Niagara University Men's Soccer

Bill Boyle enters his fifth season as the head coach of Niagara men's soccer in 2020. Boyle was hired in January 2016 after assistant coaching stints at Michigan State University, Colgate University and, most recently, the University at Albany. Last season, Niagara improved to a 5-12-1 record and went 3-6-1 in conference play. The five wins in a year set a new best for Boyle as the Purple Eagles' head coach, and tied his high set during the 2016 season. The five wins were the most for the squad in a single season since 2014. 2018 saw the Purple Eagles go 2-14-2 overall with a 1-9-0 mark against MAAC opponents. Five players were named to the MAAC All-Academic Team at season's end. In 2017, the Purple Eagles went 1-8-1 against MAAC teams and 2-14-2 overall. For the second straight season under Boyle, the Purple Eagles landed a player on the MAAC's All-Rookie Team, freshman back Matthew Krucko-Moeller. Nine Purple Eagles players were named to the 2017 MAAC All-Academic Team, the most since 2012 and tied for the second-most ever in program history. In his first season leading the Purple Eagles, Boyle guided the team to a 3-6-1 record in the MAAC (4-11-2 overall). Niagara earned its first-ever win over the Quinnipiac Bobcats on Sept. 25, 2016, a 1-0 overtime victory. The team was led by 2016 MAAC All-Rookie Team midfielder Mackenzie Roach. Boyle's team also excelled in the classroom. Seven of 12 eligible players were named to the 2016 MAAC All-Academic Team, and senior back Konrad Zydowicz was honored as a CoSIDA Academic All-District Team member. Prior to Niagara, Boyle spent five seasons coaching collegiate soccer in New York state. In his second season at UAlbany in 2015, Boyle helped the Great Danes to their first-ever America East regular-season title en route to being named the America East's Coaching Staff of the Year. UAlbany also had three student-athletes named to the conference's first-team, one to the second team selection, one to the rookie team, two to the all-academic team and had the striker of the year.    This year Boyle led his team in the Spring of 2021 to 5 straight victories in league and a 3rd place finish.  The most consecutive wins since 2003.  Boyle was named Coach of the Year at Niagara.