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“I’m so incredibly proud to welcome Bernardo back to the Mustang family,” Director of Athletics Don Oberhelman said. “He brings a tremendous amount of energy, passion and purpose to everything he does, and I’m confident those attributes will translate into our women’s soccer program excelling at a high level for a number of years under his leadership.”

Silva comes to Cal Poly after spending the last two seasons as the head coach at Cal State Bakersfield (2023-24). In 2024, Silva led the Roadrunners to unprecedented success. After being picked to finish ninth out of 11 teams in the Big West Preseason Coaches Poll, Silva helped CSUB women’s soccer become the first team in the school’s history to reach a Big West Championship since the institution joined the conference. Making their first-ever appearance in the Big West postseason tournament this fall, Silva guided the Roadrunners on a remarkable run to accomplish the historic feat. As the No. 5 seed in the conference tournament, CSUB took down three-time defending Big West champion UC Irvine 1-0 in the first round before securing a decisive 3-0 victory over No. 1 seed and Big West regular season championship Hawai’i in the semifinals to earn the program’s first Big West Championship appearance. In the final, the Roadrunners battled No. 3 UC Santa Barbara to a 2-2 draw before coming up short in penalties, 8-7.

Under Silva’s leadership in 2024, CSUB set Big West program records for conference points, victories, goals scored, fewest goals conceded and All-Big West honorees. Silva also helped the Roadrunners achieve their longest unbeaten streak in program history and highest finish ever in the Big West regular season standings. Across two seasons at the helm in Bakersfield, Silva amassed an 11-20-9 overall record and a 6-8-6 mark in Big West play.

“Being the head coach at Cal Poly has been a dream job for me ever since I left, and I don’t say that lightly,” Silva said. “I have so much belief in Cal Poly, it’s academic and athletic excellence, and what this program can achieve. I feel like it’s a sleeping giant and, in my opinion, this is one of the best jobs on the West Coast.”

Silva was an assistant on the Cal Poly women’s soccer staff for four years, serving as a volunteer assistant in his first season in 2013. He spent the next two seasons as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator before being promoted to associate head coach in his final season in 2016. During that time, he mentored four All-West Region honorees and helped the Mustangs capture the Big West regular season championship in 2013. Prior to joining the Cal Poly women’s soccer staff for the 2013 season, Silva worked as an assistant on the men’s team for the Mustangs in 2012. During his sole season with the program, he helped the team match a school record for Big West victories (6).

Following his stint as an assistant on the Cal Poly women’s soccer staff, Silva served as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at his alma mater, UCSB, during the 2017 season. He then joined the Sacramento State coaching staff for five seasons from 2018-22, taking on multiple roles. He was a volunteer coach in his first year before being promoted to an assistant role prior to the 2019 season. He was elevated to associate head coach following one of the greatest seasons in the history of the Sacramento State program in 2019 that saw the Hornets record a 17-match unbeaten streak, go 11-2-6 overall and set multiple program records, including for most shutouts (10) in a season and best goals against average (0.61). During the COVID-impacted 2020 season, Silva helped the Hornets extend their regular season unbeaten streak to a program record 22 matches. Silva took over as head coach at Cal State Bakersfield prior to the 2023 season.

Silva graduated from UCSB in 2011 with a degree in psychology with a double-minor in sport management and fitness instruction and played on the Gaucho men’s soccer team. While completing his degree at UCSB, the Portugal native worked as a regional scout for the New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer, identifying and recommending collegiate players for the franchise.

Silva, who possesses a U.S. Soccer Federation National C coaching license, also studied sport and exercise psychology at Loughborough University in England. While there, he added to his knowledge of soccer while serving as an intern for the famed Scottish club Hearts FC, observing training sessions and staff collaboration meetings, and studying manager-player dynamics. Silva also holds a personal training certificate from the National Academy of Sports Medicine.

Under Ingrassia, Long Beach State has reached the elite eight of the NCAA Tournament, made seven NCAA Tournament appearances, and has won the Big West regular season or tournament championship nine times. The program’s Elite Eight run in 2011 was the deepest any Big West women’s soccer program has advanced into the postseason, and the program’s seven NCAA appearances under Ingrassia are the most of any coach in Big West history. This came from a program that did not have a winning record following the team’s reinstatement in 1998 until Ingrassia arrived.

Ingrassia, who has led the Beach to 15 winning campaigns, won his 200th career match at the helm of the Beach on Aug. 31, 2024 when the Beach defeated Utah Valley 2-1. Ingrassia is 204-143-55 at the helm. Ingrassia is the 82nd active NCAA Division I women’s soccer coach to win at least 200 in his career and the 175th Division I women’s soccer coach to win at least 200 in their career.

