Michael Moynihan

Biography

Michael Moynihan enters his 14th season in Evanston in 2025, where he has earned five NCAA Tournament berths and coached the 2016 Big Ten Champion team. Moynihan's all-time record with the program is 126-109-39, making him the winningest coach in school history. His five NCAA Tournament Appearances account for all but two of Northwestern's appearances all-time. During his first season with the Wildcats, Moynihan guided the program to a five-win improvement from the previous year, including a three-match Big Ten winning streak to close the season. He reached the 200-win milestone in Northwestern's 2012 finale, a 1-0 shutout of Michigan State in East Lansing. Northwestern racked up ranked wins in 2014, taking down No. 16 Notre Dame, No. 15 Marquette, No. 19 Illinois, No. 14 Rutgers, and No. 6 Penn State. The team earned a 9-8-4 record overall, with over half of its wins coming against ranked opponents. In 2015, Moynihan led Northwestern to its first NCAA Tournament since 1998. That squad broke a plethora of school records, including most Big Ten wins (seven) and fewest goals allowed in a season (15). Junior Addie Steiner was named to the All-Big Ten 2nd Team, and senior captain Nandi Mehta won the Sportsmanship Award. Moynihan led NU to the NCAA Tournament for the second-straight year in 2016. The squad's Sweet Sixteen run marked just the second appearance for the 'Cats in program history and the first since 1998. Northwestern finished the season 16-3-4 overall to tie the renow