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Notre Dame College

South Euclid, OH 44121
Ohio Midwest
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Mike Shiels

Mike Shiels took command of the Notre Dame women’s soccer program in 2003. He will be entering his 21st season as the head coach at NDC in 2023.


Since joining the Mountain East Conference in 2013, Shiels' teams have advanced to the MEC Tournament every year, and won the Tournament in the 2014, 2016 and 2020 seasons, punching their ticket to the NCAA Division II National Tournament in 2014, 2016 and 2017. He has been named MEC Coach of the Year four times, in 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2020. The NDC coaching staff was named Atlantic Region Coaching Staff of the Year in 2020.


Notre Dame earned its first at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament in 2017 and won their first-round game 2-1 against Kutztown. It was the first NCAA postseason win for the Falcons.


While head coach, Shiels has led players to six All-American and 34 All-Region honors. In the MEC, a Falcon has won Offensive Player of the Year three times, Defensive Player of the Year once and Freshman of the Year twice. Twenty-seven athletes have been named first team All-MEC while 21 have been named second team All-MEC and nine have been an All-MEC honorable mention. 12 NDC players have also made the MEC All-Freshman team.


In 2013 Mike Shiels led the Falcons to their most successful season in program history. The team was crowned the Mountain East Conference regular season champions after compiling a regular season record of 15-1, which included a eleven game win streak to start the season. The Falcons would finish the season with a 16-2 record which was a program record for both wins in a season and best single-season record.


In addition to the team’s success that year, the Falcons swept the individual Mountain East Conference honors winning Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year as well as Freshman and Coach of the Year. The team also received the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Ethics & Sportsmanship Award and NSCAA Team Academic Award during the 2013 season.


Under Shiels, Notre Dame has completed two feats with an undefeated road record in 2016 and an undefeated home record in 2017.


Players have also seen much success in the classroom under Shiels. Emily Balodis (2013) and Norah Barnes (2017 & 2018) were named to CoSIDA Academic All-American teams. Balodis (2013), Norah Barnes (2016, 2017, 2018) and Alexis Manoa (2016) all have been named to an Academic All-District Team by CoSIDA.


Before joining the MEC, he had eight players named to the All-Ohio team, eight All-AMC first team, three named All-AMC second team, two named to the All-AMC third team and four All-AMC honorable mention. In the Independents' Collegiate Athletic Association, one athlete was named to the first team ICAA and two were named to the second team ICAA. One athlete was given an All-GLIAC honorable mention, as well.


During Mike Shiels' tenure, the Falcons have had four alumni go on to earn their doctorate degrees and 22 alumni have progressed to earn their masters degrees.


The Falcons currently train and play on their new on campus facilities; Mueller & Normandy Fields. The $2.3 Million facility features two turf fields and stadium.


Coach Shiels has been named the Coach of the Year in three different conferences and by the Ohio Coaches Soccer Association (OCSA); the American Mid-East Conference, Ohio Independent Conference and the Mountain East Conference. In 2013 Shiels was named Mountain East Conference and Ohio Coaches Soccer Association Division II Coach of the Year. He was named MEC Coach of the Year again in 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2020.


As a collegiate player, Shiels attended Mercyhurst College and was a four-year starter for the Lakers from 1994-1998. He earned first-team All-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) honors and was an Academic All-American selection. While a member of the Laker soccer program, the team made two NCAA Division II Final Four appearances and were nationally ranked all four seasons of play. He earned a bachelor of arts degree from Mercyhurst in anthropology and archeology and is currently working towards a master’s degree in education.


In addition, Shiels also played one season abroad with the National University of Ireland-Galway where the team competed in the All-Ireland National Championships. The Mentor, Ohio, native also has been a coach for the Cleveland Soccer Academy since 2003.


Shiels resides in Mentor with his wife, Liz, and their son, Aidan and daughter, Maryn.

