Simon van de Loo

Biography

Simon van de Loo enters his third season with the Minutewomen, joining the program as an assistant coach in June of 2023. Van de Loo brings 16 years of coaching experience to the Minutewomen, having most recently spent the 2022 season as an assistant coach for the Den Bosch men's field hockey team. Van de Loo served as an assistant for a historic 2024 campaign which culminated in Massachusetts' first NCAA Final Four appearance since 1992 and fifth overall. Helping earn the program's 27th overall NCAA Tournament bid and first appearance since 2016, van de Loo served as assistant for a staff which received NFHCA Northeast Coaching Staff of The Year selection. The Minutewomen finished the 2024 season with a 17-6 record and an undefeated 7-0 mark in A-10 play. Van de Loo helped coach three NFHCA All-American, five NFHCA All-Region and seven All-Atlantic 10 honors including three A-10 major awards. Paula Lorenzini specifically earned A-10 Defensive Player of the Year honors, marking back-to-back season a Minutewoman claimed the honor, with van de Loo serving a enhance role coaching the defense. Getting off to a strong start, van de Loo assisted the Minutewomen to a 13-7 overall record and a 5-2 mark in A-10 competition during the 2023 season. He helped instruct Hannah de Gast and Myrte van Herwijnen who highlighted 11 All-Atlantic 10 honors for the Minutewomen as they claimed Defensive Player and Goalkeeper of The Year respectively. The Minutewomen finished as runners-up in the At