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Hamilton College

Clinton, NY 13323
New York Northeast
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Colette Gilligan

Colette Gilligan is in her 18th year as the head women's soccer coach at Hamilton College. Her Hamilton teams have a 148-86-35 record (.615 win pct.) and have advanced to the postseason 14 times, including four trips to the NCAA Division III championship and six NESCAC championship appearances. She has been selected the East Region Coach of the Year twice (2004 and 2007) by the United Soccer Coaches and was honored with her assistants as the Liberty League Coaching Staff of the Year three times (2003, 2004, 2007). The 148 coaching victories make Gilligan the program's all-time leader in that category. She has coached two all-Americans (Jen Munoz '04 in 2003 and Megan Brousseau '08 in 2007) and 16 players to a total of 21 all-region honors. Seven of her athletes have made the all-NESCAC team.


In 2018 Gilligan guided Hamilton to an overall record of 8-5-3 and the quarterfinals of the conference championship. Two of her players made the all-region team and three athletes were all-NESCAC selections.


Gilligan led the Continentals to a 10-6-2 record and an at-large bid to the NCAA championship in 2017. Her women defeated Middlebury in a NESCAC championship quarterfinal and advanced to the semifinals for the first time.


Hamilton advanced to the second round of the 2010 NCAA championship after a 1-0 win against Virginia Wesleyan University in the first round. Hamilton's final overall record was 10-4-3, including 6-0-1 at home. The Continentals tied for third in the league and played in the league championship semifinals. In 2009 Hamilton made its third appearance in the league final -- all with Gilligan.


Gilligan guided the program to unprecedented success in 2007. The Continentals advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals for the first time, set program records for wins (16) and goals (55) in a season and finished the year ranked first in Division III with a team save percentage of .917. Hamilton completed its first unbeaten regular season (13-0-1) and earned a share of the league's regular season title. After the Continentals finished with a 16-2-2 record, they landed at No. 7 in the final Top 25 coaches poll -- the highest ranking in program history.


Gilligan guided Hamilton to a 15-2-1 record in 2004. The Continentals captured their first league regular season and postseason championships and earned their first NCAA appearance and tournament victory. The Continentals also made their first-ever appearance in the national rankings and climbed as high as a tie for No. 8.


Academics is an integral part of Gilligan's program as four student-athletes made the 2018 NESCAC Fall All-Academic Team. Erica Dressler '09 was selected to the 2008 Academic All-America Team by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and the United Soccer Coaches/adidas Collegiate Scholar All-America Team.


Prior to arriving at Hamilton, Gilligan was an assistant coach at the University of Minnesota for two seasons and was the head coach at Middle Tennessee State University from 1996 to 2000. Gilligan's overall record at Hamilton and MTSU is 178-126-41. Her collegiate coaching career began as an assistant at East Carolina University in 1994. She was also involved in coaching the Olympic Development Program in Minnesota, Tennessee and North Carolina.


Gilligan was a three-time all-American at Methodist College, including a first team selection in 1992. She helped lead the program to the NCAA Division III semifinals in 1989 and 1990. Gilligan was an all-conference pick all four years and was a team captain in 1992 and 1993. She was a member of Ireland's national junior team in 1985 and 1986 before joining Ireland's national senior squad.


Gilligan received her bachelor's degree in physical education and went on to earn her master's in sports administration from East Carolina. She hails from Dublin, Ireland.

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Bobby Kane

Bobby Kane joined the Hamilton College women's soccer staff as an assistant coach in March 2018. Hamilton posted an overall record of 8-5-3 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NESCAC championship in his first year with the Continentals. Two players made the all-region team and three athletes collected all-conference honors under Kane's guidance.


Kane was an assistant women's soccer coach at Allegheny College in 2017 and coached four athletes who made the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) all-conference team, including the 2017 NCAC Newcomer of the Year. He helped the Gators stay in the hunt for the conference playoffs until the final game of the season.


Kane was an assistant coach for the women's soccer program at SUNY Potsdam in 2015 and 2016. He helped lead the Bears to 18 wins and coached two players to all-SUNYAC team honors.


Kane was a head coach for the FC Freeze from January 2016 through March 2017. He was the junior varsity boys' soccer coach at West Genesee High School in 2014 and head coach of the girls' varsity soccer program at Jordan-Elbridge High School in 2012 and 2013.


Kane received his national license from the U.S. Soccer Federation in August 2014 and earned his Level 5 Diploma from the United Soccer Coaches in February 2013.


Kane was the recipient of the Potsdam men's soccer team's Coaches Award in 2010 after he posted five points (2 goals-1 assist) in 17 games with 12 starts at forward. He has a bachelor's degree from Potsdam and a master's degree in recreation and sport science with a soccer coaching education from Ohio University. Kane hails from Glens Falls, N.Y., and graduated from Glens Falls High School.

