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Jeff
Bailey
Head
Coach
235-18-14 (.906)/13th season
1998,
2002, 2004, 2005 & 2006
NSCAA New England Region Coach of the Year
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Jeff
Bailey is entering his 12th season as head coach of the Franklin Pierce
University women's soccer program.
Bailey took over a program in 1996 that was fresh off its second-straight NCAA Division II National Championship and kept building on the program to capture three more national titles in 1996, '97 and '99.
Bailey has established himself as one of the winningest head coaches in NCAA history with a 217-17-8 record over 11 seasons. His .913 winning percentage ranks second to North Carolina Head Coach Anson Dorrance (.945) among all-time winningest active soccer coaches regardless of Division and gender and leads all active NCAA Division II coaches by 57 percentage points. Bailey's 217 career victories rank fourth among all-time Division II mentors.
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In Conference play, Bailey's record is impeccable. After Franklin Pierce completed a seven-year run in the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) without losing a match (30-0 with Bailey), the Ravens have gone 87-6-5 (.913) in seven seasons in the Northeast-10 Conference for a 117-6-5 (.934) Conference record under Coach Bailey. Since joining the NE-10, the Ravens have won all seven Conference Tournament titles and captured five-straight regular season championships (2001-2005). The seven-straight NE-10 Tournament titles are Conference records for both total and consecutive championships.
In 2001, he reached the 100-win plateau with a 5-0 victory over Pace University on September 8, in just his 108th game coached, matching former Boston College football mentor Gil Dobie as the third fastest coach in NCAA history to reach 100 victories. In 2006, Bailey notched career win No. 200 with a season-opening 2-0 victory over Holy Family University on August 25th in just his 221st career match.
Under his tutelage, the program has crowned 27 All-Americans, 49 All-New England standouts, 44 Northeast-10 all-stars and 19 NECC all-stars for a total of 63 All-Conference honorees. Bailey's players have earned Conference Player of the Year honors nine times (four NECC, five NE-10). Pauliina Miettinen was a three-time NECC Player of the Year, while Meghan Welcome and Laura Hislop were tabbed NE-10 Player of the Year twice each. Hislop (2003) and Pauliina Auveri (1997) each also earned National Player of the Year accolades from the NSCAA.
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Bailey's teams are not only one of the top programs on the field, but also in the classroom. He has produced 21 CoSIDA Academic All-District and eight CoSIDA Academic All-America honorees. In 1996, Franklin Pierce earned the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)-Umbro Team Academic Award for its performance on and off the field. Since the NE-10 began its All-Academic program in 2004, ten Ravens have earned those honors and 27 have been named to the NE-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll, with 11 of those achieving Gold Scholar status (ranking among the top five-percent academically among Franklin Pierce's student-athletes).
While not recognized with
a Conference Coach of the Year award in his career, Bailey has earned
NSCAA/adidas New England Region Coach of the Year accolades five times
(1998, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006), including three-straight and four of the
last five seasons. Reader’s Digest recognized Bailey as “Best
All-Around Coach” as part of its “America’s 100 Best” issue in May 2005,
naming the 100 best people, places, ideas and innovations found only in
America.
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Bailey, a 1992 graduate of the University, was honored by Franklin Pierce for his efforts as a student-athlete and head coach when he was inducted into the College's Athletics Hall of Fame in October, 2000. This past spring, Bailey and his teammates from the 1991 Franklin Pierce men's soccer team, were inducted into the University's Athletics Hall of Fame collectively as the first NCAA Final Four soccer program in Franklin Pierce history.
Bailey, as a midfielder and defender on the first Franklin Pierce men's soccer team to reach the NCAA Division II Final Four, was unflappable. Nicknamed "Wheels," Bailey was perhaps the finest student-athlete ever to graduate from the College. He was a two-time NSCAA All-America selection, earning first-team honors in 1992, and ranks 12th among Ravens all-time scorers with 18 goals and 33 assists (69 points). He was a three-time All-New England player and four-time All-NECC standout, serving as captain for three seasons.
Bailey was an equally proficient student. A dual major in finance and international business, he maintained a 3.8 cumulative grade point average and made the Dean's Honors List each semester. He twice earned first-team NSCAA/adidas Scholar All-America honors and was named the 1992 Walter Peterson Male Student-Athlete of the Year at Franklin Pierce.
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Bailey also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from the University of Manchester in England. Prior to accepting the women's soccer/assistant athletic director role, he was a senior international account controller for State Street Bank in Quincy, Mass.
