Yasmina Carvalho Named MASCAC Women's Soccer Coach of the Year

Yasmina Carvalho Named MASCAC Women's Soccer Coach of the Year

BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Bridgewater State University head coach Yasmina Carvalho has been selected as the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Women's Soccer Coach of the Year.

This marks the second MASCAC Coach the Year accolade for Carvalho who also earned the honor in 2016.

In 18 games this season, Carvalho guided her squad to an overall record of 9-6-2 (.588) with a 5-1-1 (.786) conference mark.

Under Carvalho's direction, four players garnered All-MASCAC honors in 2018, while freshman Delaney Langton was named the MASCAC Rookie of the Year.

In five seasons as the BSU skipper, Carvalho's coaching record stands at 44-37-12 (.537) with a conference regular season mark of 23-9-3 (.700).

Carvalho spent four seasons as a student-athlete on the Bears’ women’s soccer team as she anchored the defensive backfield from 2006 to 2009. Carvalho was a three-time All-MASCAC selection and two-year captain. She graduated from Bridgewater State in 2010 with a degree in physical education and currently teaches at Brockton High School.