Angela Staveskie was elevated to interim head coach in July 2024. She served as an assistant for three seasons overseeing the team's goalkeepers.
Staveskie's impact was immediately in her first season in Rogers Park, as she helped guide Maddie Hausmann to one of the top campaigns by a netminder in program history. Hausmann anchored a resolute Rambler defensive unit, posting single-season program records in both shutouts (10) and goals against average (0.591), both marks that led the Missouri Valley Conference and ranked in the top 15 nationally.
During her first season with the Wildcats, Staveskie oversaw in the development of Big Ten All-Freshman Team honoree Mackenzie Wood, who racked up a league-high eight shutouts and closed the year with a sparkling 0.63 goals against average for a Northwestern team that qualified for the NCAA Tournament.
Prior to her time in Evanston, Ill., Staveskie served as an assistant coach at Northern Illinois, helping guide the team to a pair of appearances in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Tournament. Before assuming a full-time role at Northern Illinois, Staveskie spent two seasons as a volunteer assistant coach with the Huskies. During that time, goalkeeper Amy Annala was tabbed a MAC All-Freshman Team selection.
Staveskie, who has also coached on the club level with Chicago FC United and Chicago City SC, played collegiately at Toledo, earning the captain’s armband during her time with the Rockets. She was on a pair of teams that captured MAC Tournament crowns en route to appearing in the NCAA Tournament.
A native of suburban Park Ridge, Ill., Staveskie earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing and communications from Toledo in 2011 before receiving a master’s degree in sport management from Northern Illinois in 2015. She holds a National “C” License from the United States Soccer Federation. Staveskie and her husband, Mike, have two sons, Rocco and Victor, and a daughter, Bria.
