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Catholic University Cardinal Athletics
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Division 3 Dist of Columbia Northeast
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Casey Sommers

Sommers was named the 10th head coach in program history on March 20, 2020. She enters her second full season at Catholic in 2022.


Sommers came to Catholic after spending six seasons as the head coach at John Jay College of Criminal Justice where she was a two-time City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC) Coach of the Year. Over her last two seasons in New York City, she led the Bloodhounds to a record of 22-14-3, including a mark of 10-1-0 in the CUNYAC, back-to-back conference championship games and the program's first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Championship.


John Jay also boasted 14 all-conference selections under Sommers, including the 2019 CUNYAC Player of the Year and the CUNYAC Rookie of the Year in 2017 and 2018.


Sommers led the Bloodhounds to a school record 12 wins in 2019, their first-ever CUNYAC championship and first-ever NCAA tournament appearance. She was named CUNYAC Coach of the Year after the team earned the top-seed in the conference tournament for the first time in program history with a perfect 5-0 record and had a league-best five players named All-CUNYAC.


In 2018, Sommers led John Jay to the CUNYAC championship game for the first time since 2011. The Bloodhounds finished the season with a 10-7-2 record after making their first-ever appearance in the ECAC Division III Women's Soccer Championship.


Sommers earned her first CUNYAC Coach of the Year award in 2017 as she led John Jay to the semifinals of the CUNYAC Women's Soccer Championship for the second time. The team also posted its first winning record in conference play with a mark of 4-1-1. The Bloodhounds had the CUNYAC Rookie of the Year as well as two first team all-conference selections.


While at John Jay, Sommers also served as the Youth Program Coordinator for the NY Cosmos Training & Development Program and was the U9 Head Coach and U16 Trainer for the Kosmos Football Club.


Sommers began her coaching career as an assistant at Division I Fordham, a fellow Catholic instituton and her alma mater, from 2005-13. With the Rams, she oversaw recruiting efforts and player development, assisted in the game and practice planning, organized social, marketing, networking and instructional events while creating the team's alumni program. During her nine seasons, Fordham made four appearances in the A-10 Women's Soccer Championship, advancing to the semifinals each time and playing in the championship game twice in 2006 and 2007.


Sommers played in 61 games for the Rams, primarily as a midfielder from 1999 to 2002. She made 56 starts and totaled 19 points with six goals and seven assists. She served as team captain as a junior and graduated with a bachelor's degree in political science and a minor in business in 2003.


Off the field, Sommers also served as the Business Development Manager for John Jay Athletics where she was handled all business development, human resources and other financial management responsibilities for the department.

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Kelli Doherty

Doherty begins her third season as an assistant coach at Catholic in 2022, after serving as the graduate assistant coach for the past two seasons.


Doherty came to Catholic after serving as the head coach at the Downtown United Soccer Club in New York City. She handled practice and game day preparation as well as team management for young aspiring soccer players.


While in New York, Doherty also worked as the Director of Goalkeepers for the American Youth Soccer League for over three years, planning weekly sessions for players ranging from 8-14 years old, and as a staff coach for the youth programs of New York City FC.


Doherty was a four-year letterwinner as a goalkeeper for Casey Sommers at John Jay College of Criminal Justice from 2014-17. She played in 65 career games, totaling over 4,600 minutes, nine shutouts and a .677 saves percentage. She was a team captain as a junior and senior, helping lead John Jay to a new program record for wins in 2017. Off the field, she was a four-year CUNYAC Scholar-Athlete and recipient of the Sue Larkin Leadership Award in 2016.


A native of Hopewell Junction, N.Y., Doherty is a 2018 graduate of John Jay with a bachelor's degree in international criminal justice.

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