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The
third year seemed to be a charm for head coach Dan McNally as his men's
soccer team finished with the first winning season in school history at
13-4-1. His teams are now 23-28-3 overall and the Yellowjackets
finished 2007 in second place in the GNAC standings in their first year
in the league. The 23 wins are the most in school history by a
men's soccer coach.
In
addition, the Yellowjackets excelled in the classroom, too.
The men's soccer program had its best fall GPA in school history at
3.49. The Yellowjacket men's soccer team finished the 2007-08 season with the best GPA among men's soccer teams in the conference. The Jackets had a 3.36 GPA in their first year in the GNAC.
Sophomore Sam Charles, a
recruit of McNally's, was named 2007 GNAC Player of the Year.
McNally came to MSU Billings from Nova Southeastern University in Fort
Lauderdale, Fla., where he was the top assistant coach for four years.
McNally began his playing career at Bury FC
(English 2nd Division), where he was an Apprentice until
1996. In the summer of 1996 McNally moved to the
United States to
attend Embry-Riddle University where he played
soccer.
During
his time at Embry-Riddle, he led the Eagles to the 1998 FSC Tournament
Championship and the 1999 FSC Regular Season Championship.
At Embry-Riddle,
McNally was named All-Conference, All-Region
and Honorable Mention All-America. He was selected as team MVP his freshman
and sophomore years and was a team captain as a
senior.
McNally holds NSCAA National and Advanced National coaching licenses,
passing both courses with distinction.
McNally graduated in 2000 from Embry-Riddle
University with a BS in Communications. |
