Bio

The Ferris State University women's soccer program, which had a record-breaking campaign in 2015, announced the addition of the program's first assistant coach as Stacey (Rider) McCaslin was appointed to the newly-created position prior to the 2016 campaign and will embark on her fourth year on the FSU staff in 2018.

McCaslin, who served as a volunteer assistant for the Bulldogs in 2015, assists with all aspects of the FSU program, including recruiting, player development, scouting and more under current head coach and the 2015 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Coach of the Year Andy McCaslin.

In jer first season with the Bulldogs, Ferris State set a new school record with 14 victories overall and placed the highest in school history with a runner-up league regular season finish. FSU also set a new school mark with nine league wins and posted a school all-time best 12-match unbeaten streak at one point during the year.

Additionally, the Bulldogs also set a school record for most shutouts in a campaign (8) and most consecutive shutouts (4) while being ranked among the top six in the Midwest Region. FSU did not drop a match after the opening weekend of the season until mid-October. Ferris State was also the only GLIAC school to receive the 2015 National Soccer Coaches Association of American (NSCAA) Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Award.

In 2015, Ferris State set a new school record with 14 victories overall and placed the highest in school history with a runner-up league regular season finish. FSU also set a new school mark with nine league wins and posted a school all-time best 12-match unbeaten streak at one point during the year.

Additionally, the Bulldogs also set a school record for most shutouts in a campaign (8) and most consecutive shutouts (4) while being ranked among the top six in the Midwest Region in 2015. FSU did not drop a match after the opening weekend of the season until mid-October. Ferris State was also the only GLIAC school to receive the 2015 National Soccer Coaches Association of American (NSCAA) Team Ethics and Sportsmanship Award.

Ferris State advanced to the GLIAC Postseason Tournament for the eighth-straight year in 2017, which represents the best stretch in school history. FSU has reached the league semifinals three times in the last six years and the Bulldogs have also ranked among the nation's top performers academically in the classroom.

Before joining the FSU program, she served as the assistant women's soccer coach at the University of Saint Francis (Ind.) where her responsibilities included goalkeeper training, planning and implementing training sessions, game plan development, recruiting, scouting, video analysis and more under head coach Christy Young. During her time at USF, she helped lead the Cougars to three-straight winning seasons and three consecutive league semifinal appearances. A total of 27 players earned Academic All-Conference laurels during her time at Saint Francis, three were All-Americans and 29 more tabbed as NAIA Scholar-Athletes.

In addition to her collegiate coaching background, Coach McCaslin has also been active as a coach for various clubs and organizations, including serving as the Director of Goalkeeping and/or a head coach for the Alliance Academy, the Fort Wayne United FC club, the Michigan Lions WPSL team and the Fort Wayne Sport Club among others.

A NSCAA certified coach, she also previously served as a school nurse for Fort Wayne Community Schools along with being a staff registered nurse at Fort Wayne's Lutheran Children's Hospital and was the Director of Nursing as the East Noble School Corporation in Kendallville, Ind. She is certified as a CPR Instructor and in first aid by the American Heart Association.

McCaslin graduated with highest honors from the University of Saint Francis in 2007 with a degree in nursing and was a Parkview Health Award recipient. She played collegiately for USF and was a three-time NAIA Honorable Mention All-American from 2005-07. The collegiate standout also was named to the 2005 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Team, earned NAIA Player of the Week honors and was both a three-time all-conference and all-region choice. She also received NAIA/Daktronics All-America Scholar-Athlete recognition multiple times and set a school record for most shutouts (13) in one season while helping Saint Francis to three conference tournament championships, two regional semifinal appearances along with a berth in the regional final as a senior.