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Sounding Off on Soccer Podcast: Duquesne Women’s Soccer Head Coach Al Alvine enters 13th season on the Bluff

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College Soccer season will be kicking off this week with Division I women’s programs starting their 2024 campaigns including Duquesne University.

Pittsburgh Soccer Now‘s John Krysinsky is joined by Al Alvine, who was named the fifth head coach in Duquesne women’s soccer history on Dec. 29, 2011 and in just four seasons he accomplished what nobody did in the program history of Duquesne women’s soccer – win an Atlantic 10 championship.

The 2024 season will be Alvine’s 13th at the helm of the Duquesne’s women’s program.

This interview includes Al Alvine’s thoughts on:

  • Being the ‘Dean of Pittsburgh’s College Soccer Coaches’ as the longest tenured coach among the Division I programs
  • How Pittsburgh soccer landscape has changed in his 13 years at Duquesne, and from his playing days at Robert Morris in the early 1990s.
  • Growth of women’s game in Pittsburgh and impact on recruiting
  • Previewing the season, including this week’s opener vs Mercyhurst & playing Pitt at Highmark Stadium
  • And much more!

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Also be sure to check out Zac Weiss’s Duquesne Women’s Soccer 2024 Preview Feature:

Duquesne Women’s Soccer Poised For Next Step

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John Krysinsky has covered soccer and other sports for many years for various publications and media outlets. He is also author of 'Miracle on the Mon' -- a book about the Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC, which chronicles the club, particularly the early years of Highmark Stadium with the narrative leading up to and centered around a remarkable match that helped provide a spark for the franchise. John has covered sports for Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, DK Pittsburgh Sports, Pittsburgh Sports Report, has served as color commentator on Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC broadcasts, and worked with OPTA Stats and broadcast teams for US Open Cup and International Champions Cup matches held in the US. Krysinsky also served as the Head Men’s Soccer Coach at his alma mater, Point Park University, where he led the Pioneers to the first-ever winning seasons and playoff berths (1996-98); head coach of North Catholic boys (2007-08), associate head coach of Shady Side Academy boys (2009-2014).

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