Joan Schockow took over the Brockport women’s soccer program from Connie Wehner in 1988 after the team had suffered through two straight losing seasons. Three years later, Schockow had the team back on track with a 9-8-1 record in 1992. The team has not been below .500 since.
Schockow is the all-time winningest soccer coach in Brockport history (male or female). She has established herself as one of the best coaches in the region.
Following the 2013 season, Schockow's career record at Brockport stands at 283-167-37 overall (.619 winning percentage). Her teams have had 16 double-digit win seasons. Schockow has been named the SUNYAC Coach of the Year five times- 2012, 2008, 2006, 1993, and 1989. The Golden Eagles advanced to their first ever NCAA Tournament in 2006 after winning the SUNYAC Championship.
Schockow has guided the Golden Eagles to postseason play 19 times, including each of the last 17 seasons. The 2012 team won the SUNYAC regular season title and hosted the SUNYAC Tournament. The 2011 team reached the ECAC Tournament for the fourth consecutive season. The Golden Eagles earned a berth in the tournament after finishing 11-7-1 and reaching the SUNYAC Tournament. Arielle Schneider was named to the SUNYAC First-Team and ECAC Second-Team during the season.
Schockow coached the 2013 SUNYAC Rookie of the Year Chelsea Stahl. Stahl led the team in scoring with 21 points, 10 goals and 5 game-winning goals. She is only the second player in the history of the program to earn the honor. Also during the 2013 season, senior Vanessa Gillette earned the Disney/NSCAA National Player of the week award and senior Katie Gildemeyer was selected to the NSCAA/Continental Tire All-East Region second-team.
During the 2010 season, Schockow led Brockport to a 9-9-1 record; the 20th consecutive season Schockow's team has finished the year with over a .500 record. The Golden Eagles advanced into the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Metro/Upstate New York championship game. Brockport fell 1-0 to Drew University in the finals in their third straight appearance in the ECAC championship game. Goalie Erin Asquith was named second-team All-SUNYAC while forward Jess Bush earned third-team All-SUNYAC honors.
In 2009, the Golden Eagles won their second consecutive ECAC Upstate New York Tournament as the top seed with a 3-1 victory over Medaille. Four Brockport players earned All-SUNYAC honors with Nicole Gibaud and Jessica VanAllen earning First-Team honors.
Schockow became the winningest soccer coach in Brockport history with the team’s first win in 2004 - a 2-0 win over Keuka College to start the season. With a 4-3 victory over St. John Fisher in 2007, Schockow won her 200th career game. The 2007 squad set the single season record for wins with a 17-4-1 record.
She is the third head coach in the varsity history of the program after Gene Orbaker established the varsity team in 1983 and guided the squad through the first three seasons.
During her career at Brockport, she has coached 90 players to All-SUNYAC selections, 38 to All-State honors and has had 17 of her athletes named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/Adidas All-Northeast Region team.
Under Schockow’s watch, Leanne Gedraitis became the leading scorer in women’s soccer with 132 points and eight of the All-Time top 10 scorers in school history have played for Schockow.
A former All-American goalkeeper at SUNY Cortland, Schockow has also mentored seven of the top 10 goalies in school history. Overall, all but one individual school record was set during her tenure.
Before coming to Brockport, Schockow was an assistant soccer coach at her alma mater, SUNY Cortland. The 2008 C-Club Hall of Fame inductee established herself as the premier goalie in the nation, earning First-Team All-American status in each of her four years while leading her team to the national title in 1980 with a victory over UCLA in the AIAW championship. She was recognized in Sports Illustrated’s “Faces in the Crowd” in 1984 for her accomplishments. She previously coached the under-14 Olympic Development Team, and has been the head coach for New York West Olympic Development Program.
Schockow also coached U.S. Olympian Abby Wambach during the national star’s youth soccer days in the Rochester area.
