Former Coach Kyle Bulgarelli<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMen\u2019s soccer head coach Kyle Bulgarelli was fired on Aug. 23, just nine days before the beginning of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Associate Director of Athletics Jack Mehl and Assistant Director of Athletics for Communications Geoff Goyne said they were unable to comment on Bulgarelli\u2019s dismissal. \u201cWe just had a coaching change,\u201d Mehl said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Athletic Director Susan Kolb did not respond to requests for an interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The details of the situation have been reported to the NCAA just as they would be with any other team, Mehl said. He added that it was not ideal to have to replace a coach, especially this close to the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No current players were able to comment on the dismissal. One senior said it was out of fear of being banned from the team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
James Dempsey, formerly a graduate assistant under Bulgarelli, has been named interim head coach. Dempsey is assisted by Xavier Djiki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mehl says the plan is to keep Dempsey in the role for the remainder of the year. \u201cWe are doing what we can to support the team and support the coaches,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is the fourth coach in four years for the men\u2019s soccer team; two former coaches resigned. \u201cI think when things happen it’s disruptive to what you are trying to build,\u201d Mehl said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Goyne said that it is disappointing for the seniors on the team to have to go through constant changes with the coaching staff. \u201cWe hope that when we get the next [coach] in it stabilizes,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Djiki, Bulgarelli cared deeply for this program. \u201cHe is somebody who has bled Hood for the past 10 years. He is somebody who we will look to make proud over the course of the season,\u201d Djiki said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe went above and beyond to make his players’ college experience worthwhile,” a current Hood soccer player said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bulgarelli, who also declined to comment, was named head coach in February 2022 and coached one season with a 3-13-2 record. Before becoming head coach, he played four seasons at Hood and was named assistant coach in 2018. As a player at Hood, Bulgarelli was selected for the MAC Honor Roll 10 times and won two MAC Commonwealth Player of the Week recognitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The men\u2019s soccer team started their season last week and are currently 0-3.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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