Mary Leary

Brandeis University

Team ranked as high as #8 in Division III thanks to a 7-0-3 start.
Peterly Leroy ‘28 earned second-team All-UAA honors, while Zareena Mann '27 and Grace Carman '29 were selected to the All-UAA honorable mention.
Four Judges landed on the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District squad.

Team got off to a 9-1 start, reaching #23 in the United Soccer Coaches poll
Best 10-game record since 2018.
Ali Pennella '27 earned All-UAA, All-Region and CSC Academic All-District honors.
Dom Paglia '25 was also a CSC All-District selection, while Rachel Watler '25 and Rachel Ross M'25 each landed on the All-Conference team.

Team reached as high as 18th in the United Soccer Coaches rankings.
Elspeth Harker ‘24 and Charlotte TeKrony ‘23, were honored with the CSC Academic All-District Award.
The team also excelled with midfielder Sydney Lenhart ‘23 and defender Rachel Watler ‘24 earning spots on the United Soccer Coaches All-Region II team.
Rachel Watler and goalkeeper Hannah Bassan ‘24 were named to the All-University Athletic Association honorable mention list, and ten players were recognized on the all-academic team.

Juliette Carreiro '22 was recognized as just the seventh two-time CSC Academic All-American in Brandeis history and was also named Brandeis's nominee for the 2023 NCAA Woman of the Year.

Team returned to the NCAA Division III tournament and advanced to the second round with a 2-1 comeback victory over Farmingdale State.
They finished the season ranked 21st in the United Soccer Coaches national poll and 24th in the D3Soccer.com poll.
Juliette Carreiro '22 received All-America honors on the field from the United Soccer Coaches and in the classroom from CSC as an Academic All-American.

Second head coach in the history of Brandeis women's soccer
From 2017 to 2019, served as an assistant and then associate head coach
Helped guide the team to a 35-17-4 record, reaching two NCAA Division III tournaments.
This period saw eight All-New England selections, 14 All-University Athletic Association honorees, 12 Academic All-UAA team members, and two Phi Beta Kappa selections.
Over the summer of 2024, Leary completed the US Soccer B License and the United Soccer Coaches Coach Credentialing Program, a testament to her commitment to excellence in collegiate soccer coaching and leadership.

Before her tenure at Brandeis, Leary served as a club head coach at the New England Football Club.
She also had collegiate coaching roles at Smith College and the College of the Holy Cross

Four-year starter at Brandeis
Captain in her junior and senior years
Led the team to their best post-season performance at the time—a trip to the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament in 2012.
Recognized with the Department’s James McCully '86 Award, celebrating her sportsmanship and commitment.
Graduated from Brandeis in 2014 with a B.A. in business and received an M.S. in exercise and sport sciences from Smith in 2016.