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Dave Nolan begins his fifth year as head coach with the Hoyas and 10th overall, having been an assistant for five years prior to being named head coach. During his reign as head coach, Nolan has led the Hoyas to their two most successful seasons in program history. Three years ago, Georgetown won 12 games and captured the program's first BIG EAST Tournament victory, while last season the Hoyas won a school-record 14 games, advanced to their first BIG EAST semifinal with a win over UConn and received their first berth to the NCAA Tournament. The Blue and Gray have advanced to the conference tournament three times in the last four years under the 2007 BIG EAST Coach of the Year. While a Hoya assistant, Nolan coordinated recruiting, developed goalkeepers and worked closely with head coach Diane Drake in all aspects of preparing the team. He brings a wide range of coaching experience to the Hilltop, having played and coached at various national and international levels. Nolan came to Georgetown in 1999 after spending the 1998 season on the Seton Hall women's soccer staff, serving as the goalkeeper coach. Prior to his coaching stint at Seton Hall, Nolan was an assistant coach at Farleigh Dickinson University during the 1997 fall season. In addition to coaching at Georgetown, Nolan has helped to develop players for the U-16, U-17, U-19 and U-21 U.S. National teams. He is the coach for the DC U-17 team, Super Y, helping lead them to a national championship appearance in 2003. Nolan also coaches at the Bethesda Soccer Club and currently coaches the U-15 Bethesda Dragons. His U-18 Bethesda Excel team made an unprecedented three consecutive national championship appearances. Bethesda Excel was also the Region 1 Champions from 2003-05 and has been ranked among the top club teams in the nation during the stretch. Last summer, Nolan was invited to work with the U-17 Women's National Team. He traveled to their camps in Vancouver and Seattle and helped with instruction and overseeing daily practices. A member of the National Team Pool in Ireland at the youth level, Nolan came to the United States and played soccer at Seton Hall. A four-year starter, he led the Pirates to four-consecutive NCAA tournament berths and two BIG EAST Conference championships. Selected to the 1987 BIG EAST Conference Tournament team, Nolan was named the BIG EAST Conference Student-Athlete of the Year in 1991. Nolan was a New Jersey State Under-23 team selection in 1992 and a New Jersey Senior Side representative from 1993-97. He received a bachelor's degree in finance in 1991 and later earned a master of business administration in 1993, also from Seton Hall. Nolan holds a premier national license from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) and a United States Soccer Federation "A" license. Nolan is a Maryland ODP coach, holding international credentials, including an Irish FA Preliminary badge and a coaching diploma from the KNVB (Royal Dutch Soccer Association). |
 
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