The program has beaten or tied a ranked program in 11 of the last 14 seasons as part of a schedule that annually is one of the toughest in the country. That schedule has also paid dividends regarding campus interest, as the program continues to set new attendance records, seeing 2,303 fans at George Allen Field in 2019 against UCLA.

Long Beach State battled to a 6-9-3 record in 2024. Kassandra Ceja was named first-team All-Conference with Makayla Demelo and Liz Worden earning second-team All-Conference honors. Two other players including Marissa Garica were selected honorable mention All-Conference. Off the field nine Beach players were chosen Academic All-Conference with four being named CSC Academic All-District.

2023 saw The Beach went 10-6-4 overall, with the non-conference slate being highlighted by a 3-2 defeat of No. 22 Harvard on Sept. 1. LBSU went 5-3-2 in the Big West play, advancing to the conference tournament where Long Beach State tied the eventual league champ, UC Irvine, before falling 4-1 in penalty kicks to UCI. Cherrie Cox was named Big West Offensive Player of the Year, leading seven Beach All-Big West honorees.

Looking to bounce back after just narrowly missing out on the Big West Championships the year before, Ingrassia’s squad posted an 8-7-6 overall record and 5-2-3 mark in Big West play on a run that got them into the Big West Championship match. Awards season saw striker Lena Silano earn Big West Offensive Player of the Year while Cox earned Freshman of the Year, headlining a group of five All-Big West honorees.

The Washington Spirit selected Silano as the 34th overall pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft. She was the second draftee in as many years after Kaitlin Fregulia went 12th overall pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft.

After COVID-19 canceled the 2020 season, Long Beach State overcame adversity during the 2021 campaign. Dealing with injuries to more than half of his starting lineup, including his 2019 leading scorer, Ingrassia led the Beach to a 9-7-2 overall record but unfortunately missed out on the Big West Tournament in the season’s final game.

Despite that, LBSU still had the Co-Defensive Player of the Year award winner in Kaitlin Fregulia and the Freshman of the Year in Maddy Perez. Six players named All-Big West included Silano, who put together a historic, record book-changing season, becoming just the ninth player in program history with ten-plus goals in a season.

The 2019 season was tough for Ingrassia’s squad, posting a 4-12-1 overall record and 2-5-1 in conference. The highlight of the year was sophomore center back Elysia Laramie, who led the team with six goals scored, eventually being named to the All-Big West First Team.

The Beach was the class of the Big West in 2018, winning a regular-season championship and a Big West Tournament crown to earn the program’s eighth NCAA Tournament appearance. Ingrassia was awarded his second Big West Coach of the Year honor following the season. LBSU’s Sarah Maher and Dana Fujikuni won the conference’s Defensive Player of the Year and Midfielder of the Year awards, respectively.

Despite season-ending injuries to preseason All-Big West selections Ashley Gonzales and Kaitlin Fregulia during the 2017 campaign, the Beach still posted an overall record of 9-6-3 and saw Fregulia honored as Big West Defensive Player of the Year for her efforts over just 14 games and six 49ers in total received All-Big West consideration.

Ingrassia’s charges went unbeaten through their first four games of 2016, including a 1-0 win over #11 USC, and then lost only one game on the way to the Big West Tournament. The Beach then dropped CSUN 1-0 in the semifinals before rolling to a 3-0 win over UC Irvine in the championship match, securing the program’s second straight NCAA Tournament appearance. The Big West recognized six players from the 2016 team, and the Beach claimed three major honors as Ashley Gonzales was named the Offensive Player of the Year, Mimi Rangel was the Midfielder of the Year, and Chloe Froment was as the Freshman of the Year.

Ingrassia guided Long Beach State to its fourth Big West regular season title and fifth NCAA Tournament appearance in eight years in 2015. The Beach also advanced to the conference tournament final for the second straight season. LBSU opened the campaign on a high note, defeating No. 4 UCLA in front of a record crowd of 2,232 at George Allen Field. Six 49ers earned All-Big West honors, and three garnered NSCAA All-West Region accolades.

In 2014, LBSU went 8-7-6 overall and 4-2-2 in the Big West to finish third in the regular-season standings. The Beach then upset second-seeded Cal Poly on their home field in the Big West Tournament semifinals by playing to a 0-0 draw before advancing to the championship match on penalty kicks. It was Long Beach State’s fourth appearance in the conference finals since 2008. Long Beach State went 8-7-3 in 2013 despite a roster that featured 12 true freshmen, seven of whom earned multiple starts. The Beach picked up big wins at No. 23 Texas Tech and against 11th-ranked BYU. Mimi Rangel was tabbed the Big West Freshman of the Year and a first-team all-conference selection.

