AJ Stueck came to Bates in 2022 after serving as the head coach of Eastern University for three years. He was then hired by the University of New England to be their head coach for the 2023 season.
Stueck came to Eastern after three years at Wesleyan University. In each of his seasons in Middletown, the Cardinals improved their record overall and in the NESCAC. In the fall of 2018, with Stueck serving as Associate Head Coach, Wesleyan finished 8-5-3 with a 4-3-3 record in league. With a late-season win over No. 11 Amherst, the Cardinals earned a spot in the NESCAC Tournament.
Before Wesleyan, Stueck worked a year as an assistant coach at Yale University and a year as a men's and women's assistant at Illinois College.
Originally from Connecticut, Stueck played collegiately at Northeastern University and then at Providence College. He graduated from Providence. As a high school player, he lead Brookfield High School to a pair of State Championships and scored 91 career goals. He also played on US Youth National Teams.
At Wesleyan he built a reputation as an excellent evaluator of talent and as a recruiter.
