Mike Goodrich, Head Coach
(954) 262-8270
goodm@nova.edu
Mike Goodrich enters his tenth season as head coach of the NSU women's soccer team. During his tenure, Goodrich has led NSU to progressive success on and off the pitch. His squad enters 2008 with back-to-back third-place SSC finishes and NCAA Tournament appearances as well as an NSCAA Team Academic Award in 2007. The 2007 Sharks were a deep side that featured SSC Freshman of the Year Lauren Prow, First Team All-SSC defender Jennifer Turner and two NSCAA All-Americans, Stephanie Quinones and Shurell Burton.
In 2006, the Sharks had a banner year, including their first NCAA tournament appearance. NSU got breakout performances from All-SSC honorees Quinones, Burton, Hayley Oligane and Lauren Huffman. The Sharks also had their first season in which they were undefeated at the NSU Soccer Complex. Later that year, Quinones became NSU's first-ever women's soccer All-American.
In 2005, the Sharks, under the Goodrich's direction, compiled a 5-7-1 record and finished fifth in the Sunshine State Conference, a program high.
2005's squad featured included All-Conference performers Quinones, Burton and Jahmila Williams. The trio would be the first All-SSC honorees in the programs history. The '05 edition of the Sharks included five freshmen starters.
In 2004, Goodrich and his team posted an 6-8-1 record and for his career he has a 55-50-5 mark with the Knights.
Among the highlights of the 2004 campaign was the first-ever victory for an NSU team in a Sunshine State Conference Tournament game, as the Knights knocked off nationally ranked Lynn University 2-1 on the road in the SSC quarterfinals. NSU lost to eventual SSC Tournament Champion Tampa in the semifinals, but proved it can compete with the best in the conference.
The 2002 season saw the Knights break a number of program records en route to a 13-5 record in the program's first year playing in NCAA Division II. The Knights set school records for fewest losses, consecutive home wins (6), home wins in a season (8) and fewest goals allowed in a season (22). The Knights also received National Poll votes in the NCAA. NSU finished the 2002 season ranked 5th in the NCAA Division II South Region.
Goodrich guided the 2000 Knights to an NSU-best 16-6 overall record and an 11-3 second place conference finish, en route to being named Florida Sun Conference Coach of the Year.
Goodrich, a South Florida resident for much of his life, earned a bachelors degree in History from Stetson University in 1986. He began coaching as an assistant with the DeLand High School boy's soccer team.
In 1994, Goodrich was named boy's varsity Head Coach at Ely High School. He was then named boy's varsity head coach at Cardinal Gibbons high school. During his three-year stay with the Redskins, Goodrich compiled a 54-10-10 record and was named Broward County's Coach of the Year in 1996.
Goodrich resides in Coral Springs, Fla. with his wife, Joan, and children Regina, 16, and Patrick, 12.
