Joe LaCasto - Men's Soccer Coach - UNC Asheville Athletics

Joe LaCasto

Title:
Volunteer Assistant Coach
Email:
jlacasto@unca.edu

After spending the 2019 season as a volunteer assistant coach, Joe LaCasto will enter the 2020 season as an assistant coach for the Bulldogs.

In 2019, LaCasto’s first on the coaching staff, the Bulldogs doubled their win total from the previous season and increased their Big South victories by three from 2018.

LaCasto graduated from UNC Asheville in May 2019 after playing four seasons for the Bulldogs as a midfielder. He was a regular in the lineup during his career, appearing in 73 games and starting 58, including all 17 contests of his senior season.

A native of Huntington Beach, California, LaCasto earned distinction on the Big South All-Academic Team as a junior and senior and was selected as the Bulldog Award Winner for men’s soccer at the 2017 ASHPYS.

As a team captain during his senior campaign, LaCasto earned the second-most playing time for the Bulldogs, recording 1,410 minutes on the pitch. He scored one goal on the season and had a pair of assists, including a helper on the game-winning goal on the road against Wofford. He also was named to the UNCW SpringHill Suites Classic All-Tournament Team at the conclusion of the event.

As a junior, he scored a career-best two goals during the season, including one to help preserve a 2-2 draw against Big South Conference-foe Presbyterian. He burst onto the scene as a freshman, starting 16-of-19 contests, notching one goal and piling up five assists, finishing second on the team with seven points.