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Montclair State University

Upper Montclair, NJ 07043
New Jersey Northeast
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Patrick Naughter

Pat Naughter begins his 13th season as the head coach of the MSU women's soccer program in 2022 and in his decade-plus in charge of the program has re-established Montclair State as both a contender for both New Jersey Athletic Conference championships and NCAA Division III Tournament berths.


Through his first 12 seasons, Naughter has led the Red Hawks to a 155-46-30 record, including the three top seasons since the program’s inception in 1990. His .736 winning percentage is the best in program history and he has led the Red Hawks to three NJAC championships, three conference regular-season crowns and five NCAA Division III Tournament appearances.


Career Overview


Named the fifth coach in program history in July 2010


Has led the Red Hawks to three NJAC Championships (‘12, ‘14, ‘20)


Guided Montclair State to five NCAA Tournament appearances (’12, ’13, ’14, ’15, ’16)


Taken MSU to 10 NJAC Tournaments, including six berths in the title contest


Coached Montclair to three NJAC regular-season championships


By the Numbers


Named NJAC Coach of the Year four times (’12, ’13, ’18, ’20)


Chosen NSCAA South Atlantic Region Coach of the Year (2013)


Has seen 13 players capture “Player of the Year” awards from the NJAC


Players have earned 75 All-Conference Honors


Coached four United Soccer Coaches Division III All-Americans


Six Players Named CoSIDA Academic All-Americans


Team has earned the MSU Highest Team GPA Award Three Times (’11, ’17, ’19)


CoachingHighlights


Became the all-time winningest coach in program history surpassing Eileen Blair with his 137th victory in a 2-1 win over Kean on October 30, 2019.


Guided the Red Hawks to the most successful season in the 24-year history of the program in 2013 as Montclair went 20-1-1, setting a single-season mark for victories while also establishing a new program mark for consecutive wins. MSU won its first 18 games and recorded the 10th undefeated regular season in Montclair State athletic history. Montclair also spent several weeks at No. 1 in the D3Soccer.com Top 25.


Team led the nation in goals against average in 2013 at 0.18 allowing four in 22 contests while posting 19 shutouts, another program record. The Red Hawks tied William Smith for the national lead in shutout percentage at 0.864.


MilestoneWins


Victory No. 1 – vs. St. John Fisher, 4-2 (September 1, 2010)


Victory No. 50 – vs. Kean, 4-2 (October 16, 2013)


Victory No. 100 – vs. Stockton, 5-1 (October 1, 2016)


Victory No. 137 – vs. Kean, 2-1 (October 30, 2019)


Victory No. 150 - vs. Ramapo, 3-0 (October 13, 2021)


Educational-Personal


Graduated from Montclair State in 2002. Earned his master’s degree from New Jersey City University in 2006.


Played for the Red Hawks from 1996-1999 helping Montclair to a 43-27-10 mark. MSU made two appearances in the NCAA Division III Tournament (1996 and 1998) and was the runner up for the ECAC Metro Championship in 1997. He scored two goals during the 1998 campaign and was an integral part in a defensive unit that allowed just 13 goals during a 14-3-3 campaign.


Spent three seasons as an assistant coach with the men’s team.


Spent three years as the head coach of the boys’ soccer team at Northern Highlands Regional High School in Allendale, NJ compiling a 40-12-6 record and led the Highlanders to the 2009 NJSIAA North 1, Group 3 Sectional final in addition to North Bergen Interscholastic Athletic League (NBIAL) championship.


Served as a coach with the NJ Crush and served five years with the Wyckoff Torpedoes U-18 squad that was a semifinalist in the 1999 State Cup as well as finalists in the Virginia Tournament three times.

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Todd Tumelty

Todd Tumelty enters his 12th season as the head coach of the Montclair State men’s soccer program. The former Red Hawk has turned MSU into one of the top teams not only in the New Jersey Athletic Conference but, in all of Division III.


