NICK
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Former West Virginia University men’s soccer All-America goalkeeper Nick Noble returned to WVU as an assistant coach in 2018 and is entering his third season at his alma mater.
NICK NOBLE PERSONAL
BORN: HOMETOWN ALMA MATER:
September 1, 1984 Damascus, Maryland West Virginia, 2018
PLAYING EXPERIENCE 2003-06 2007-09 2009 2010-11 2012-17
West Virginia (NCAA) Chicago Fire (MLS) Austin Aztex (USL) Ljungskile SK (Superettan) Harrisburg City Islanders (USL)
COACHING EXPERIENCE 2018-PRESENT
West Virginia Assistant Coach
PLAYING HONORS
2005 All-Big East Second Team 2006 First Team All-America, NSCAA 2006 Second Team All-America, College Soccer News 2006 All-Northeast Region First Team, NSCAA 2006 Big East Goalkeeper of the Year 2006 All-Big East First Team 2012 USL Goalkeeper of the Year award nominee 2013 USL All-League Second Team
POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE WEST VIRGINIA – PLAYER
2005 2006 2006
NCAA Tournament Second Round NCAA Tournament Second Round Big East Regular Season Champions
CHICAGO FIRE
2007 2008 2009
Conference Finals Conference Finals Conference Finals
HARRISBURG CITY ISLANDERS
2012 Quarterfinals 2013 Quarterfinals 2014 Finals WEST VIRGINIA – COACH
2018 2018
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NCAA Tournament Second Round MAC Regular Season Champions
Noble, a First Team All-American in 2006, set numerous school records as a Mountaineer. He joined the WVU staff following an 11-year professional career. As a four-year starter in goal at WVU from 2003-06, Noble set 17 career or single-season program records. In 2019, West Virginia finished with a 10-9-2 mark, which included the program’s first MAC Tournament title and second consecutive trip to the
NCAA Tournament. The Mountaineers reached the NCAA Second Round for the second year in a row and eighth time in program history. Ranked as high as No. 19 nationally at one point in the season, WVU was represented on the All-MAC Team by senior defender Sebastian Garcia-Herreros. Junior goalkeeper Steven Tekesky was named the MVP Tournament MVP, the first Mountaineer to ever garner the award. He was joined by three others – Josh DiMatteo, Ryan Kellogg and Luke McCormick – on the All-Tournament Team. Tekesky finished with 1,936 minutes played, good for No. 14 in the country, and had six shutouts. Additionally, nine Mountaineers made the Academic All-MAC Team, as the squad earned the Team Academic Award for the 12th straight season. Noble helped guide the Mountaineers to a MAC regular-season title and NCAA Tournament appearance in
