EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Athletics announced that Men’s Soccer Head Coach Mat Santoro will not return for the 2026 season. USI will conduct a national search for the next men’s soccer head coach.
Santoro, who has been with USI for 17 season, is USI’s all-time winningest coach and posted a record of 117-144-37.
“Mat has led our men’s soccer program for the past 17 years with class and integrity,” said USI Vice President/Director of Athletics Jon Mark Hall. “We truly appreciate the effort and energy he has put towards the young men he has coached and mentored. We wish Mat and his family the very best.”
During the 17 seasons, Santoro led the Screaming Eagles to eight winning seasons, a pair of NCAA II Tournament appearances, and seven trips to the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament. The 2018 season was Santoro’s best with the Eagles when he was named the GLVC Coach of the Year after posting a 13-4-1 overall mark.
USI was 2-10-5 overall and 1-4-5 in the Ohio Valley Conference in 2025.
