Emerson Lovato - Men's Soccer Coach - Bucknell University Athletics

Emerson Lovato

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
ealr001@bucknell.edu
Phone:
570-577-3051

Emerson Lovato joined Dave Brandt's staff at Bucknell in the spring of 2022. Lovato brought with him extensive coaching experience in the Division II ranks, including stints at Newberry College in South Carolina, Division II power Midwestern State in Texas, and Texas Permian Basin. Lovato, who spent the 2021-22 season as the goalkeepers coach at USL Championship club Forward Madison FC, enjoyed a four-year playing career as a goalkeeper at Cal State Los Angeles and then Cal State Stanislaus, where he received a degree in communication and media studies in 2017.

In 2019, Lovato was part of a Midwestern State staff that guided the Mustangs to a 16-5 record, a Lonestar Conference championship, a national ranking as high as No. 5, and a trip to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Lovato joined the staff at Texas Permian Basin in 2017 and helped lead the Falcons to their first-ever Heartland Conference Tournament appearance and their first-ever winning season at the Division II level.

“Emerson is a top, young goalkeeper coach, and we've been very lucky to find him and have him join our staff at Bucknell,” said Brandt. “By this time in his young career, he is already a highly experienced coach at top levels and he is a serious and intense student of the game. I am thrilled to have Emerson on staff and excited to work with him.”