Michael Doherty joins the men's soccer staff at AUM as a graduate assistant in 2012 after a successful collegiate playing career at UMass-Amherst. Doherty originally made the team as a walk-on during his sophomore season. By his senior season, he was a part of the starting 11 as a scholarship athlete. A defender, Doherty started nine of the 11 games he played in as a senior, helping the Minutemen earn five regular-season shutouts. He appeared in 39 games over his three-year career at UMass.

Originally from Mansfield, Mass., he played his high school soccer at Bishop Feehan High School, where he holds the record for most goals scored in a career. During his time at UMass, Doherty coached 12-18 year olds at the UMass Soccer Academy. He has also interned for the UMass athletics media relations office.

Doherty has a younger brother, Jamie, who played collegiate soccer at Boston College. He also has one sister, Meghan. Doherty was a Dean's List student at UMass, graduating Cum Laude with a degree in communications. He will be working on his master's in business administration at AUM.