Season 2: Episode 17, Joe Cleary, @_JoeCleary, @WayneStSoccer

Joe Cleary moves into his second season as Head Women's Soccer Coach at Wayne State College.  He was promoted to head coach of the Wildcat women's soccer program on March 7, 2017, becoming the ninth head coach in program history.

In his first season as head coach, Cleary guided the Wildcats to records of 4-8-6 overall and 3-7-5 in the NSIC. WSC improved its shots on goal average from 11.8 to 13.8 and saw 12 different players score goals during the season.

Cleary spent two years as an assistant coach with the Wildcats before taking the head coaching position.  In his two years as an assistant, he helped WSC make a six-win improvement and the schools' second winning season in the last 11 years. 

In 2016, Cleary helped coach the Wildcats to a 9-6-3 overall record and 6-6-3 mark in the NSIC.  The nine overall wins were the most at WSC since 2006 and the six conference wins were the most since the 2005 campaign. 

In his first season with the Wildcat program, Wayne State was 4-11-3 and 4-10-1 in the NSIC.  The team allowed 10 fewer goals and the team's goals against average dropped from 2.39 to 1.83 in one season under Cleary.

Cleary obtained his bachelor degree in athletic training from the University of Mary in 2012 and earned a master's degree in human performance in 2018.  Joe is a certified athletic trainer and earned his USSF "C" license in 2013.  Cleary resides in Wayne. 

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