Temple University Athletics
Women's Soccer
Loyden, Maria
Maria Loyden
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- maria.loyden@temple.edu
Maria Loyden was hired as an assistant to Nick Bochette’s staff in February 2020 after serving in several coaching capacities over the past five seasons. She brings a wealth of experience to the Temple women’s soccer staff, as she has been a goalkeeper coach at The Keeper Institute, ID2, Drexel University and Sky Blue FC.
Loyden has been the Chief Financial Officer and a Technical Goalkeeper Coach at The Keeper Institute in South Jersey since 2013. In this role, she plans and executes goalkeeper training sessions for students ranging from youth to professional levels as well as leads goalkeeper clinics up and down the east coast.
As an assistant at Drexel, Loyden worked primarily with the goalkeepers. During her tenure, the Dragons consistently placed in the top 3 of the Colonial Athletic Association in goals allowed. Prior to this, Loyden served as the Goalkeeper Coach for Sky Blue FC of the National Women’s Soccer League. She also served as both the assistant varsity soccer coach at Clearview Regional High School and the head coach of the U-9 Pittsgrove club soccer team for a season.
Loyden attended and played soccer at The Richard Stockton College for two years before transferring and graduating from Rowan University in 2013 with a bachelor’s degree in business marketing. She ended her career leading the New Jersey Athletic Conference in shutouts and save percentage and was chosen to the 2012 NJAC All-Conference Honorable Mention Team. Loyden earned her master’s degree in business administration with a focus on management from Rowan in the spring of 2016. She currently resides in Glassboro, N.J.
Loyden has been the Chief Financial Officer and a Technical Goalkeeper Coach at The Keeper Institute in South Jersey since 2013. In this role, she plans and executes goalkeeper training sessions for students ranging from youth to professional levels as well as leads goalkeeper clinics up and down the east coast.
As an assistant at Drexel, Loyden worked primarily with the goalkeepers. During her tenure, the Dragons consistently placed in the top 3 of the Colonial Athletic Association in goals allowed. Prior to this, Loyden served as the Goalkeeper Coach for Sky Blue FC of the National Women’s Soccer League. She also served as both the assistant varsity soccer coach at Clearview Regional High School and the head coach of the U-9 Pittsgrove club soccer team for a season.
Loyden attended and played soccer at The Richard Stockton College for two years before transferring and graduating from Rowan University in 2013 with a bachelor’s degree in business marketing. She ended her career leading the New Jersey Athletic Conference in shutouts and save percentage and was chosen to the 2012 NJAC All-Conference Honorable Mention Team. Loyden earned her master’s degree in business administration with a focus on management from Rowan in the spring of 2016. She currently resides in Glassboro, N.J.
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