Laura Morcone enters her fifth season as the Assistant Coach at New Paltz in 2023. (Including 2020) 

Morcone began her first season as an assistant coach with the Hawks women's soccer team in 2019.  Playing throughout her entire life, her high school and club career brought her to the New York State finals during her senior year, and then she transitioned to play competitively at SUNY Oneonta.  A four-year starter at SUNY Oneonta (2002-2006), Laura was a member of the women's soccer team who went undefeated in the SUNYAC all four years, won four SUNYAC titles, and made four trips to the NCAA tournament.  

During her freshman year, the team went to the Sweet 16, and her junior and senior years, the team made it to the Elite 8.  It was in her sophomore year the team won the NCAA National Championship, and she was named Top Goalkeeper of the entire tournament.  Morcone was consistently named a Top 20 goalkeeper nationally throughout her four years at Oneonta, and in her sophomore year was ranked in the Top 5.  She was a four-time All-SUNYAC selection including twice as a First Team player.  She was a two-time All-Region and three-time All-State selection.  She was also team captain her junior and senior years.

After graduating from SUNY Oneonta, she played semi-professionally with the Adirondack Lynx for two years. She also served as the Assistant Coach of the women's soccer team at SUNY Oneonta for two years. Professionally, she began working in the Office of Admissions at SUNY Oneonta in 2007 then received a job opportunity in the Hudson Valley and moved to the area to work at SUNY Orange in 2013.  In 2017, she was offered an opportunity to begin working in the Office of Undergraduate Admission at SUNY New Paltz as the Director of Admissions Technology & CRM and hasn't looked back since.  

Morcone received her Bachelor's of Science from SUNY Oneonta in 2006 and her Master's in Education from SUNY Oneonta in 2011. 

She is excited and honored to be a member of the Hawks women's soccer program and to serve under head coach Mike Eckberg. She hopes to assist in building the best defense in the country.