Mark Case
Assistant Coach

Jamie Tekotte
Assistant Coach

Gary Kagiavas, Head Coach

Gary Kagiavas was appointed Edinboro University's first head coach of the Fighting Scot women's soccer program in August of 1996. The former Gannon University standout started the Edinboro program that year, and since that time it has become one of the stronger teams in the Northeast Region.

Edinboro saw a run of five straight winning seasons come to an end two years ago following a 6-9-3 finish, and his Fighting Scots suffered a second straight losing campaign a year ago, finishing at 7-9-3. However, thanks to a 5-3-2 ledger in the PSAC West, Edinboro made its third-ever appearance in the PSAC Playoffs.

Over the past several seasons the Fighting Scot roster has been extremely youthful, yet Kagiavas has molded that inexperience into winning teams. The PSAC postseason awards bore that out a year ago, as Kagiavas was named the 2005 PSAC West Coach of the Year. It marked the second time he had received the award.

The 2003 Fighting Scots registered a school record for wins while finishing with a 12-7-1 record. Edinboro made its second appearance in the PSAC Playoffs. The Fighting Scots climbed as high as fourth in the Northeast Region rankings during the year. In 2002 Edinboro fell one point shy of qualifying for postseason action, compiling a 9-5-4 record. The 2002 squad finished with six wins and a tie in its last seven matches.

Kagiavas owns an overall record of 80-88-15 in ten seasons, with ten or more wins in six of the last eight seasons. Once a rare occurrence to show up in the Northeast Region rankings, the Fighting Scots are now a weekly member of the top ten.

Kagiavas' teams accomplished a rarity in his first six seasons, finishing with a better record each year. The 2001 Fighting Scots went out and posted an 11-5-1 record, including a school-record six-game winning streak. The Fighting Scots advanced to the PSAC Playoffs for the first time. Edinboro dropped a 1-0 decision to Bloomsburg in its first postseason venture, but that could not diminish a season which saw the Scots climb as high as 14th in the NSCAA Division II rankings. Along the way, the Scots defeated 13th-ranked Slippery Rock, 3-0, while suffering four of its five losses to nationally-ranked opponents. Kagiavas was recognized as the PSAC Women's Soccer Coach of the Year.

Thanks to five wins in its final seven contests, Edinboro posted its first winning season in 2000, going 10-8-1. The Fighting Scots posted a four-game win streak in which it held opponents scoreless for 500 minutes. The team also recorded the program's first win over local rival Gannon.

The Fighting Scots weren't without their growing pains, as Edinboro's first-ever women's soccer edition finished with a 2-14-0 record in 1996. The ledger improved slightly in 1997, as Kagiavas' second team posted a 5-10-1 finish. The Fighting Scots improved to 9-10-0 in 1998. That included a 2-1 overtime win over West Virginia Wesleyan, an outfit ranked second in Division II at the time.

In 1999 the Fighting Scots posted a 9-9-1 finish to earn their first non-losing season. Edinboro debuted in the regional rankings during the season, a first for Kagiavas's squad. Included in the victories was another triumph over a nationally-ranked foe, as the Fighting Scots posted a 2-1 win at 14th-ranked Slippery Rock.

Kagiavas brought a wealth of coaching experience to Edinboro, both locally and at the international level. He joined the Edinboro staff after serving as assistant manager of the Family First Sports Park in Erie for two years. At Family First, he was responsible for organizing all phases of the facility's indoor and outdoor soccer leagues.

Kagiavas has served as the coaching director of the Edinboro Regional Soccer Club. Under his direction, the organization has grown from four to 14 teams. In the 1997-98 season, he took the 15-under team to the state finals. In two of the past three summers he has taken the Erie Admirals U17 Girls team to the state championship and to the Final Four of Region 1. The team has finished in the top 16 in the country in their age group. He is the girls coaching director at the Erie Admirals. In 2004 Kagiavas had two more state champions with the Erie Admirals in the Under-17 and Under-18 girls teams. This marks four state champions in four years.

Kagiavas was a standout defender at Gannon from 1987-91, and played professionally in his native South Africa, along with Greece and Canada, after earning his bachelor's degree in 1991. He has held a variety of coaching positions in many levels of competition since 1989, highlighted by a successful stint as a professional coach in South Africa.

At Gannon, Kagiavas was a four-year starter at midfield and defender for a Golden Knight team which advanced to the NCAA Division II Final Four in 1989 and 1990. Gannon was 58-14-8 during his four seasons, with three NCAA playoff appearances.

Kagiavas played professionally for a St. Catherines team that won the Canadian Cup in the National Soccer League. He was a player/coach for the Springs Old Boys and Boksburg 'Two for Joy,' as well as for the Eastern Transvaal all-select indoor team.

In 1994, Kagiavas served as the head coach of Gannon's men's junior varsity soccer program, also assisting with the varsity squad as the Golden Knight men posted a 15-2-0 record and advanced to the NCAA Final Four.

Kagiavas began his coaching career with the Erie Strikers while also directing the Villa Maria Elementary School team. In the spring of 1992, Kagiavas was assistant coach of the Boksburg "Two for Joy" Division I team that competed in the National Soccer League of South Africa. In the summer of 1991, he was the head coach of the Springs (South Africa) Old Boys of the Division II men's semi-professional league, earning Coach of the Year honors.

Kagiavas has earned a South African coaching license, a professional referee license, and his United States Soccer Federation National B License and has his NSCAA Regional Coaching License.

He and his wife, Dawn, a native of St. Marys, Pa., reside in Fairview with their ten-year-old daughter, Kaylee.

Mark Case, Assistant Coach

Mark Case is in his fourth season as an assistant coach at Edinboro University. He works with the goalkeepers.

Case played for Gannon University for two seasons as a goalkeeper. As a prepster, he was a four-year starter at nearby Cathedral Prep. He earned first team All-Metro League accolades as a junior and senior for the Ramblers.

Case has been very active in the Erie area as a mentor for goalkeepers. That includes serving as the goalkeeper coach for a variety of high schools in the area.

Case resides in Erie. He recently completed work on his bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education/Special Education and Psychology, with a minor in Coaching.

Jamie Tekotte, Assistant Coach

After concluding a brilliant career at Edinboro University with a record-breaking season as a senior in 2004, Jamie Tekotte is in her second season as an assistant coach for the Fighting Scots.

As a senior, Tekotte set school records for goals scored (21) and points (48) in a season. She was a first team All-Northeast Region and All-PSAC selection. In addition, she ranked second in the PSAC in points, points per game, goals, and goals per game, and was 13th in Division II in goals per game and 15th in points per game.

Tekotte concluded her career ranked first in goals scored (37) and second in career points (85) despite playing just three seasons for the Fighting Scots. She played at Central Michigan as a freshman.

A former standout at nearby McDowell High School, she was also a first team All-PSAC choice and second team All-Region selection in 2001.

Tekotte graduated from Edinboro in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in Sports Administration. She also serves as a coach for the Erie Admirals.