Dave Nolan
	Position: Head Coach Experience: Seventh Season Alma Mater: Seton Hall '91

For Georgetown University Women's Soccer Head Coach, nothing in life comes without hard work.

It is what drove him when he played the sport as a youth in Ireland, and it is what drove him when he played in four NCAA Tournaments and won two BIG EAST Championships in college.

Hard work is also what he says is one of the main reasons the Georgetown University women's soccer team has reached the highest levels of success in its 17-year history.

Nolan enters his seventh year as head coach for the Hoyas in 2010, but his 12th overall on the Hilltop, having been an assistant for five years prior to being named head coach.

In his time at Georgetown, Nolan has guided the Hoyas to national prominence over the most successful period in program history. Within the past three seasons, the team has set records for most regular season wins (14 in 2007), most BIG EAST wins (8 in 2008), highest BIG EAST finish (2nd), most shutouts (10), and a program-best start of 8-0-2 in 2008. Most notably, the team earned its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 2007 and had the best overall regular season finish in program history - 13-3-2 in 2008.

Last season, Georgetown reached the BIG EAST Championship Tournament for the fifth time in six seasons behind one of the top offenses in the nation. The Blue & Gray averaged 2.25 goals per contest and were led by BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year Sara Jordan and fellow First Team All-BIG EAST member, Ingrid Wells. The duo combined for 15 goals and 18 assists in leading the Hoyas to their third consecutive season of 10 wins or more.

In 2008, a high-powered offense (2.54 goals per game) was complemented by a talented defense (0.59 goals-against per game) that led to the Hoyas finishing the regular season with a 13-3-2 record and hosted the BIG EAST Tournament Quarterfinals for the first time in program history.

Nolan led the program to one of the best turnarounds in the country in 2007, as the Hoyas rebounded from a 5-9-5 record the year before to finish the regular season with a 13-6-0 mark. Georgetown advanced to the BIG EAST Tournament Semifinals for the first time in program history after beating No. 23 Connecticut on the road in the quarterfinals on Nov. 4, 2007.

This success earned Georgetown its first NSCAA/adidas #1 Regional Ranking and a series of first National Top 20 rankings by the NSCAA/adidas (#17), Soccer America (#16), SoccerBuzz Magazine (#19), and TopDrawerSoccer.com (#20) in addition to a number of national, regional, and BIG EAST individual honors, highlighted by two All-Americans and the 2007 BIG EAST Rookie of the Year (Ingrid Wells).

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.

Nolan also coaches at the Bethesda (Md.) 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. Nolan just finished a four-year stint with the Bethesda Dragons, culminating with a No. 6 national ranking this year.

In 2008, 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 earned his 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 Olympic Development Program coach, holding international credentials, including an Irish FA Preliminary badge and a coaching diploma from the KNVB (Royal Dutch Soccer Association).