Marlon LeBlanc Resigns as Men’s Soccer Coach

West Virginia men’s soccer head coach Marlon LeBlanc has decided to resign effective Dec. 30, the school announced on Thursday.

LeBlanc was the head coach at WVU for 14 seasons, compiling a 138-100-34 record. This season the Mountaineers went 10-9-2. The team was winless in conference play (0-4-1) but won the MAC Championship with three straight victories in the conference tournament.

The team defeated SIU-Edwardsville, Western Michigan and Bowling Green en route to the championship. Winning the MAC gave the team an automatic qualifier for the NCAA tournament, where the Mountaineers defeated Butler in the first round. In the second round,WVU lost to Marshall.

In a press release WVU athletic director Shane Lyons gave praise to the long-time coach.

“I want to thank Marlon for leading our men’s soccer program for the past 14 years,” Lyons said. “He took over a team when it was going through some tough times and guided it back to being a competitive program that performed well in the classroom and the community. We appreciate his work ethic and his accomplishments at West Virginia University.”

Lyons said a national search for a new coach will begin immediately.