The all-time winningest coach in program history, Tumelty has guided MSU to four NJAC Championships during his tenure as well as eight berths in the NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Championship, including a Final Four appearance in 2011. His teams have reached the “Sweet 16” of the tournament on five occasions and have been to the “Elite 8” five times.


Named the 13th coach in program history in April 2011


Has led the Red Hawks to four NJAC Championships (’14, ’16, ’18, ‘19)


Guided MSU to eight NCAA Tournament appearances (’11, ’12, ’13, ’14, ‘15’, 16’, ’18, ‘19), including a Final Four berth in 2011 as well as five trips to the “Sweet 16” and “Elite 8” rounds.


Led the team to 10 NJAC Tournament appearances, including six championship game trips.


Coached Montclair State to five NJAC regular-season championships (’12, ’14, ’15, ’18, ’20)


Named NJAC Coach of the Year twice (’14, ’18)


Players have garnered 17 major awards from the NJAC


Has had 65 players earn All-NJAC honors


Coached Eight (8) United Soccer Coaches Association Division III All-Americans.


Graduated from Montclair State in 2007 with his degree in Physical Education


Played for the Red Hawks from 2003-06 and was a three-year starter as well as team captain.


Helped MSU the NJAC Championship in 2006, Montclair’s first in 17 years as well as the NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Championship. Montclair State advanced to the “Sweet 16”, finished the year at 20-1-1, including a perfect 9-0 mark in conference play.


Named First-Team All-NJAC in 2006 and selected to the NSCAA Metro All-Region Second Team.


Spent the 2010 season as an assistant with the Red Hawk women’s team


Served as head coach of the Parsippany Predators U-16 Boys team leading the club to the President’s Cup semifinals in 2009.

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Joe Cullen

An All-American and 2018 Montclair State Hall of Fame Inductee, Joe Cullen joined the Montclair State men's soccer coaching as the Associate Head Coach in the Spring of 2023.


Cullen re-joins the Red Hawks after a seven-year stint as the Head Coach at NJAC rival NJCU. He led the Gothic Knights to a 12-6-2 record in 2022, the most the program has registered since tallying 18 in 2007. They knocked off NJAC Champions Rowan 6-0 during the regular season and advanced to the Semifinals of the ECAC Tournament.


Before assuming the head role at NJCU, Cullen served four seasons as an assistant coach at his alma mater from 2010-13. Most recently, he served in the same role for two seasons at Moravian College from 2014-15 and also earned his MBA during his time in Bethlehem in 2016.


His four-year tenure at Moravian was a successful one. Prior to that, during his time on the Red Hawks' staff, he helped his teams reached the NCAA Tournament each season, advancing to the second round in 2010 (14-5-3) before surging to the NCAA national semifinals in 2011 (19-4-3). As an encore, MSU reached the Elite 8 in back-to-back years in 2012 (19-3-1) and 2013 (17-4-3) — marking the program’s third consecutive appearance in the national quarterfinals during his tenure. Montclair posted a combined 69-16-10 ledger (.779).


On the pitch as a player for the Red Hawks, Cullen produced one of the finest men's soccer careers in MSU history, teaming with his brother, Michael, to catapult the Red Hawks to four consecutive NJAC championships in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 and four straight NCAA Tournament appearances. In four seasons, Montclair was an incredible combined 77-7-4 (.898) with Cullen in the lineup and boasted a near-perfect mark of 32-3-1 (.903) in the conference.


Cullen’s career culminated when, as a senior co-captain in 2009, he became the 24th All-America recipient in Montclair history, garnering NSCAA Division III Second Team honors. A three-time All-Region selection by the NSCAA, he was First Team All-NSCAA South Atlantic and First Team All-ECAC in 2009. He also earned First Team All-Region distinction in 2008 and Second Team in 2007. A three-time All-NJAC selection, Cullen was selected the 2009 Pat Baldiserra Midfielder of the Year. He was named First Team All-NJAC in 2008 and 2009 and Second Team All-NJAC as a sophomore in 2007.

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