Sean Lawlor enters his first season with the Nittany Lions in the fall of 2023 as and Assistant Coach. Lawlor worked as an Assistant Coach at Syracuse University for four years. In his time at Syracuse, Lawlor helped lead the team to an ACC Atlantic Division regular season title, ACC Tournament Championship and go on to win the NCAA National Championship this past year. He was an integral part of planning and organizing training sessions and recruiting. Lawlor recruited Nathan Opoku, who just signed with Leicester City Football Club in the Premier League, the highest level of England's soccer league system. He also recruited DeAndre Kerr, Russell Shealy and Abdi Salim who have been drafted in the MLS SuperDraft over the last two years.

Prior to his four years at Syracuse, Lawlor spent the previous four years as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Drexel. He helped lead the Dragons to an undefeated non-conference season in 2018. Lawlor was responsible for organizing, planning and conducting training sessions, preparing scouting reports, coordinating team travel and serving as the liaison with support staff. As the recruiting coordinator, he arranged all visits for perspective student-athletes. Lawlor recruited 2018 all-region honoree Mathias Ebbesen and Chris Donovan, a CAA MVP and current Philadelphia Union striker. 

The Blackpool, England native earned a bachelor's degree in business management from Le Moyne College in Syracuse in 2011. He was a member of the Dolphins men's soccer program where he started in 70 matches and helped lead the team to the Northeat-10 Championship and an NCAA Division II Final Four appearance in 2009.

Lawlor holds a UEFA C coaching license.