In 2012, Ingrassia reached a milestone as he notched his 100th career victory with a 2-1 win over Michigan. The Beach also picked up key non-conference wins over Baylor and San Diego to help them earn an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament. It was LBSU’s third straight postseason appearance. Long Beach State closed out the campaign with a 12-8-0 record. Nadia Link garnered All-America and Big West Offensive Player of the Year honors for the second consecutive season. Link and Alex Balcer were also All-West Region selections, while Ingrassia saw seven players named to the all-conference team.

The Beach finished with an 18-6-1 overall record in 2011, the most remarkable season in program history. LBSU claimed their second-straight Big West Tournament title and advanced deep into the NCAA Tournament, reaching the Elite Eight with victories over No. 7 Pepperdine, Miami, and San Diego. LBSU also shattered the single-season school record for wins (18), goals (49), assists (52) and points (150). Nadia Link tied the individual single-season school record with 16 goals and became the first player in program history to earn NSCAA All-America honors. Shawna Gordon and Alex Balcer joined the link on the NSCAA All-West Region Team. In addition, Link and Gordon highlighted six 49ers on the all-conference team as they were tabbed the Big West Offensive Player of the Year and Big West Midfielder of the Year, respectively.

After being picked to finish sixth in the 2010 Big West Preseason Poll, Long Beach State exceeded expectations, claiming the program’s first Big West Tournament title to earn the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Beach tied the school’s previous win record, finishing with a 14-6-2 mark, and was second in the Big West regular-season standings at 5-2-1. Lindsay Bullock was named the Big West Midfielder of the Year for the second time in her career, while Bullock, Shawna Gordon, and Nadia Link were first-team all-conference selections. Bullock, Gordon, and Bo Rael were named to the NSCAA All-West Region Team.

Ingrassia spent little time building the LBSU program as his first recruiting class, ranked 15th in the nation, quickly paid dividends, going 12-5-3 in 2005. Hayley Bolt was named the Big West Conference co-Freshman of the year and joined Kim Silos as a Soccer Buzz Freshman All-American, firsts for the program, as were the national and regional rankings during the season. Even more impressive was the fact that upwards of eight freshmen were starters.

In 2008, LBSU went 14-5-4 and established then-school records in goals (44), assists (37), points (125), and shots (326). The record-breaking campaign, which saw the Beach go undefeated in league play at 7-0-1, culminated in the program’s third-straight Big West regular season title, its first appearance in the conference tournament finals, and its first at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Long Beach State racked up the postseason awards as Ingrassia was named the Big West Coach of the Year, Lindsay Bullock was named the conference’s Midfielder of the Year, and Liz Ramos earned top goalkeeper honors. In addition, the Beach placed 10 student-athletes on the All-Big West team, with Bullock and Hayley Bolt being All-West Region selections.

Ingrassia has mentored a handful of former players who have earned international honors. US Soccer invited Nadia Link to the U-23 National Team Camp in the fall 2011 and spring of 2012. Shawna Gordon also attended the U-20 National Team Camp in the spring of 2009, while Hayley Bolt trained with the U-20 National Team during the spring of 2005. Jenn Brooks and Mariko Strickland were invited to the 2007 Australian National Team camp.

In addition, Ingrassia’s players have been highly successful in the classroom as they have boasted one CoSIDA Academic All-American, 12 CoSIDA Academic All-District selections, and 88 Big West All-Academic picks.

Before Long Beach State, Ingrassia won five state titles at Long Beach City College, the most by any coach in California history (1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003). The Vikings finished the season ranked in the nation’s top five in five of his final seven years, including a No. 1 ranking in 2002 and 2003. Overall, Ingrassia went 184-24-8 (.870) and ended on a 55-game unbeaten streak which began in October 2001. From 2000-03, the Vikings went an astounding 95-3-1 (.965), starting with a 25-2-0 record in 2000, followed by 24-1-0 and 24-0-1 marks. In 2003, they went 22-0-0.

LBCC won five South Coast Conference titles and made the playoffs eight times. The Vikings earned their first playoff berth in school history in 1996. During Ingrassia’s tenure at LBCC, the Vikings had three national players of the year (2000, 2002, 2003), nine All-Americans, 13 all-region selections, and numerous all-conference honors. Six players were also named the South Coast Conference Athlete of the Year.

In addition to his players’ accolades, Ingrassia was named the NSCAA/Adidas Junior College National Coach of the Year in 2003 and was tabbed the conference’s top coach three times (1997, 2000, 2003), as well as California State Coach of the Year five times. Ingrassia holds a USSF National “A” Coaching License.

Ingrassia graduated from Cal State Fullerton in 1995 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and earned his master’s in education at Azusa Pacific in 1998. Ingrassia’s playing days included two years at San Diego State (1989-1991) and another with the Titans (1993). Ingrassia is married to Barbara and has two daughters, Madison, and Ava.

Chassion Griggs enters his seventh season as a full-time assistant, and first season as Associate Head Coach. in March 2017. He previously served as an assistant coach and a volunteer assistant coach under Mike Friesen for six seasons and works with the side's keepers.

