Hall of Fame
A four-year starter at goalkeeper for the Tiger women’s soccer team from 1997 to 2000, Tina Steck '01 was a two-time all-conference selection who owns nearly every goalkeeping record at her alma mater. She was inducted into the Towson Hall of Fame in 2012.
During her career, she started all 76 games and allowed only 88 goals for a career goals-against average (GAA) of 1.16. In her career, she played 6,851 minutes and ranked among the NCAA Division I career leaders for minutes played.
A native of Forest Hill, Maryland, who graduated from Mercy High School, she was a two-year co-captain for the Tigers. As a freshman, she started all 20 games and led the Tigers to a 14-6-1 record and berth in the America East Tournament. She ranked second in the league with a 1.05 GAA. Named to the all-tournament team at the America East Championship, she set a school record with 12 shutouts, including a shutout win over Boston University in the tournament semifinals.
She was named as the America East Rookie of the Week twice in 1997.
In 1998, she started all 20 games and posted six shutouts. While allowing 23 goals in 1,744 minutes of action, she had a 1.1 9 GAA.
As a junior, Steck ranked third in America East by allowing 1.35 goals per game. She posted five shutouts and made 120 saves and was named honorable mention all-conference.
In her senior year, she earned first team America East all-league notice. She recorded five shutouts while helping the Tigers post a 10-8-1 record. She had a 1.07 GAA and made 94 saves.
Named as the Tigers’ Most Valuable Player twice, she was honored as Towson University’s Senior Female Athlete of the Year in 2001. A two-time all-region selection, she also excelled while playing for local teams.
After graduating cum laude with a B.S. in physical education in 2001, she started a coaching career. After serving as an assistant coach at Towson for one year, she spent two years as an assistant coach at Fairfield University. She earned her master’s degree in educational leadership from Delaware and served as an assistant coach for the Blue Hens for two years.
In 2005, she returned to Towson as an assistant coach. In 2006, she served as Towson’s interim head coach and led the Tigers to a 5-2-1 record while Coach Leslie Wray was on maternity leave.
She has been a member of the faculty at Bryn Mawr School since 2007 where she teaches eighth grade and serves as middle school advisor.
As the coach of the Bryn Mawr soccer team, she coached the team to conference tournament championships in 2009, 2010 and 2011. The winner of the Garro Cup for Coaching at Bryn Mawr, she has compiled an impressive career record of 59-28-3.
In 2008, she started her own training programs for goalkeepers called the Goalkeepers Academy of Baltimore.
