Boys Soccer

Head varsity coach Eric Aaronian came to MB in 2006 and teaches biology in the Upper School. After captaining the men’s soccer team at Drew University in Madison, NJ, he taught and coached at a variety of high schools around the country. While getting his masters degree in 2005,  he served as an assistant coach for the Tufts University women’s team that advanced to the NCAA Division III Final Four. He holds a National Diploma from the NSCAA, was awarded the RISCA Divisional Coach of the Year in 2011, 2015 and 2016 and NSCAA RI Private Coach of the Year in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2019. For the past 6 years the boys varsity team has competed in D-I. Before entering D-I, the program had great success in D-II; he 2017 team finished 19-1 and repeated as D-II State Champions, while ranking #4 in New England in the NSCAA Region 1 poll. The 2016 team finished the season 17-0-2 and won the D-II State Championship. The team also spent 7 weeks in the USA Today/NSCAA Super 25 National Poll, ranking as high as #1 in Region 1 and #8 nationally. The 2015 team completed an undefeated regular season and finished 17-1-2 after suffering a 1-0 loss in double overtime in the D-II State Championship game. In addition to being state runner-up, the 2015 team finished the season ranked #7 overall in the USA Today/NSCAA Region 1 poll. In addition to the on-field success,  the program has been recognized for their academic achievement and sportsmanship. The 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 varsity teams were honored with the RISCA Sportsmanship Award—the first time in state history that one school has won the award in seven consecutive years.  In 2011 the RI Soccer Officials Association awarded the team with their Sportsmanship Award. The team was also awarded the USC Team Academic Award in 2021 and 2022 as well as the USC Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Award in 2021.