scOTT MODIsHER
Scott Modisher comes back for his eighth season behind the bench as an assistant coach for Grand Valley State. Modisher helped coach one of Division II’s top goalkeepers, as Kristina Nasturzio ranked fifth in the nation with a .23 goals against average and fourth with a save percentage of .912 in 2008. Modisher has also been the varsity girls’ soccer coach at Cedar Springs High School for the past 13 years. Modisher started the program, claiming two district championships and reaching the finals once. He is also a two-time district Coach of the Year selection. Before venturing into high school soccer, Modisher spent two years as the assistant women’s soccer coach at his alma mater, Hope College. Modisher played three years of soccer at Hope, starting as a central defender.
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COACHING STAFF
sHAY MANNINO
Shay Mannino enters her first season with the Grand Valley State soccer program after a successful college career at Central Michigan. Mannino comes to the Lakers after a successful coaching season at Alma College, helping the Scots qualify for the NCAA tournament. At Central Michigan she was a four-year starting keeper where she was the all-time Mid-American Conference (MAC) leader in goals-against average. She was a 2010 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award top ten finalist, winner of the Dick Enberg award given to the top CMU Scholar Athlete, and named to the Senior Class All-American Team. In 2009, Mannino led the nation with 17 shutouts and established the second longest scoreless streak in NCAA Division I history. While at CMU she helped the Chippewas to back-to-back MAC championships and NCAA tournament appearances. Mannino compiled a record of 45-18-7 and is the Chippewas’ all-time leader in goalkeeper wins. Mannino was a two-time All-Conference selection and was also named to the NSCAA Academic All-American Team as well as the MAC Defensive Player of the Year in 2009. In that same season, she was a SoccerNews/Soccer Net National Player of the Year Finalist. In addition to coaching at Alma, Mannino was the varsity coach at Grosse Ile High School and has also been a camp instructor at Star Goalkeeper Academy and Michigan Rush. A native of Grosse Ile, Mich., Mannino earned a bachelor of science in elementary education from Central Michigan in 2012.