Stevens Institute of Technology Women's Soccer

Coach Stuart Moran enters his second season as the head women's soccer coach in 2025. The Scotland native arrives in Hoboken after a four-year stint at the University of Mount Saint Vincent. Moran and the Coaching Staff earned MAC Freedom Coaching Staff of the Year in 2024 after leading Stevens to an 11-6-2 mark at the No. 2 seed in the MAC Freedom Tournament. The defense surrendered just 12 goals all season and conceded one marker during the MAC Freedom regular season. After opening the season 1-4, the Ducks went unbeaten over their next 11 (9-0-2) while allowing three goals during the stretch. Prior to arriving on Castle Point, Coach Moran spent four years as both a coach and an administrator at the University of Mount Saint Vincent. First arriving in Riverdale, New York in February 2020 as the ninth head coach of the Dolphins' program, the squad compiled 33 victories and a .636 winning percentage, under his tutelage – the most of any prior regime (when the school was known as the College of Mount Saint Vincent). During his time as a Dolphin, the women's soccer program collected 12 All-Skyline Conference accolades and secured the first conference championship in program history on Nov. 4, 2023. At the time of his hiring in 2020, Coach Moran was also appointed the athletic department's compliance officer and concluded his tenure in Riverdale as an Associate Director of Athletics. Prior to landing his first head coaching position, Coach Moran spent five years as an assistant

Haleigh (Svede) Drake was named a women's soccer assistant coach in January 2024 and enters her second season in 2025. In her first season on the sidelines, Drake helped lead Stevens to the MAC Freedom Championship Game and the No. 2 seed in the Tournament. The Ducks conceded just one goal across seven MAC Freedom regular season matches. With Svede in the fold as the Director of Operations at Seton Hall, the Pirates recorded their most points and goals in Big East conference play since 2011 and secured the program's second-most wins since 2012 (6). Following the season, senior Natalie Tavana was named the 2023 Big East Offensive Player of the Year, the first for the program since 1999. Tavana would go on to earn All-Region accolades from the United Soccer Coaches, which was the first for the program in 10 years. Before her tenure at Seton Hall, Svede was on the coaching staff at Felician University. Named to the United Soccer Coaches' 30 Under 30 Class of 2021-22, while head coach at the Manhattan Soccer Club, the Minisink, New York native also coached soccer at various public, private, and charter schools throughout the five boroughs. She remained at the Manhattan Soccer Club through the summer of 2022. She also spent one year on the staff at the Eastern New York Girls ODP South program. Additionally, Svede spends her summers as a master coach at the Berkshire (Mass.) Soccer Academy. A four-year member of the Mercer University women's soccer program, Svede appeared in over 3

A familiar face at Stevens, Valerie Barnhart returns for her 16th season as a volunteer assistant as the women's soccer program in 2025. A standout in soccer