Brian Wall
	Head Coach wall@hood.edu (301) 696-3491

Brian Wall enters his seventh season at the helm of the Hood men's soccer program as the Blazers begin their fifth season of Capital Athletic Conference play.

In 2006, during the team's inaugural season in the CAC, the Blazers faced a challenging schedule but managed to defeat teams such as Frostburg State University and McDaniel College. The team faced top-seeded York College (Pa.) in the first round of the CAC playoffs, falling only 3-0.

Losing just two seniors from 2006, Wall returned seven recruits from his initial season in 2004 who were the first to complete four years with the program. The 2007 squad posted a record of 5-13 and 1-7 in the CAC.

In 2008, Wall and the Blazers went 4-12 and went 1-7 in the CAC. Then in 2009, Hood recorded a mark of 3-13 overall and 1-7 in the CAC.

The soccer program got underway in 2004 with Wall--formerly the boys' soccer coach at nearby Damascus (Md.) High School and a NCAA Division I player and assistant coach at Mount St. Mary's University--leading the way. In their first season of competition, the Blazers took on several national powers, including NCAA Division III Final Four participant Salisbury University, and laid the foundation for the program.

In 2005, Hood posted an impressive turnaround, finishing 8-4-1 after its 1-12 inaugural season. The 7.5-game improvement tied for the third-best turnaround in all of NCAA Division III from 2004 to 2005. Hood matched its win total in 2006, compiling a mark of 8-10-1. The Blazers also posted a 1-6-1 record in CAC contests.

Wall, who holds a National Soccer Coaches Association of America ‘B' License and a U.S. Soccer Federation Class ‘C' License, served as an assistant at the Mount from 1998-2000 and was responsible for recruiting and monitoring the academic progress of team members. In addition, he helped increase the men's soccer team's fundraising revenue by 70 percent and implemented change management techniques to increase team motivation and performance. Wall assisted under the renowned Mark Mettrick, who is now the men's soccer head coach at NCAA Division I national power Loyola University (Md.).

As a player at the Mount, Wall was a four-year starter as a central defender and served as a team captain during his junior and senior seasons. He earned All-Northeast Conference honors and All-South third team honors in 1995 and 1996. Upon his graduation in 1998, he earned the John M. Kolon Award for academic and athletic excellence.

Wall earned a bachelor's degree in business administration and finance in 1998 and a master's degree in finance in 2000, both from the Mount.

He has served as a business technology teacher at Damascus since 2001.

	Shawn Fernholz
	Graduate Assistant Coach saf7@hood.edu

This will be Shawn Fernholz’s first season as a graduate assistant coach for the Hood College Blazers under head coach Brian Wall.

Fernholz was a vital member of Hood’s team from 2006-09 as he owns almost every program record for goalkeepers. Fernholz obtained seven shutouts in his career while starting 60 games in the net for the Blazers. The most minutes ever played in a Blazer uniform also belongs to Fernholz as he played over 5,223 minutes in his career at Hood. He recorded 17 victories in the net and owns the all-time record for saves in a game with 16. Fernholz was honored with the Coaches’ Award at the 2010 Senior Student-Athlete Awards Banquet.

	Brandon Nicholson
	Assistant Coach

	Tom Noonan
	Assistant Coach noonan066@yahoo.com

One of the founding members of Hood's men's soccer program in 2004, Tom Noonan is now in his third year as an assistant coach on Brian Wall's staff.

The program's all-time leader in goals (30), assists (19) and points (79), Noonan was an integral part of building Hood's front line from 2004-07. He posted eight multi-goal games, including a pair of hat tricks, and set the single-season scoring record of 34 points (12 goals, 10 assists) in 2006. He led the Blazers in goals as a junior and a senior and paced the team in shots attempted every year from 2005-07.

Noonan also played for the Northport Thunder club team from 1996-2004 and was a two-sport athlete at St. Anthony's High School, earning letters in soccer and track & field. He captained the Friars' soccer squad and was an all-league sprinter for the track team, competing in the 55 meter dash, the 300 meters and the 4x200 meter relay.

The native of Long Island, N.Y., graduated from Hood in 2008 with a degree in business. He received a master's degree in business administration program with a finance concentration from Hood in May 2010.