Ben Graham enters his fourth season as the head women's soccer coach at the College of the Holy Cross in 2025.
In 2024, Graham was at the helm for a 5-11-2 overall and 2-5-2 conference record with 13 one goal differential games on the 18 contest campaign. He coached 22 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll selections, one Academic All-Patriot League Team member, one Patriot League Player of the Week, three Crusader of the Week honorees and two CSC Academic All-District picks. He led the Crusaders to notable wins over Army West Point (1-0), Lafayette (1-0) and Central Connecticut (2-0).
In 2023, Graham led the Crusaders to a 5-7-5 overall and 2-4-3 conference record, the best season for the program since 2019. He coached two-time Patriot League Player of the Week and two-time Third Team All-Patriot League selection Cerys Balmer, Holy Cross's leading scorer (four goals) during the season. He guided the Crusaders to notable wins over Vermont (4-0), Lehigh (2-1) and Boston University (1-0).
Graham was the associate head coach of the Holy Cross men from 2018-2021, after spending two seasons as an assistant coach from 2016-2017. He helped the team to three Patriot League Tournament appearances during that time, with Holy Cross reaching the championship game in 2017, the semifinals in the spring of 2021 and the quarterfinals in the fall of 2021. Last year, the Crusaders went 8-8-3 overall for their most wins in a single season since 2013, and placed third in the Patriot League at 5-3-1 after being picked eighth in the preseason poll.
Prior to his time at Holy Cross, Graham spent two seasons as an assistant men's soccer coach at Stanford from 2014-2015. He helped the Cardinal win the national championship in 2015, after the team advanced to the NCAA Tournament second round in 2014. Stanford also won back-to-back Pacific-12 Conference titles during his time on the staff.
Before heading to Stanford, Graham was an assistant men's soccer coach at Northeastern from 2012-2014, working with the goalkeepers in addition to assisting with recruiting and scouting opponents. He helped the Huskies to their first-ever Colonial Athletic Association title and an NCAA Tournament second round appearance in 2012.
From 2009-2011, Graham built the men's and women's soccer programs at Marymount (Calif.) College – the school's first varsity teams – from the ground up as they transitioned to fully accredited NAIA programs. In three seasons, he led the Mariners to 31 combined wins and matched a men's program-best with eight wins in 2010. Under Graham, three Mariners earned all-conference status and two were named NAIA Scholar-Athletes.
Prior to his time at Marymount, Graham was an assistant men's soccer coach at Cal State Bakersfield for two seasons from 2007-2008, assisting in the Roadrunners' transition from Division II to Division I. He also served as a graduate assistant at the University of Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas, from 2005-2006, helping the Cardinals to two NCAA Division II tournaments.
Originally from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England, Graham received his bachelor of laws and juris doctor degrees from the University of Sheffield (England) in 1996 and 1998, respectively. Graham won a high school state championship in Maine in 2002 and was named the NSCAA Coach of the Year in the state. He went on to receive a master's degree in teaching in curriculum and instruction from Cal State Bakersfield in 2009, and is pursuing his doctorate degree at the United States Sports Academy
Graham holds a USSF A license, a USSF National Goalkeeping License and an NSCAA Premier Diploma.
