Lori Khazen

Lori is entering her eighth season as assistant coach under veteran head coach Luigi Scire. Lori uses her strengths as an athletic trainer, strength & conditioning coach, and technical specialist for attackers to help enhance the Gorlok squad.

In 2009, contracted via her private practice, Khazen AthletiKare, Lori joined the Webster staff as an athletic trainer for Webster University’s men & women’s soccer programs. She stayed in that capacity for five seasons, as an integral part of the sports medicine team, heading up injury prevention, early injury recognition, rehab and return-to-play programs for the Gorloks.

Lori was an adjunct faculty member at both Webster University (2010-11, 2013) and Saint Louis University (2010-2014), teaching classes in strength & conditioning, exercise physiology, and athletic performance enhancement, respectively. She has also mentored several athletic training and strength & conditioning students. Lori believes education is a primary component to success, and brings both fundamentals & current research to the Webster University soccer team in their mental and physical efforts.

A Washington University in St. Louis graduate (‘99). A four year starter for the Bears, Lori holds the school’s season record (‘98) for goals (31), assists (16), points (78), and game-winning goals (9). She ranks 2nd in career goals (71), assists (38), & points (180). As a freshman in the 1995 season, she led her team to the school’s first University Athletic Association (UAA) conference championship and NCAA tournament appearance. Then, in 1997 & 1998, Lori led the team to NCAA 3rd & 5th place finishes, respectively. She was a 4-time All-UAA Conference & 4-time all-Region selection, and was named UAA Conference Player of the Year in 1998. Lori was awarded Wash U’s prestigious W. Alfred Hayes Award for outstanding leadership in athletics when she graduated.

She was also honored with an opportunity to play semi-professionally with the St. Louis Archers of the W-League in 2004. Then, in 2006, Lori was inducted in the Hall of Fame of both Quincy Notre Dame High School and Washington University in the same year.