Morgan Lark - Goalkeeper Coach - Women's Soccer Coaches

Morgan Lark

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Goalkeeper Coach

Three-time Big West Tournament Champion and former Big West Goalkeeper of the Year Morgan Lark was named the goalkeeper coach for the Cal Poly women’s soccer program in January 2026.

Lark, formerly Bertsch, was a standout goalkeeper at Cal State Fullerton from 2014-17, helping the Titans capture three Big West Tournament titles and two Big West regular season championships during her career. Lark, who played professionally, joins the Mustangs after spending the past two seasons as a goalkeeper coach at Division II Fresno Pacific.

Lark, 29, had a sensational senior season at Fullerton in 2017 as she was named Big West Co-Goalkeeper of the Year and earned a spot on the All-Big West First Team. She started in all 22 matches for the Titans that season, recording nine shutouts — fourth most in a season in program history — a 12-6-3 record and a 0.745 goals against average. She also claimed Big West Tournament MVP honors to help CSUF advance to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in five years.

In her first season as the goalkeeper coach at Fresno Pacific in 2024, Lark helped goalkeeper Monique Nevarez set a new single-season school record for shutouts (seven) and helped improve the Sunbirds’ defense tremendously as the team allowed just 17 goals that season compared to the 49 they allowed the year prior.

In addition to her experience at FPU, Lark has been providing private and small group training to players of all ages and levels in the Central Valley area since 2021 through LAB (Love & Blessings) Football, a company she and her husband, Myles, created.

During her career at Fullerton, Lark recorded 110 saves, a 0.952 goals against average, a .759 save percentage and a 16-13-6 record across 42 appearances and 34 starts. After wrapping up her playing career as a Titan, Lark served as a volunteer assistant on the 2018 staff while finishing her degree.

Lark, a Simi Valley native and 2014 Simi Valley High grad, pursued a professional career after her time at Fullerton, serving as a training player for the Seattle Reign FC in the NWSL in 2018 before heading overseas to play for SC Braga in Portugal, where she helped the club win a Liga BPI championship in her lone season in 2019. She then spent time at FC Lugano in the Swiss Super League, most notably competing against Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League, before ending her playing career to focus on coaching.