In 2010, Lou Verrochi became just the sixth head coach in BSU women's soccer history.  Verrochi is a 1974 graduate of Boston State College where he received a Bachelors of Science degree in Health, Physical Education and Recreation. He lettered in wrestling, lacrosse, and soccer at Boston State and captained the soccer team during his junior and senior seasons. In 2008 Verrochi received his Masters of Education from Salem State College.

Coach Verrochi started coaching soccer in 1977 at Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School in Franklin. Since then, he has been an assistant coach at Stonehill College (1991-1992) and at Franklin High School (1998-2001, 2008-2009). Also, he has been the head soccer coach at Bryant University (1980-1991), Dean College (1992-1998), as well as coaching the Bridgewater State men's team for one season (2001). Verrochi founded his own soccer camp called Soccer Plus Inc., which started in 1984 and still goes on today.

Coach Verrochi's stint as the Bridgewater State men's head coach, even though brief, was very impactful. He took over a 3-13 team, and, in one short year, turned it around. The Bears improved to 8-9 in 2001 and earned a spot in the Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference Tournament.  For his team's success, Verrochi was voted by his fellow coaches as the MASCAC Coach of the Year.

Verrochi produced four Division II All Americans at Bryant, handfuls of All-New England players as well as all-conference players, and has had success at every level that he has coached. Aside from his MASCAC Coach of the Year honor, he was also a two-time Northeast-10 Coach of the Year at Bryant and an Eastern Mass. High School Soccer Coaches Association Coach of the Year.

A resident of Franklin, Massachusetts, Verrochi is currently a Physical Education teacher at Franklin High School where he also coaches the varsity boy's lacrosse team.

Andrew Coppola joined the Bridgewater State women’s soccer coaching staff prior to the 2010 season.

Coach Coppola has coached at the club, high school and college level for over 25 years, including a two-year stint as an assistant men’s coach at Division II Bentley College in 1985 and 1986.  Before coming to BSU, he was the head boy’s varsity coach at Mansfield High School in 2008 and 2009.  On the girl’s side, Coppola has enjoyed success at the town and club level, coaching Franklin girls town team to a 99-10-17 record over 5 years, coaching Metro Black Magic to a 2006 Division 2 MAPLE league title (4-1-2), and in 2005 coached the U12 District Select (1993s) to a District Select state championship with an 11-2-3 record.  He holds several USSF licenses and recently obtained an NSCAA Goalkeeping Level 1 Diploma.

As a player, Andrew was a four-year starter at Rochester Institute of Technology where he was an all-conference (ICAC) first team forward and led the team in scoring in 1976 and 1978. He finished his college career with 19 goals and 4 assists.  In the spring of his senior year, he left RIT to play semi-professionally in the Canadian National Soccer League for St. Catharines, where he also led his team in scoring.

Upon returning to the United States, Coppola finished his undergraduate studies at Northeastern University, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing in 1991.  Andrew went on to earn a Juris Doctor from Northeastern University School of Law in 1995.

A resident of Franklin, Massachusetts, Andrew has been a self-employed attorney since 1997.  He enjoys hiking and climbing and spending time with his family.

Kate McCarthy is entering her fifth season on the BSU women's soccer coaching staff in 2011. A native of North Easton, Mass and a 2002 graduate of Oliver Ames High School, McCarthy was a standout soccer player at Division II Stonehill College from 2002 to 2005.  She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education and American Studies from Stonehill in May of 2006 and is a certified Massachusetts Elementary Educator.

During her four-year career at Stonehill, McCarthy netted 34 goal to go along with 19 assists for a total of 87 points.  She was a Northeast 10 All-Conference selection for her junior and senior seasons of 2004 and 2005 when she also captained the team.  In 2005 she set career highs in goals and scoring finishing with 12 goals and 30 points as she was named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Division II All-New England First Team.

Outside of her playing career at Stonehill, McCarthy was also very active in the athletics department.  She was a member of the NCAA Life Skills program from 2003 to 2006, and the coordinator of the Student-Athlete Mentor program from 2004 to 2006. McCarthy also volunteered at the St. Edwards after school program in Brockton as well as for Leaps for Literacy at the Downey School in Brockton.       

Prior to her arrival on the BSU coaching staff, McCarthy was an assistant coach at her college alma mater in 2006.  She has also been an instructor at the Stonehill Soccer Academy each of the last seven summers.