Head coach Paul Vasconcelos joined the Lesley community as its first ever men's soccer coach in the fall of 2006.  In just the program's third year, the Lynx qualified for the North Atlantic Conference Tournament and in 2008 and then in 2009, Vasconcelos brought his men's soccer team to the New England Collegiate Conference Championship. His 2009 team won a program-best 15 matches and earned a first-ever Eastern College Athletic Conference bid.

In 2011 the Lynx won their first NECC Championship and received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Vasconcelos has been playing and coaching soccer for over 20 years.  As a player Vasconcelos was invited to train and play in Portuguese 3rd Division tournaments in Azores, Portugal. He has toured with several teams in select tournaments in Spain and Portugal.

In 2002 he was appointed the assistant coach at Milton Academy where he stayed on for one season before leaving to become the assistant soccer coach at Emerson College. At Emerson he helped lead the Lions to their best record in program history in just his first year. He stayed at Emerson for three seasons leading the Lions to two straight GNAC Conference semifinals.

A member of the US Soccer Organization and the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, Vasconcelos holds the USSF National C License, KNVB Dutch Advanced Diploma, English FA Youth Badge, USSF National Youth license and NSCAA Director of Coaching Diploma. He has been on the Massachusetts Olympic Developmental Program Staff for the past 8 years and is the Technical Director at Galway Rovers FC, a premier youth club based out of Cohasset, MA.

Coach Vasconcelos commented on his opportunity at Lesley, saying, "I am both honored and excited to be involved with the men's soccer program here at Lesley University.   My staff and I are dedicated to bringing top quality student-athletes to our program. We believe Lesley is an ideal place for quality students looking to add competitive Division III soccer to their collegiate experience."

The Lesley University men's soccer team is proud to have assistant coach Jim Costa on staff for his fourth year working for the Lynx.

Coach Costa, a former collegiate soccer player and 10-year semi-professional ball player, brings several years of coaching experience to the Lynx.  Costa has been a staff coach for the Massachusetts Olympic Development Program and has also coached premier club teams for over 14 years.

Coach Costa has received several coaching licenses and diplomas including his USSF National "B" License, NSCAA Advanced National Diploma, KNVB Advanced Diploma, USSF National Youth License, and the NSCAA Director of Coaching Diploma.

Most recently, Costa has been hired as the Technical Director at Eastern Mass FC a premier club based on the South Shore.  He is a member of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, the United States Soccer Coaches Organization, and United States Youth Soccer.

Mark Montgomery, a 2008 Lesley alumnus and former captain of its Lesley men's soccer team, is entering his second year on staff.

During his playing career at Lesley, he earned All-Conference and All-Academic honors as he helped lead the team to its first playoff appearance in only the second season of the program's existence.

Mark holds several soccer coaching qualifications including the 1st 4 Sport Level 2 Certificate, Psychology for Soccer (Level 1) and Certificate in Coaching Disabled Soccer Players.  He has worked extensively with youth and adult teams in England and the United States, making his move from player to coach is a natural progression.