Hello! We are excited to see you play and want to give you a closer look at Emmanuel College in Boston, MA. Emmanuel is competitive in all that we do. We pride ourselves in offering you the best opportunities on and off the field to be a SAINT, be INSPIRED, and be in DEMAND!
Emmanuel College (Boston) Women's Soccer
2022- 13-3-3 Record
2022- GNAC Quarterfinal Playoff Appearance
2022- GNAC Coach of the Year (Head Coach Francis Okaroh)
2022- GNAC Goalkeeper of the Year
2022- GNAC Rookie of the Year
2022- 6 GNAC All-Conference Team Selections
Emmanuel competes at the NCAA Division III level and is a member of the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC). Our academic community is respected for its Science & Research Programs, Nursing, Business, and Education Schools. The campus is located in the heart of Boston, minutes from Fenway Park, but tucked away with an environment that feels like home.
In just his 2nd season Francis Okaroh and the Saints claimed the GNAC's three other major awards after an impressive 2022 season. After a 7-6 league mark in 2021, the Saints went 9-2-2 in GNAC play under head coach Francis Okaroh, en route to the 2022 GNAC Coach of the Year Award. In his first year (2021) Okaroh and staff mentored the GNAC All Rookie Team selection Addie Legault and GNAC Defensive Player of the Year in Kennedy Davignon.
Okaroh becomes just the second Head Coach in the 25 year program history to garner Coach of the Year honors. Okaroh guided EC to a program-record 13 shutouts and an overall record of 13-3-3 to secure the No. 3 seed in the GNAC postseason after being tabbed to finish seventh in the GNAC Preseason Coaches' Poll. The .763 winning percentage was the highest mark since 2007 as Okaroh helped turn over a roster recruiting 15 new players to the squad this season.
First-Years Sarah Dullaghan and Patricia Kirejczyk were voted GNAC Rookie of the Year and GNAC Goalkeeper of the Year respectively landed on the GNAC All-Conference First Team. Senior defender Catherine Manning (Peabody, Mass.), junior forward Addie LeGault (Farmington, Conn.) and first year midfielder Liz McCormick (Cumberland, R.I.) were selected to the GNAC All-Conference Second Team. First year back Annebel Balogh de Galantha (Grafton, Mass.) earned Third Team All-Conference honors while first year goalie Sandra Griffith (Roland, Ark.) was the EC representative on the GNAC All-Sportsmanship squad and GNAC Rookie and Goalkeeper of the Week on 2 occasions this season.
Dullaghan was named the GNAC Rookie of the Week twice during the reporting weeks of September 13 and October 11 along with an Honor Roll appearance for the week of September 20. She ranked 5th in the entire NCAA with 6 game winning goals, which is tied for second most in a single season at EC. Her 13 goals this season ranks 10th all time for goals in a single season in program history.
Kirejczyk becomes the second player in program history to earn GNAC Goalkeeper of the Year honors. The keeper put up the program's best statistical season in net finishing the year with a program-record 0.18 goals against average and .935 save percentage, ranking fourth among NCAA D-III goalies in both categories. Elizabeth McCormick ranked 19th in the NCAA with 2 goals and 10 assists.
Below is information on Coach Francis, the staff, and upcoming opportunities to see the school!
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Website
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Head Coach Francis Okaroh
https://www.goecsaints.com/sports/w-soccer/coaches/Francis_Okaroh?view=bio
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Billy Levitsky
https://www.goecsaints.com/sports/w-soccer/coaches/Billy_Levitsky?view=bio
Goalkeeper Coach - Emmanuel College Athletics, Home of the Saints
GoECSaints, The Offical Home of Emmanuel College Athletics. Billy Levitsky joined the Saints women's soccer staff as a Goalkeeper Coach in the summer of 2021 and transitioned into the lead Assistant Coach in 2022.
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Eric Speer
https://www.goecsaints.com/sports/w-soccer/coaches/Eric_Speer?view=bio
Eric Speer joined the Saints women's soccer staff in 2022 to make his collegiate coaching debut.
Outside of Emmanuel, Speer is on the coaching staff with the FC Blazers club and currently has a US Soccer "D" coaching license. As a collegiate player, Speer played soccer at Connecticut College where he graduated with a bachelor degree focused in Political Science and Government.
We offer academic, merit, and financial scholarships!
https://www.emmanuel.edu/academics/programs-of-study-and-departments.html
Virtual tour of Emmanuel!
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We have worked closely for 12 years to foster programs that succeed by rewarding hard work, performance, and team spirit!
Francis Okaroh- okarohf@emmanuel.edu
Billy Levitsky- levitskyb@emmanuel.edu
Eric Speer- speere@emmanuel.edu