Women's Soccer

After serving two seasons as an assistant coach in the Kean University women's soccer program, Brian Doherty took over the head coaching duties in 1999 and now enters his tenth season at the helm of the program.

In his first season, Doherty led Kean to its first winning season in three years, and the Cougars have steadily developed into a solid team in the competitive New Jersey Athletic Conference.  During the past three seasons, Doherty has guided the Cougars to an NCAA Division III Tournament berth in 2006 and back-to-back Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Tournament berths in 2004 and 2005.

The 2005 NJAC Coach of the Year, Doherty honed his coaching skills for six seasons as an assistant coach at Bayonne High School, where his teams won one state championship, five Hudson County championships and two league championships. He has also served as a head coach and evaluator for the Central New Jersey Area Olympic Development Program (ODP) and as an instructor at the prestigious Adidas Elite
Training Academy that has tutored professional and semi-professional soccer players.

A United States Soccer Federation "A" licensed coach and National Soccer Coaches Association of America Advanced National licensed coach, Doherty also serves as a liaison to the student life and leadership development offices at Kean University.

A 1993 graduate of Kean, Doherty earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in communications and is currently pursuing his master's degree in public administration.

Michele Zuber is entering her eighth season as an assistant coach with the women's soccer team at Kean University.

Prior to her arrival at Kean, Zuber was an assistant coach at Marist High School during the 1999 season.  In her playing days, Zuber started and appeared in 64 matches for the Peacocks at St. Peter's College between 1993 and 1996.

When she is not on the sidelines, Zuber is a fifth-grade teacher at Nicholas Murray Butler Elementary School in Elizabeth, N.J. where she began teaching in 2001.  She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in elementary education and psychology from St. Peter's College and a Masters of Arts degree in teaching from Marygrove College.  She is also working towards her 6^th year level in physical education from Fresno Pacific University.

Erin Fitzgerald joins the Cougars for her first season in 2008.

Fitzgerald brings eight years of head coaching experience with her after stints at St. Peter's College as well as Felician College.  In addition to her coaching background, Fitzgerald also spent the past four years as the assistant athletics director/senior women's administrator at Felician.

Fitzgerald received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications/Psychology and Elementary Education from St. Peters' College in 1997.