Leanne Cardoso-Bastos joined the Allegheny women’s soccer staff in the summer of 2021 and holds a "D" License from the United States Soccer Federation as well as a Goalkeeping Level 1, 2 and 3 Diplomas from the United Soccer Coaches.

Cardoso-Bastos previously played and coached at Mount Aloysius College in Cresson, Pa. As a goalkeeper for the Mounties, Cardoso-Bastos earned First-Team All-Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) honors in her junior year, a season in which she finished with a 1.02 goals against average and a .845 save percentage while setting a program record with nine shutouts. Cardoso-Bastos also served as the team captain her senior year. 

In addition to being a women’s soccer student-athlete, Cardoso-Bastos also played softball for the Mounties all four years, earning First-Team All-Conference honors as a center fielder while helping the team win back-to-back AMCC Championships.

Serving as an Assistant Coach and Goalkeeper Coach at Mount Aloysius, Cardoso-Bastos helped with recruiting, training sessions, film breakdown, team travel and running clinics. Cardoso-Bastos also previously served as the Head Coach of the Mount District Union in State College, Pa. and the Goalkeeper Coach for the Union Soccer Club in Union, N.J.

Cardoso-Bastos earned a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Biology and a Masters of Business in Project Management from Mount Aloysius.