Darren Leslie, who as interim men's soccer coach in 2016 led CSUSB to its first 10-win season in six years and only its third in the last 13, earned full-time status on March 6, 2017.   Leslie is the ninth full-time coach in the program's history. During the 2018 CCAA season, Leslie lead the Coyotes to a 12-6-1 record, the programs highest in over 8 years. Leslie was subsequently voted as the CCAA Coach of the Year. in 2017, the Coyotes went 8-8-1 and finished the season with a 1-0 victory over eventual NCAA semifinalist Cal Poly Pomona.   In Leslie's first season (2016), the Coyotes were 10-6-1 overall and 7-4-1 in the CCAA. They finished fifth in the regular season, and upset No. 4 seed Chico State on the road to advance to the CCAA Tourney semifinals.   It was an impressive season for the Aberdeen, Scotland, native and University of Edinburgh graduate as CSUSB was predicted to finish 11th in the coaches' preseason poll.