Valparaiso University Women's Soccer Camps
Head Coach John Marovich
John Marovich was named the third head coach in the history of the Valpo women’s soccer program in January of 2008, following six seasons as an assistant and associate head coach on the bench. The 2014 Horizon League Coach of the Year and a member of the 2022 MVC Coaching Staff of the Year, he enters his 17th season at the helm of Valpo in the fall of 2024.
Marovich enters the fall 2024 campaign with a record of 132-118-48 both overall as a collegiate head coach and at Valpo. He holds Valpo's all-time records for victories and winning percentage (.523).
In the fall of 2023, Marovich guided the women's soccer program to the first MVC team tournament title by any Valpo program since joining the Valley, leading the way as the Beacons posted four consecutive 1-0 victories - including wins over each of the tournament's top three seeds - to claim the crown and advance to the NCAA Tournament for the third time in program history. The 2023 squad, which finished with 11 victories - tied for fourth-most in a single season in program history, featured six players who earned postseason recognition in the form of MVC awards, highlighted by Nicole Norfolk repeating as a First Team All-MVC and All-Region honoree and earning Third Team Scholar All-America distinction.
Marovich led the Beacons to improved marks in the MVC standings four straight seasons from 2019 through 2022, culminating in the fall of 2022 with the program's first MVC regular season championship. Valpo posted a 7-1-2 record in Valley play to earn the regular season crown, while finishing at 8-7-4 overall.
With the title came a myriad of awards, highlighted by Nikki Coryell being named MVC Goalkeeper of the Year for a third straight season. Marovich, along with assistants Brianne Barnes and Noah Smith, were recognized as MVC Coaching Staff of the Year as well. In all, Valpo boasted four First Team All-MVC, one Second Team All-MVC, one Third Team All-MVC and one All-Freshman team honorees, while Nicole Norfolk earned All-Region honors as well.
Under Marovich's guidance, Valpo maintained its momentum from the spring campaign in the fall 2021 campaign. The Beacons enjoyed their best season since joining the Valley, finishing the year with a 10-6-2 overall record and finishing in second place in the MVC regular season standings with a 6-1-1 mark. Valpo entered the regular season finale with a shot at the conference crown for the first time since joining the MVC.
Along the way, the fall 2021 squad posted the second-longest unbeaten streak (8-0-1) and the third-longest winning streak (7-0-0) in program history. Nikki Coryell repeated as MVC Goalkeeper of the Year and was joined on the All-MVC First Team by Kelsie James, and the duo were joined by Kiley Dugan as United Soccer Coaches All-Region selections as well.
The spring 2021 season saw Marovich lead Valpo to a strong turnaround. Valpo posted a 5-4-5 overall record and was 3-2-3 in MVC regular season play, earning a third-place finish in the regular season standings - the program's best at that point since joining the Valley. Along the way, Marovich became the first coach in program history to reach the 100-win mark on the sidelines at Valpo, doing so with a March 9 win over Indiana State.
The Brown and Gold went on to advance to the MVC Tournament championship match for the first time in program history. Marovich coached the MVC's Goalkeeper of the Year in Coryell, as well as two additional First Team All-MVC honorees in Keegan Maris and Dugan - both of whom were United Soccer Coaches All-Region selections as well. Maris was also named a Third Team CoSIDA Academic All-American and a United Soccer Coaches Third Team Scholar All-American. Valpo finished the campaign with the fewest goals surrendered in a single season in program history (8) and a team GAA of 0.52, third-best in program history.