Temple University

Philadelphia, PA 19122

Pennsylvania Northeast

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Nick Bochette

Nick Bochette was named Temple women’s soccer coach in January 2020. Prior to Temple, he led Albany to an America East regular season and tournament championship in his three seasons as head coach.

In 2022, the Owls went 1-11-4, including a 0-8-0 conference record while posting four clean sheets.

In 2021, Bochette’s second season at the helm of the Cherry and White, the Owls posted a 5-8-3 record (2-6-0 AAC), earning notable wins over Houston and Cincinnati in conference play. Bochette coached two players to postseason honors, including a First Team All-Conference selection in Emily Kavanaugh. Kavanaugh is only the second Temple women’s soccer student-athlete to receive this honor since joining the American in 2013 and the fourth player in Temple history, dating back to the start of the program in 1991. Moa Andersson joined Kavanaugh as an AAC All-Rookie selection, Bochette’s second rookie to earn the honor and fifth player in program history.

Bochette’s inaugural season was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing regular season competition to be postponed until the spring. In his first season at the helm and the first spring season in program history, Bochette and the Owls posted a 4-5-1 overall record. Bochette saw his first victory in a 3-0 shutout over city rival, Villanova on Feb. 17, 2021.

Bochette has now coached three Temple student-athlete to post-season accolades from the American Athletic Conference in junior Emily Kavanaugh (First Team, 2021), and freshmen Moa Andersson (All-Rookie 2021) and Lexy Endres (All-Rookie, 2020-21).

Bochette, who played professionally with the USL’s Wilmington Hammerheads, had been at UAlbany for a total of seven seasons prior to Temple, helping build the Great Danes to a premier America East program.

In 2019, Bochette guided Albany to a 9-6-3 overall record and a share of the America East regular season title with a 6-1-1 league mark. The Great Danes had eight players earn all-conference accolades and for the second straight year, and fourth time overall, the program produced the Conference’s Rookie of the Year.

In his second year, Bochette spearheaded the most successful season in program history. The 2018 team, which finished with a record of 14-7-2 and 5-2-1 in the America East, set records for program wins (14), National RPI Ranking (96), winning percentage, and goals scored in a single year (49). Additionally, the 2018 squad recorded the program’s first-ever win against a PAC-12 opponent when they defeated No. 25 Arizona, a loss that stood as Arizona’s only home defeat of the 2018 season.

The 2018 Great Danes captured three out of the five America East major awards as Jada Colbert was named America East Rookie of the Year; Kopp won her second consecutive Defender of the Year award; and Mariah Williams became the first UAlbany student-athlete to be named Striker of the Year. Three student-athletes were also recognized as United Soccer Coaches All-Region performers.

In 2016, his first season at the helm, Bochette, who has compiled a 29-24-6 head coaching record, guided the Great Danes to a 4-3-1 conference record (6-11-1 overall), and the third seed in the America East tournament. The team finished strong down the stretch, winning their final three regular season games and three of his student-athletes earned all-league honors with Caroline Kopp becoming the first UAlbany player to be named America East Defender of the Year.

Bochette started as the team’s associate head coach in 2013 where he was instrumental in leading the Great Danes to their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance in 2015. That season he started the year as the team’s acting head coach, guiding the squad to a program record number of non-conference wins and setting the foundation for what would be the program’s first conference championship.

Following the 2015 campaign, Bochette served one more season as associate head coach, helping the team to a second straight conference title and NCAA appearance before taking over the following season as the program’s head coach.

Academically, UAlbany has earned the National Soccer Coaches Association (NSCAA) Team Academic Award all seven seasons Bochette has been at the school, earning at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA during the academic season.

Prior to arriving at UAlbany, Bochette was a men's soccer assistant coach at his alma mater, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The Engineers made three NCAA Division III appearances in 2008, 2009 and 2012 under Bochette's guidance. He was also a member of the Liberty League Coaching Staff of the Year in 2008, 2009 and 2012. Bochette coached a goalkeeper to All-Liberty League honors in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2012.

Bochette, who also served as a men’s soccer assistant coach at Hartwick College in 2008, and his wife, Megan, have two daughters, Scarlett and Tessa.

Bochette’s Albany Coaching Resume

Head Coach (2016-19)

Interim Head Coach (2015)

Associate Head Coach (2013-15)

American East Champions (2015, 2016, 2018)

America East Regular Season Champions (2016, 2019)

NCAA Tournament Appearances (2015, 2016, 2018)

Program Record for Wins in a Season (14 – 2018)

Program Record for Winning Percentage in a Season (2018)

Highest RPI in Program History (2018)

America East Rookies of the Year – Vivian Vega (2014), Meghan Cavanaugh (2016 –co), Jada Colbert (2018), Leah Pais (2019)

America East Defender of the Year – Caroline Kopp (2017, 2018)

America East Striker of the Year – Mariah Williams (2018)

CoSIDA Academic All-American – Krista Fitzpatrick (2015)

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Michelle Jacquette

Temple women's soccer has added Michelle Jacquette as an assistant coach for the 2023 season. Jacquette comes to North Broad after five years at Swarthmore College.

Jacquette joined Swarthmore women's soccer as an assistant in 2018, being elevated to associate head coach prior to the 2021 season. She was elevated to a full-time assistant in the summer of 2022.