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Steve Oznowich

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Carl Nolan

Carl Nolan was named head coach of the NDC men's soccer program in 2016. He will be entering his eighth season at the helm of the program in 2023.


Nolan has been with the program since 2004. Previously serving as an assistant coach, he was promoted to associate head coach in 2009.


Since Nolan took over the program, the Falcons have been honored with many awards. Leonardo Paiva was named All-American by the Conference Commissioner's Association in 2017, and he was given All-American status by the D2CCA and the National Soccer Coaches Association of America in 2016. Daniele De Angelis was named Academic All-American by the College Sports Information Directors of America in 2018 and 2019. Following the 2022 season, Taylor Dyson was named All-American by both the Conference Commissioner's Association and United Soccer Coaches. Pedro Alves was named Second Team Academic All-American and Dyson took Third Team Academic All-American.


Since 2016, Notre Dame has occupied twenty-six spots on an All-Atlantic Region Team by either the D2CCA or the United Soccer Coaches, with Paiva (2016) and Arthur Favero (2018) being named Atlantic Region Player of the Year. In 2018 and 2019, De Angelis and Paolo Termine were named Academic All-District Team First Team and the Scholar All-North/Central Regional Team.


Notre Dame has never had less than six players named to the All-MEC/All-Freshman teams since 2016. Paiva won MEC Offensive Player of the Year in 2016, while Favero won it in 2018. Also in 2018, Nicholas Felician was named MEC Freshman of the Year. Reece Daly earned a spot on the MEC All-Tournament team in 2016 and 2017 while Lewis Norvock was named to the team in 2018 and 2019. Norvock was joined by De Angelis and Termine in 2019. Antonio Bittencourt took home MEC Defensive Player of the Year and MEC Freshman of the Year.


In 2016, the Falcons won 10 games and eight conference games in Nolan's first year as head coach. They fell to Urbana in the first round of the MEC Tournament.


In 2017, the Falcons won 11 games and again won eight conference games. In the conference tournament, the Falcons held the No. 1 University of Charleston scoreless through regulation and overtime. The scoreless contest went to penalty kicks, where UC won 5-4.


Notre Dame increased their win total again in Nolan's third season at the helm, in 2018. NDC won 14 games, including 11 conference games. The Falcons fell to West Chester in the NCAA Tournament. Their 2018 win total was the most for the program since 2013 when that squad won 15 games, 11 conference games, and went to the NCAA Tournament. The 2018 team also had nine home wins, which was the most since the program won nine home events in 2011. The Falcons' goalkeeper Daniele De Angelis, paired with a great defense, had 12 shutouts and a .632 shutout percentage, which ranked fourth in the nation. They also ranked 12th in NCAA-II with a .667 goals against average, giving up just 13 on the year.


The Falcons broke a program record with 12 MEC wins in 2019. That win total represents the program's highest number of conference victories in any season and in any conference. The team also put together a 7-0-2 home record, going undefeated at home for the first time since 2011 and for the first time on Mueller Field. In the MEC Tournament, Notre Dame defeated West Virginia Wesleyan to advance to the MEC Championship game for the first time in Nolan's tenure as head coach.


Notre Dame won seven games, including five shutouts, in a shortened 2020 season, played in the spring of 2021. They defeated No. 11 Davis & Elkins, 2-1, in the MEC Semifinals and advanced to the MEC Championship game for the second consecutive season.


In 2022, the Falcons put together a 16-win season, which was the most by a team led by Nolan and tied for the fourth most wins in a season in program history. They put together an eight-game winning streak from Sept. 11 to Oct. 5. On Oct. 5, NDC defeated No. 1 ranked Davis & Elkins, 4-0. In the MEC Tournament, Notre Dame defeated West Liberty (5-1) and advanced past No. 12 Davis & Elkins in penalty kicks to get to the conference finals. The team qualified for the NCAA Division II tournament for the first time since 2018 and won a game in the tournament for the first time since 2012, by defeating Saint Rose, 2-1 in overtime. In program career rankings, the Falcons ranked tied for second with 54 assists, third with 11 shutouts, fifth with 174 points.