Junior keeper Alexa Madueno, under Griggs’ tutelage, was a 2020 second-team All-Mountain West honoree and a member of the Mountain West All-Newcomer team in her initial collegiate campaign. She was on the field for every minute of the season and posted a 8-3-0 record, recorded three shutouts, had a 1.25 goals against average and a .714 save percentage. Madueno was the first true freshman keeper to start every game in a season for SDSU since Aubree Southwick in 2007 and is the third player, and only true freshman, to play every minute in a season for the Aztecs since Stephanie Pearson in 2003.

In 2019, he guided Brooke Lisowski to inclusion on the Mountain West All-Newcomer Team. The graduate transfer posted a 10-9-1 overall record but was 8-3-0 in conference play. She recorded five shutouts, four in league play, with a 1.72 goals against average.

As an official member of the coaching staff in 2017, Griggs helped the Aztecs win their first Mountain West tournament title since 2014, and return to the NCAA tournament for the first time in three years. Working with the keepers, Griggs mentored a group that posted eight shutouts and allowed one goal or less in 12 of SDSU’s final 15 games. Starting keeper Gabby English blanked a pair of foes in the conference tournament to help lead the Aztecs to the title. She earned MW all-tournament recognition for her efforts.

In his two seasons (2014, 2016) as a volunteer assistant coach, the Aztecs posted a record of 25-12-6 (15-4-3 Mountain West), won an MW regular-season and tournament title, and advanced to the NCAA Championship. He tutored four-year letter-winning goalkeeper Melanie Vaughn, who ended up being a three-time all-MW tournament performer and an all-conference second-team goalkeeper her senior campaign.

Griggs brought to Montezuma Mesa six years of collegiate coaching experience from his time spent at Point Loma Nazarene and Cuyamaca College. As an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the Sea Lions, he guided the PLNU men’s team to its best finish in eight seasons and coached the goalkeeping unit to the 15th-best goals-against average in the nation. During his time with the women’s team, he helped PLNU to a PacWest title and an NCAA appearance. Griggs also mentored a goalkeeping group that produced the second-best GAA nationally and the conference goalie of the year, who went on to earn NSCAA all-West Region accolades.

Prior to his time at Point Loma Nazarene, Griggs coached for two seasons at Cuyamaca College. During his stint with the men’s team in Rancho San Diego, the Coyotes posted back-to-back winning seasons and finished second in their league twice. Griggs also guided Cuyamaca’s goalie to back-to-back conference goalkeeper-of-the-year awards.

Outside of the college ranks, Griggs was the director of goalkeeping and a head coach for the San Diego United club team, and a coach for the San Diego Surf Soccer Club.

Griggs is a 2009 graduate of SUM Bible College & Theological Seminary in El Dorado Hills, Calif., and received his Master’s Degree from Liberty University in 2014.

"We are beyond excited to add Molly to our coaching staff officially,” head coach Margueritte Aozasa said. “She impressed us beyond belief in her first six months in our program and has been an incredible example of resourcefulness, maturity and enthusiasm. All of us on staff see a bit of ourselves in her, and we are honored to give her this opportunity."

Feighan played collegiately at Virginia Tech from 2018-21, totaling 16 points while appearing in 56 games with 28 starts in three seasons. She earned her undergraduate degree in public relations, with a minor in psychology. In 2022, she transferred to St. John’s to pursue a graduate degree in sports management. She totaled 95 career games in her five-year career. Feighan, who hails from Pleasant Valley, N.Y., was the 2017-18 Gatorade Girls Soccer New York State Player of the Year.

Feighan’s coaching experience includes coaching youth teams at LA Bulls since July 2023. She was also the head coach at FC Westchester and FC Somers in Westchester, N.Y. in 2023.

A San Diego native, LaPorte helped guide UC San Diego through its transition to NCAA Division I. After winning the 2018 CCAA regular season, CCAA Tournament and NCAA West Regional title, LaPorte and the Tritons repeated as conference champions in their final season in Division II.

Once UC San Diego officially transitioned to Division I and joined the Big West Conference, LaPorte assisted the Tritons as they improved their conference record in each season from 2021 to 2023.

During his first stint as a Torero, LaPorte helped lead San Diego to two NCAA Tournament appearances, including the program's most recent appearance in 2014 and the Toreros' deepest run in 2011, which saw the team reach the Sweet 16. His coaching career began in 2007 at his alma mater, nearby Poway High School. He made his first foray into collegiate coaching at UC San Diego, instructing the Tritons' goalkeepers from 2007 to 2010.

LaPorte competed professionally from 1999 to 2002, beginning with training with Manchester City and Doncaster Rovers. From there, LaPorte competed for Amparo Atletico in Brazil, as well as stints in the Oberliga and Regionaliga in Germany and in Italy.