Women's Soccer
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Brian Doherty |
Head Coach bdoherty@kean.edu 908-737-0618 |
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 eleventh 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 five seasons, Doherty has guided the Cougars to an NCAA Division III Tournament berth in 2006 and Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Tournament berths in 2004, 2005 and 2008.
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.
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Michelle Zuber |
Assistant Coach |
Michele Zuber is entering her ninth 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 6th year
level in physical education from Fresno Pacific University.
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Erin Fitzgerald |
Assistant Coach |
Erin Fitzgerald joins the Cougars for her second season in 2009.
Fitzgerald brought 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 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.