 
Now in his fourth season, Mauricio Ingrassia has built the Long Beach State program from the ground up, twice settng school-records for victories, twice making the Big West playoffs and developing some of the best young talent LBSU has ever seen. Overall he has gone 32-19-7 in three seasons, ranking in the top-30 the last two years. In 2005 the nation's 15th-ranked recruiting class quickly paid dividends, going 12-5-3, as Hayley Bolt was named the Big West Conference's Co-Freshman of the Year and joined Kim Silos as Freshman All-Americans, firsts for the LBSU program, as were the national (as high as No. 25) and regional rankings during the season. Even more impressive was the fact that upwards of eight freshmen were starters. A year older, in 2006, the program broke its own record for victories, going 14-5-1, winning the franchise's first Big West regular season title and hosting the conference's post-season tournament. LBSU also established its self in the top-25, ranking their for a good portion of the season, and as high as No. 21. The defensive unit ranked 19th nationally in goals against average (0.64). Bolt was named the Big West's Midfielder of the Year, while Silos was the Offensive Player of the Year. Both players earned all-region honors, another first for the program.The program has twice set records for shutouts (24 over the last two seasons). Also under Ingrassia, or the first time in school-history LBSU has a nationally-ranked recruiting class, ranking in the top-40 in each of the last three years, all tops in the Big West Conference, with a high of No. 15 nationally coming in 2005. The 49ers can also boast six top-100 recruits, also firsts for the program. Bolt further added to the team's "firsts", as she was invited to train with the U20 National Team during the spring of 2005. Jenn Brooks and Mariko Strickland were invited to Australian National Team camp in Spring, 2007. Prior to 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) His teams finished No. 1 in the nation in each of his last two seasons, while winning the last four state titles. Overall, Ingrassia went 184-24-8 (.870), which ended on a 55-game unbeaten streak which began in October, 2001. From 2000 to 2003 the Vikings went an astounding 95-3-0 (.969), starting with a 25-2-0 record in 2000, followed by records of 24-1-0, and 24-0-1. In 2003 they went 22-0-0. Over Ingrassia's tenure at LBBC the Vikings had three National Players of the Year (2000, 2002, 2003), nine All-Americans, 13 All-Regional selections and numerous all-conference honors. Six players were also named the South Coast Conference Athlete of the Year. Ingrassia won five state titles at LBCC which culminated in back-to-back undefeated seasons, and a No. 1 national ranking in 2002 and 2003. The Vikings finished the season ranked in the nation's top-five in five of his final seven years, including No. 2 rankings in 1997 and 2001 and a No. 3 ranking in 2000. LBCC won five of his last seven SCC titles (1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003), and made the playoffs in the last eight seasons. The Vikings made the playoffs for the first time in school-history beginning in 1996, behind a 17-4-2 mark. They won the state title a year later in 1997. In 1995, Ingrassia quickly turned LBCC into a powerhouse, setting the school-record for wins in his first year, going 7-10-0, rewriting the school, state, and national records and never looking back. Individually, Ingrassia was named the NSCAA/ADIDAS Junior College National Coach of the Year in 2003, and was named 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 CS Fullerton in 1995 with a degree in psychology, before earning his Master's 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, along with his wife, Erin, have a three-year-old daughter, Madison. |
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