Saint Mary's College of California Men's Soccer

Adam Cooper enters his 20th season as the head coach for the Saint Mary's men's soccer program in 2025 and is the most successful coach in program history. C...

Remi Prieur returned to Saint Mary's in 2023 as an assistant coach following an illustrious career as a Gael. Few goalkeepers were better in the NCAA than Prieur during his Saint Mary's tenure, especially in his final two seasons. The California high school graduate started all 38 games over his final two seasons in Moraga and went an incredible 34-2-2 during that stretch, which included a pair of West Coast Conference championships and NCAA Tournament appearances. In 2018, he did not suffer a defeat, as the Gaels went 18-0-2 and were knocked out of the NCAA Tournament in the second round against Stanford after a scoreless game went into a shootout. Despite the ending to an historic Gaels season in 2018, Prieur was a brick wall in goal all season long. He led the NCAA in save percentage (87.3%), was second in goals against average (0.387), and was tied for the most shutouts in the country (14). All he did was follow that up with another stellar campaign in 2019, where he led the WCC goals against average, save percentage, and shutouts. His final numbers as a Gael were eye-popping, and he finished his Saint Mary's career as the best goalkeeper the program has ever seen. No Gael has recorded more wins, shutouts, or a lower goals against average than Prieur, and the accolades came rolling in. Twice, Prieur was named the WCC Goalkeeper of the Year, and he also became the first Gael to be named an All-American (in both 2018 and 2019). Following his time as a Gael, Prieur was draft

Shawn Nicklaw joined the Saint Mary's staff in the summer of 2021. Following the conclusion of the 2023 season, Nicklaw was promoted to Associate Head Coach for his efforts on the Gaels staff. "I am deeply honored to be given this opportunity to contribute even more significantly to the team's success and to work alongside a talented and dedicated group of players and coaching staff," Nicklaw said after receiving the promotion. "I am excited to continue learning, growing, and striving for excellence in this new role, and I look forward to the challenges and accomplishments that lie ahead." Nicklaw also comes to Moraga with an impressive professional career on his resume. The San Diego native played collegiately at UConn where he appeared in 80 games across his four seasons on the team's backline. After graduating, Nicklaw went on to play professionally both abroad and in the US for eight years. He signed with HB Køge in Denmark out of college and later appeared for Thór in the Icelandic Premier League, the Wilmington Hammerheads of the USL PRO, and two NASL clubs, Jacksonville Armada FC and FC Edmonton. Nicklaw has also held the honor of playing for the Guamanian men's national team since 2012 and has served as captain for the club. In 2015, Nicklaw helped Guam win their first two FIFA World Cup qualifying matches ever by taking down Turkmenistan and India in the Group D qualifying round. In total, Nicklaw has captained 35 matches for Guam in the East Asian Football Federatio