Elms College Women's Soccer

Milbier enters his fourth year at the helm of the Womens Soccer program at Elms College after making three straight appearances in the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) championship game. The 2015 campaign proved to be the most successful season in program history. The Blazers set a program record for wins in a season with a 16-5-2 mark, including an unbeaten 12-0-1 record at Leary Field, en route to the second seed in the NECC Championship Tournament. Elms opened the season with three straight non-conference victories, including the programs first win over Rhode Island College (3-2). After a trip to the Erinn K. Brozman cup, the Blazers added 1-0 wins over Smith College and Western New England University, followed by the Blazers first win over Clark University (2-1). Elms closed the regular season with seven consecutive conference victories, including six shutouts, to roll into the NECC tournament as the two-seed. In the NECC tournament, Elms defeated Regis College, 2-0, in the first round, and then blanked Southern Vermont College, 2-0, in the semifinals to advance to the title game for the third straight year, and fourappearance in the last five seasons. In the title game against Lesley University, the squads battled back-and-forth,but the Lynx edged out the lone goal of the contest on a header in the 39th minute to down Elms, 1-0. The Blazers earned a spot in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championship Tournament as the three-seed, facing sixth-seed Curry College in the Quarterfinals. The Blazers topped the Colonels on penalty kicks after a 1-1 draw to head into the ECAC Semifinals. Elms' season came to a close at the hands of Emerson College, 2-0, in their Semifinal match. Four members of the Blazers were selected to All-Conference teams following the season. Senior Michelle Rossignol, junior Kathleen Tuechler, and sophomore Brie Voight were chosen as First Team All-NECC selections, while sophomore Jackie Soucia earned Second Team All-NECC honors. During the 2014 season, Milbier continued the Blazers string of success, completing back-to-back 11 win season, matching the program high for wins in a season since 2006, en route to the second seed in the NECC Championship Tournament. Elms posted a stellar 8-1 mark in conference action during the 2014 season, and marched into the conference tournament going undefeated in their final eight matches. In his first season with the Blazers, Milbier led the team to an 11-10-1 overall record and a second place finish in the New England Collegiate Conference. Milbier also gained the Blazers first-ever bid in the prestigious Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III New England Championship.  Prior to joining Elms, Coach Milbier spent three years as assistant coach for the Western New England University womens soccer team. During his time there, he helped direct the Golden Bears to a 25-34-4 overall record and three straight Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Championship tournament appearances, including the semifinals in 2010 and 2011. In 2010, Western New England also qualified for the ECAC Division III New England Championship.  On the field, Coach Milbier is a former standout for the Golden Bears mens soccer squad from 1997-2000, and served as a team captain his senior season. A forward, he compiled 46 points on 17 goals and 12 assists during his career. He was named MVP in his senior year and Player of the Year in 1999.   Coach Milbier earned his bachelors degree in criminal justice from Western New England in 2001. Milbier resides in Springfield, Massachusetts with his wife, Sarah, and their daughter, Madeleine (1).