Stacey Balaam is in her second as assistant coach in 2024.
Balaam joined the Commodore staff ahead of the 2023 campaign after serving as head coach for six seasons at West Georgia, where she helped guide the Wolves to 40 victories during that span, highlighted by the program’s first-ever berth in the Gulf South Conference Tournament championship match in 2021.
In all, Balaam guided West Georgia to four appearances in the GSC Tournament during her time with the program after the Wolves returned to the event last fall. During the 2021 season, she led West Georgia to a 9-8-2 record overall and a 7-6 mark in league play. The Wolves also reached the GSC Tournament each of her first two seasons at the school, going 7-7 in conference action in 2017 and 7-5-1 the following fall.
Balaam previously was an assistant at North Georgia for six seasons, helping the school go 91-24-10 overall while making five NCAA Tournament appearances in that time. Her efforts helped the Nighthawks achieve the school’s highest national ranking in program history after climbing to No. 2 in the NSCAA poll in October 2015, while the following season they advanced to the Southeast Region final in the NCAA Tournament. She also has two season experience as an assistant at Montevallo.
A 2008 Montevallo graduate, Balaam was a three-year captain and Team MVP and would end her career tied atop the school’s all-time scoring list. She earned all-conference honors all four season, was named all-region on three occasions—highlighted by being named the region player of the year as a junior—and was a two-time All-American. She was a member of the Atlanta Silverbacks team that won the 2011 W-League championship, going on to serve as the team’s captain each of the next two seasons.
Balaam was elected to Montevallo’s Hall of Fame and was also named to the Gulf South Conference’s All-Time Team.
Originally from Suffolk, England, Balaam was a member of the U19 national team prior to the start of her collegiate career. She also has served as a U.S. youth soccer scout, helping identify players to evaluate and train at National Youth Training Centers, and was a member of the NCAA Division II Women’s Soccer South Region Advisory Committee in 2019.