Haleigh Drake

Biography

Haleigh (Svede) Drake was named a women's soccer assistant coach in January 2024 and enters her second season in 2025. In her first season on the sidelines, Drake helped lead Stevens to the MAC Freedom Championship Game and the No. 2 seed in the Tournament. The Ducks conceded just one goal across seven MAC Freedom regular season matches. With Svede in the fold as the Director of Operations at Seton Hall, the Pirates recorded their most points and goals in Big East conference play since 2011 and secured the program's second-most wins since 2012 (6). Following the season, senior Natalie Tavana was named the 2023 Big East Offensive Player of the Year, the first for the program since 1999. Tavana would go on to earn All-Region accolades from the United Soccer Coaches, which was the first for the program in 10 years. Before her tenure at Seton Hall, Svede was on the coaching staff at Felician University. Named to the United Soccer Coaches' 30 Under 30 Class of 2021-22, while head coach at the Manhattan Soccer Club, the Minisink, New York native also coached soccer at various public, private, and charter schools throughout the five boroughs. She remained at the Manhattan Soccer Club through the summer of 2022. She also spent one year on the staff at the Eastern New York Girls ODP South program. Additionally, Svede spends her summers as a master coach at the Berkshire (Mass.) Soccer Academy. A four-year member of the Mercer University women's soccer program, Svede appeared in over 3