DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Sept. 28, 2023) – Mercy University Assistant Vice President for Athletics Matt Kilcullen, Jr. has announced the hiring of Jack Nicholson as the new full-time Mercy University Head Women's Soccer Coach and Assistant Athletic Director for Student Services. Nicholson is named Head Coach after serving as Interim Head Coach since August 10th.
"It is an honor for me to be named Head Coach at Mercy. In the last four years this team has continued to go from strength to strength and it is a privilege for me to be leading them. In my time at Mercy the support I have received from Matt Kilcullen, Bill Sullivan and Dawn Sachs has been invaluable to me, and I cannot thank them enough for giving me this opportunity. It is also important to mention Danny Leon Jr. who has been a great role model for me over the past four seasons, and also Pedro Velazquez who gave me my first opportunity to coach at the college level. I am excited to continue working with this fantastic group, and to ensure that we perform to the very high standards that we always set ourselves. Go Mavs!" stated Nicholson.
"Jack clearly demonstrated in his years as an assistant here to both soccer programs, that he is well deserving of this position," said Assistant VP of Athletics, Matt Kilcullen Jr. "As a college student-athlete, Jack was President of National SAAC (Student Athlete Advisory Committee) and we feel he will bring that experience to enhance the lives of our student athletes. Our program has gotten better today with the hiring of Jack Nicholson."
Nicholson has served as the Interim Head Coach for the Mavericks through the first seven games of the 2023 season and has gone 3-2-2 leading Mercy to a 2-0-1 start in ECC play. Nicholson will also oversee the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) as part of his full-time duties as Assistant Athletic Director. Nicholson was an assistant coach with both the men's and women's soccer programs at Mercy for the last four years and won three ECC Championships during that time. Nicholson was a four-year starter in goal for ECC rival St. Thomas Aquinas College, earning multiple defensive players of the week awards during his time. He was also named Third Team All-ECC in 2018. Nicholson also served on the NCAA Student Athlete Advisory Committee and was the ECC representative on the board. He also was the student-athlete representative to the Division II Management Council. Nicholson holds a USSF D License and currently coaches for the New Jersey Crush FC-Elite, an all-girls club.
