Feldman Named NSCAA Mid-Atlantic Coach of the Year
December 3, 2013 | Women's Soccer
Dec. 3, 2013
2013 NSCAA Women's Regional Coaches of the Year
BOSTON – After leading the Boston University women’s soccer team to the second round of the NCAA tournament, head coach Nancy Feldman has been named the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Mid-Atlantic Women’s Coach of the Year, as announced by the NSCAA on Tuesday.
In her 19th year at the helm, Feldman led the Terriers to a 15-4-4 record and the No. 25 ranking in the final regular-season NSCAA Top 25. The Patriot League Coach of the Year guided BU to a share of the regular-season title with an 8-1-0 mark in conference play during its first season in the league.
The Terriers then went on to capture their first Patriot League Championship and earn the team’s 11th NCAA tournament bid. Feldman led BU to its second NCAA tournament victory in the past three years with the Terriers’ 1-0 win over Harvard in the first round.
BU boasted a 13-game unbeaten streak during the season and set the program record with 16 shutouts while matching the all-time mark for fewest goals allowed (nine).
Feldman’s Terriers led the Patriot League with nine All-League selections, including Rookie of the Year and Second Team honoree Erica Kosienski. Seniors Emma Clark, Madison Clemens and junior Kai Miller were named to the All-League First Team while Kosienski was joined on the second team by seniors Andrea Green and Kylie Strom along with sophomore McKenzie Hollenbaugh. Seniors Megan McGoldrick and Erin Mullen earned All-League Third Team accolades.
As the only head coach in the program’s 19-year history as a varsity sport, Feldman owns a 251-112-34 record at BU. This is her second NSCAA Regional Coach of the Year honor, as she was named the winner for the Northeast region in 2001.
To qualify for consideration as an NSCAA Regional Coach of the Year, a coach must be an individual NSCAA member and have a successful record for the season. In addition, the coach should exhibit knowledge of the game, rapport with the team, team image, positive behavior on the field, work for coaches’ organizations, outside involvement (clinics, campus, conventions), community involvement, positive rapport with other coaches, officials and the media, and service to the NSCAA.
As a Regional Coach of the Year, Feldman now moves into the pool for National Coach of the Year, which will be released later this month.
