Roma Tabbed as Assistant Women's Soccer Coach
Former men's soccer standout to join sideline in 2010
Former men's soccer standout Tony Roma will join Head Coach Andrew Smith on the Pacers' sidelines this fall as an assistant coach
Scranton, PA - Head Women's Soccer Coach Andrew Smith and Director of Athletics and Recreation Dr. Mary Jo Gunning have announced the hiring of Anthony (Tony) Roma as Assistant Women's Soccer Coach. Roma begins his first season as Assistant Coach with Marywood University’s women’s soccer team in 2010 after serving a year as a volunteer coach with the men’s team. Roma played the final two years of his collegiate career in a Pacers’ uniform after a two-year stint at Broome Community College in New York.
A native of Endicott, NY, Roma transferred to Marywood prior to the 2007 season in which he scored four goals and added one assist and was named to the All-PAC Sportsmanship Team. Named a team captain for the 2008 season, Roma helped lead the Pacers to a school record 12 wins and scored the game-winning goal in Marywood’s first ever playoff victory, a 1-0 win over Centenary College in the first round of the Colonial States Athletic Conference playoffs.
During his two seasons, Roma played in 34 games and finished with nine goals and four assists for 22 points. Roma graduated from Broome with an Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts and from Marywood with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology and a minor in Business Administration. He is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in School Counseling here at Marywood.