Sara Nessa joined the women's soccer coaching staff as an assistant coach in 2023. She comes back to the program after serving as an assistant coach from 2009-14.
Nessa sits atop a number of categories in the Raiders' women's soccer record book. A forward who was the 2005 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) player of the year and an All-American honorable mention, Nessa is the school's leader in career goals, 67; career assists, 31; career points per game, 2.48; goals per season, 29 in 2005; and assists per season, 10 as a senior. She twice scored four goals in a game, which ties her as Northwestern's leader in that category as well. Nessa's honors also included first team all-conference recognition in 2004 and honorable mention in 2003 and 2002.
A 2006 graduate of Northwestern College, Nessa holds a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education and a Master of Arts in Teaching from Morningside University (formerly Morningside College). She currently teaches special education and is the head girls soccer coach at MOC-Floyd Valley High School.
