Dolan named Women’s Soccer Head Coach
Photos by Lee Ferris
Joseph Dolan, a Mount alumnus, was recently named the Head Women’s Soccer Coach.
“Throughout the search process, it was evident that Joe Dolan was the perfect fit to lead the Mount Saint Mary College women's soccer program,” noted Shane Bell, director of Athletics. “Since taking over as our interim head women's soccer coach in October, I've been impressed by his commitment to the program, his ability to bring student-athletes together, and his vision for the future of the program. The Mount Saint Mary College women's soccer program has a history of success and being among the best teams in the Skyline Conference. With Coach Dolan as our leader, I know we will continue to build on that success, recruit excellent student-athletes, and make Mount Saint Mary College proud.”
Dolan has been the assistant coach of the men's soccer program since 2021 and was also the interim coach for the last eight games of the women's season this past year.
His career with the Knights started during his freshman year in 2015 as a student-athlete. Dolan is one of the most highly regarded players in the Mount’s men’s soccer history, winning Skyline Conference Offensive Player of the Year in 2017, making Skyline All-Conference First Team in 2016, 2017, and 2019, being named Skyline Conference Championship Most Outstanding Player in 2017, earning Third Team NSCAA All-East Region Honors in 2016, and United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-East Region in 2017.
“I’m extremely excited to be the women’s soccer head coach,” said Dolan. “As a Mount Saint Mary College soccer alumnus, I really want to see success in the program and am happy to be in a position to make an impact.”
During his time as the interim head coach, the Knights went 2-3-1 with all three of their losses against Skyline playoff teams, including the 2024 champions. Dolan helped coach two Skyline All-Conference players, sophomore forward Grace Morra (First Team) and freshman defenseman Kaelyn Greene (Second Team). Five members of the team were also named to the College Sports Communicators All-District Team: Faith Welsh, Maria Baldwin, Darla Petricca, Lily Tanko, and Kaitlin Hansen. The Knights women’s soccer program will be returning 15 players for the 2025 season.
Over the past eight seasons, women’s soccer has made the Skyline Conference Playoffs seven times. They made the Skyline Conference Finals four times, including three in a row from 2016-2018, but were runners-up each time. They finished first in the regular season twice while placing second three times. This past season, the Knights ended their season in seventh place, just coming short of the six-team playoff.
