Boston University

Boston University Department of Athletics
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Division 1 Massachusetts Northeast

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Casey Brown

After making lasting impacts on the Boston University women’s soccer team as both a student-athlete and an assistant coach, Casey Brown ’10 returned to her alma mater in the summer of 2022 to become just the second head coach in program history. The 2023 season will be her second at the helm.

In her first season back at Terrier Town in 2022, Brown helped guide BU to an 11-8-1 record, going 6-3 in Patriot League play to capture the third seed in the Patriot League Tournament and reach the semifinal round. Among those 11 wins included a 1-0 triumph at No. 25 Harvard on Oct. 4, marking the Terriers' first victory over a ranked foe since 2014. Six Terriers garnered All-Patriot League honors, tied for most in the league. Among those was the Patriot League Rookie of the Year, freshman Giulianna Gianino, and First Team selection Jenna Oldham, who also picked up United Soccer Coaches All-North Region Second Team and All-ECAC Second Team recognition. In addition, BU paced the league in Academic All-Patriot League selections in redshirt senior Amy Thompson, junior Lily Matthews, and sophomore Morgan Fagan.

The head coach at Penn for two seasons from 2020-22, Brown replaced Nancy Feldman, who retired in April 2022 after a legendary career that included 27 seasons as head coach of the Terriers.

Brown’s first head-coaching job was at Holy Cross, where she turned the Crusaders’ program around during a four-year stint that culminated with her being named the 2019 Patriot League Coach of the Year.

A three-time America East Defender of the Year, Brown earned All-America honors as a senior at BU and was on Feldman’s staff from 2013-16, receiving the Mid-Atlantic Assistant Coach of the Year in 2015 while serving as the program’s associate head coach.

This past season at Penn was Brown’s first competitively in Philadelphia as the Ivy League did not play during the 2020-21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She led the Quakers to a 9-5-2 mark, which matched the program’s second-highest win total since 2013, and the team went 6-1-2 in non-conference play with the only loss coming on the road against nationally ranked Hofstra. Penn posted a 9-1-2 mark at home.

Four Quakers collected All-Ivy honors in 2021 with junior Sizzy Lawton going one step further, earning a spot on the NSCAA all-region third team.

In her final season at Holy Cross, Brown pushed the Crusaders to their best season in nearly two decades, reaching their first Patriot League tournament since 2000 while earning a second-place finish in the regular season. The team went 5-4-8 with the loss total tying for the least in the program’s 37-year history and the 16 goals allowed being the least conceded by any Holy Cross women’s soccer team.

In just four years, Brown collected the second-most PL victories in Holy Cross history along with the highest conference winning percentage. Five Crusaders were named All-Patriot League in 2019, the most since 2000.

Brown, a native of Natick, Mass., saw her Holy Cross team post the highest grade-point average (3.61) in program history in 2019, which was the best among the department’s 27 teams. She also instituted a new community service program that resulted in the most service hours of all Division I women’s soccer programs.

While serving on Feldman’s staff at BU, Brown helped the Terriers claim three Patriot League titles and NCAA tournament appearances (2013-15). BU twice advanced to the NCAA Second Round during her tenure while earning spots in the national rankings.

Brown began her career as a graduate assistant coach at LIU Brooklyn from 2010-12. The Blackbirds earned the Northeast Conference regular-season championship in 2010, then won the 2011 NEC tournament title to advance to the NCAA tournament.

During her decorated playing days, Brown led the Terriers to four straight NCAA appearances and three league titles. A four-time all-conference selection and three-time all-region pick, Brown was the America East Championship's Most Outstanding Player in 2007. She is the only woman in America East soccer history to be named the top player at her position three times.

Brown was drafted by the Boston Breakers of the National Women’s Soccer League in 2010 and was later inducted into the Natick High School Hall of Fame.

Brown earned her bachelor’s degree in communications from the College of Communication in 2010 before going on to finish a master’s in exercise physiology and sports nutrition from LIU Brooklyn in 2012.

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Allison Saucier

Allison Saucier joined the Boston University women's soccer program in June of 2022. The 2023 campaign will be her second with the Terriers.

In her first season in 2022, BU captured an 11-8-1 record, going 6-3 in Patriot League play and reaching the Patriot League Tournament semifinal round. Six Terriers picked up All-Patriot League honors, while the Terriers led the league with three Academic All-Patriot League selections.

Saucier spent the previous three seasons at Seton Hall University under Head Coach Ciara Crinion, with whom Saucier has worked with for the last six campaigns. In 2021, Saucier helped guide the Pirates to their most wins in a season since 2012, building a four-win improvement from the previous year. In the last calendar year, Seton Hall defeated Villanova and St. John’s for the first time since 2013 and 2010, respectively.

Prior to her time in South Orange, N.J., Saucier was part of the University of Hartford coaching staff from 2016-18. In that span, she primarily worked with the Hawks’ goalkeepers while serving as the team’s fitness director. Hartford earned the America East regular season title in 2016 and 2018, and won 34 games during her tenure.

Saucier oversaw the development of netminder Jessica Jurg, who was the America East Goalkeeper of the Year in 2017 and 2018. In Jurg’s final season, she tallied a 0.93 goals-against average, pacing the conference and ranking 27th in the nation with nine shutouts.

After graduating from the University of Connecticut with a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science in 2016, Saucier started her coaching career with the Oakwood Soccer Club in Glastonbury, Conn. There, she was a head coach for youth training leagues, an assistant coach for the youth premier teams, and served as a goalkeeper trainer and speed clinic director.

A four-year letterwinner at UConn, Saucier appeared in 35 career matches for the Huskies, recording a .729 save percentage and 1.12 goals-against average. In 2014, she started in all 21 of her games, going 8-3-2 to help UConn capture the AAC championship and earn a spot on the All-Tournament Team. The Huskies made it to the NCAA Tournament twice in her career. She later competed in the NEWISA Senior Bowl in 2015.

Saucier was an All-State selection and Western New England All-Star at Loomis Chaffee, guiding her team to the Founders League championship and New England finals in 2008, 2009, and 2011.

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Megan Burke

Megan Burke joined the Boston University women's soccer program in July of 2022. The 2023 campaign will be her second with the Terriers.

In her first season in 2022, BU captured an 11-8-1 record, going 6-3 in Patriot League play and reaching the Patriot League Tournament semifinal round. Six Terriers picked up All-Patriot League honors, while the Terriers led the league with three Academic All-Patriot League selections.

Burke joins BU following three years at Fairfield University under Head Coach David Barrett. Burke has helped the Stags total 20 wins in the two full seasons during her tenure, as well as reaching the 2019 MAAC championship game as the No. 2 seed.

Fairfield recorded 12 All-MAAC selections with Burke on the coaching staff, which includes two United Soccer Coaches All-Region honorees in Gabby Diodati and Stephanie Tsangaris and 2019 MAAC Co-Rookie of the Year Josie Horosky. In addition, the Stags notched 56 MAAC All-Academic recipients.

Burke was named one of 30 selections for the United Soccer Coaches 30 under 30, a program with a year-long education and mentorship opportunity designed to support up-and-coming members of the coaching profession. She received an educational scholarship which provides registrations for the United Soccer Coaches Digital Convention and an Advanced Diploma course of the coach's choosing.

Prior to her time at Fairfield, Burke served as a graduate assistant coach at New Mexico State for two seasons. In her first year in 2017, the Aggies racked up nine wins, one shy of the program record, and had three All-WAC selections.

A native of Shelton, Conn., Burke played collegiate soccer at UMass. Starting 69 of her 71 career matches, she registered 11 goals and eight assists throughout her four seasons.