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Sean Mapson

Sean Mapson joined the Vandals as an assistant coach ahead of the 2018 season.
 
In the Spring 2021 season, the Vandals recorded four clean sheets. Four Vandals earned All-Big Sky accolades, including Taylor Brust who was named to the Second Team. 

In his first year with the team, the Vandals finished 9-7-3 and earned the No. 2 seed in the Big Sky Conference Tournament with a 6-1-2 conference mark.
 
The Vandals conceded the fewest goals in a season in team history.  Idaho also posted a home record of 6-0-1, going undefeated in Moscow for the third time in the last four years.  Six student-athletes earned All-Big Sky recognition, including Kelly Dopke as Defensive Most Valuable Player and Makayla Presgrave as co-Goalkeeper of the Year.
 
Prior to Idaho, Mapson served as the head coach of Mississippi Valley State for the last two seasons.
 
He went 12-20-3 in two years, but posted a solid mark of 10-7-3 in SWAC contests.  Mapson led MVSU to the SWAC Tournament in both seasons.
 
The Devilettes placed three student-athletes on All-SWAC teams along the way, while Laada Issaka was named the co-Offensive Player of the Year in 2016.
 
Prior to MVSU, Mapson was an assistant with Southern Mississippi from 2011-2015.  In 2013, under Mapson and USM's Head Coach Mohammed El-Zare, the team finished 7-9-4, one of the best records recorded in the past decade, however the two were far from done. In 2015, the team finished the season with their highest conference ranking in the past seven years. In addition to coaching, Mapson was also responsible for developing technical and tactical training sessions, organizing and managing the travel budget and match and player analysis. He was also, the goalkeeper coach, recruitment coordinator and camp director.
 
While at Southern Miss. Mapson coached one 2015 Conference USA All-Academic First Team honoree, one 2015 Conference USA All-Freshmen Team honoree, two 2014 Conference USA All-Academic First Team 2014 honorees, one 2014 Conference USA All-Conference Third Team honoree, two 2013 Conference USA All-Academic First Team honorees and one 2013 Conference USA All-Freshmen Team honoree; the team also scored an overall 3.23 Team GPA in 2014.
  
Prior to arriving at USM, Mapson served as the assistant coach of the men and women's soccer program at William Carey University.
 
While serving his alma mater, Mapson assisted in helping the men and women's teams reach the NAIA National Tournament in consecutive seasons. In addition to this achievement, both goalkeepers received NAIA First-Team All-American honors.

Mapson also served the Hattiesburg Youth Soccer Association as the Youth Coach and Director of Goalkeeping from 2007-2015.
 
His playing achievements at William Carey, includes the GCAC All-Freshmen team in 2006 and selections to the GCAC All-Conference Team in 2007 and 2009, as a goalkeeper. He also played with Leicester City (England) and Macclesfield Town F.C. (England).
 
In addition to being a student-athlete, Mapson was a double major at William Carey University. He received his Bachelor of Science Degrees in Social Science and Physical Education and Coaching in 2011. In 2014, he graduated with a Master of Science Degree from the University of Southern Mississippi in Sports Coaching Education.


 
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