Nolan is a 2002 graduate of the University of Rio Grande, where he played as a midfielder and defender from 1998 to 2002. In his collegiate career, his team amassed an overall record of 68-15-1 on their way to achieving three American Mideast Conference championships, one runner-up title and a 2001 National Final Four finish. He received an AMC conference team selection, All-Region IX selection and was an NAIA All-America nominee.


He earned a bachelor's degree in English from Rio Grande.


Before coaching at Notre Dame College, Coach Nolan was an assistant coach at Urbana, where he earned a masters degree in Education.


Nolan hails from Chorley, England. He currently resides in Kirtland, Ohio with his wife Angela, daughter Charlotte and son Liam.

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Nick Felician

Nick Felician will be entering his first season on the Notre Dame College coaching staff after joining in July 2023.


He interned as an assistant role at his alma mater Brunswick High School for two seasons. Felician worked youth camps all over the area in Brunswick, Berea and Bay Village. He also worked with Team Challenger Football Club for multiple camps, as well as, youth camps and player development.


He was a part of the NDC men's soccer program from 2018-21. During his time on campus, he played in 49 games and scored 11 goals. Felician was named MEC Freshman of the Year and All-MEC Freshman Team. He was given the nod by the United Soccer Coaches for All-Atlantic Region Second Team during his freshman campaign. He took home All-MEC Honorable Mention in 2019 and both of the goals he scored during that campaign were game winners.


Transferred to John Carroll University for the 2022 season. He played in 20 games, started 15 and had 1,322 minutes on the pitch. Felician scored four goals and assisted on two and earned Second Team All-OAC, along with Third Team All-Region.


Graduated from John Carroll University with a bachelor's degree in sports leadership. He is currently in the MBA program at Notre Dame College.


He currently resides in Brunswick, Ohio.

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Pat Svihlik

Pat Svihlik returned to the Notre Dame College men's soccer program as an assistant coach in April 2022.


Svihlik is back in South Euclid after a stop at Heidelberg University, where he led the program as a head coach from 2016 to 2021. The team clinched a playoff berth in 2016 and 2017.


His first stop at NDC came in 2014 and he helped both the men’s and women’s soccer programs until 2016.


Prior to that, he was an assistant coach on the men’s staff at Ohio Northern University (2012-14). In his time with Marietta College, he was an assistant coach on the men’s team from 2010 to 2012 and then became interim head coach of the women’s team for the spring semester of 2012.


Svihlik was a member of the men’s soccer team at Walsh University. After an injury ended his playing career early, he became an assistant coach. He completed his undergraduate degree in 2007 and then graduated with a Master’s Degree of Education in 2010.

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Sion Chamberlain

Sion Chamberlain joined the Notre Dame College men's coaching staff prior to the fall 2021 season.


He comes to NDC from the Kings Hammer Soccer Academy, Kentucky. He spent over a decade developing youth players at Kings Hammer, guiding his teams to Kentucky State Cup, Kentucky Premier League and Midwest Regional league titles.


During an accomplished playing career, Chamberlain was a four-year starter at the University of Rio Grande, Ohio. He was a two-time American Midwest Conference First Team selection and captained the NAIA powerhouse in his senior year. Prior to arriving in the US, Chamberlain was a youth academy player for Wolverhampton Wanderers of the EPL. He also played in the Welsh Leagues with Llangefni Town and featured for the Anglesey representative team at the World Island Games, which included an historic win against European national side Gibraltar.


He holds a UEFA B License, USC Advanced National and GK Diplomas and the Coerver Youth Diploma.


After graduating from Rio Grande in 2001, Chamberlain went on to earn an MPA from Indiana State University. A native of Llangefni, Wales, Chamberlain resides in Bainbridge.

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