Bill Lawrence was hired as the head coach of the men’s soccer program at Malone University in the summer of 2022. He previously worked as an assistant coach for the Pioneers from 2020-2021.

Lawrence, who is the head coach of the Cleveland Force USL Academy and USL 2 teams, has over 30 years of combined coaching experience at both the club and collegiate level. He possesses a UEFA B coaching license, and has spent time overseas as a coach and educator in Uruguay, England, South Africa, Spain, Haiti, and Italy.

Lawrence played collegiate soccer at the University of Connecticut where he was the team’s captain, and went on to earn a spot on the All-Big East Team during the 1989 season.

He graduated with a bachelor of science in secondary education and history from UCONN in 1990. Lawrence earned a Master of Divinity from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1993.