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Steve Karbowski enters his 11th season as head women's soccer coach at Siena. During his tenure, Karbowski has helped elevate the women's soccer program to new heights. In his 10 years, Karbowski has led the Saints to six MAAC Tournament appearances and one MAAC Championship appearance. This past year, he led Siena to its highest win total (13) and best start to a season (7-0-2) in program history. Karbowski earned his United States Soccer Federation National `C' License in 2007. In 2006, he guided the Saints to the MAAC Championship game for just the second time in program history. The team posted a 9-8-2 overall record marking its fourth consecutive winning season. In addition, Karbowski mentored the 2006 MAAC Offensive Player of the Year and NSCAA All-Northeast Region Third Team honoree, Kristen Turner. In 2004 and 2005, Karbowski helped Siena to back-to-back 10 win seasons marking the most single season wins in program history at that time. The Saints 7-1-1 conference mark in 2004 also proved to be the best league finish since joining the MAAC in 1991. In 2002, Karbowski led the Saints to their second-straight MAAC Tournament appearance with a 5-3-1 conference record. For his efforts, he was named MAAC Coach of the Year for the second year in a row. In 2001, Karbowski guided the Saints to a 10-8 record which ranked Siena as the eighth most improved program in the nation (2000: 4-12-2; 2001:10-8). A 1993 alumnus of Siena, Karbowski harbors an overall conference record of 50-31-9. Karbowski served as an assistant coach under Charlie Curto for the men's soccer team from 1993-1998 before his appointment to head coach of the women's program. In 1998, Karbowski was a key part in the success that the men's team enjoyed, when the Saints went 11-6-1 and placed fifth in the MAAC with a 5-4 record. Karbowski was a First Team All-MAAC performer at midfield for the Saints in 1992. Unfortunately for Curto and the Saints, that was the only year he played for the Green and Gold. His first three years were spent at the University at Buffalo before he transferred to Siena for his fourth and final season. Following graduation, Karbowski played four seasons with the Capital District Alleycats of the United States Inter-Regional Soccer League. He is also a two-time Empire State Games gold medalist as a member of the Adirondack Region Open team, and was an assistant coach for the team in 1997. Karbowski has also coached in the Clifton Park premier program for the past 13 years. A local product from Clifton Park, Karbowski played two years of varsity soccer at Shenendehowa High School and was a starter on the team that finished the 1988 season ranked No. 1 in the country by USA Today. |
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