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Men's Soccer coaching staff

Myles Berry
Head Coach
Phone (617) 287-7822
Email - Myles.Berry@umb.edu

Myles Berry has served as the Beacons’ Head Men’s Soccer Coach over the past four seasons. The UMass Boston mentor was named the 2006 Little East Conference Coach of the Year after leading the Beacons to an 11-7-1 record, including a semi-finals appearance in the Little East Conference Tournament. In 2005, he led the squad to its first winning season since 1999 with an 8-7-1 mark, which made UMass Boston eligible for the ECAC New England Tournament.

Berry is not unfamiliar to the Beacons’ soccer scene, holding the distinction as UMass Boston's first-ever Head Women’s Soccer Coach from 1995-97. He still holds the UMB record for coaching wins in women’s soccer with 16.

Prior to his arrival to the Harbor campus, Berry coached next door, guiding the boys’ soccer squad at Boston College High School as the Eagles’ Head Coach for 12 seasons from 1980-1991 . During his time at BC High, he posted a 104-58-38 record and led the Eagles to a pair of Catholic Conference Championships as well as eight state tournament appearances.

Berry played his collegiate soccer at Boston College, where he was a defensive starter under three different head coaches.

He resides in Quincy, MA with his wife, Ginny, and his 17-year old son Myles.

Rick McCann
Assistant Coach
Email -

Rick McCann enters his fifth season on Coach Berry’s staff at UMass Boston.

Prior to joining the sidelines as a coach for the Beacons, McCann was one of the best goalies in UMass Boston soccer history, posting a single-season record 0.90 goals against average in 1995 and ranks second all-time with a career goals against mark of 1.37. McCann also stands second on the Beacons’ career save percentage list with a mark of .818 and registered an .846 efficiency figure in 1995 for the third-best percentage in the program’s history.

The Quincy, MA native also ranks on the UMass Boston career list for matches played (ninth with 22), minutes played (ninth with 2,036), shutouts (tied for fourth with six) and victories (tied for ninth with nine).

Prior to his collegiate playing career with the Beacons, he played two seasons at Massasoit Community College and was a standout at North Quincy High School.

He earned a degree in criminal justice from UMass Boston in 1997.