Alley Nick joined the women’s soccer staff in 2010 after a four-year career with the Explorers, and was promoted to assistant coach in 2011.

Nick has twice been named NSCAA Regional Assistant Coach of the Year (2012, 2014) and is a member of the NSCAA’s Rising Stars program.

As an assistant coach, Nick guided La Salle University to four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances (2011-14). The Explorers also won Atlantic 10 regular season titles in 2011, 2012, and 2014 and consecutive A-10 tournament championships in 2012 and ‘13.

As La Salle’s defensive coach, Nick helped establish a backline that has been a force in the A-10. In 2011, the Explorers went unscored upon for the first 11 games of the season and maintained a 0.582 goals against average on the way to an 18-game unbeaten streak.

Nick is a staff member with the ECNL’s Penn Fusion and  works with athletes at the United States Training Center for Pennsylvania.