Lycoming College

After 11 seasons at Lycoming College, Scott Kennell has shaped the Warriors into one of the toughest teams in the Commonwealth Conference, posting an 93-52-8 record (.634 winning percentage) with five appearances in the conference playoffs during the last eight years.

Also an active part of Lycoming College since his appointment as head men’s soccer coach in 2000, Kennell has taken on a variety of other roles in the athletic department, including serving as the women’s soccer coach from 2002-05 and serving as associate director of athletics before being promoted to director of athletics in the summer of 2008.

In 10 seasons as head coach, Kennell has mentored 29 all-conference selections and one league rookie of the year. He has led the Warriors to the playoffs five times and guided the team through six winning seasons, earning coach of the year accolades once.

In 2010, the Warriors posted an 8-10-1 overall record, posting several memorable wins, including a 3-2 win over defending Freedom Conference champions Misericordia and a 2-0 win over Penn College in the first "Battle for the Lumber." Three Warriors, Mike Krebs, Matt Snively and James Quinn, earned Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week honors.

Kennell led the Warriors to an 11-7-1 overall record in 2009, picking up a pair of big wins, as the Warriors reclaimed the “Battle of the Boot” by posting a 3-0 win over Susquehanna, the largest margin of victory in the trophy game’s nine years. He also won his 100th match, a 6-2 win over Penn State-Berks on Oct. 5.

In 2008, the Warriors went to their second straight Commonwealth Conference playoffs, finishing with a 12-6-1 record. In 2007, after going 6-8-3 the year before, the Warriors posted a six-win improvement to finish 12-5-1 and help Kennell win his first Commonwealth Conference Coach of the Year award.

He also led the USAAI national team to a championship in the Bajan Summer Games in Barbados in 2008.

Kennell started to leave his mark on the legacy of Lycoming soccer earlier in 2006, when he became the winningest coach in program history, passing Rob Eaton, who won 66 games from 1990-96. He has already taken Lycoming to more conference playoffs than any previous coach, reaching the Freedom Conference championship in 2004 and finishing the year 14-5-1. In 2003, Kennell’s 15-5 squad was named the NCAA’s Most Improved Division III Program.

As the coach of the women's program, Kennell is tied for the school record of 30 wins during his four years. He also led the team to the best season in school history in 2004, when the Warriors finished 12-5-1.

Before arriving at Lycoming, Kennell began his collegiate coaching career as an assistant at North Carolina Wesleyan College in 1998. In 1999, he moved to Gettysburg College to be an assistant, helping the Bullets to a Centennial Conference championship and the top seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Kennell graduated from North Carolina Wesleyan in 1998 with a bachelor of science degree. As an undergraduate, he was a four-year starter at midfield. During his playing days, Kennell was a two-time Umbro Regional All-American and All-Dixie Conference player. He also holds Wesleyan’s all-time record for career goals and single-season marks for goals and total points.

In 2010, Kennell was inducted both the N.C. Wesleyan Athletic, the Perry Hall High School Athletic and the Perry Hall High School Alumni Association halls of fame.

Upon graduating from Wesleyan, Kennell was selected as the eighth overall college player to be taken in the 1998 Eastern Indoor Soccer League (EISL) draft. After one season in Savannah, Ga., the Eastern Shore Sharks, a member team of the United Soccer League (USL), acquired Kennell. While with the Sharks, Kennell led the team in goals scored and was the team’s captain.

In addition to his experience as a player, Kennell has extensive training in coaching, including the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Premier “A” License. He is one of only four men’s coaches in the Middle Atlantic Conference to hold the Premier “A” License.

Kennell resides in Montoursville with his wife, Anne, and their two children, Ryan and Allie.