In 2017, Jacquette earned the Penn State University Athletic Conference Coach of the Year award as she led the team to a 10-2-2 record.

She spent the 2016 campaign as an assistant at Bryn Mawr College. Prior to coaching with the Owls, Jacquette also served as the assistant women's soccer coach at Neumann University from 2008-11 and at Gwynedd Mercy University for one season. She got her start in collegiate coaching as an assistant at the College of Southern Maryland from 2003-07.

Also a head coach at Nether United Soccer Club for seven years, Jacquette owns a National 'C' coaching license from the United States Soccer Federation and advanced regional certification from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

Jacquette earned her bachelor's degree in business communications from the University of Maryland and recently graduated from Widener University with a master's degree in instructional technology. She also owns a teaching certification from Eastern University and spent one year as a physical education and health teacher at Chester Community Charter School.

Temple women's soccer is set to open its 2023 campaign with an exhibition match at NJIT before hosting William & Mary on Aug. 17 in the regular season opener.

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Bryan Green

Bryan Green, who has 20 years of coaching experience at the NCAA Division I level including the last four as the associate head coach at Louisville, was named Temple University's head men's soccer coach by Vice President and Director of Athletics Arthur Johnson on December 22, 2022.

Green served the last four seasons at Louisville as associate head coach, helping lead the Cardinals to three NCAA Tournament appearances, including the program's first ACC Atlantic Division title in 2021. Louisville posted a 9-6-3 record in 2022, placing third in the ACC Atlantic Division, and qualifying for an at-large berth to the NCAAs.

In 2021 and 2019, both NCAA Tournament appearances, Green helped Louisville garner 10 wins with the 2019 squad winning two tournament games to advance to the Sweet 16. In the 2020 Covid season, the Cardinals compiled a 5-8-1 record in a split season but ended the regular season with a 2-1 upset of No. 1 Clemson.

Six Louisville players earned All-ACC honors during his time on the staff with four players being selected in the MLS SuperDraft during his time with the program.

Prior to his time at Louisville, Green served as the head coach at Belmont for five seasons (2014-18). While there, he guided the Bruins through two conference changes and led the program to their first postseason win in the Southern Conference and the program's first overall since 2008. He also saw his players earn eight All-Freshman conference team selections, three All-Conference honors, and one Freshman of the Year recipient.

Prior to Belmont, Green was the top assistant at Drexel for four seasons (2010-13) and was promoted to associate head coach in 2012. There, he helped guide the Dragons to consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances in 2012 and 2013, the first NCAA appearances for the program in 40 years. He also was instrumental in Drexel winning its first Colonial Athletic Association Tournament championship in 2013.

Green also was the first assistant and recruiting coordinator at West Virginia from 2003-10. He helped the Mountaineers garner three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances (2005-07) and four consecutive top 30-ranked recruiting classes (2006-09). Green was a part of the 2006 BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year.

Keystone College gave Green his first head coaching opportunity, where he guided the Giants for three seasons from 2000-02. While at the helm, he led the program to its first NJCAA Region XIX regular season title with the team advanced to the Region XIX tournament championship game. His 2002 team was ranked as high as No. 2 nationally.

Green spent one season as an assistant coach at East Stroudsburg University in 1999, helping guide the team to an NCAA Championship appearance and producing an All-American. He began his coaching career in 1997 at his alma mater, Elizabethtown College, where he served as an assistant coach for two seasons.

The National Soccer Coaches Association of American (NSCAA) has recognized 13 of Green's teams for academic excellence with the Team Academic Award.

A native of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Green played collegiate soccer at Elizabethtown College where he earned All-American and All-Mid Atlantic Conference honors and was inducted into its Athletics Hall of Fame in 2019. He earned a Bachelor of Science in business administration from Elizabethtown College in 1997 and a Master of Education degree in health and physical education from East Stroudsburg University in 2000. He holds a USSF 'B' License.

Green and his wife Ehren have two sons, Henry and Nathan.

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John Velasco

John Velasco brings six seasons of head coaching experience to the Owls. Velasco most recently spent two seasons as the head coach of Kings College (Pa.). In his first season leading the program, he garnered a 9-6-1 record while going 6-2 in MAC Freedom play to earn the Monarchs a semifinals appearance in the MAC Freedom conference tournament. After a strong debut season, Velasco was named the MAC Freedom Coach of the Year in 2021.

Before joining King’s in the spring of 2021, Velasco gained head coaching experience with both Kean University in 2016 as an interim, and Marywood University where he stayed from 2018 through 2021 before taking the job with the Monarchs. During that 2016 season with Kean, he led the team to a 14-6-1 overall record, earning them a spot in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in six years. Prior to joining the collegiate coaching ranks in 2016, Velasco spent time in the MLS with the Columbus Crew as a member of the first team support staff (2014-16) and as Academy Staff Trainer (2014-15) under current US Men's National Team head coach Gregg Berhalter. In the 2015, the Crew advanced to the MLS Finals.

Velasco spent his high school career being named a four-time New Jersey All-State, All-Middlesex Country, and All-Conference athlete. As a result, he was invited to play for the New Jersey State and Regional 1 Olympic Development Program, and he then became a member of the Youth National Team. His collegiate career was spent at both East Stroudsburg and Montclair State having the chance to compete for many conference titles.