Central Connecticut State University Women's Soccer

D'Arcy has compiled a 156-128-32 record, making him the winningest coach in program history.  He has led his team to the NCAA Tournament six times and has been honored as Northeast Conference Coach of the Year four times. In 2014, D'Arcy led the Blue Devils to their eighth Northeast Conference championship in program history and the sixth under his direction. He also won NEC championships and trips to the NCAA Women's College Cup in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2008. In 2003, he led the Blue Devils to the first ever NCAA Tournament game victory in any sport in the school's Division I history with a 1-0 win over #13 ranked Boston College. D'Arcy also saw three student-athletes earn NEC major awards for the 2014 championship season. Tori Sousa became the eighth player in CCSU history to be named NEC Player of the Year, Nicki Turley was tabbed the NEC Goalkeeper of the Year and Jennifer Cafferky earned NEC Rookie and Defensive Player of the Year honors. In addition, Kelly Halligan was named to the All-NEC First-Team and Brianna Scaldaferri was a member of the NEC All-Rookie Team. The 2015 squad was the strongest defensive squad in the Northeast Conference, allowing less than a goal per game. Five Blue Devils earned All-NEC honors, led by Turley and Cafferky, who were named Goalkeeper of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year, respectively, for the second straight season each. Central was again honored with the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Academic Award after posting a 3.54 GPA. In 2010, D'Arcy's squad was also led by five student-athletes who earned All-NEC selections.  In addition to on the field success the 2010 squad earned the NSCAA Academic Award, it was also the ninth consecutive year that Central earned the honor. In 2009, the Blue Devils proved once again to be among the elite programs in the NEC, winning the regular season Championship.  At the annual end of season awards banquet Coach D'Arcy collected his fourth Northeast Conference Coach of the Year honor, after a regular season which saw the Blue Devils run the conference slate undefeated.  In addition to Coach D'Arcy, several players were honored including Leah Blayney who was named NEC Player of the Year.  In all five players were named All-NEC, Blayney, Karise Hilt, and Beth Lloyd to the first team and Brittney Jackson and Caity Casey to the second team. D'Arcy reached a milestone when the Blue Devils captured their seventh overall NEC title in 2008.  The 1-0 shutout win over Long Island in the NEC Championship game was the 100th victory of his career.  The 2008 squad that won the NEC title was the seventh straight team to qualify for the NEC Tournament, the second-longest active streak in the league.  Six Blue Devils were named All-Conference, including four on the first team.  In addition, Clio Tregear and Karise Hilt were named to the NSCAA All-Northeast Region squad, and Hilt was also named All-New England.  The Blue Devils posted a 12-7-4 overall mark in 2008, including a 7-2 record in NEC play.  In 2007 CCSU senior Megan McClements was named the league's Defensive Player of the Year following the season and five Blue Devils were named to the all-conference teams.  The Blue Devils were 9-9-1 overall and 6-3 in league action. In 2005, D'Arcy collected his third Northeast Conference Coach of the Year honor, leading the team to a program-record 17 wins.  D'Arcy added to his 2002 and 2003 awards while his players tacked on additional individual accolades. Sophie Hopper earned the program's fourth Northeast Conference Player of the Year award in five seasons, joining Denise Thomas (2001) and Kelly Shimmin (2002 & 2003), and Ashley Ferra garnered Defensive Player of the Year honors.  In addition, D'Arcy has coached two Rookies of the Year (Denise Thomas in 2000 and Jessica McCavanagh in 2003), while 16 players have appeared a combined 26 times on the All-NEC first team.      Not only has D'Arcy successfully recruited top players, he also develops players to reach their highest potential.  After two years playing for CCSU, Thomas made her international debut for the Irish Women's National Team and has since become a consistent starter for the team.  Jane McFarlane, D'Arcy's team captain and leading goal scorer in 2000, also made her international debut in 2002 for the Scottish National Women's Soccer Team.  McFarlane and Thomas bring CCSU's tally of full international players to five.  Jackie Hadden and Shimmin played for the Australian and English National Teams, respectively, while Hannah Bromley plays for New Zealand, a team which competed in the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup.    D'Arcy also began his international coaching career in 2004, working with the U.S. Youth International teams. He was as an assistant coach for the U-19 U.S. National team.  "It was a great experience," he said. "I enjoyed working with Head Coach Mark Krikorian again, and it was a thrill to work with some of the best young players in the world."     In July 2004, D'Arcy was invited to work with the U.S. U-21 National Team as they prepared for the Nordic Cup.  In August 2005, D'Arcy participated in an accelerated coaching education program presented by the Dutch National Soccer Federation (KNVB).  He furthered his international coaching career, working with the U.S. U-17 National team, in the spring of 2006.    Additionally, D'Arcy holds his players to a high standard of achievement off the field.  The 2003 and 2004 Blue Devils earned academic recognition from Central for the highest team GPA. In 2003 and 2004 goalkeeper Sabrina Mariani was named NEC Women's Soccer Scholar Athlete of the Year, starting a streak of four straight Blue Devil honorees. Ferra won the award in 2005, while McCavanagh took home the hardware in 2006.  In 2008 it was goalkeeper Erin Herd winning the honor, giving the Blue Devils five of the last six award winners. Mariani earned Verizon Academic All-District Women's Soccer First Team honors in 2002, 2003 and 2004 and was named to the Verizon Academic All-American Third Team in 2003 and 2004.  Ferra and McCavanagh followed suit again.  The former earned ESPN the Magazine All-District First Team honors in 2005.  McCavanagh picked up an all-district selection in 2006.  The Blue Devils have earned seven straight NSCAA/adidas Team Academic Awards.      Prior to arriving at CCSU, D'Arcy was the men's and women's assistant coach for four seasons at the University of Hartford. While at Hartford, D'Arcy went to the NCAA Elite Eight twice, once with the men and once with the women.  D'Arcy was also the National Director for Tony DiCicco's SoccerPlus Goalkeeper School.      "I learned a lot from Tony," D'Arcy said. "He is a pioneer of coaching women's soccer.  A lot of my coaching philosophy was developed from the lessons learned working with Tony at SoccerPlus and with Mark (Krikorian) at Hartford."     D'Arcy's first taste of college coaching was as a Graduate Assistant at Springfield College with both the men's and women's soccer teams.  D'Arcy holds his "A" coaching license from U.S. Soccer, the Advance National Diploma from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA), and a "B" license from UEFA (Europe's soccer governing body).  Currently, D'Arcy instructs U.S. Soccer coaching courses in Connecticut.  He is also on the Northeast Conference women's soccer committee and the ECAC tournament selection committee.    A native of Ireland, he has spent most of his life around soccer. His father Eamonn was a professional soccer player in Ireland and England and coached the Irish National Women's Soccer team. "My parents have been the greatest influences on my soccer career," D'Arcy said. "My dad has always been my mentor. He shared his love for the game with me while my mother has always taught me how to keep the game in perspective." D'Arcy is married to Christine (Garibaldi), a former women's soccer All-American at Boston College, and they have three children; Eamonn (20), Brendan (18) and Maeve (14).

