Stevens Institute of Technology Athletics

Maddie Buechli enters her third season on the sidelines for the Ducks in 2025 and first as the Interim Head Coach after serving as the Defensive Coordinator last season. 

Buechli, a 2021 alumna of St. Thomas Aquinas, arrived on Castle Point prior to the 2022 season and helped pilot the Ducks to an 18-3 record, matching a program record for wins in a season. The Ducks went 7-1 in MAC Freedom play and captured their second conference title with a 10-5 win over Misericordia on May 6. The Ducks then topped Scranton 7-5 in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament before falling at No. 10 York by a narrow 8-6 margin.

Under Buechli’s guidance, the Ducks ranked fourth in Division III in scoring defense, allowing just 6.24 goals per game to opponents, which led to the eighth-best scoring margin (+9.43) in the country. Additionally, the Ducks excelled in transition, finding success on 89% of their clearing attempts to rank eighth in DIII.

Buechli also coaches for the STEPS Lacrosse Club as a Head Coach for the past 2 years and coached for Prime Time Club Lacrosse from 2018-22. The Piermont, New York native graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas in 2021 with a degree in communications arts.with a focus in public relations.