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Men's Soccer Names Luke Perry As Associate Head Coach

February 27, 2024 | Men's Soccer

Perry was previously the head coach at AIC for the past nine years.

AMHERST, Mass.- The University of Massachusetts men's soccer head coach Fran O'Leary has named Luke Perry as the program's associate head coach. Contingent upon the successful completion of a background check, Perry joins the Minutemen after nine seasons as the head coach at American International College (NCAA Division II). 

Perry, a Manchester, England native, spent the last 11 years with AIC in Springfield. Perry joined the Yellow Jackets coaching staff in 2013 as a graduate assistant, spending the next two seasons learning under head coach Fred Balbino. In 2015, Perry was officially named the head coach of the program. While at the helm, he led the Yellow Jackets to the NE-10 playoffs five times, while earning the program's first postseason win, besting Le Moyne in 2018.? 

In 2021, AIC had a record-setting season under Perry. The team garnered 15 wins, which marked the most in program history, and earned the No. 2-seed in the NE-10 tournament. AIC competed in the NE-10 Championship for the first time, but fell to Franklin Pierce, 2-1. However, Perry and the Yellow Jackets would go on to their first NCAA tournament, defeating Molloy in the first round. That season, AIC earned its first national ranking, getting as high as No. 14 in the United Soccer Coaches Poll. 

Prior to his coaching stint at AIC, Perry played at Lees-McRae College (NCAA Division II) where he helped the Bobcats reach the National Championship. In his time there, Perry scored seven goals and tallied 21 assists while earning Conference Carolina's Freshman of the Year. Perry then transferred to Southern Connecticut State (NCAA Division II) where he was named a team captain and was a starter before graduating in 2013. 

Joining Luke in Amherst are his wife Bri and their daughter Lily. 

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