2016 (Senior Year): Started 19 of the 20 matches that he appeared in, earning All-CCC third team recognition.
2015 (Junior Year): Started nine of the 19 matches that he appeared in…scored on a header in Western New England’s 4-3 win at UNE (10/10)...put eight of his 12 shots on target for the season.
2014 (Sophomore Year): Appeared in 19 of Western New England’s 21 matches, making ten starts…registered three assists, two of which came in the Golden Bears’ 2-1 win at Wentworth (10/18).
2013 (Freshman Year): Started in seven of 22 games played...made WNE debut as a substitute in Aug. 31 season opener versus Westfield State...started five of the last seven games of the season...snapped a header off a Ryan Williams corner kick for his first career goal in the Commonwealth Coast Conference championship game against Roger Williams; credited with a game-winning goal...scored another goal against nationally-ranked Williams during the NCAA Tournament...selected the CCC Rookie of the Week (Nov. 11) after netting his first career goal and clearing several balls against RWU during the Golden Bears' conference title run.
High School: Won four soccer letters at Christian Brothers...three-year team captain...was a two-time Section II Big Ten All-Star...appeared in the Section II Boys' Soccer All-Star Game at Guilderland High School during his senior season... played for the New York Elite Football Club...also lettered once in tennis...graduated in 2013.
Personal: Born Brandon Michael Bolger on May 25, 1995, in Albany, N.Y....nickname is Bolg...parents are Deborah and Robert...has a brother, Connor...Favorites: TV show--Suits; pro team--NFL's Philadelphia Eagles; pro athlete--Ronaldinho; food--cantaloupe and steak; musical group--Spindle City Band...wants to earn a MBA degree after graduation...would like to own a business...volunteers as a referee for a co-ed soccer league...plays the trumpet and piano...majoring in industrial engineering.
What I Like Best About WNE: "The close-knit atmosphere on campus and approachable professors."
