Jady van Gils

Jady van Gils

Jady van Gils joins the coaching staff with a strong playing and coaching background both internationally and in the United States. Before coming to the U.S., van Gils competed for AMHC Amersfoort in the Netherlands, where she also served as a coach for three years.

Building on her international experience, van Gils continued to develop her coaching career by working with the East Stroudsburg University summer camps for three consecutive years. Her diverse background as both a player and coach brings valuable perspective, technical expertise, and a passion for player development to the program.

As an athlete, van Gils was a member of East Stroudsburg's DII National Championship squad in 2022. Her time also included two conference championships in 2022 and 2023 while the team made an appearance in the NCAA Final Four in each of her four seasons.

Her individual collegiate accolades go as follows:

  • NFHCA National Player of the Year (2023, 2024)
  • PSAC Athlete of the Year (2023, 2024)
  • NFHCA All-America First Team (2022, 2023, 2024)
  • DII Honda Athlete of the Year Finalist (2023, 2024)
  • NFHCA Atlantic Region Player of the Year (2023, 2024)
  • Synapse Sports Division II First Team All-America (2023, 2024)
  • PSAC Tournament MVP (2023)
  • PSAC Fall Top 10 (2023, 2024)
  • CSC Academic All-America Third Team (2024)
  • PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2022–2024)