Bailey spent six years playing professionally, five with the Cape Cod Crusaders, and one season with the Phantoms of New Hampshire of the United Soccer Leagues (USL) Northeast Division. In the summer of 1997, while playing for Cape Cod, Bailey also played for the Worcester Wildfire of the A-League, a feeder program to the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer (MLS).
Bailey and his wife Beth, a 1990 Franklin Pierce graduate and former soccer player, live in Londonderry, N.H., with two daughters, English (6) and Darby (3).
Bailey's Binder
| Overall | Conference | ||||||
| Year |
W
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L
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T
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W
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L
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T
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Highlights |
| 1996 (NCAA Champions) |
18
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1
|
0
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8
|
0
|
0
|
NECC Champions |
| 1997 (NCAA Champions) |
21
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
NECC Champions |
| 1998 (NCAA Semifinalists) |
21
|
1
|
0
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
NECC Champions |
| 1999 (NCAA Champions) |
20
|
1
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
NECC Champions |
| 2000 (NCAA Semifinalists) |
18
|
3
|
2
|
11
|
1
|
2
|
NE-10 Tournament Champions |
| 2001 (NCAA Semifinalists) |
22
|
1
|
0
|
14
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0
|
0
|
NE-10 Regular Season/ Tournament Champions |
| 2002 (NCAA Semifinalists) |
18
|
1 |
2
|
12 | 0 |
2
|
NE-10 Regular Season/ Tournament Champions |
| 2003 (NCAA Runners Up) | 22 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | NE-10 Regular Season/ Tournament Champions |
| 2004 (NCAA Elite Eight) | 20 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | NE-10 Regular Season/ Tournament Champions |
| 2005 (NCAA Final Four) | 19 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | NE-10 Regular Season/ Tournament Champions |
| 2006 (NCAA Elite Eight) | 18 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | NE-10 Tournament Champions |
| 2007 (NCAA Runners Up) | 18 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 4 | |
| 12 seasons (.906) | 235 | 18 | 14 | 126 | 7 | 9 | (.919) |
Winningest Coaches All-Time
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No
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Coach |
Yrs.
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Won
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Lost
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Tied
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Pct.
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1.
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*Anson Dorrance, North Carolina (1979-pres.) | 27 | 602 | 27 | 18 | .944 |
| 2. | *Jeff Bailey, Franklin Pierce (1996-pres.) | 10 | 199 | 14 | 7 | .920 |
| 3. | *Joe Russo, Coll. of N.J. (1990-pres.) | 16 | 297 | 29 | 19 | .888 |
| 4. | *Brian McManus, UC San Diego (1987-pres.) | 19 | 323 | 42 | 22 | .863 |
| 5. | Clive Charles, Portland (1989-02) | 14 | 226 | 52 | 13 | .799 |
| 6. | Mike Covone, Barry (1984-94) | 11 | 140 | 32 | 9 | .798 |
| 7. | *Brian Speck, Union (1995-pres.) | 11 | 157 | 36 | 15 | .791 |
| 8. | *Jim Tursi, Portland & Willamette (1986-pres.) | 16 | 248 | 59 | 23 | .786 |
| 9. | *Beck Burleigh, Berry & Florida (1989-pres.) | 16 | 280 | 72 | 18 | .781 |
| 10. | *Jerry Smith, Santa Clara (1987-pres.) | 19 | 311 | 79 | 26 | .779 |
Bailey by the
Year:
1996
In Bailey's first season, the 1992
Franklin Pierce graduate inherited three starters from the 1995 NCAA
Division II title team and led the Ravens to a record of 18-1 and their
third-straight national title. With a direct, attacking style, the
Ravens outscored opponents 103-9. Seven Ravens earned All-New England
Collegiate Conference honors, led by Pauliina Miettinen, who claimed her
first of three-straight NECC Player of the Year awards, while Anne
Parnilla was named Rookie of the Year and Brenda van Stralen collected
Defensive Player of the Year plaudits. Miettinen led Division II
with 73 points. Five of Bailey's player copped NSCAA/adidas All-New
England region honors, with three of those collecting All-America nods.
After posting a 2-0 victory over Saint Joseph's of Indiana in the
national semifinals, the Ravens avenged their lone loss of the season to
Lynn University with a 1-0 triumph in the National Championship match in
Boca Raton, Fla. The 3-2 loss to Lynn on September 8 of that season
would be its last for nearly three full seasons.