Michael recently completed his first season as a volunteer assistant under head coach Mick D'Arcy at Central Connecticut State University.  He helped guide the Blue Devils to an undefeated regular season, a Northeast Conference Championship and an NCAA Tournament berth during the 2020-21 campaign. The Blue Devils also swept the Northeast Conference awards with players recognized as Offensive Player of the Year (Jenna Rae Covello), Defensive Player of the Year (Brianna Williams), Midfielder of the Year (Roma McLaughlin), Goalkeeper of the Year (Amanda McQuillan) and Rookie of the Year (Kelly Brady), while D'Arcy was named the league's Coach of the Year for the seventh time.  In addition to his work at CCSU, Michael serves as the lead assistant for the boys varsity soccer program at his alma mater, Lewis S. Mills High School, in Burlington, Conn., under head coach Ben Kulas. This past season, the two-time Class M champion Spartans had a pair of players (Scott Groleau and Ryan Begert) earn All-Central Connecticut Conference honors.  Michael has also coached at the U11 level with the Terryville Youth Soccer Club. 

Prozzo was hired as a full-time assistant coach before the 2004 season. She primarily works with the defense and is highly involved in the recruiting process.  Prozzo came to Central after a successful career as a professional player in the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA). Prozzo played with the WUSA's Philadelphia Charge starting in the 2001 inaugural season. As a central defender for the Charge, she started and played all 90 minutes of every game but one in her three-year career. She was named captain of the team at the end of her first season and remained co-captain for the following two years. In 2002, Prozzo was one of three finalists for Defensive Player of the Year. She was also chosen as a First Team All-WUSA player and was a starter for the North All-Star team. She recorded three goals and five assists during her three years on the Charge and led her team to the semifinals of the WUSA Founders Cup two years in a row.   After the WUSA suspended operations in the fall of 2003, Prozzo joined the Western Massachusetts Lady Pioneers of the W-1 League. She was named captain of the team and was selected to the All-Conference first team. She also played for the Long Island Lady Riders of the W-1 League from 1997-2000. With the Riders, she was the team captain and was selected to the W-1 League All-Star team.   Prozzo attended the University of Connecticut from 1995-1999, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in kinesiology/exercise science. She finished her collegiate career with 16 goals and 64 assists for 96 points in 97 games. She is the all-time career record holder for assists at UConn. A Huntington, NY native, Prozzo is also ranked sixth in games played and 11th all-time in career points. She was a finalist for the Missouri Athletic Club Award and Soccer Buzz's Player of the Year (1998). The midfielder/defender graduated in 1999 with the school record for assists as a sophomore (23) and as a junior (22). Her sophomore year total is also the best single-season total in school history. Prozzo received the team MVP award in 1997 and earned First Team All-Big East, All-Northeast, and All-New England honors three times during her tenure with the Huskies.   Prozzo graduated from Huntington High School in 1995. While at Huntington, she was named All-America and All-East Region while also sharing the honors for New York State Co-Player of the Year with her twin sister, Margaret, who coaches at the University of Connecticut. She holds a National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) coaching diploma and has coached all ages in the youth and premier programs in New York, Philadelphia and Connecticut. She is also a staff member with the FSA/SoccerPlus Premier Club in Farmington, CT.