Thiel College

Thiel College Department of Athletics
75 College Avenue Greenville, PA 16125

Division 3 Pennsylvania Northeast

Private Very Small Developing team

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Carl Dei Cas

Carl Dei Cas was named the women’s soccer head coach at Thiel College in January of 2023.

Dei Cas arrives at Thiel with nearly 20 years of collegiate coaching experience. He is also no stranger to the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC), having served as head coach at member institutions Waynesburg University and Saint Vincent College.

Dei Cas served as Waynesburg’s men’s head coach from 2004-09. He was the assistant men’s coach at Saint Vincent from 2010-16. He became the men’s head coach at Saint Vincent in 2016, a position he held through 2021. He also served as the women’s head coach at Saint Vincent from 2019-21.

Dei Cas was the head girls varsity soccer coach at Monessen High School from 1994-04. He served as head coach of Mon Valley NLS U-15 and U-17 Girls Classic Soccer from 1998-03. He maintains roles as staff coach with Beadling Soccer Club U-17 Boys, EXACT College Camp and College Coach’s Skill Clinic.

Dei Cas holds multiple coaching licenses and diplomas from the National Soccer Coaches Association and United States Soccer Federation.

Dei Cas earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from West Virginia University.

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Sam Lauris

Lauris enters his first season with the Tomcats in 2023.

A graduate of Norwin High School, Lauris arrives at Thiel with 25 years of coaching experience. He was the head men's soccer coach at Penn-State New Kensington, as well as the assistant women's soccer coach at Seton Hill University.

Lauris played collegiate soccer at Saint Vincent, where he was a four-year starter and a three-year captain. He earned his bachelor's degree in finance from Saint Vincent.

Prior to Thiel, Lauris served as the trainer of club coaches and the assistant director of coaching at Norwin Soccer Club.