Women's Soccer
Steiner, PJ
PJ Steiner
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- pjs046@bucknell.edu
- Phone:
- 570-577-3557
Palmer “PJ” Steiner joined Kelly Cook’s Bucknell women’s soccer staff as an assistant coach prior to the 2023 season, and he was part of a Patriot League championship team in his first season in Lewisburg. Steiner, who coaches Bison goalkeepers among other duties, came to Bucknell from nearby Bloomsburg University, where he was the goalkeepers coach for the Huskies’ men’s squad.
Steiner worked with two-time Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year Jenna Hall, who also earned Patriot League Tournament MVP honors after a sensational performance against Army in the PL title match. Hall made 13 saves over 110 scoreless minutes, and then she stopped three more shots in the penalty kick shootout.
Steiner brought an extensive playing and coaching resume to Bucknell. A 2016 graduate of Misericordia University and a goalkeeper on the men’s soccer team, he helped the Cougars to an ECAC Championship, three MAC Freedom finals appearances, and two NCAA Tournament berths. Steiner later played semi-professional soccer with the Electric City Shock.
After graduating with a degree in biology with a minor in chemistry, Steiner became the head soccer coach at Shamokin Area High School while also serving as head manager with The Edge of PA, where he organized soccer training sessions for kids aged 6-15.
In 2018-19, Steiner was the director of athletics at Millville Jr./Sr. High School, where he led the school’s first-ever state championship boy’s soccer team. While at Millville, Steiner also worked toward the first of his two master’s degrees, this one coming in the field of exercise science at Bloomsburg. In May 2021, Steiner completed a second master’s in sports management at Millersville University, where he also coordinated the school’s campus recreation program.
Steiner spent the 2016 season as an assistant men’s soccer coach at Penn State-Hazelton, where he helped the Nittany Lions reach the PSUAC championship game. From 2019-21 he was an assistant men’s coach at Elizabethtown, where he worked under one of the all-time winningest coaches in college soccer in Skip Roderick.
Steiner joined the Bloomsburg staff in 2022 and helped guide the Huskies to a 14-5-1 record and a berth in the PSAC final.
Steiner worked with two-time Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year Jenna Hall, who also earned Patriot League Tournament MVP honors after a sensational performance against Army in the PL title match. Hall made 13 saves over 110 scoreless minutes, and then she stopped three more shots in the penalty kick shootout.
Steiner brought an extensive playing and coaching resume to Bucknell. A 2016 graduate of Misericordia University and a goalkeeper on the men’s soccer team, he helped the Cougars to an ECAC Championship, three MAC Freedom finals appearances, and two NCAA Tournament berths. Steiner later played semi-professional soccer with the Electric City Shock.
After graduating with a degree in biology with a minor in chemistry, Steiner became the head soccer coach at Shamokin Area High School while also serving as head manager with The Edge of PA, where he organized soccer training sessions for kids aged 6-15.
In 2018-19, Steiner was the director of athletics at Millville Jr./Sr. High School, where he led the school’s first-ever state championship boy’s soccer team. While at Millville, Steiner also worked toward the first of his two master’s degrees, this one coming in the field of exercise science at Bloomsburg. In May 2021, Steiner completed a second master’s in sports management at Millersville University, where he also coordinated the school’s campus recreation program.
Steiner spent the 2016 season as an assistant men’s soccer coach at Penn State-Hazelton, where he helped the Nittany Lions reach the PSUAC championship game. From 2019-21 he was an assistant men’s coach at Elizabethtown, where he worked under one of the all-time winningest coaches in college soccer in Skip Roderick.
Steiner joined the Bloomsburg staff in 2022 and helped guide the Huskies to a 14-5-1 record and a berth in the PSAC final.
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