Lani Cabral-Pini enters her second year as assistant coach at Newbury College.  In her first season, she helped the Nighthawks to their first winning conference season with a 4-3-1 record and a New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) post-season berth for the second consecutive year.

Cabral-Pini achieved a high level of success during her collegiate experience, being a three sport athlete at Lesley University.  She was an All-conference player three out of her four years and also was named Female Athlete of the Year in 2009.  In addition to her soccer experience, she was also a standout for both the women's basketball and softball programs.