Pensky began coaching college soccer as an assistant with the
George Washington University women's team. He then assisted at
Loyola University Maryland followed by the
University of Maryland men's team under
Sasho Cirovski. He was named the national coach of the year in 2010. In his last season, he led the team to their first
SEC tournament title in thirteen years and was named the SEC coach of the year in 2021. Pensky replaced longtime coach
Mark Krikorian as the head coach of the
Florida State Seminoles women's team in 2022. Many players had come to Florida State because of Krikorian's reputation, and Pensky managed to assuage concerns about the coaching change to keep most players from leaving. In his first season, he led the reigning
national champions to defend their
ACC title but lost in the semifinals of the
NCAA tournament. ==References==