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Perry Nizzi

Perry Nizzi is in his 25th year as the head men's soccer coach at Hamilton College. His teams have reached double figures in wins eight times and his overall record at Hamilton stands at 197-135-39 (.584 win pct.). The Continentals have advanced to the postseason 13 times, including four trips to the NCAA Division III championship and the 2016 NESCAC championship final, under Nizzi. He coached one all-region and two all-conference selections in 2018, and the team advanced to the NESCAC semifinals for the third straight year.


In 2016 Nizzi led the Hamilton men to their finest season in the NESCAC since they joined the conference for soccer in 2011. The Continentals posted an overall record of 10-7-1 and tied for fourth place in the NESCAC with a 5-4-1 mark. The men hosted a NESCAC championship quarterfinal for the first time and played for the conference title after winning in overtime in the first two rounds. Nizzi was voted the 2016 NESCAC Men's Soccer Coach of the Year for his team's efforts. One of his players was named the conference's rookie of the year and made the all-region team. On Sept. 10, Nizzi picked up his 150th coaching victory at Hamilton with a 1-0 shutout at Bates.


The Continentals won their second Liberty League tournament title, advanced to the second round of the NCAA championship and finished with a record of 10-5-3 under Nizzi in 2007. The 2006 squad won the league's regular season title, played in the NCAA championship and finished with 11 victories. In 2004 Hamilton won its first league tournament crown and made an NCAA appearance. Nizzi guided the Continentals to the NCAA quarterfinals in 2000 after Hamilton won the league's regular season title. Nizzi's 2001 team finished 12-2-0, tied the program record for most wins in a season, and was ranked 16th in the final Division III coaches poll.


Nizzi mentored Greg Rogan '07, who became the third all-American in program history in 2006 when he was voted to the third team by Division III coaches. Nizzi has coached 17 all-region selections and dozens of all-conference team honorees. Hamilton players have collected five all-NESCAC team honors the last two seasons.


Seven men's soccer student-athletes made the 2018 NESCAC Fall All-Academic Team and the Continentals received the United Soccer Coaches College Team Academic Award for the fourth year in a row in 2017-18. One of Nizzi's players made the United Soccer Coaches Division III Men's Scholar All-East Region Team in 2018.


Nizzi also achieved a great deal of success at Herkimer College where his record was 291-56-11. He guided the Generals to three National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division III championships from 1994 to 1996. Herkimer established a national collegiate record for the longest winning streak in any sport with 97 consecutive victories. As a result of those amazing accomplishments, Nizzi was inducted into the NJCAA Soccer Hall of Fame in 2006 and the Herkimer College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2017.


Nizzi received the National Intercollegiate Soccer Officials Association's award for outstanding contributions in the field of intercollegiate soccer in 1999. He was inducted into the Rome Sports Hall of Fame in 1997 and the Greater Utica Sports Hall of Fame in 2000.


A native of Rome, Nizzi graduated from Rome Free Academy where he earned high school all-America honors. Nizzi enjoyed an all-America playing career at Mohawk Valley Community College and continued his education at SUNY Cortland. He was an all-state soccer player for the Red Dragons before he received his degree in 1977 and went on to earn his master's in 1980. He was one of eight inducted into Cortland's C-Club Hall of Fame in 2009.

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Brendan Ujvary

Brendan Ujvary is in his eighth year as an assistant coach for the Hamilton College men's soccer program. He has helped lead the Continentals to 33 wins and three NESCAC championship appearances. The Hamilton men advanced to the conference final in 2016 and the NESCAC semifinals in 2017 and 2018. He has coached the conference's 2016 rookie of the year, two all-region selections and six all-NESCAC team honorees. He has earned his United Soccer Coaches National Diploma.


Ujvary was an assistant with the Utica College men's team in 2013 and 2014. He helped guide the Pioneers to a pair of Empire 8 Conference playoff appearances, including the program's first trip to the championship game in 2013. Utica players received eight all-conference team honors and one Empire 8 rookie of the year award during his time at the school.


Prior to Utica, Ujvary coached youth soccer from the Hudson Valley to Long Island. His time spent with Coerver Soccer Coaching and the Long Island Rough Riders ages U10 to U13 was a great experience.


Ujvary played college soccer at SUNY New Paltz. The defender appeared in 53 games with 41 starts over the course of three seasons. As a senior, he helped lead the Hawks to the SUNYAC quarterfinals in 2011. Ujvary was a member of the Dean's List all four years, made the United Soccer Coaches all-academic team and represented the soccer program on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.


Ujvary graduated with a degree in adolescent education with a specialization in social studies and a geography minor. He also has a master's degree in special education from Utica. He is from Kings Park, N.Y., and played soccer at Kings Park High School.

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