Danielle Ferrara Toomey
Soccer Head Coach
dferrara@curry.edu
Head Coach Danielle Ferrara Toomey enters her tenth season as the women's soccer coach in 2008. In 2007, the Colonels had their third 13-win season (13-6-1) in four years. Curry notched a 9-3-1 record in TCCC games. The squad outscored their conference opponents 36-11 including 8 shutouts. Curry hosted the quarterfinal round of the conference tournament as the #4 seed. The Colonels lost to the #5 seed Gordon College, 1-0.
For the first time in school history, the women's soccer team was selected to play in the ECAC Division III Women's Championship. Curry was the #7 seed and traveled to the #2 seed Roger Williams University for the quarterfinal game. The Colonels lost to the Hawks 2-1 with the game-winner scored with just 10 seconds left in regulation.
In 2006, Ferrara Toomey led Curry to its second 13-win season (13-5-2) in three years. The Colonels went 8-2-2 in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) play and secured the #4 seed in the CCC Tournament. Curry went undefeated (7-0-2) in its last nine conference games and paced the CCC in fewest goals allowed per game (0.58). For the first time in 12 years, the women’s soccer team advanced to the conference semi-finals after a 1-0 quarterfinal home victory against #5 New England College. On November 1st, the Colonels traveled to top-seeded Endicott College but lost to the eventual champions.
In 2005, the Women’s Soccer team finished its regular season with an impressive 10-9 record. The Colonels finished with a 6-6 mark in Commonwealth Coast Conference games.
In 2004 Ferrara Toomey led her squad to a 13-3-2 overall record. The 13 victories was the program's highest win total since 1994. The Colonels ended the regular season tied for third in the conference standings and as the #4 seed in the CCC tournament, hosted their first home conference playoff game since 1997.
In 2003 Ferrara Toomey guided the Colonels to a 10-9 record overall and a 7-5 record in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) play. Curry went undefeated during the month of October and qualified for the CCC Tournament as the #6 seed. At season's end, she was chosen by her peers - for the second time in four years - as CCC "Coach of the Year."
A native of Winthrop, Mass., she also earned Coach of the Year honors following the Colonels' 2000 campaign. That season, Ferrara Toomey led the Colonels to a 9-10 record overall and a 6-6 mark in the conference. Curry reached the post-season for the first time since 1997.
The sixth-year soccer mentor also launched the school's varsity women's lacrosse program during the Spring of 2000. Off the field, Ferrara Toomey serves as Curry's director of intramurals and senior women’s administrator.
Ferrara Toomey graduated from Salem State College in 1994 with a bachelor's degree in athletic administration and physical education. She played on a string of MASCAC women's soccer championship teams for the Vikings – who also made three NCAA appearances.
Ferrara Toomey previously worked in the Winthrop Public School System from 1994-1999. She served as both soccer coach and physical education and health teacher at Winthrop High School, and as a wellness and violence prevention coordinator at Winthrop Middle School.
She now resides in Winthrop, Mass. with her husband Bill.