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College of the Holy Cross

College of the Holy Cross Dept of Athletics
 1 College Street Worcester, MA 01610
Division 1 Massachusetts Northeast
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Ben Graham

Ben Graham enters his second season as the head women's soccer coach at the College of the Holy Cross in 2023.


Graham was the associate head coach of the Holy Cross men from 2018-2021, after spending two seasons as an assistant coach from 2016-2017. He helped the team to three Patriot League Tournament appearances during that time, with Holy Cross reaching the championship game in 2017, the semifinals in the spring of 2021 and the quarterfinals in the fall of 2021. Last year, the Crusaders went 8-8-3 overall for their most wins in a single season since 2013, and placed third in the Patriot League at 5-3-1 after being picked eighth in the preseason poll.


Prior to his time at Holy Cross, Graham spent two seasons as an assistant men's soccer coach at Stanford from 2014-2015. He helped the Cardinal win the national championship in 2015, after the team advanced to the NCAA Tournament second round in 2014. Stanford also won back-to-back Pacific-12 Conference titles during his time on the staff.


Before heading to Stanford, Graham was an assistant men's soccer coach at Northeastern from 2012-2014, working with the goalkeepers in addition to assisting with recruiting and scouting opponents. He helped the Huskies to their first-ever Colonial Athletic Association title and an NCAA Tournament second round appearance in 2012.


From 2009-2011, Graham built the men's and women's soccer programs at Marymount (Calif.) College – the school's first varsity teams – from the ground up as they transitioned to fully accredited NAIA programs. In three seasons, he led the Mariners to 31 combined wins and matched a men's program-best with eight wins in 2010. Under Graham, three Mariners earned all-conference status and two were named NAIA Scholar-Athletes.


Prior to his time at Marymount, Graham was an assistant men's soccer coach at Cal State Bakersfield for two seasons from 2007-2008, assisting in the Roadrunners' transition from Division II to Division I. He also served as a graduate assistant at the University of Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas, from 2005-2006, helping the Cardinals to two NCAA Division II tournaments.


Originally from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England, Graham received his bachelor of laws and juris doctor degrees from the University of Sheffield (England) in 1996 and 1998, respectively. He played semi-professionally in the United Kingdom before coming to the United States to pursue coaching at the high school and club level in 2000. Graham won a high school state championship in Maine in 2002 and was named the NSCAA Coach of the Year in the state. He went on to receive a master's degree in teaching in curriculum and instruction from Cal State Bakersfield in 2009, and is pursuing his doctorate degree at the United States Sports Academy


Graham holds a USSF A license, a USSF National Goalkeeping License and an NSCAA Premier Diploma.

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Chris Wasilewski

Wasilewski is entering his second year on the women's soccer coaching staff at the College of the Holy Cross in 2023, after joining the Crusaders as an assistant coach in 2022.


During the 2022 season he helped the Crusaders post Patriot League victories over Lafayette and Navy.


Before his time at Holy Cross, Wasilewski spent three years at the professional level as a video analyst with the New England Revolution (MLS) and New England Revolution II (USL1). He previously spent three seasons as the director of performance analysis at Providence College, his alma mater.


A two-time graduate of Providence with a bachelor's degree in marketing and a master's degree in management, Wasilewski has served as a staff coach with Bayside FC since 2017 and currently holds a United States Soccer Federation "D" license.

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Ricky Newton

Ricky Newton arrives on the Hill after spending the last four years as an assistant women's soccer coach at the University of Massachusetts. Newton coached two All-Atlantic 10 players, the Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Year and an Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year.


Newton has had several stops since his playing days. Prior to UMass, he made his way around the globe to six different countries and three continents to work with female athletes both on the field and in the weight room. He has 15 years of coaching experience under this belt and a background in strength and conditioning as well as injury rehabilitation


A 2010 graduate of the University of Gloucestershire with a bachelor's degree in sports education, Newton was a standout player, captain and coach who helped lead his team to a national championship in his senior season.

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Cat Klein

Cat Klein joins the Crusaders after spending the 2022 season as the goalkeepers coach at the Wentworth Institute of Technology. She was also the goalkeepers coach at Weston High School from 2021-2022, helping the team to a Dual County League small conference title.


A 2019 graduate of Stonehill College, Klein played on the Skyhawks' women's soccer team for four years as a goalkeeper. She captained the squad and helped the team win the Northeast-10 championship in 2016. Klein received the Stonehill College Athletic Director's Award in 2019 following her senior season.

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