Dan Mulholland has represented Pace men's lacrosse for more than 20 years. After starting the program in 1983 and moving the team to varsity in 1986, Mulholland has been a father figure of the Pace lacrosse team to every player to come through the program during his tenure. In 14 years as a varsity coach, Mulholland earned a record of 104-77 from 1986 to 1999. Â
Before coming to Pace, Mulholland played varsity lacrosse at SUNY Brockport from 1965 to 1967. Following graduation, he spent the next decade coaching throughout high schools across Westchester County. Mulholland oversaw players at Yorktown, Ardsley, Sleepy Hollow, and Peekskill High Schools from 1970 to 1982.
The Setters showed success under Mulholland during his entire coaching tenure, winning six or more games every season from 1989 to 1999. In 1996, the Setters went 11-3 under Mulholland, which remains the second-best winning percentage in program history at .786. Pace compiled a 10-game win streak that season, outscoring opponents 181-98 over the course of the year. Two years later, Mulholland coached the 1998 team to an NE10 regular season championship, finishing 10-5 overall. The 1998 Setters scored almost 100 more goals than the opposition (223-129), and won eight games by ten or more goals.
The following year, Mulholland led the Setters to the best season in the program's history, finishing the year 14-1 and as NE10 Conference Regular Season and Tournament Champions. The Setters were ranked No. 1 in the nation throughout most of the season and became the first Pace team to defeat a ranked opponent. Pace ended the 1999 season ranked No. 3 in the country, and featured six NE10 All-Conference Players and three future Pace Hall of Famers. Mulholland was named both NE10 and Division II National Coach of the Year in 1999 following the team's vast success.
Mulholland returned to the Pace sidelines in 2014 as a volunteer assistant coach. Former players have described Mulholland as a player's coach, a father figure and a man with a love for the game and every player to ever suit for up him.