1997
Franklin Pierce
continued to dominate the New England region, and the rest of the country,
though their run through the NCAA tournament was anything but easy. In
their quarterfinal and semifinal matches, the Ravens outlasted Adelphi
(2-1) and Final Four host Cal State-Dominguez Hills (4-3) in a combined
seven overtimes before defeating West Virginia Wesleyan, 3-0, in the
title match as the team posted its lone undefeated season under Bailey
(21-0), but its third in a four-year span, in capturing its Division II
record fourth-straight title (second for Bailey). Pauliina Auveri earned
NSCAA National Player of the Year recognition, joining Pauliina
Miettinen as All-Americans. Miettinen led a list of six All-NECC
honorees and collected her second-straight Conference Player of the Year
award after leading the country with 84 points. Auveri and Miettinen
were also recognized for their efforts in the classroom, becoming the
first CoSIDA Academic All-District recipients in program history, as
well as the program's first CoSIDA Academic All-America honorees.
1998
Franklin Pierce
stormed to a 21-1 record, winning 21-straight matches before falling,
4-0, in the NCAA Tournament semifinal to host Lynn University. The loss
snapped a streak of 59-consecutive victories dating back to the 1996
loss to Lynn in just Bailey's second match at the helm. The streak still
stands as an NCAA Division II record for consecutive wins and
consecutive matches without a loss. Bailey
earned his first NSCAA/adidas New England Region Coach of the Year
award, while the program earned the 1998-99 New England College Athletic
Conference (NECAC) Division II Team of the Year honor. Pauliina
Miettinen recorded the only 100-point season in program history,
finishing with 105, to cap her illustrious career with a Division II
record 309 points, and headlined a list of nine All-NECC selections with
her third-straight Conference Player of the Year award. Five players
went on to collect NSCAA/adidas All-New England honors, with three
notching All-America plaudits. Miettinen and Auveri also earned CoSIDA
Academic All-District and All-America honors.
1999
Franklin Pierce returned to its perch
atop NCAA Division II circles, claiming its record fifth National
Championship in six years and posting a 20-1 overall mark and were again
named NECAC Division II Team of the Year. The Ravens posted a 2-0
victory over Northern Kentucky in the semifinal before downing Cal Poly
Pomona, 3-1. For the sixth-straight year, a Franklin Pierce player took
NECC Player of the Year honors. This time it was Minna Mustonen, who
headlined eight All-NECC picks, while Angela Verdoes earned Rookie of
the Year honors and set a Division II record with 24 assists. Mustonen
led Division II with 81 points. Five Ravens earned NSCAA All-New England
honors, with two collecting All-America status. Franklin Pierce capped
its NECC history with a perfect 30-0 record as it prepared to move into
the Northeast-10 Conference.
2000
Franklin Pierce opened a new era in
its history with its move into the Northeast-10 Conference. Despite
losing three games in a season for the first time in seven years, the
team hit its stride in the postseason. The Ravens claimed its first NE-10
Tournament Championship with a 3-2 win at Southern Connecticut State
University and made a ninth-straight trip to the NCAA
semifinals where it dropped a heartbreaking 2-1 decision to eventual
champion UC San Diego in overtime. Bailey added to his individual
accomplishments by surpassing former head coach Mark Krikorian's program
record of 93 wins with his 94th victory in a 4-0 decision over Saint
Michael's on November 1. Minna Mustonen, who led the NE-10 with
60 points, headed a list of six All-Conference selections. Four Ravens
earned NSCAA All-New England honors, with Mustonen also collecting
All-America status.
2001
Franklin Pierce returned to
their record-setting ways, matching an NCAA Division II record
with a program-best 22 wins and advanced to the NCAA Final Four a
remarkable tenth-straight year. Franklin Pierce rolled to a 14-0 clip in
Conference play to claim its first regular season Northeast-10 title, before
steamrolling to a second-straight Tournament Championship, outscoring
the opposition 10-0 in three matches - capped by a 2-0 win over rival
Merrimack in the title match. After two overtime victories in
the early rounds of the NCAA Tournament, the Ravens fell in the
semifinals to upstart Christian Brothers in the semifinals.
Patricia Keeldar scored a Conference-best 72 points and earned NE-10
Player of the Year honors, headlining a program record list of nine
All-Northeast-10 selections, while teammate Anumari Ylesmaki was named
NE-10 Defensive Player of the Year. Six Ravens earned NSCAA All-New
England honors, with two later collecting All-America awards. Jen
Petronis collected CoSIDA Academic All-District honors. The Ravens
finished the year ranked third among NCAA Division II leaders with 4.39
goals per match.
