Head Coach Valerie Clarke
Entering 1st season at Lock Haven: 0-0 overall

Clarke was announced as the next head coach of the NCAA DI Bald Eagle field hockey program on May 6, 2026. 
 
Clarke joins The Haven after coaching at Converse University since 2018, where she built the upstart program into consistent conference contenders, including six straight postseason appearances and South Atlantic Conference (SAC) Tournament Championships in 2021 and 2022.
 
Clarke was named the Synapse.com National and SAC Coach of the Year in 2021, before guiding the Valkyries to their first-ever National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) ranking in 2022 as the No. 6 team in the country.
 
During the historic run in 2021-22, Clarke developed the NCAA DII Player of the Year, two NCAA statistical champions and the first three-time All-American in school history.
 
Prior to Converse, Clarke helped launch another first-time program as the assistant/goalkeeping coach at Concordia. In under two years as a collegiate program, Clarke helped develop an All-Tournament selection, Conference Rookie of the Year and a Second Team All-Region honoree.
 
Clarke was a four-year member of the field hockey program at Rhodes College, where she graduated in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies and German. As the starting goalkeeper, she led the Lynx to a pair of conference championships, while leading the conference in goals against average during her senior season.
 
She also obtained her Masters of Science in Sport Management from Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee in 2012.