Driscoll came to South Dakota from Aberdeen, Scotland. As a youth player in Scotland, he played for Glasgow Celtic F.C. and represented his country on the Scottish Schoolboys teams.

 

O'Driscoll earned his bachelor's of science degree in business administration from National American University in 2001, and his master's in business administration in 2003 from Behrend. In addition to serving as the head coach, he is a lecturer in the health and physical education department. O’Driscoll holds a U.S.S.F "A" License, U.S. Soccer Youth License, SFA Level 2 Youth License and a SFA Level 2 GK License.