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Messiah University

Messiah University Athletics Department
 One University Avenue, Suite 4501 Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
Division 3 Pennsylvania Northeast
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Scott Frey

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The 2023 season is Scott Frey’s 23rd season (24th year) as the Messiah women’s soccer head coach. During his two-plus decades, Frey has led the Falcons to six National Championships, 19 Conference Championships, and 14 Final Four appearances. Prior to his appointment as the head women’s soccer coach at Messiah, Frey was the head men’s coach at Alma College (1993-1999) and an assistant coach with the Messiah men’s team (1988-1992).


NOTABLE ACCOLADES

457-29-33 overall record at Messiah

His winning percentage of .912 is the highest winning percentage in NCAA women’s or men’s soccer across all three divisions.

Six NCAA Division III Women’s Soccer National Championships

2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2019

22 NCAA Tournament Appearances

74-11-11 (.828 winning percentage) overall record in the NCAA Tournament

Six National Championships

10 National Championship Game Appearances

14 Final Four Appearances (including nine-straight from 2004-2012)

19 Conference Championships

2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022

Four-time National Coach of the Year

2005, 2009, 2011, 2019

Four-time Regional Coach of the Year

2002, 2004, 2005, 2015

Seven-time Conference Coach of the Year

2000, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021

Coached four MAC Senior Scholar-Athletes of the Year

Kelsey Gorman (2011), Alicia Frey (2013), Kayla Deckert (2016), DJ Cole (2018)

Coached 25 Conference Players of the Year

Coached 12 Conference Rookies of the Year

Coached 93 All-Region honorees

Coached 41 All-Americans

Coached Six National Players of the Year

Amanda Naeher (2008, 2010), Erin Hench (2009), Alex Brandt (2012), Nikki Elsaesser (2015), DJ Cole (2018)


COACHING BIO

A 1984 graduate of Messiah University, Frey began his college coaching career as an assistant with the Messiah men’s team from 1988-1992. In 1993, Frey took over the men’s team at Alma College in Michigan. There, he led the program to two MIAA Conference titles, three NCAA Championships appearances, and a berth into the NCAA Division III Final Four in 1999. He was recognized as the Great Lakes Regional Coach of the Year in 1999.


Frey holds both an Advanced National Diploma and a USSF “B” License.


In addition to his coaching duties, Frey holds administrative duties with the Athletic Department, including locker room organization and game management.


He and his wife, Sheila, have an eldest son Drew and two daughters, Alicia and Maggie.

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Holly Hoy

Holly (Burgard) Hoy enters her sixth year with the women's soccer team in the 2022 season.


Hoy earned her first National Championship on the sidelines during the 2019 campaign, contributing to the coaching staff that led the Falcons to a 22-1-3 overall record.


During her playing career, Hoy was a part of Falcon teams that made the NCAA Tournament all four seasons, reaching the sectional semifinals in 2013, sectional final in 2014, final four in 2015, and winning the program’s fifth and most recent National Championship as a freshman in 2012. During her four seasons, Messiah sported a record of 88-4-8 overall and 33-0-1 in the MAC Commonwealth. Her 99 games played as a Falcon ties for eighth in program history.


As a forward, Hoy registered career totals of 23 goals and 33 assists resulting in 79 points, which ranks 15th in Messiah’s all-time record books. Her senior season was her strongest, notching 13 goals and dishing out 10 assists. She was named All-MAC Commonwealth in 2014 and 2015 and NSCAA All-Mid-Atlantic Region in 2015.


Hoy lives in Mechanicsburg with her husband, and former Messiah men's basketball player, Zac Hoy ’15.

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Nikki (Murren) Elsaesser

Nikki Elsaesser enters her second non consecutive year as an assistant coach on the Messiah women's soccer coaching staff in 2022.


Elsaesser was a graduate assistant coach for the Falcons for a season in 2018 before accepting the head coaching position at Houghton College where she coached from 2019-2021. While at Houghton, she compiled a 17-20-4 record.


Nikki returns to Messiah College most recently from coaching soccer, teaching physical education, and supporting teams as an athletic trainer at a private school in Connecticut. While there, she got to draw upon a multitude of sports ministry experiences she gained throughout her college years.


While a Messiah College student-athlete, Nikki had a very successful career on the soccer field-- coupling that success with a ministry minded approach to her sport. The culture of her team provided an environment in which she was mentored as an underclassman and grew to be a strong leader by her senior year.


Just prior to her senior year, Nikki spent a summer with Missionary Athletes International, a soccer ministry in Charlotte, NC. Her time in Charlotte was eye-opening, as she experienced how powerful the ministry platform of sports can be, especially in connecting with people that don’t have a faith background. She returned to Messiah with a renewed passion for using her senior year to pour into her teammates spiritually. She and her fellow classmates were responsible for team devotions, as well as leading a small group for the underclassman. Together they sought to see their teammates grow spiritually while also challenging them to pursue excellence on the field.


In a wider scope of experiences at Messiah, Nikki was involved in AROMA as a student through attending chapels and going on an international trip to Uganda. Her experience in Uganda lead to a relationship with AROMA’s international partner, Sports Outreach, where she would eventually serve as an intern, gaining even more experience in a different aspect of sports ministry. This also lead her back to Uganda with AROMA and Sports Outreach; this time as an alum.


Drawing upon this wide breadth of experiences, Nikki pursued opportunities to love and serve her students through her many roles in Connecticut. Her passion to continue in sports ministry ultimately brought her back to Messiah as the AROMA Graduate Assistant. She desired to be surrounded by other people with a passion for ministry and to glean all she could in order to prepare for wherever God calls her next. While here, she is excited to develop meaningful relationships with female athletes on campus, giving in the same ways she received in her time here.

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