Susquehanna University Women's Soccer

Nick Hoover was named the head women's soccer coach at his alma mater early in 2012 after spending the previous two seasons as an assistant coach with the Susquehanna men's soccer program and as the associate head coach for the women’s program in 2011. Hoover has provided stability to the women’s soccer program which saw five different coaches in the previous 15 years before his arrival. He has returned the program to its winning ways, leading SU to four consecutive winning seasons since 2015. 107-87-27 overall at Susquehanna 39-37-10 in Landmark action 1 Landmark Conference title 2 NCAA Tournament appearances  4 of the top 5 win total seasons at SU have come with Hoover at the helm 5 consecutive 10-win seasons 14-win seasons (2017, 2019) are school record 26 Landmark Conference First Team honorees 3 Landmark Conference Players of the Year 1 Landmark Conference Rookie of the Year 1 Landmark Conference Coaching Staff of the Year 1 Landmark Conference title 2 NCAA Tournament appearances 14-win seasons (2017, 2019) are school record  Landmark Team Records:  Season    GAA (2018, 0.35) GAA (2018, Madison Welliver, 0.36) Save Percentage (2018, Madison Welliver, .914)g Game Assists (2018, Kate Cantrell, Goucher, 10/13/18) USC All-American (1): 2022: Marley Clendenin (D) USC/NSCAA All-Region (11): 2016: Marissa Heddings (2nd Team, D); 2017: Alyssa Bolger (2nd Team, D); 2018: Marley Clendenin (2nd Team, D), Katie Beluch (2nd Team, D); 2019: Marley Clendenin (2nd Team, D), Madi Welliver (3rd Team, G), Anna Werner (3rd Team, F); 2021: Marley Clendenin (2nd Team, D); 2022: Marley Clendenin (D), Gillian Maack (M), Emily Wertz (F); 2023: Emily Wertz (F) Landmark Conference Coaching Staff of the Year (1): 2017 Landmark Conference Offensive Player of the Year (1): 2016: Emily Sullivan Landmark Conference Defensive Player of the Year (3): 2019: Madi Welliver; 2021: Marley Clendenin; 2022: Marley Clendenin Landmark Conference Rookie of the Year (2): 2018: Anna Werner; 2023: Paisley Tornatore Landmark Conference First Team (28): 2013: Rachel Norbuts (G); 2015: Marissa Heddings (D); 2016: Emily Sullican (F), Marissa Heddings (D); 2017: Alyssa Bolger (F), Maired Ruane (M), Katie Beluch (D); 2018: Anna Werner (F), Emily Sullivan (M), Katie Beluch (M), Marley Clendenin (D); 2019: Anna Werner (F), Katie Beluch (M), Marley Clendenin (D), Madi Welliver (G); 2021: Anna Werner (F), Emily Wertz (F); Gillian Maack (M), Marley Clendenin (D); 2022: Paisley Tornatore (G), Emily Wertz (F), Gillian Maack (M); 2023: Emily Wertz (F) Landmark Conference Second Team (19): 2012: Marissa DeParto (F); 2013: Angela Amato (D); 2014: Samantha Zuponcic (F), Marissa Heddings (D); 2015: Jordyn Slocum (G); 2016: Alyssa Bolger (F), Mairead Ruane (M), Alex Edelman (D); 2017: Emily Sullivan (F), Chloe Eisenhuth (M), Jennifer Thorsheim (G); 2018: Madi Welliver (G); 2019: Alee Pettit (M); 2021: Erin Wilson (D); 2022: Mikela Florio (F/M), Cierra Getz (M), Ellie Betheil (D), Paisley Tornatore (G); 2023: Chloe Michaels (D) Landmark Conference Honorable Mention (1): 2023: Cierra Getz (M) Landmark Conference Senior Scholar-Athlete (1): 2022: Emily Wertz (F) CoSIDA/CSC Academic All-American (2): 2019: Madi Welliver (2nd Team, G); 2022: Emily Wertz (3rd Team, F) CoSIDA Academic All-District (3): 2019: Madi Welliver (1st Team, G), Katie Beluch (1st Team, D); 2021: Emily Wertz (1st Team, F); 2022: Emily Wertz (F); 2023: Emily Wertz (F) United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award (9): 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 Associate Head Coach, Women's Soccer, Susquehanna University (2010-12) Assistant Coach, Men's Soccer, Susquehanna University (2010-11) Assistant Coach, Men's & Women's Soccer, Westminster College (2006-08) Camps: P-10 Clinic Penn State women's soccer camp SU ID Clinics YEAR OVERALL RECORD CONFERENCE RECORD POSTSEASON 2012 4-9-3 0-4-2 2013 1-14-2 0-6-0 2014 6-11-2 1-5-1 2015 9-7-2 2-5-0 2016 12-6-0 4-3-0 Landmark Championship Semifinals (No. 4 seed) 2017 14-5-2 6-1-0 NCAA Tournament First Round Landmark Championship Runner-Up (No. 2 seed) 2018 13-3-4 5-1-1 NCAA Tournament First Round Landmark Champion (No. 2 seed) 2019 14-4-2 6-1-0 Landmark Finalists (No. 1 seed) 2020 0-0 0-0 Season Canceled Due to COVID-19 2021 11-4-1 6-1 Landmark Semifinalist (No. 2 seed)  2022 14-5 6-1 Landmark Semifinalist (No. 2 seed) 2023 4-9-5 2-3-4 Landmark Quarterfinals (No. 6 seed) 2024 5-10-4 1-6-2 2025 9-9-3 4-3-2 Landmark Semifinals (No. 5 seed)  TOTALS 116-96-30 43-40-12 1 LANDMARK TITLE, 2 NCAA TOURNAMENT BIDS 2006 graduate of Susquehanna with a B.A. in communications - public relations Played for SU for four seasons, earning captain honors as a senior Also swam for Susquehanna, serving as a captain as a junior and senior Resides in Lewisburg with his wife, Diana, and son, Albert.   

Eva Stoessel joined Nick Hoover's women's soccer coaching staff in spring of 2025. Stoessel's time at Lock Haven saw her appear in 72 games, starting 54, and she scored seven goals to go with two assists from midfield. Named captain as a senior, she continued to wear the armband as a graduate student in 2024. A native of Grantville, PA, Stoessel brings coaching experience from Penn FC and Elite Soccer Academy to the River Hawks, while she helped the Lancaster Inferno U23 side to an unbeaten 2024 campaign in the UWS League 2. Stoessel graduated magna cum laude from Lock Haven in May 2024 with a degree in Business Administration and Management, and is continuing her studies there as a graduate student in Sport Management and International Sport Management. She was named a PSAC Scholar-Athlete in 2023.