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Mike Boland

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    Head Coach
Mike Boland enters his fourth season as the head women's soccer coach at Benedictine University in 2017.

Benedictine has qualified for the NACC Tournament in each of the past two seasons, posting winning records in conference play.

Benedictine posted a record of 4-14-1 in his first season at the helm with a 2-8 mark in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference. Danielle Melotte earned a slot on the NACC All-Freshman Team.

In Boland's second season as head coach, Benedictine improved to 9-9-1 overall and 6-4 in the NACC. Taylor Pokorny, Jackie Elzakhem and Lea Gindville all earned second team All-Conference honors in the 2015 season. Zoie Holloway was selected to the NACC All-Freshman Team.

Benedictine finished 7-8-3 in 2016, notching a mark of 5-4-2 in the NACC. Five players were honored by the conference. Taylor Pokorny earned a slot on the all-conference first team while Janae Heaney gathered a second team slot. Megan Anderson was honorable mention while Abbie Graham and Cassidy Henson gathered positions on the all-freshman team.
 
Boland arrived at Benedictine after serving as the men’s soccer assistant at Northern Illinois University for three seasons. In 2011, he helped guide the Huskies to a Mid-American Conference title and earn a trip to the NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championships.
 
During his time at NIU, Boland was also responsible for recruiting, fundraising, practice planning, marketing, and organizing community service projects. During his tenure, the Huskies recruited two “Nationally Ranked Recruiting Classes” with state players of the year from Illinois, Iowa, and Nebraska, paired with top prospects both domestic and abroad.
 
While working at Northern Illinois, Boland also served as the Northern Illinois FC Director of Coaching and Player Development for three years. He helped grow the organization exponentially from 2009 to 2013.
 
Boland began his coaching career at Carmel Catholic High School, his alma mater, where he served as both the men’s and women’s assistant coach. In those two seasons his teams earned three conference championships, four regional championships, two sectional championships and a super sectional championship. His 2008 women’s program earned a 22-2 overall record and was a state finalist.
 
After his time at Carmel Catholic, he became the assistant men’s soccer coach at William Penn University where he facilitated video production and scouting while also serving as the academic liaison and recruiting coordinator. 
 
Boland graduated from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota in 2006 with a degree in marketing. He has an NSCAA Premier Diploma and NSCAA Director of Coaching Diploma. He and his wife, Jenna, reside in Geneva and have two daughters.
 
BOLAND COACHING RECORD
YEAR OVERALL RECORD NACC RECORD
2016 7-8-3 (.472) 5-3-2 (.600)
2015 9-9-1 (.500) 6-4 (.600)
2014 4-14-1 (.237)    2-8 (.200)
TOTAL 20-31-5 (.438) 13-15-2 (.467)