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Women's Soccer Coach
 David Lewis
Head Coach
267-56-17
18th Season
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Coach Lewis]
The Highlanders have experienced a rich tradition of
success under David Lewis, earning 14-straight Region
Final Four appearances and seven trips to the NAIA
Nationals, including reaching the third round Elite
Eight in 2005 and in 2006.
After inheriting a team that had gone 2-14-1 in 1990 and
which had only one winning season in ten years of
competition, Lewis has guided the Highlanders to become
one of the top small college teams in the nation.
On November 4, 2005, the Highlanders 4-1 victory over
Ohio Dominican University, not only propelled the team
into the NAIA Region IX finals, but also enabled Lewis
to pass legendary Pacific Lutheran University coach,
Colleen Hacker as the all-time career wins leader in
NAIA Womens soccer history. He is also among the Top 10
Womens Soccer Coaches (in all senior college divisions
with a minimum of 10 years coaching experience) in
career winning percentage (.813). He has been recognized
six times as the NSCAA NAIA Northeast Coach of the Year,
and eight times and as the Conference/Divisional Coach
of the Year.
During Lewis tenure he has coached 8 Conference Players
of the Year, 7 Region Players of the Year and 50
All-Americans (including 3 first-team, 6 second-team,
and 3 third-team).
Strong academics have also been a hallmark of the
womens soccer program. Numerous individual players have
won academic honors and the team has won eleven
consecutive NSCAA Team Academic Awards (1997-2007).
A highlight of Lewis career came at the 2005 National
Tournament Banquet when Lewis Highlanders were
recognized as the first-ever recipients of the Buffalo
Fund Five Star Team of Character Award.
Lewis believes that quality soccer can be combined with
a passionate Christian faith. As he states, Some
programs emphasize quality soccer, but at the expense of
their Christian faith. Others demonstrate a passionate
faith, but they dont play very attractive soccer. I
believe the two can be combined. We are far from perfect
in this endeavor, but this premise remains our
foundation and objective.
Lewis coaching background includes 10 years as an
assistant and head coach on the high school level,
serving as a clinician at numerous soccer camps and
active participation in short-term sports ministry
mission trips. He holds USSF and NSCAA Advanced National
Coaching Licenses.
As a player, Lewis earned All-Conference, All-District
and All-American honors and played two seasons with
Athletes in Action in the former Western Soccer League.
Lewis is an ordained minister and holds a Bachelor
degree in Religion/Philosophy, as well as Master of
Divinity and Doctor of Ministry degrees. He has
performed 24 weddings of former Houghton students,
including a dozen weddings of former HC Womens soccer
players.
LEWIS AT HOUGHTON
2006
18-2-2
AMC North Division
Champions
NAIA Region IX Finalist
Final NAIA National
Ranking: 5th
NAIA National Tournament
Elite 8
2005
20-1-1
AMC North Division Champions
NAIA Region IX Champions
NAIA National Tournament Elite 8
Final NAIA National Ranking: 2nd
AMC North Coach of the Year
NSCAA/Adidas NAIA Northeast Region Coach of the Year
Became the All-Time Career Wins Leader in the History
of NAIA Womens Soccer Coaches
2004
19-1-0
AMC North Division Champions
NAIA Region IX Champions
NAIA National Tournament
Final National Ranking: 9th
AMC North Division Coach of the Year
NSCAA/adidas NAIA Northeast Coach of the Year
NAIA Region IX Coach of the Year
2003
17-2-1
AMC North Division Champions
NAIA Region IX Semifinalist
NAIA National Tournament
Final National Ranking: 8th
AMC North Division Coach of the Year
NSCAA/adidas NAIA Northeast Coach of the Year
NAIA Region IX Coach of the Year
2002
14-3-2
NAIA Region IX Finalist
AMC North Division Coach of the Year
NSCAA/adidas NAIA Northeast Coach of the Year
NAIA Region IX Coach of the Year
2001
18-2-2
NAIA Region IX Champions
NAIA National Tournament
Eighth in the nation in goals scored (90) and goals per game (4.1)
2000
19-2
NAIA Region IX Finalist
Final NAIA National Ranking: 11th
School record for wins (19)
School record for shutouts (18)
Led the nation in team defense (0.29 Goal Against Average/Game)
1999
18-3-1
Northeast Atlantic Conference Champions
NAIA Region IX Champions
NAIA Sectional Champions
NAIA National Tournament
Final NAIA National Ranking: 16th
NAIA Region IX Coach of the Year
1998
18-3-0
Undefeated Regular Season (17-0-0)
Northeast Atlantic Conference Champions
NAIA Northeast Region Semifinalist
NAIA National Tournament
Final NAIA National Ranking: 6th
NSCAA/Adidas NAIA East Regional Coach of the Year
1997
18-2-0
Keystone Empire Collegiate Conference Champions
NAIA Northeast Region Semifinalist
Final NAIA National Ranking: 8th
KECC Coach of the Year
NSCAA/Umbro NAIA East Regional Coach of the Year.
1996
14-2-1
Keystone Empire Collegiate Conference Champions
NAIA Northeast Region Semifinalist
Led all NAIA teams in Team Defense (0.47 Goals per Game Average)
Final NAIA National Ranking: 22nd
KECC Coach of the Year
1995
18-1-0
Undefeated Regular Season (17-0-0)
Keystone Empire Collegiate Conference Champions
NAIA Northeast Region Semifinalist
Final NAIA National Ranking: 13th
1994
15-4-1
Keystone Empire Collegiate Conference Champions
NAIA Northeast Region Semifinalist
1993
14-7-0
Keystone Empire Collegiate Conference Champions
NAIA Northeast Region Finalist
1992
9-9-0
First Post Season Appearance since 1985
1991
5-10-2
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
College
The Kings College, NY
[Nationally Ranked Top 20 NAIA, 4 yr starter, 2x Captain, 2x
All-Seaboard Athletic Conference, 2x All-Central Atlantic Coastal
Conference, 2x NAIA All-Region, 2x NCCAA All-Region, NCCAA All-American
1st Team Selection]
Post College
Athletes in Action, CA
[Competed in the Western Soccer League, an off-season league for
professional players of the former North American Soccer League (NASL),
2 year starter, Team Most Inspirational Player Award]
COACHING EXPERIENCE
USSF and NSCAA Advanced National Coaching Licenses
10 years High School Coaching in Massachusetts and New York
15 years Clinic and Camp Coach in California, Ohio,
Massachusetts, New York
1996 Keystone-Empire Conference Coach of the Year
1997 NSCAA/Umbro NAIA Eastern Region Coach of the Year and
Conference Coach of the Year
1998 NSCAA/Adidas NAIA Eastern Region Coach of the Year
1999 NAIA Region IX Coach of the Year
Support Staff Charlotte Eagles International Tours: Russia, Czech
Republic, England, Austria, Sweden, Australia, Ethiopia
EDUCATION
1992 Doctor of Ministry, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, MA
1982 Master of Divinity, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, MA
1978 Bachelor of Arts (Religion & Philosophy), The Kings
College, NY
Graduate Work, International School of Theology, San Bernardino,
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