Michael Webber- Head Coach

Contact: michael.webber@allegheny.edu
814-332-4782

Head coach Michael Webber begins his third season at the helm of the women’s soccer program. He also assists the Gator men’s soccer team as a goalkeeper coach, lending his expertise as a former Division I standout between the pipes at Holy Cross.

In 2006, Webber led the Gators to a second consecutive 10-win season. Overall, Allegheny ranked in the NCAC top five in both goals per game and goals allowed and posted eight shutouts.

Prior to coming to Allegheny, Webber was the head women’s coach at Worcester State from 2001-04, leading the Lancers to three conference tournament appearances. In 2004, he led Worcester to a school record tying 12 wins, including a victory over 12th-ranked Lynchburg College. That squad went on to capture the first MASCAC Tournament championship in school history and received an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament. Overall, Webber finished with a 33-31-5 record at Worcester, ranking him second all-time on the school’s win list.

Along with his women’s coaching duties, Webber was an assistant for the Lancer men’s team, which won four conference titles during his time and made three appearances in the NCAA Division III Tournament, advancing as far as the Sweet 16. He was in charge of the goalkeepers, who allowed just 79 goals in 92 matches (0.86 goals per game) and posted 34 shutouts in four years.

In addition to his collegiate background, Webber coached Sutton High School to a 53-22-8 record from 1997 to 2000, including a share of the 1997 state title. He also coached the Sutton Fuller Hamlets in the Premier Division of Region 1 from 1999 to2004, leading the squad to four semifinal appearances in the State Cup.

Webber was quite familiar with the Worcester area, as he played and graduated from the College of the Holy Cross. A 1988 graduate with a degree in political science, Webber was a four-year starter in goal for the Crusaders. A three-time team MVP, he ranks first at the school in career and season save percentage and in career saves. Webber also ranked second in both career goals against average and single-season shutouts.

Webber currently resides in Meadville with his wife Tammy and their two children, Mackenzie and Cade.

Blair Gantz - Assistant Coach

Contact: blair.gantz@allegheny.edu
814-332-3321

Blair Gantz, a native of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, is in her first season as an assistant coach at Allegheny College. Gantz graduated from Slippery Rock University in 2002 and later earned her master’s degree in student personnel from the university in 2006.

Gantz was a three time all-conference selection and two-year all-region pick as a player at Slippery Rock from 1997 to 2000. In addition, she was a member of both the Penn’s Forrest Inferno women’s amateur team and the Steel City Sparks of the Women’s Professional Soccer League (WPSL).

Most recently, Gantz served as the head coach for Slippery Rock High School, leading the squad to four conference championships and two undefeated seasons in six years. During her final year in 2006, Slippery Rock reached the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) semi-finals.