College of Saint Rose Athletics

Brian Goodale spent 17 seasons at the helm of The College of Saint Rose volleyball program. His guidance and leadership allowed the Golden Knights to post four 20-win seasons throughout his tenure, justifying his standing as one of the top small college coaches in the Northeast. Goodale’s 276-219 overall record makes him by far the most successful mentor of the Saint Rose program.
 
“The Saint Rose volleyball program is building a tradition of excellence both on the court and in the classroom. Our success is founded in relentless defense, a balanced offensive attack and close attention to the mental aspects of the sport,” says Goodale.
 
In 2014, the Golden Knights racked up an 18-9 overall mark, and earned their first NCAA postseason berth in eight seasons, and just the third overall. Saint Rose finished the Northeast-10 Conference regular season with a 10-4 mark to earn the No. 5 seed heading into the NE-10 Championship Tournament, falling to eventual Tournament Champion Adelphi 3-1.
 
Katy Daniels '15 collected her second consecutive NE-10 Libero of the Year award as she led a group of four from Saint Rose on the All-Conference list. Daniels and Maryellen Devic nabbed first team accolades, followed by second team pick Carissa Dube and All-Rookie selection Maddy Halverson. Daniels also picked up Capital One Academic All-District first team honors, and Devic held a place on the Daktronics All-Region second team. The duo combined to earn spots on the AVCA All-East Region team.
 
Daniels joined former teammate Sarah Kahrs ’12 as another member of the program to earn Capital One Academic honors after Kahrs was named to the Academic All-America third team during the 2011 season.
 
In the classroom, the Golden Knights earned their fourth straight AVCA Team Academic Award, along with Daniels and Devic joining five other Saint Rose student-athletes on the NE-10 Academic All-Conference squad. The entire team was named to the NE-10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the fall semester, for the second year in a row.
 
"I am very proud of how hard the team works in the gym and the classroom. They are truly dedicated to being great student athletes," says Goodale.
 
The 2013 season saw the Golden Knights register a 19-5 overall record, 11-3 in the league. Saint Rose earned the fourth seed in the NE-10 Championship Tournament and dropped the first round match up to visiting Merrimack. The Golden Knights finished second in the NE-10 regular season standings, two slots higher than preseason polls predicted. Alex Gagliano ’13, Daniels and Devic represented Saint Rose on the All-Conference first, second and third teams, respectively, and Daniels shared the league’s Co-Libero of the Year award with Franklin Pierce’s Lauren Miller. Daniels also picked up NE-10 All-Academic honors that year, and Devic was named AVCA East Region Freshman of the Year and tabbed a spot on the league All-Rookie team.
 

In 2012, Saint Rose was propelled to a 17-10 overall mark by two NE-10 All-Conference selections, Gagliano and Kelsey Lace. Lace earned recognition on both the All-Rookie squad as well as a spot on the All-Conference third team. Meanwhile, Gagliano was a second-team pick and was also named to the Academic All-Conference team.
 
The 2011 Golden Knights went 18-9 overall, which included an 11-4 NE-10 record, and advanced to the conference championship match versus Adelphi. Aubrey Bobo ’12 was an NE-10 first team All-Conference pick and an AVCA All-East selection as well.

The devotion that Goodale has put into the Saint Rose women’s volleyball program came to fruition in 2006 when the Golden Knights made their second consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance and advanced to the regional Final Four. In the process, Saint Rose posted its best single-season winning percentage in school history with a 26-6 (.813) mark.
 
Goodale, who was honored by his colleagues as the NE-10 Coach of the Year, guided the Golden Knights to the NE10 regular season title for the first time in school history on the strength of a 14-0 league mark. It was the second time in his tenure that Goodale received the award. He was named the conference’s Coach of the Year after he guided the 2004 squad to a 20-13 overall record and a 10-4 showing in the NE-10. That same season, the Golden Knights advanced to the conference semifinals, before falling to eventual league champion Bryant University.
 
Saint Rose first played in the NE10 championship match in 2006 against Bentley. Two members of that squad received league recognition as Stephanie Brink ’08 was named the NE10 Player of the Year while Shannon Campbell ’07 garnered Setter of the Year honors.
 
Saint Rose began turning some heads with Goodale at the helm in 2003. The Golden Knights captured their first ECAC postseason championship and chalked up a 24-10 record, and received the program’s first Northeast Regional ranking as well.
 
In 2002, Saint Rose finished 16-18 overall and made its first postseason appearance since 1994 by qualifying for the conference playoffs. A year earlier, the Golden Knights finished 15-13 overall to post their first winning season since 1990. Saint Rose went 10-17 in 2000 and 7-19 during the 1999 campaign, Goodale’s first year directing the Golden Knights. The seven victories represented a five-win improvement from the 1998 season.
 
Before taking over at Saint Rose, Goodale earned Mountain Valley Conference Coach of the Year honors in 1998 at SUNY Cobleskill where he also served as an assistant the previous year. The Tigers finished 20-6 and earned a share of the conference championship in his only season at the helm.
 
Goodale’s coaching career began as an assistant at Cobleskill-Richmondville High School where he helped lead the team to back-to-back Class A sectional titles.
 
Goodale received a B.S. in business administration from Penn State in 1993. Following college, he worked as an admissions counselor for five years at Cobleskill. Since then, Goodale has earned both a doctorate (2013) and a master’s degree (2001) in higher education administration from the University at Albany.