2002
Bailey
deservedly earned his second NSCAA/adidas New England Region Coach of
the Year award following arguably the best coaching performance of his
career. Faced with a team that lacked the overwhelming offensive
presence of teams past, he implemented a more defensive style which
resulted in a program-record six shutouts to start the season en route
to another NE-10 regular season and tournament double as well as a
record 11th consecutive NCAA Final Four berth. The Ravens led the
Northeast-10 in scoring and defense, posting a 0.56 team goals against
average that also ranked tenth nationally. Meghan Welcome earned her
first of two-straight NE-10 Player of the Year awards and headed a lists
of eight All-Conference selections, including NE-10 Defensive Player of
the Year Nicole Cheadle. Welcome's 46 points led the NE-10 and she was
also among seven All-New England and three All-Americans. A record four Ravens
earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors.
2003
Franklin Pierce made
a trip to the National Championship match for a record sixth time after
posting a record 12th-straight Final Four berth. Though Franklin Pierce
suffered a 2-0 setback to Kennesaw State in the Championship, it proved
they were again a title contender after three-straight semifinal
defeats. They matched the program record for wins in a season in posting
a 22-3 mark and claimed a third-straight NE-10 regular season title and
fourth-straight Conference tournament title. Laura Hislop
became the second NSCAA Division II Player of the Year during Bailey's
tenure at the College and junior Meghan Welcome earned NE-10 Player of
the Year accolades for the second-straight year - just the third player
in Conference history to earn the award twice and the second to earn the
honors in back-to-back seasons. Six Ravens copped All-NE-10 honors, five
were named All-New England and two were named All-Americans. A
program-record three
student-athletes collected CoSIDA District I Academic All-America
plaudits. The Ravens 3.44 goals per match ranked ninth in Division II
and led the NE-10. Hislop led Division II with 85 points.
2004
Bailey led the Ravens to their
ninth-straight NCAA New England Regional title and captured NSCAA/adidas
New England Regional Coach of the Year honors for the third time.
Franklin Pierce, ranked No. 5 in the final NSCAA/adidas Division II
poll, posted a 20-1-1 record, including a 13-1 mark in Northeast-10
Conference play, recording its fourth-straight NE-10 regular season and
tournament double. The Ravens reached the quarterfinal round in their
record 13th-straight NCAA Tournament appearance before being
edged by national runners-up Adelphi University in a penalty shootout,
ending its record streak of 12-straight Final Four berths. Bailey’s
squad led the Northeast-10 in scoring (3.32 goals per match) and defense
(0.64 goals allowed per match). Laura Hislop led the Conference in
scoring (77 pts), goals (31) and assists (15) for the second-straight
year to earn NE-10 Player of the Year accolades – the fourth-straight
year one of his players has earned the honor. Six Ravens received
All-Conference honors and five earned All-New England accolades, three
were named All-America, while four earned ESPN The Magazine Academic
All-District and NE-10 All-Academic honors and two received ESPN The
Magazine Academic All-America selections.
2005
Bailey led the Ravens to their
tenth-straight NCAA New England Regional title and earned Regional Coach
of the Year honors for the second-straight year. Franklin Pierce, ranked
No. 3 in the final NSCAA/adidas Division II poll, posted a 19-2-2
record, including a 12-1-1 mark in Northeast-10 Conference play,
recording its fifth-straight NE-10 regular season and tournament double.
The Ravens reached the NCAA Division II Final Four for the 13th
time in 14 years before falling in the semifinals to eventual National
Champions Nebraska-Omaha, 2-1. Bailey’s squad led the
Northeast-10 in scoring (58 goals) and was third defense (0.73 goals
allowed per match). Laura Hislop, who collected NE-10 Player of the Year
honors for the second-straight season, led the Conference in scoring (60
pts) and assists (12) for the third-straight year and finished second in
goals scored (24). Four Ravens received All-Conference honors and three
earned All-New England and NSCAA/adidas All-America accolades. Three of
Bailey’s players collected NE-10 All-Academic and ESPN The Magazine
Academic All-District, while Elizabeth Allen earned the program’s third
ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America award in the last two years.
2006
Bailey collected NSCAA/adidas New
England Region Coach of the Year honors for the third-straight year and
fourth time in five seasons after leading Franklin Pierce to the NCAA
Division II Elite Eight and seventh-straight Northeast-10 Tournament
title. The Ravens defeated Bryant, 3-1, in the NE-10 title
match before edging Saint Rose, 3-1, for their
11th-straight regional crown. Shona Franklin earned the first NE-10
Freshman of the Year award in program history, while five collected
All-NE-10 honors. Three Ravens earned All-Region honors, with all three
also collecting All-America status. Two student-athletes were voted
CoSIDA Academic All-District, while Mia Makarainen became the program's
fourth Academic All-American in three years. Bailey also reached another
coaching milestone, notching his 200th career victory with the Ravens
season-opening 2-0 decision over Holy Family.