SUNY Cortland Athletics

Holli Mulholland Nirsberger was an all-region women's soccer forward at Cortland in the late 1990s and has been the highly decorated head coach of the Shenendehowa High (N.Y.) girls' soccer team since 2004.
 
* The Plattsburgh, N.Y., native earned a bachelor's degree in physical education and sports medicine/athletic training from Cortland in 2000 and a master's degree in kinesiology from the University of Northern Colorado in 2004
 
* Four-year women's soccer starting forward at Cortland in 1995-96 and 1998-99, including two years as a team captain (1998 and 1999)
 
* Registered career totals of 26 goals and 10 assists for 62 points in 77 games, including team highs of nine goals during her senior year and six goals in her sophomore season
 
* Scored eight goals in 1998 to help lead the Red Dragons to the NCAA Division III playoffs (14-5-2 overall record)
 
* Currently ranks 15th at Cortland women's soccer history in career goals and ranks 18th in points
 
* Earned third team all-region, first team All-SUNYAC and All-New York State Women's Collegiate Athletic Association (NYSWCAA) honors and was Cortland's women's soccer Red Letter Award winner during her senior season in 1999
 
* Three-time All-SUNYAC selection (first team in 1998 and 1999 and second team in 1996) and named to the NYSWCAA all-tournament team in 1995
 
* SUNYAC Commissioner's List and All-Academic Team honoree in both 1998 and 1999 and named to National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-Academic Team in 1999
 
* Earned Cortland's Dorothy Arnsdorff Award, presented annually to a senior woman in the physical education teacher certification program, and Cortland's Excellence in Leadership and "Prof" Holloway awards in 2000
 
* Earned the John L. Sciera '52 Scholarship for athletic training from Cortland in 1998 and the Lorraine M. Khouri Scholarship for physical education from Cortland in 1999
 
* Inducted into the Kappa Delta Pi (KDP) Honor Society in Education in 1998
 
* Physical education teacher, athletic trainer and coach in the Shenendehowa School District since 2000
 
* Shenendehowa High School girls' soccer head coach since 2004 and girls' lacrosse head coach from 2000-14; also has served as an instructor of intramurals in soccer, gymnastics, spinning, and track and field
 
* Overall girls' soccer coaching record at Shenendehowa (through end of 2022 season) of 267-63-16 (.795)
 
* 2004 New York State Class AA Girls' Soccer Coach of the Year after leading Shenendehowa to a state title; also guided the Plainswomen to a state runner-up finish in 2021
 
* 2009 NSCAA state and regional Girls' Soccer Coach of the Year and 2009 and 2017 Suburban Council league Coach of the Year
 
* Served four years as a coach and a coordinator with the Special Olympics program