SCHOOL PROFILE
The Cougars play in New Jersey's most competitive conference, a double-edged sword. It prepares them for the postseason, but there are few easy wins during the regular season.
Photo by Ken Inness
NJSIAA Group 4
Enrollment: 1,700
Athletic director: Tony Maselli
Head coach Jeremy Beardsley
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: 23-1-2 (No. 1 Somerset County, No. 1 Group 4, No. 2 Star-Ledger/NJ.com Top 20, No. 14 in NSCAA poll).
Head coach: Jeremy BeardsleyYears at school: 14
Career record: 215-56-18
Notable team achievements: New Jersey Group 4 Champions 2012; New Jersey Group 4 Central Sectional Champions 2012; Somerset County Tournament Champions 2012; Skyland Conference Delaware East Division Champions 2012; New Jersey Group 4 Central Jersey State Sectional Champions 2011; Somerset County Tournament Champions 2011, 2008, 2006; Somerset County Tournament Semi Finalists 2010; Skyland Conference Delaware East Division Champions 2008, 2007; Central NJ Group 4 State Sectional Finalists 2008, 2006; Group 3 State Champions 2005.
Notable soccer alumni: First Team All-State selection Catrina Atanda (2012) will be attending and playing for Clemson University. Second Team All-State player Andrea Niper (2012) will be attending and playing for the University of Buffalo.
Notable non-soccer facts about school: Montgomery Township is one of the most academically competitive public schools in all of New Jersey... The father of current Montgomery girls soccer star Colby Ciarrocca - Kirk Ciarrocca - is the offensive coordinator of the Western Michigan football team. Colby Ciarrocca's mother, Kim, coached women's college lacrosse coach for 20 years (including at Delaware and Temple) and is now the athletic director at Stuart Country Day in Princeton, N.J.
